Executive summary The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the need for well-functioning
primary health care (PHC) into sharp focus. PHC is the best platform for providing basic …

Summary Although many sub‐Saharan African countries have made efforts to provide
universal health coverage (UHC) for their citizens, several of these initiatives have achieved …

Background: There is high reliance on out-of-pocket (OOP) health payments as a means of
financing health system in Nigeria. OOP health payments can make households face …

Background Health insurance is an important mechanism to prevent financial hardship in
the process of accessing health care. Since the launch of Nigeria's National Health …

Background Nigeria is considering adopting Universal Health Coverage (UHC) as an official
policy target to ensure access to quality health care services for her population without …

Background: Despite the implementation of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)
since 2005 in Nigeria, the level of health insurance coverage remains low. The study aims to …

Background Pharmacists are critical for attaining the goal of universal health coverage and
equitable access to essential health services, particularly in relation to access to medicines …

Background Catastrophic health expenditure is a measure of financial risk protection and it
is often incurred by households who have to pay out of pocket for health care services that …

This article examines why and how a national health insurance (NHI) proposal targeting
universal health coverage (UHC) in Nigeria developed over time. The study involved …

Nigeria faces challenges that delay progress toward the attainment of the national
government's declared goal of universal health coverage (UHC). One such challenge is …