Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://ir.library.ui.edu.ng/handle/123456789/8076
Full metadata record
DC FieldValueLanguage
dc.contributor.authorAnifalaje, K.-
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-20T09:36:00Z-
dc.date.available2023-03-20T09:36:00Z-
dc.date.issued2014-
dc.identifier.otherui_art_anifalaje_legal_2014-
dc.identifier.otherThe Justice Journal: A Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues 6, pp. 173-208-
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.library.ui.edu.ng/handle/123456789/8076-
dc.description.abstractA comparative analysis is made of the legal framework for National Health Insurance in Nigeria and Ghana from the prism of organisational structure, coverage, financing mechanism and benefit package with a view to determining the relevance and adequacy of the Nigerian archetype of health insurance in providing qualitative healthcare services to the citizenry. Our major conclusion is that unlike the Ghanaian health insurance scheme which has extended coverage to quite a large number of the population, health insurance is still a mirage to a larger percentage of the Nigerian citizenry especially the vulnerable groups because of the identified limitations in terms of coverage, financing and benefit package of the National Health Insurance Scheme. Requisite reform proposals to address these lacunae within the context of the general health care system are offered in order that the health insurance law in Nigeria may be sufficiently strengthened to make it internationally competitive, fulfill the yearnings and aspirations of the average Nigerian for qualitative healthcare services and to enhance the overall productivity of the nation. The article concludes with a call for effective integration of the primary health care system as a foundation for having a truly universal health insurance scheme in Nigeria.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.titleLegal framework for national health insurance in Nigeria and Ghana: a comparative analysisen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
Appears in Collections:scholarly works

Files in This Item:
File Description SizeFormat 
ui_art_anifalaje_legal_2014.pdf4.95 MBAdobe PDFThumbnail
View/Open


Items in UISpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.