Nigeria: How Payment for Health Impoverishes 65 Percent of Nigerians Yearly – Experts

Experts in the health sector have condemned many Nigerians for their poor attitude towards registering for a health insurance scheme, saying a study has shown that payment for health on a yearly basis is making numerous Nigerians poor.

The stakeholders explained that this was so because the cost of accessing healthcare, especially surgery, was very expensive, saying with the current economic situation, Nigerians paying for surgery out-of-pocket were financially strained.

Those who spoke at the…