National Health Insurance Scheme

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/National_Health_Insurance_Scheme
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:insurance
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:NHIS
gptkbp:administeredBy various health insurance programs
gptkbp:country gptkb:Nigeria
gptkbp:covers vulnerable groups
informal sector
formal sector employees
gptkbp:established 1999
gptkbp:fundedBy government funding
contributions from employers and employees
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Abuja,_Nigeria
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label National Health Insurance Scheme
gptkbp:launched 2005
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:NHIS_Act_1999
gptkbp:offers health insurance coverage
gptkbp:oversees gptkb:Federal_Ministry_of_Health_(Nigeria)
gptkbp:purpose provide accessible and affordable healthcare
gptkbp:regulates health insurance in Nigeria
gptkbp:relatedGroup Nigerian citizens
residents in Nigeria
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:National_Health_Insurance_Authority_(NHIA)
gptkbp:website https://www.nhis.gov.ng/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Federal_Ministry_of_Health
gptkb:John_Kufuor
gptkb:Federal_Government_of_Nigeria
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5