Stakeholders in the healthcare sector in Lagos State have called for universal health coverage across the state among other topical issues. The call was made during at the biennial conference of the Lagos State branch of the Association of Public Health
Stakeholders in the health sector have identified digitalisation and data management as factors for boosting health coverage and accessibility. They made this known at a symposium organised by health insurance firm, Avon HMO, in Lagos, recently. The theme of the event,
The recently passed National Health Insurance Act (NHIA) has new provisions that will help transform Nigeria’s health sector by ensuring an average person is covered with a basic health insurance plan. ADESIMBO UKIRI, MD/CEO, Avon Healthcare Limited, in this interview with
Adesimbo Ukiri is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director of Avon Healthcare Limited, a leading Health Maintenance Organisation (HMO) accredited by the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). Ukiri has over 20 years’ experience across a number of sectors including
![Guardian NG [May 2016]: How to improve health insurance coverage in Nigeria, by Ukiri](/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Adesimbo-Ukiri.jpg)
