The Federal Government on Wednesday in Abuja inaugurated a 12-member Technical Working Group for the universal health coverage in Nigeria, which is aimed at ensuring access to quality healthcare services by all.
The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, represented by the General Manager 'Management and Planning' in the National Health Insurance Scheme, Dr. Kenneth Korve, said while inaugurating the TWG that it required a decisive action.
According to him, the TWG is expected to set in motion, the implementation of a series of activities that will culminate in a Presidential summit on universal health coverage, as directed by the Presidency.
Korve said the meeting was in furtherance of President Goodluck Jonathan's directive "for us to chart the way towards in ensuring universal health coverage for Nigeria through a cohesive, comprehensive, realistic and a costed roadmap. It is also in fulfillment of the resolution of the 66th World Health Assembly, among others."
The Punch