NHIS Programmes
In order to ensure that every Nigerian has access to good healthcare services, the National Health Insurance Scheme has developed various programmes to cover different segments of the society. They include the following:
1. FORMAL SECTOR SOCIAL HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAMMES
a) Public Sector (Federal, States and Local Governments)
b) Organized Private Sector
c) Armed Forces, Police and Other Uniformed Services
Students of Tertiary Institution Social Health Insurance Programmes
2. INFORMAL SECTOR SOCIAL HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAMMES
a) Community Based Social Health Insurance Programmes
b) Voluntary contributors Social Health Insurance Programmes
3. VULNERABLE GROUP SOCIAL HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAMME
a) Physically Challenged Persons
b) Prisons Inmates
c) Children Under Five
d) Refugees, Victims Of Human Trafcking, Internally Displaced Persons And
Immigrants Social Health Insurance Programme
e) Pregnant Women
For more information programmes and NHIA Guidlines
GIFSHIP
What is GIFSHIP
GIFSHIP represents Group Individual and Family Social health insuance programme. it has thesame benefit package as Formal sector. GISHSIP Is divided into three categories
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Individual GIFSHIP
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Family GIFSHIP
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Group GIFSHIP
Cost of Enroling for GIFSHIP
individual N45,000
Maximum of three enrolee and minimum of I enrolee
Family N60,000
Maximum of four enrolee and minimum of one enrolee, however you can increase it nine people
GROUP N150,000
Minimu of 10, No Maximum