NHIA expands insurance support for cancer treatment
The National Health Insurance Authority has expanded its support for cancer treatment to reduce the financial burden on patients and their families in Nige Read More: https://punchng.com/nhia-expands-insurance-support-for-cancer-treatment/
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) in Nigeria has taken steps to expand insurance support for cancer treatment, aiming to alleviate the financial burden on patients and their families. The measures include a cost-sharing partnership with pharmaceutical company Roche, where the company bears 50% of the cost of selected oncology medicines, the NHIA contributes 30%, and eligible patients pay the remaining 20%.
Additionally, the NHIA has introduced financial support for radiotherapy patients, ranging from N400,000 to full coverage. These initiatives are critical given Nigeria's high cancer burden, with an estimated 32,278 new breast cancer cases and 16,332 deaths from the disease annually, according to the Global Cancer Observatory.
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