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Nigeria looks to encourage private healthcare insurance

A proposed bill that would boost private healthcare insurance in Cross River State, Nigeria is under review, says John Adesioye, president and CEO of Utopian Consulting. A new health insurance bill is being planned and the commissioner of finance described the proposals as a “no-brainer”, he claims. The development shows the direction of travel of health financing in Nigeria.

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