healthcare financing

Occurrence of Medical Cases and Utilisation among Enrollees of Private Health Insurance Programme in Kaduna, Nigeria

Oni, Oluwatobi Dapo, Zakari, Mustapha Mohammed & Okemmiri, Innocentia Chidinma · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2020

Aims: This study examines the occurrence of various medical cases presented by enrollees that have subscribed to access healthcare from a network of healthcare providers (HCPs) managed by a Health Maintenance Organisation (HMO) under its Private Health Insurance Programme (PHIP)....

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i630215

Medical Tourism, Public Health and Economic Development in Nigeria: Issues and Prospects

U. U. Epundu, E. D. Adinma, B. O. Ogbonna & O. C. Epundu · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2017

Background: Nigeria is a densely populated nation with a high prevalence of communicable diseases and increasing prevalence of non-communicable diseases, a manifestation of the “double burden of disease” concept. This is partly due to poor healthcare delivery system. Nigerians ha...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJMAH/2017/36658