Nigeria Approves Inclusion Of NYSC Corps Members In Health Scheme

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the inclusion of members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) across the country.

Speaking to State House correspondents after the council’s meeting presided over by the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, said the approval was given in order to put a stop to unnecessary deaths being recorded among youth corps members across the country.

His words: “The other memorandum has to do with how we will prevent unnecessary death among youth corps members across the country.

“Council approved the memo that henceforth, we will include NYSC members in the National Health Insurance Scheme across the country.

“This will guarantee access to quality care across the country, prevent unnecessary deaths and also ensure our youth corps members receive the highest attainable level of care across the country.”

The development is coming on the back of the death of a corps member, Miss Ifedolapo Oladepo at the Kano State Orientation Camp last year while Ukeme Asuquo also died at the orientation camp in Zamfara State.

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Adewole said the council also approved the renewal of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between his ministry and the United Nations Fund for Population Activities on the procurement and distribution of contraceptives commodities across the country.

“The Federal Government has the policy of free distribution of contraceptives commodities and services across the country.

“We have renewed the MoU today (Wednesday) to last for the next four years between 2017 and 2020. And that we also continue to provide effective safe voluntary contraceptives services across the country,” he said.

The minister also said the Federal Government has formally declared the Meningitis outbreak over in the country.

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