On
3 March, the Nigerian Entertainment Industry Health Insurance Scheme,
NEIHIS, was officially launched to members of the entertainment and
media industry at the Sheraton Hotels, Ikeja.
Seun
Apara, Coordinator of the initiative, while flagging off the scheme said
the launch was part of the continuous effort to have a well-structured
health management system for the Nigerian entertainment industry.
“Today
is not the day of long speeches but a day to announce to members of our
industry that easy and affordable healthcare is now available to them
throughout the 36 states of Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory.
We are happy that after a year of trying to institutionalise proper and
organised health care delivery system in our industry, we are glad that
we have moved several milestones beyond where we started,” Apara said.
•Coordinator
of NEIHIS, Mr. Seun Apara, Chairman Copyright Society of Nigeria,
COSON, Chief Tony Okoroji and CEO Healthcare International, Dr. Tosin
Awosika
In his own speech, Dr. Tosin Awosika,
MD/CEO, Healthcare International, spoke highly of the NEIHIS while also
commending the initiators for their doggedness and determination to
bring the scheme to fruition.
“With all the hard labour
and selfless sacrifices that has been put into bringing this scheme to
existence, I expect everybody in this industry to enrol for it and enjoy
the immense benefits,” Awosika advised.
Industry
stakeholders like Chief Tony Okoroji, Patrick Doyle, Efe Omorogbe,
Gbenga Adeyinka and Yemi Solade also took turns to encourage all and
sundry to pay important attention to their health by enrolling under the
private customised scheme for the industry as it covers them in all the
36 states of the country.
The official website for the scheme, www.neihis.org was also unveiled to enable people have access to more information.
Enrollees can also fill their forms online or download the forms from the website.
The
NEIHIS is an initiative of Nigerian Entertainment Industry Lecture
Series, NEILS, in partnership with National Health Insurance Scheme,
NHIS.
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