Community pharmacists in Lagos have rejected the newly launched Lagos State Health Insurance Scheme, saying “the Scheme is shrouded in secrecy and not encompassing”.
The pharmacists under the auspices of Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN), Lagos State Branch described the Scheme as discriminatory as it does not give room for other professionals apart from medical practitioners to participate actively.
Speaking in Lagos, the Chairman of Lagos ACPN, Olabanji Benedict Obideyi, a pharmacist, noted: “From our understanding, each family comprising mother and father, four children will pay N40, 000 per annum and it is compulsory, yet the entire health care professionals were not given a level playing ground to participate actively.”
Olabanji, who spoke during the Association’s Annual General Meeting in Lagos, State faulted the setup of the Scheme. Read more