Globacom has announced a collaboration with AXA Mansard Health Insurance to offer affordable healthcare coverage to its subscribers nationwide. The new service, dubbed Glo Health Insurance, will leverage Globacom’s mobile network to provide accessible micro health insurance to customers across the country.
According to a statement released by Globacom, the service will be available to all Glo subscribers through SMS, USSD and web platforms. The company stressed that the insurance packages are designed to benefit Nigerians of all ages and socioeconomic backgrounds seeking affordable healthcare options for themselves and their families.
Subscribers will have access to tele-consultations with medical practitioners and receive free drugs and treatment at thousands of designated pharmacies throughout Nigeria. Globacom stated that the service allows subscribers to enjoy basic health consultations and medication without incurring additional costs, with free medication provided up to a specified amount.
As an added incentive, Glo subscribers enrolled in the health insurance programme will be automatically entered into weekly and monthly raffle draws, with the chance to win up to N1 million each month. This feature aims to reward subscribers regardless of whether they utilise the health insurance benefits, providing an additional payback benefit to customers.
Said Glo: “Subscribers will be connected through a tele-consultation with a medical practitioner and have access to free drugs and treatment at thousands of designated pharmacies across the country.”
Glo said, “One Million Naira will be won by any subscriber whose number is picked in the monthly draw. The objective is to reward subscribers irrespective of whether or not they access the health insurance benefits, thereby providing a pay-back benefit to subscribers,” the statement explained.
One of the benefits of the package is that Glo subscribers do not have to visit any office to enjoy the health system as Glo Health Insurance can be accessed by all Glo subscribers via SMS, USSD and through Glo website. Subscribers can easily dial *3013# from their mobile phones to select any health insurance pack of their choice.
Chief Marketing Officer of AXA Mansard, Adebola Surakat explained at the service launch that the product exemplifies AXA Mansard’s commitment to providing affordable and quality healthcare to the Nigerian populace. “AXA Mansard is very delighted to have found the same level of commitment in Globacom and other partners on this project”, she enthused.
“The combined purpose of AXA to act for human progress and Glo to power ambitions is at the heart of this product. Ultimately Nigerians win. This is because this partnership will accelerate the noble agenda of universal health coverage. With this product, healthcare can now be accessible to everyone, everywhere in the country,” she noted.
In the same vein, Deji Macaulay, the CEO of Truthware Solutions, the technical designer and integrator of the solution stated that, “this innovative service offers protection to customers against a wide range of health risks, providing cover for primary care and hospitalisation. The product features easy enrollment, swift claim processing and affordable premiums, making it accessible to millions of Nigerians. This cross-industry integration is set to revolutionise the way consumers safeguard health care for themselves and their families.”
Globacom disclosed that subscribers can choose from an array of daily, weekly and monthly subscription at N50/daily, N300/weekly and N750 monthly, respectively. Each plan comes with the option for one-time (one-off) or auto-renewal.