Plateau State Coordinator of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Hajiya Halima Zakari, has urged youth to make changes to their lifestyle and take steps toward healthy living that can help them reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer, stroke and other serious diseases.
Zakari who made the call at a Road Show in Jos Metropolis advised that people should eat variety of healthy foods and get screening tests to maintain a healthy weight.
NHIS is a social scheme established to complement the source of financing the health sector and to improve access to healthcare services for Nigerians. Halima explained that the scheme was not for civil servants only as people thought, but also covers nonworkers including artisans, hawkers, businessmen, among others.
She said Road Show was meant to create awareness and enlighten people about the benefits of the scheme which includes protection from the financial hardship in cases of huge medical bills and affordable healthcare service for all income groups.
By: Bashir Liman, Jos
Daily Trust
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