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INTERNATIONAL WEBINAR: Implications of Covid-19 on UHC in Africa: The role of national health insurance

Join us on Thursday, June 11, as we host a special INTERNATIONAL WEBINAR - this time featuring CEOs of National Health Insurance Schemes across Africa.

  • Jun 05, 2020

 

Moderated by World Bank’s Lead Health Sector Specialist Prof. Khama Rogo,  we will discuss:

Implications of Covid-19 on UHC in Africa: The role of national health insurance

In this webinar the speakers will discuss and share…

  • the lessons learned of health insurance agencies in tackling other illnesses vis-a-vis Covid-19
  • how to strengthen health insurance as a strategy for addressing Covid-19 and other illnesses
  • how to provide timely response to emergencies while protecting the economy
  • the role of technology and data in strengthening health insurance to deliver Universal Health Coverage

 

Expert Speakers:

Dr. Lydia Dsane-Selby, CEO National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Ghana

Dr. Peter Kamunyo Gathege, CEO National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF), Kenya

Dr. Emmanuella Zamba, CEO Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA), Nigeria

Dr. Ntuli Angyelile Kapologwe, Head iCHF & Director of Health Services at President’s Office, Tanzania

 

Date:  11 June 2020

Time: Ghana (10:00-11:30), Nigeria (11:00-12:30), 13:00-14:30 East Africa Time (EAT), International (10:00-11:30 GMT)

 

Register now

 

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