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AXA Mansard observes World Malaria Day; launches a Malaria Plan

U.S restates commitment to fight against malaria, celebrates achievements in Nigeria

In line with company’s purpose of ‘Acting for human progress, by protecting what matters’, AXA Mansard Health ltd, a member of the AXA Group and global leader in insurance and asset management, in observance of World Malaria Day, launched a Malaria plan.

World Malaria Day, which takes place on 25 April each year, is an internationally recognized day, highlighting the global efforts to control malaria and celebrating the gains that have been made. Since 2000, the world has made historic progress against malaria, saving millions of lives. However, half the world still lives at risk from this preventable, treatable disease, which costs a child’s life every two minutes.

In response to the urgent need of a ‘zero-malaria’ world, AXA Mansard, a socially responsible organization, has designed an affordable product that provides the following covers: Malaria treatment, Outpatient Care, General and Specialist Consultation, Health tips on how to recover and more with as low as N450 only.

Speaking at the product launch, the Chief Operating Officer of the company, Dr. Chidi stated, “One of the lessons 2020 left us with is that healthcare will always be topmost priority to every individual, irrespective of the age, colour or gender. We must therefore constantly strive to create sustainable and innovative solutions to cater for people’s healthcare needs at every point in time.

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Therefore, we launched this plan as part of our contribution to control the effect of malaria in the country.”
By dialling USSD string *987#, people can conveniently enrol for affordable and robust health insurance plans from AXA Mansard, with access to over 1,000 hospitals nationwide for quality healthcare services.

He also stated that “the fight against malaria is not for individuals alone, we must all throw our weight to achieve a malaria-free world. At AXA Mansard, we care about people’s health and wellbeing, this is what drives us to constantly create and innovate new ways to better protect what matters to the customers we serve.”

AXA Mansard Health Limited is the Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) arm of the AXA Mansard group of companies. The HMO is geared to promote her members’ wellbeing. The Company is today positioned to provide optimal and effective health risk management solutions and financial services to both individuals and corporate bodies.