…As patients struggle to access medicines
Lapses in the healthcare system have forced several Nigerians, including those that are insured, to cough out loads of cash for their medical needs.
Interviews with insured Nigerians reveal a system struggling to deliver on its promise of financial protection for patients.
Patients reported long waiting times at public hospitals, limited access to specialists and, most notably, lack of essential drugs, forcing them to purchase medicines from private pharmacists at expensive prices.
