Medical Students of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital (COOUTH), Awka, visited the Anambra State Health Insurance Agency (ASHIA) Headquarters in Awka to understudy the operations of the scheme

Earlier today, the second batch of five hundred level Medical Students of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital (COOUTH), Awka, visited the Anambra State Health Insurance Agency (ASHIA) Headquarters in Awka to understudy the operations of the scheme.

The Managing Director/CEO of ASHIA, Dr. Simeon Onyemaechi while welcoming the students delivered lectures on health insurance using Anambra State Health Insurance Agency as a reference. He explained general overview of Health insurance as it’s practiced in the World then narrowed it down to the National and State health insurance schemes in Nigeria.

The course representative of the 500 level COOUTH students,Uchechi Alexander who spoke on behalf of the Students stated that the visit was in line with their curriculum in Community Medicine and Primary Healthcare which require the students to acquire knowledge on health insurance to prepare them for life after school in a global world focused on universal health coverage and thereafter appreciated the ASHIA management for their time and patience.

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