Hepatitis – The Inflammation Of Liver
HEPATITIS Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver. The liver is a vital organ that processes nutrients, filters the blood, and fights infections. There are several ...
Is Accessible Health Insurance Scheme Possible in Nigeria?
The Hidden Secret Unveil In a country like Nigeria, affordable health insurance scheme is required especially the provisions made available by the Federal (NHIS) or...
Just Culture in Healthcare Services
Can it be a systemic approach to decreasing errors? Have you experienced hospital/medical errors? Medical errors are common especially in Nigerian hospitals. No doubt the...
Oral Medications – How to Take it Properly
Oral Medications - How to Take it Properly The most common way people take medications is by mouth. Depending on what your physician prescribed, your...
Doctor’s Prescription – How to Read It
You may have seen abbreviations on prescriptions such as q.i.d. or b.i.d. and wondered what that meant. These and other instructions are written in abbreviations for Latin phrases. Centuries...
Hypertension – The Silent Killer
Hypertension is also known as high blood pressure Hypertension is the medical term for "high blood pressure", its a situation whereby your blood pressure is...
LIST OF NHIS ACCREDITED HMO
LIST OF NHIS ACCREDITED HMO S/N CODE NAME OF HMO/ADDRESS TELEPHONE STATUS 1 1 HYGEIA HMO LIMITED- Head office 6th-7th Floor Elephant House 214...
National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)
The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is a body corporate established under Act 35 of 1999 Constitution by the Federal Government of Nigeria to improve...
How Referrals Work With Your HMO
How Referrals Work With Your Health Insurance Depending on the type of health insurance plan you have, you may not be able to just go...
List of HMOs in Nigeria
A health maintenance organization is a health insurance plan that controls costs by limiting services to a local network of doctors and facilities. HMOs usually...
HMO INSURANCE POLICY- Are You Covered For All Medical Services?
Have you heard the statement, "You are covered for all services from the HMO", until the hospital listed your limitations? Which HMO/NHIS scheme (State, Federal...
How Environmental Health Impacts Our Quality of Life and Health
How Environmental Health Impacts Our Quality of Life and Health We don’t always see it, but our environment is shaping our health every moment of...
High blood pressure: Why me?
“I go to the gym, and I never add salt. So why do I have high blood pressure?” Despite its astonishing prevalence of one...
Study: Can Air Pollution Make Periods More Painful?
Key note: A recent study suggests that there may be a link between painful periods, dysmenorrhea, and air pollution. Factors like stress and comorbidities can...
Healthcare Services Delivery in Nigeria
The quality of healthcare service delivery under the existing health maintenance organisations (HMOs) in Nigeria has been a major concern to enrollees who have contested...
What is an HMO?
What is an HMO? A Health Maintenance Organization A health maintenance organization (HMO) is a type of health insurance that employs or contracts with a...
Visitors in Hospital
Summary You are in hospital for treatment and recovery. If you do not want visitors, it is okay to say so. As a visitor, it...
Dos and Don’ts for Visiting Patients in the Hospital
It might surprise you to know that hospital visitors can be safety hazards who potentially introduce problems to the patients they hope to cheer...
An insider’s guide to a hospital stay
Hopefully, you’ll never experience what it’s like to be an inpatient in the hospital. But even if it’s not you, it’s likely that someone...