However, with a US-styled federal system, the constituent and federating 36 states’ participation has been optional than mandatory. This is as a result of the fact that significant autonomy and considerable authority over allocation and utilization of resources lie within their purview. This has created a situation where the poor and those in the informal sector have been left out of the health insurance net.

As a result, the Workshop, (on June 23rd 2015) is geared to explore the option of state-supported health insurance schemes with a significant focus on the poor and the informal sector. Representing the HFN is the President, Clare Omatseye sitting as a Panelist on the ‘National Health Insurance Scheme and Universal Health Coverage’ session.