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| MD/CEO, Avon Healthcare. |
Avon Healthcare Limited, a leading health management organisation has partnered with pan-African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, to develop well-tailored and unique health plans for children.
The
collaboration to develop the new health plans became necessary due to the gap
that exists in the area of child healthcare and both organisations have
joined forces to change the narrative where children are usually not adequately
insured while also ensuring the achievement of universal health coverage in
Nigeria especially for the children.
The
new healthcare plan tagged the UBA Kiddies Health Plan has two variants: the
UBA Kiddies Plus and Prestige which allows individuals with UBA Kiddies or UBA
Teens account easy access to affordable healthcare services without paying out
of their pocket.
Specifically,
this well-designed healthcare plan will allow Avon HMO to tap into an existing
base of thousands of customers who have active UBA accounts or seek to open
these accounts to enable them access great healthcare services.
The
Head of Retail Sales and Partnerships at Avon HMO, Dr Babajide Oyeduntan, who
threw more light on this partnership, said this initiative, is in line with the
organisation’s reputation for innovatively expanding healthcare access through
strategic collaborations with forward-thinking companies.
Oyeduntan
said, “Over the years, we have launched a series of products in partnership with
various entities with the overall aim of improving healthcare access. Only
recently, we launched the Kaffy Health Plan for the entertainment industry, as
well as bespoke health plans for women with Shecluded – a female-oriented
financial services company. Therefore, the newly launched Kiddies Health Plan
in partnership with UBA further emphasises our commitment to securing the
health of our children and improving healthcare access for all Nigerians.”
The
Head, Personal Banking at UBA Group, Ogechi Altraide, said that UBA is
excited to partner with Avon to give UBA customers the opportunity to
enjoy access to dental care, eye tests/surgeries, back-to-school checks and
many more, which she stated are part of the organisation’s promise to help its
customers get more value from their loyalty to the bank.
She
said, “Despite their susceptibility to sickness, children remain one of the
least insured in the country. Meanwhile, healthcare insurance is by far the
most important predictor of whether children will receive much-needed health
care. The launch of this new health plan is, therefore, an important milestone
for us as we continue to put our customer first.”
With
less than five percent of the country’s population under any sort of heath
cover, there remains a lot to be done to improve healthcare access. As such,
these new products from Avon HMO and UBA are key signposts in the country’s
journey towards achieving universal health coverage.
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