Because of the urgent attention her situation needed, she paid for the treatment, after which her husband, who was the principal applicant, requested for refund but was denied it by the hospital’s management.
Olapade’s story is not isolated. Many enrollees of the health insurance scheme in Nigeria have narrated their ordeals in pursuit of adequate healthcare services.
These ordeals transcend gender, geographical regions and age demographics.
However, the situation has more impact on women, particularly pregnant ones, than men.
A man can go to a hospital for malaria treatment and decide, after waiting a long time for an approval code, to buy medication from a pharmacy.
