Mediacraft Associates

June 26, 2014

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Universal Health Coverage, A Catalyst For Economic Growth – Ukiri, Avon HMO CEO

The chief executive officer of Avon HMO, Mrs Adesimbo Ukiri, has described Universal Health Coverage (UHC) as a key element that will greatly enhance the Nigerian economy. According to her, the benefits of UHC will spiral to the country’s economy.

Mr. Dosunmu Adeniran (middle) from Bee Hess Hospital Lagos, receives a prize for excellent service delivery and prompt filling of enrolees claims from Dr. Banjo Oni, (left) Head, Providers Services Unit, Avon HMO while Adesimbo Ukiri (right), MD/CEO of Avon HMO looks on

January 13, 2014

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Avon Advocates Improved Hospitals/HMO Partnership

Avon Quality ForumMrs. Adesimbo Ukiri, the MD/CEO of Avon Healthcare Limited, a leading Health Insurance company in Nigeria, has called for improved partnership between Hospitals and Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs). Ukiri, who was speaking at the De Renaissance Hotel, Lagos, during the first edition of the Avon HMO’s Providers Quality Forum, a special training and awareness programme organized for staff of Hospitals under the Avon network, described hospitals as key players in the success of health insurance in the country. She said: “We believe that hospitals have a crucial role to play if Nigeria is going to take Health insurance to the great heights that we all want. HMOs can make all the promises in the world to enrolees, but it is through the hospitals that they (enrolees) will experience our service. In a sense, you can say that the hospitals are the taste of the pudding for enrolees. But we also understand that historically, HMOs have not partnered with hospitals the way they are supposed to. At Avon HMO, our hospitals are our partners, and that is why we are taking the lead in forging a mutually beneficial partnership with our care providers through this event.” Also speaking during the event was Dr. Banjo Oni, Head, Providers Services Unit, Avon HMO. While expressing delight at the huge turnout at the event, Oni stated that the Forum was the first in a series of engagements intended to improve the quality of the service delivery that Avon enrolees enjoy from hospitals under the HMO’s network.