Rahma Ahmed
By Ahmed Rahma
A leading health management organisation, Avon Healthcare Limited, has partnered with pan-African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, to develop well-tailored and unique health plans for children.
The two organisations joined forces to change the narrative where children are usually not adequately insured while also ensuring the achievement of universal coverage in Nigeria, especially for children.
The new healthcare plan tagged the UBA Kiddies Health Plan has two variants: the UBA Kiddies Plus and Prestige which allow 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 to access great healthcare services.
Throwing more light on the collaboration, the Head of Retail Sales and Partnerships at Avon HMO, Mr Babajide Oyeduntan, said the initiative was in line with the organisation’s reputation for innovatively expanding healthcare access through strategic collaborations with forward-thinking companies.
Mr 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.”
On the part of the Head of Personal Banking at UBA Group, Ms Ogechi Altraide, she said the bank is excited to partner with Avon to give its 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.
“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,” the banker stated.
