NBA Rolls Out Its Fully Activated Health Programme For Nigerian Lawyers

The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr. Olumide
Akpata, has this afternoon announced the fully activated health
Programme that the NBA has for its members.

In an email sent to all lawyers, the President noted that
“Last week, we achieved a significant milestone in NBA’s agenda
to improve on the health and wellness programme for our members…
and I believe that it is an opportune moment to clearly
outline to you the various Programmes that we have put in place,
under our “Project Wellbeing”, to ensure that our
members have access to good healthcare”.

He then went on to outline the various measures that have been
put in place by the Association to cater to the health needs of
members and to support those with medical challenges.  As
announced by the NBA President, the Programme which is being
implemented under what the NBA has code-named “Project Wellbeing”
includes:

1. The NBA-NHIS Health Insurance Scheme which was
   finalized last week at Abuja with the NHIS and under which the NBA
   will pay the health insurance premium for 1,000 lawyers selected
   from all the 125 branches of the NBA as part of the pilot phase.
   Other lawyers who wish to benefit from NBA-NHIS scheme may do so by
   paying a hugely negotiated annual subscription fee already
   negotiated by the NBA to cover comprehensive healthcare;
2. The critical ailment insurance cover under
   which, separate from the NBA life insurance scheme, members whose
   ailment qualify as “critical ailment” as defined under the NBA
   insurance policy with Leadway will receive N1 million towards their
   medical expenses;
3. Accidental medical expenses cover of up to
   N60,000 to cover initial costs of treating a lawyer involved in an
   accident;
4. Free telemedicine access with licensed medical
   doctors who will provide initial virtual consultations for lawyers
   who may not want to go into the hospital in the first instance;
   and
5. The establishment of a N100 million
   Medical Health Fund with a seed capital of N10
   million from which funds will be applied to support the medical
   needs of members who cannot benefit from the NBA-NHIS scheme, or
   whose ailments do not qualify as “critical ailment” under the
   insurance policy.

While conversations around some of these have been ongoing for
some months now, it is heartwarming that the entire processes have
been completed and that lawyers can now continue to take advantage
of these commendable healthcare Programmes of the NBA for its
members.

The detailed statement from the NBA President is set out
below….

The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr. Olumide
Akpata, has this afternoon announced the fully activated health
Programme that the NBA has for its members.

In an email sent to all lawyers, the President noted that
“Last week, we achieved a significant milestone in NBA’s agenda
to improve on the health and wellness programme for our members…
and I believe that it is an opportune moment to clearly
outline to you the various Programmes that we have put in place,
under our “Project Wellbeing”, to ensure that our
members have access to good healthcare”.

He then went on to outline the various measures that have been
put in place by the Association to cater to the health needs of
members and to support those with medical challenges.  As
announced by the NBA President, the Programme which is being
implemented under what the NBA has code-named “Project Wellbeing”
includes:

1. The NBA-NHIS Health Insurance Scheme which was
   finalized last week at Abuja with the NHIS and under which the NBA
   will pay the health insurance premium for 1,000 lawyers selected
   from all the 125 branches of the NBA as part of the pilot phase.
   Other lawyers who wish to benefit from NBA-NHIS scheme may do so by
   paying a hugely negotiated annual subscription fee already
   negotiated by the NBA to cover comprehensive healthcare;
2. The critical ailment insurance cover under
   which, separate from the NBA life insurance scheme, members whose
   ailment qualify as “critical ailment” as defined under the NBA
   insurance policy with Leadway will receive N1 million towards their
   medical expenses;
3. Accidental medical expenses cover of up to
   N60,000 to cover initial costs of treating a lawyer involved in an
   accident;
4. Free telemedicine access with licensed medical
   doctors who will provide initial virtual consultations for lawyers
   who may not want to go into the hospital in the first instance;
   and
5. The establishment of a N100 million
   Medical Health Fund with a seed capital of N10
   million from which funds will be applied to support the medical
   needs of members who cannot benefit from the NBA-NHIS scheme, or
   whose ailments do not qualify as “critical ailment” under the
   insurance policy.

While conversations around some of these have been ongoing for
some months now, it is heartwarming that the entire processes have
been completed and that lawyers can now continue to take advantage
of these commendable healthcare Programmes of the NBA for its
members.

The detailed statement from the NBA President is set out
below….