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Banjul · ≈ 2.7 million
UHC & health insurance in The Gambia
The Gambia passed the National Health Insurance Bill in 2021, establishing a National Health Insurance Scheme, and is launching nationwide UHC operations.
National scheme
National Health Insurance Authority (NaHIA), Ministry of Health, Social Security and Housing Finance Corporation.
Priority challenges
- •Launch NHIS with an IS ready from day one
- •Cover the informal sector and the diaspora
- •Connect public and private health facilities
- •Ensure NHIS financial sustainability
What Afri CNAM brings to The Gambia
- Turnkey platform for the NHIS launch
- Enrolment via mobile money (Wave, APS, QMoney)
- Digital and physical health card with offline verification
- Dashboard for NaHIA and the Ministry of Health