The management of Sterling Bank Plc, on Wednesday, announced a partnership with more than 1,000 healthcare centres and hospitals nationwide to launch a health insurance scheme.
The scheme, it said in a statement offers Nigerians access to qualitative and affordable healthcare services nationwide, quoting Shina Atilola, its Divisional Head, Retail and Consumer Banking, as saying “Sterling Bank understands that the fear of high bills is responsible for the medical complications of many citizens who resort to self-medication instead of going to the hospital for treatment.
“As a responsible financial institution, we have partnered with more than 1,000 reputable healthcare centres and hospitals nationwide so that Nigerians can enjoy life. This is because we want Nigerians to enjoy medical, dental, optical and pharmaceutical coverage worth N500,000 in a year.”
The package, he continued, is open to everyone irrespective of the bank being patronized, even as registration is entirely digital, allowing an enrollee to visit a hospital twice in a month or 24 times in a year, and also have access to basic X-ray services once in a month.
Subscription cost to the health insurance scheme, he added, is N7,500 annually, and can be bought for self, family members, staff and as a gift to people in need, while payment validates the subscription.
Atilola stressed that the bank understands the importance of health “and recognise that the cost of good healthcare can be discouraging. That is why we have created what can be referred to as the best health solution in recent times in the whole country, promising effective time management and quality service delivery.
“The product again reinforces our commitment to the important sector in Nigeria. We have done this for many years and we will continue to look for ways to better the lives of the Nigerian people. We understand that a healthy nation is a prosperous nation. We want to give every Nigerian access to quality healthcare service so they can grow the country’s economy,” he stressed further.
Atilola said anyone could access the service anywhere in the country and registration is strictly online via https://sterling.ng/Goodlaif.