Health workers to get Life Insurance cover

Health workers battling the coronavirus pandemic would get Life Insurance cover, Secretary-General to the Federation and Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha has said.

The frontline health workers which number up to 5,000 will gain these benefits for helping the nation prevent further outbreak of the virus in the state.

”The Federal Ministry of Health working in conjunction with other MDAs and the health sector professional bodies have signed an MOU for various allowances and other incentives.

“In addition to what the Federal Government is doing, the insurance industry has responded massively to the call for support.

”The PTF has received the Life Insurance cover to the frontline workers on COVID-19 for a maximum of 5000 health workers who are employed to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

”The premium in the sum of N112,500,000 for the cover has been fully paid by the Nigerian Insurance Industry in line with the principle of No Premium, No Cover,” the SGF said.

This is coming after Nigerians advocated for hazard for the poorly treated workers.