The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), has announced a health insurance scheme for its members.
According to Emeka Rollas, President of the guild, who made the disclosure, the health insurance scheme was put in place to tackle the rising concerns of the movie-making industry soliciting funds for ailing actors.
Rollas stated that in order to effectively provide medical supports for AGN members, the acting body signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Medicard Health Management, a health maintenance organisation.
In a post shared on his Instagram page, he explained that the plan, which will take off from August 17, includes -a Group Life Insurance; and automatic car insurance, at zero cost for its members.
Rolla’s post read below:
With your support and the support of AGN excos, we signed an MOU with Medicard Health Management as the official HMO and Health Management Services Provider of the AGN.
Our members will no longer resort to public begging for their health or medical needs. Each and every actor or actress in Nigeria henceforth will enjoy a comprehensive HMO cover.
With the partnership we created, members and independent actors in Nigeria will have access to over 600 hospitals nationwide for their health and medical needs, drugs, and treatment Inclusive.
In addition to this, we now have a group life insurance cover for all our members.
With the partnership, we have established with Medicard Nigeria. Our members can now access medical tourism overseas for kidney transplants and surgery.
Our members can also use their cards to enjoy discount purchases on meat and chicken stores nationwide; automatic car insurance renewal at zero cost and so much more.
We are able to achieve this today because we believe that members of the AGN deserve the best. Actors and actresses deserve the best and we will leave no stone unturned to make this a reality.
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