How will you make healthcare and medicine more affordable for ordinary people, including those without formal jobs?
I will expand National Health Insurance Authority coverage to informal sector workers, so more people outside formal jobs can access health insurance. I will also provide targeted fiscal subsidies to local pharmaceutical firms to help lower medicine prices. This is how we will make healthcare and medicine more reachable for you and your family.
Where this comes from
p. 6 Introduction Atiku Abubakar: Answers to questions from the public 2026-10-02 ›
Answer: My administration will expand National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) coverage to informal sector workers and provide targeted fiscal subsidies to local pharmaceutical firms to lower medicine prices. Q36: Pregnant women in many communities travel long distances to give birth. What will you do to improve maternal healthcare and reduce preventable maternal and infant deaths? Answer: My policy provides free maternal and under-5 healthcare services, trains and deploys Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWs), and establishes rural emergency transport systems.