Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Senior Secondary 3

Term – 1^st Term

Week: 4

Class: Senior Secondary School 3

Age: 17 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:       

Subject:      Insurance

Topic:-       NHIS

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to

1. Discuss the health services covered by the NHIS
2. State the objectives of the NHIS

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2

PRESENTATION	TEACHER’S ACTIVITY	STUDENT’S ACTIVITY
STEP 1 INTRODUCTION	The teacher reviews the previous lesson on NHIS	Students pay attention
STEP 2 EXPLANATION	He discusses the health care services covered by NHIS	Students pay attention and participates
STEP 3 DEMONSTRATION	He states the objectives of the NHIS	Students pay attention and participate
STEP 4 NOTE TAKING	The teacher writes a summarized note on the board	The students copy the note in their books

 

NOTE

THE HEALTH CARE SERVICES COVERED BY NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME

a.) Preventive health services-it covers the provision of immunization to children, pre-natal and post-natal care services, and family planning advisory services.

b.) Curative care services which cover provision of simple curative drugs, x-ray and laboratory services.

c.) It also covers maternity services for woman having up to four live births and for insured persons only.

d.) It covers simple eye tests but does not cover the provision of eye glasses.

e.) It covers consultation fees with doctors and specialists in hospitals.

f.) It covers patient’s admission fees in a public or private hospital for the first twenty-one days of admission.

OBJECTIVES OF NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME

1. To make health care delivery services more efficient
2. To give every citizen an opportunity to benefit from the pool of contributions into the health fund by giving him/her equal opportunity to medical treatment in health care institutions.
3. To make health care services to be universal in all health care institutions across the country
4. To make health care services affordable to the people.
5. To bring about considerable improvement on the health status of the people. This is possible because health care services will be provided from the health insurance fund. People will no longer run away from hospitals or the doctor refusing to treat a patient for lack of funds.

EVALUATION:    1. Outline and discuss three health care services covered by NHIS

2. State four objectives of the NHIS

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively