According to the World Health Organization, poverty, exclusion from education and employment and poor living conditions all add to the risk of poor health and unmet health needs among persons with disabilities- Disability (who.int)).  

The Sustainable Development Goal 3, advocates to ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages however, universal health coverage will not be achieved if persons with disabilities do not receive quality health services on an equal basis with others. 

To significantly contribute to achieving SDG3, GraceStation foundation in collaboration with the NHIS office at Ningo conducted NHIS card registrations for its Persons with Disabilities (PWD) beneficiaries. 

A total of thirty-five (35) PWD beneficiaries who did not have NHIS cards were issued new cards. This would help ensure that our beneficiaries have access to primary healthcare whenever the need arises. 

The beneficiaries were grateful for the opportunity and expressed their appreciation to the foundation.