Insurer’s Int’l health plan covers cancer, chronic conditions

AXA Mansard Health’s International Healthcare Plan, iMED, offers Nigerians access to comprehensive medical coverage for cancer, as well as critical medical procedures such as organ and bone marrow transplants, and international emergency medical assistance at leading healthcare facilities in Nigeria, the United States, the United Kingdom and Dubai.
According to estimates by the Global Cancer Observatory (GLOBOCAN), more than 150,000 new cancer cases are diagnosed annually in Nigeria, with over 90,000 deaths recorded each year.
Among men, prostate, colorectal and liver cancers remain the most commonly diagnosed, while breast, cervical and colorectal cancers account for the highest inci...