Abstract

The awareness of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) by civil servants residing in Enugu and Abakaliki were evaluated using questionnaire. The results show that the level of awareness was very low with most of the respondents not knowing the mode of payment and benefits of the NHIS and were of the opinion that NHIS may not succeed in Nigeria. The recommendation is that the operators of the NHIS should embark on educating the citizenry on the mode of operation and benefits of the NHIS. A good knowledge of the scheme will improve its utilization.

Key words: NHIS, awareness, civil servants.