Tertiary Institutions 19 Social Health Insurance Programme (TISHIP) is a programme of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) which aimed at ensuring access to quality and affordable healthcare for all students in tertiary institutions nationwide.

 

The key stakeholders involved in this Programme include NHIS, tertiary institutions, Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs), healthcare facilities, Student Union Government (SUG) and regulatory bodies of tertiary institutions.

 

The Programme, which is compulsory for all students of tertiary institutions, has covered about a million students and is funded by a community rated sum of NGN2,000 (about USD12) per annum per academic session. The TISHIP benefit package includes the management of prevailing ailments among students of tertiary institutions in Nigeria.

 

The Programme is managed within the institution by all inclusive representative central administrative unit referred to as the TISHIP committee. There is also a national steering committee comprising the NHIS and representatives of the regulatory bodies to oversee the Programme across the entire country.

Access and quality indicators are being used to assess the Programme internally by the TISHIP committee and externally by the NHIS.