Nigeria’s Bureau to partner with Health Insurance Authority on data protection

The Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB) and National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) are to collaborate to enhance Data Protection and Privacy.

This was disclosed when the National Commissioner, NDPB, Vincent Olatunji led his team on a courtesy visit to the Director General,  NHIA, Professor Mohammed Nasir Sambo at the Agency’s Headquarters in Abuja.

The visit is in line with the Data Protection and Privacy awareness on the immense potential of data governance particularly in the health sector.

Noting that the new NHIA Data Center will serve as a platform for data processing on a large scale, the NHIA boss expressed deep optimism in the value that NDPB brings to the table, particularly in the area of public trust and confidence in their Data processing activities.

The two organizations agreed to collaborate in view of the importance of the work and mandates of both agencies. Accordingly, a joint working committee was set up to draft a Memorandum of Understanding to guide the collaboration going forward.

The NDPB was set up in February 2002 by President Muhammad Buhari, as the nation’s Data Protection Authority and to fully implement the provisions of the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR) issued in 2019.

The NHIA, formerly NHIS was established in 2004 to provide easy access to healthcare for all Nigerians.

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