The federal government has called on private sector including entrepreneurs and technology innovators to invest in Nigeria’s digital health system to build digital health systems capable of transforming healthcare delivery and positioning the country as a continental leader in health technology.
The call was made on Wednesday at the opening of the 2026 Insights Learning Forum (ILF), organised by eHealth Africa in Abuja under the theme, “Insights. Partnerships. Inclusion. Interoperability. Investment.”
Muhammad Pate, Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, represented by Obi Adigwe, Director-General of the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD), said the government is developing policies and regulatory frameworks to support emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, telemedicine and electronic health records, while strengthening the country’s capacity to adopt global digital health standards.
Pate challenged private sector players to identify the incentives they require to expand investments in digital health, noting that government is ready
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