The Director-General of the National Health Insurance Authority, Dr Kelechi Ohiri, has said health innovations must translate into measurable improvements in Nigerians’ lives, warning that policies and technology alone cannot address the country’s healthcare challenges without effective implementation.
Ohiri said this on Thursday at the 2026 Future of Health Conference organised by Nigeria Health Watch in Abuja, where he highlighted government interventions that have enabled thousands of women to access emergency childbirth care without upfront payments.
He disclosed that about “19,000 women had benefited from the National Health Insurance Authority’s emergency obstetric care programme in the past 18 months, while approximately 300 hospitals had been accredited to provide treatment under the initiative.”
The programme allows women experiencing complications during childbirth to receive treatment without making initial payments, with the NHIA financing the cost of care.
Ohiri said the intervention was designed to prevent
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