World Humanitarian Day is commemorated on August 19th.
Our goal is simple – to help push humanity forward through sustainable healthcare.
Nigeria is the greatest economy in Africa, but its prosperity isn’t equally shared. Providing high-quality primary healthcare to Nigeria’s vast and diverse population remains a considerable challenge. The Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria (PSHAN) aims to change that.
PSHAN is a private sector-led, non-profit organisation established to improve Nigeria’s healthcare system through collaborative efforts with humanitarian organisations like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and philanthropists like Mr. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede (FCIB, CON), the founder of Africa Initiative for Governance and Chairman of ABCHealth.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
The objective of PSHAN partnering with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation was to reduce preventable deaths in Nigeria by focusing on primary healthcare for mothers and children. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation “invests in programs that provide prenatal through postnatal care, as well as childhood immunisation programs and support efforts to address common health challenges such as pneumonia, diarrheal diseases, and malnutrition. They look for ways to bolster primary health care delivery and integrate services to ensure a strong overall health system.”
Mr. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede (FCIB, CON)
Mr. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede (FCIB, CON), the chairman of ABCHealth and GBCHealth, shared in-depth insights into radical new ideas to transform Nigeria’s primary health care sector. One of these ideas was developing “The Adopt-A-Healthcare-Facility Programme” (ADHFP)
Mr. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede (FCIB, CON) and PSHAN established ADHFP to transform Nigeria’s primary healthcare sector. The goal of establishing these programmes was to provide high-quality healthcare to people regardless of geographic, economic, or social circumstances.
The ADHFP is a multi-impact initiative with several benefits for Nigeria, including:
- Reduction in mortality rates
- Creation of new jobs, entrepreneurship opportunities and health-focused start-ups
- Improved public sector accountability
- Female gender empowerment
- Increased uptake of micro-health insurance
- Successful health policy reform
To read more about ADHFP, visit https://pshan.org/adhfp/
