More than 23 million children were reached and vaccinated against polio and other vaccine-preventable diseases across Nigeria between January and June 2026, through vaccination campaigns supported by eHealth Africa.
The organisation reached children in more than 205,000 settlements while expanding digital technology, geospatial tracking systems, renewable energy, and public health coordination platforms to strengthen healthcare delivery in Nigeria and other African countries.
The disclosure was contained in eHealth Africa’s 2026 Mid-Year Report, titled “Expanding Reach, Readiness and Resilience: Data-Driven Health Systems Across Africa,” released yesterday.
The report highlighted the organisation’s interventions between January and June 2026, focusing on access to essential health services, public health emergency preparedness and stronger health systems.
The communications manager, eHealth Africa, Favour Oriaku, issued the statement containing the report’s findings.
Commenting on the figures, the Executive Director of eHealth Africa, Atef Fawaz, said the results demonstrated the importance of collaboration in improving healthcare delivery.
“The significance of these results goes beyond the numbers,” Fawaz said.
“They reflect what becomes possible when governments, communities, technology, infrastructure, and local expertise work together to strengthen the systems behind healthcare delivery.”
Fawaz said the organisation was focused on developing systems that health institutions could own, sustain and improve.
In the immunisation sector, eHealth Africa expanded its PlanFeld digital tool across 253 Local Government Areas in 10 northern states.
The tool supported 33,837 vaccination teams with digitised microplans and catchment-area maps.
The technology was also deployed in four LGAs in Lagos State during the Measles-Rubella campaign.
A total of 1,980 digitised maps were produced and distributed to vaccination teams during the campaign.
In Sokoto State, the organisation also strengthened the last-mile vaccine supply chain through its Vaccine Direct Delivery intervention.
The number of health facilities served increased from 351 to 407, while approximately 3.41 million vaccine antigens were delivered to support immunisation services in underserved communities.
The report also highlighted gains from eHealth Africa’s renewable energy investment in primary healthcare facilities.
Through the Renewable Energy for Primary Health Care intervention, supported by UNICEF, the organisation solarised 238 primary healthcare centres across 12 states.
