Nigeria Is Losing Its Doctors. Here’s What That Means for You
Nigeria Is Losing Its Doctors. Here's What That Means for You Think about the last time you needed to see a doctor in Nigeria. The wait was probably long. The consulting room was probably packed. And if you needed a specialist – a cardiologist, a neurologist, an oncologist –…
Is Ebola Coming Back to Nigeria?
What You Need to Know About the 2026 Ebola Outbreak, the New Bundibugyo Strain, and Nigeria's Preparedness The word “Ebola” tends to stop Nigerians mid-sentence. And with good reason. The last time Ebola reached our shores, it arrived without warning on a commercial flight, moved through one of the…
The Career Crisis Facing Nigeria’s Public Health Graduates and How We’re Fixing It – Introducing the OAU–IPH–EHAI Student Upskilling Initiative
On 1 June 2026, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Osun State — one of Nigeria’s foremost institutions of higher learning — formally partnered with the Equitable Health Access Initiative (EHAI) Nigeria on a programme set to reshape career readiness across the country’s public health sector. The partnership was sealed at a…
EHAI Showcases Nigerian Innovation on the Global Stage at ICPHC 2025 Addis Ababa.
At the Equitable Health Access Initiative (EHAI), we believe that transforming health systems begins with local innovation and collaboration. This belief recently took center stage at the International Conference on Primary Health Care (ICPHC 2025), held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where two of our dedicated team members proudly represented Nigeria,…
EHAI Nigeria Celebrates the Successful Closeout of the Automated Digitalized Immunization System (ADIS) Project
EHAI Nigeria Celebrates the Successful Closeout of the Automated Digitalized Immunization System (ADIS) Project The Equitable Health Access Initiative (EHAI) Nigeria, with generous support from the Pfizer Foundation, successfully hosted the Dissemination and Closeout Ceremony for the Automated Digitalized Immunization System (ADIS) Project. Figure 1 The CEO is giving his…
The Truth About HIV Testing: Why It’s Essential for Every Nigerian
Introduction Nigeria faces one of the largest HIV epidemics globally, with significant implications for public health. According to the Nigeria HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIIS) (Nigeria Prevalence Rate - NACA Nigeria), approximately 1.9 million people in Nigeria are living with HIV, with a national prevalence rate of 1.4% among…
Tuberculosis: The Preventable Disease That Still Kills Millions — How Can We Stop It?
Tuberculosis (TB) is often seen as a disease of the past. But it remains the world’s deadliest infectious disease, claiming a life approximately every 20 seconds. TB disproportionately affects the most vulnerable — those living in poverty, struggling with malnutrition, battling other diseases like HIV, or residing in overcrowded areas…
Revolutionizing Immunization with the Electronic Immunization Register (EIR): Refresher Training for Key Stakeholders in Kwara State
Equitable Health Access Initiative (EHAI) has successfully concluded a week-long training aimed at equipping key healthcare professionals with the skills needed to navigate and harness the power of the Electronic Immunization Register (EIR) which is the first phase of the Automated Digitalized Immunization System (ADIS) Project. This initiative, which is…
EHAI’s Digital Data System is Making Vaccines Accessible to Children Across Kwara’s Communities
Grace, 35, is a resident of the Dangiwa Oke-Ose area in Ilorin, Kwara State. She volunteers with the Equitable Health Access Initiative (EHAI), where she tracks immunisation defaulters using data from the newly introduced Automated Digitised Immunisation System (ADIS). “Before, no one would call them but with the help of EHAI, they…
EHAI Launches Automated Digitized Immunization System (ADIS) Project to Enhance Child Immunization Coverage in Kwara State
EHAI Nigeria, with funding from the Pfizer Foundation's Global Health Innovative Grant Round 8 (GHIG 8), is implementing a project to digitize the routine immunization process, aimed at reducing zero-dose and under-immunization among under-5 children in Nigeria. This pilot project, to our knowledge, is the first fully integrated routine immunization…
