By: Goodluck E. Adubazi, Abuja.
The Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation, committed to improving access to quality primary healthcare across Africa, stated that it joined health leaders and stakeholders at the Africa Primary Healthcare Forum, which took place in Abuja on July 14 and 15, 2025.
Hosted by the West African Institute of Public Health (WAIPH), the forum brings together leaders and experts to rethink primary healthcare in Africa, tackle service delivery challenges, and explore fresh, practical solutions.
As a faculty partner at the event, the Foundation led a plenary session on “Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs): Leveraging Resources for Sustainable Health Systems.” The session explored how stronger collaboration between the public and private sectors can help fix gaps in Africa’s primary healthcare and make services more accessible to those who need them most.
The Foundation’s insights are grounded in real-world experience. Through the Adopt-A-Healthcare Facility Programme (ADHFP), developed in partnership with the Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria (PSHAN), the Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation is working to revitalise primary healthcare centres across Nigeria.
So far, it has committed ₦3 billion to the upgrade of 23 facilities, with four fully revitalised and already showing outstanding results.
In just eight months, immunisation numbers in these revitalised centres rose dramatically from 35 to 687, marking a 1,700% increase. Over 500 children under the age of five have been tested and treated for malaria, addressing one of the leading causes of infant mortality. Antenatal visits also surged by 1,200%, ensuring that more pregnant women receive the care they need.
Perhaps most notably, the revitalised centres have so far recorded zero maternal and child deaths, demonstrating the life-saving impact of accessible, quality healthcare.
“Solving Africa’s healthcare problems requires bold thinking and new approaches to funding,” said Ofovwe Aig-Imoukhuede, Executive Vice-Chair of the Foundation.
“We’ve seen first-hand how public-private partnerships, when designed with clear goals and aligned with government efforts, can make a real difference and help build stronger, more resilient health systems,” she added.
The Foundation’s participation in the forum is part of its wider mission to ensure more people, especially in underserved communities, have access to quality, affordable healthcare. By sharing lessons from its work, the Foundation hopes to inspire more collaboration and smarter investments across the continent.
ABOUT THE AIG-IMOUKHUEDE FOUNDATION
The Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation is a public sector-focused philanthropic organisation founded by Aigboje and Ofovwe Aig-Imoukhuede to improve the lives of Africans through transformed public service delivery and increased access to quality primary healthcare. The Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation accomplishes its mission by supporting the reform initiatives of public sector entities, providing financing, consulting support, and capacity-building programmes and resources for the public sector workforce. The Foundation provides funding and strategic support to drive the work of affiliate organisations such as ABC Health, the Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria (PSHAN), the Nigerian Solidarity Support Fund (NSSF), and others.