eHealth Africa's digital tools reach 23M Nigerian children in H1 2026, but sustainability needs local funding

Nigeria has 2.1 million zero-dose children (24% of under-ones)—the highest globally—according to 2023 UNICEF data. Many live in remote, conflict-affected, or unmapped communities that health campaigns miss entirely.

Health systems nonprofit eHealth Africa has supported Nigeria's immunisation programmes for over a decade. In the first half of 2026 alone, campaigns using its tools reached over 23 million children across 205,000+ settlements, per its mid-year report.

The organisation's geospatial mapping identifies settlements traditional paper registries miss—including communities cut off by rivers or insecurity. PlanFeld, its digital microplanning tool, cuts planning time from 5-10 days to 5-10 minutes and generates daily team assignments. In Kebbi State, it revealed the real problem wasn't team shortage (only 7 more needed,

SOURCE: https://techcabal.com/2026/11/12/ehealth-africa-using-tech-to-close-gaps/