Lagos to host 2026 Care Conference on November 19 focusing on home care infrastructure
The Purple Global Mission announces the 2026 Care Conference scheduled for November 19 enforce 2026 in Lagos under the theme 'Care as Infrastructure: Building a National Position on Home Care for Nigeria.' The event addresses how Nigeria can account for, finance and regulate the growing burden of long-term care shifting to households after hospital discharge. Currently, 71% of Nigeria's health spending is out of pocket while health insurance covers only 10-13% of the population, leaving families to manage rehabilitation, elderly care, disability support and recovery at home without formal system support. The conference will examine workforce development, clinical governance, digital health infrastructure, financing models and regulatory frameworks needed to make home care safer, coordinated and sustainable. Key features include 'The First Caregivers: The Family Panel' sharing real experiences and the launch of 'The Homecare Framework: Care as Infrastructure for Everyday Life.' Policymakers, regulators, healthcare institutions, insurers, investors, tech companies, development partners, care providers, academics and family caregivers are expected to attend. One intended outcome is developing a Nigerian National Position on Care as Infrastructure to guide policy dissemination, legislative engagement and stakeholder dialogue on integrating care into Nigeria's healthcare system and wider economy. With households already bearing substantial healthcare costs and caregiving impacting income when relatives reduce work hours, will this conference lead to practical systems that recognize and support the care happening in Nigerian homes?