A Nigeria where every family, regardless of income, geography, or circumstance, can access the quality, affordable health care they need to live healthier, longer lives.
About SFH Nigeria
- 40+Years delivering public health since 1985
- 16Field offices across Nigeria and the FCT
- 4Countries in the SFH Group footprint
- 9Independent trustees on the Board
Who we are
One of Nigeria’s leading social-impact health organisations.
Founded in 1985, SFH Nigeria is part of the Society for Family Health Group, a forty-year-old organisation working across Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Côte d’Ivoire. Inside Nigeria we partner with the Federal Ministry of Health, state governments, donors, and the private sector to scale an Essential Package of Health Services for the families who need it most.
Vision & Mission.
Improve health outcomes by ensuring Nigerian communities, particularly the poor and vulnerable, have access to affordable, quality health services that allow them to lead healthier lives.
Five groups. Thirty-six states. One Federation.
From the family unit outward, SFH’s programmes reach five beneficiary groups across all 36 states and the FCT, and, increasingly, partners across the SFH Group footprint.
In-school youth 
Out-of-school youth 
Men 
Women 
Children
Seven principles. One mission.
The values that shape how SFH Nigeria’s teams design programmes, deliver care, and report what we find, taken straight from how we operate every day.
We acknowledge an obligation to set and demand the highest standards of accountability in the use of resources entrusted to us.
We are a learning organisation, basing our strategies on evidence and objective evaluation for continuous improvement.
We embrace opportunities for furthering our mission through partnerships with other organisations.
We recognise and strive to respect the diversity inherent in individuals, organisations, and our nation.
We are committed to selfless service to humanity, especially the poor and vulnerable throughout Nigeria.
We are committed to demonstrating honesty and transparency at all times in our dealings.
We value creativity and innovation, seeking to transform challenges into opportunities to achieve our mission.
Strategic Plan
Six strategic directions, one agenda.
SFH Nigeria's strategy is organised around six directions that shape every programme decision, from how we engage government to how we strengthen the supply chain and develop the workforce that delivers care.
Leadership
Meet the leadership teamThe team running SFH Nigeria.
A small cross-section of the executive team. The full leadership directory is on its own page.
Dr. Omokhudu Idogho
Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Joseph Ani
Chief Finance Officer
Mr. Emeka Okafor
Executive Director, Population, Health & Community Systems
Mr. AbdulSamad Salihu
Executive Director, Infectious & Integrated Disease
Board of Trustees
See the full BoardIndependent stewards of SFH.
Our trustees set strategy, oversee governance, and hold the executive accountable to mission, donors, and the public.
Prof. Ekanem Braide
President, Board of Trustees
Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu
Trustee
Prof. Joy Ezeilo
Trustee
Dr. Abasi Ene-Obong
Trustee
Explore further
More about our work in Nigeria.
See the numbers behind the work, or meet the donors and ministries who back it.