Thematic Areas

Where we focus

Burden, reach, difference.

SFH focuses on eight key areas. Each has been carefully identified and selected as one that greatly affects, and can make a difference in, the health of vulnerable families across Nigeria.

Burden
Conditions that disproportionately affect the health of vulnerable families across Nigeria, weighed by their share of the national disease burden.
Reach
Areas where SFH has the workforce, partnerships, and field footprint to deliver at scale across all 36 states and the FCT.
Difference
Areas where focused, evidence-led programmes show measurable improvement in health outcomes, audited annually and reviewed by the Board.

Programme areas

The work, at a glance.

Malaria
Long-lasting insecticidal nets, prevention, and case management at scale. One of SFH’s longest-running programme areas with millions of ITNs distributed nationwide.
Family Planning and Reproductive Health
Family planning, maternal health, and reproductive health services for women and couples across the life course.
Tuberculosis Prevention and Treatment
Active case-finding, prevention, and treatment programmes targeting Nigeria’s tuberculosis burden in partnership with NTBLCP.
Health and Social Systems Strengthening
Strengthening service delivery, the community-level workforce, and the regulatory environment for private-sector health providers.
Non-Communicable Diseases
Programmes addressing the rising burden of hypertension, diabetes, and other non-communicable conditions across Nigerian communities.
Prevention and Treatment of Diarrheal Diseases
Community-based prevention, household water treatment, and ORS-and-zinc treatment for diarrheal illness in children under five.
Water Hygiene and Sanitation
Safer drinking water, household sanitation, and hygiene programmes for hard-to-reach and rural communities.
New Initiatives
Catalytic, cross-cutting, and innovation programmes piloting new approaches to entrenched public-health challenges.