Nigeria, Oct. 29 -- The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) says about 90,000 women have benefited from its emergency obstetric care programme over the past 18 months.

The Director-General of the NHIA, Kelechi Ohiri, disclosed this on Thursday at the 2026 Future of Health Conference organised by Nigeria Health Watch in Abuja.

The conference, themed "From Innovation to Impact: The Future of Health is Now", brings together policymakers, health professionals, researchers, investors and development partners to discuss how to scale up effective health innovations and improve healthcare delivery in Nigeria.

Mr Ohiri said the programme was designed to prevent women experiencing complications during childbirth from being denied or delay...