Digital Health in Nigeria 2026: How Technology is Finally Making Healthcare Accessible to Everyone
Think of digital health as healthcare that comes to you through technology. It includes video calls with your doctor (telemedicine), apps on your phone that help you manage your health, devices that track your heart rate or blood sugar, computers that help doctors diagnose diseases faster, and systems that help hospitals run more smoothly. Here’s why this matters to you: Nigeria has roughly one doctor for every 5,000 people. The World Health Organization says we should have one doctor for every 600 people. That’s a huge gap, and it means many Nigerians struggle to get basic healthcare. Digital health is helping to close that gap.