Nigeria, July 31 -- Health experts, policymakers, and private innovators have renewed calls for local investment and intentional digital innovation to address Nigeria's long-standing primary healthcare crisis.

The experts made the call at the third edition of the Insights Learning Forum (ILF) on Wednesday in Abuja.

Organised by eHealth Africa and its partners, the 2025 ILF spotlighted the urgent need for homegrown digital solutions, structured financing, and community-based health strategies that reflect Nigeria's realities.

The event themed, "Local Investments for Connected Communities: The Power of Digital Health Networks in Public Health Transformation" captured the cross-sector consensus that meaningful change must begin at the loc...