President Bola Tinubu has flagged off RenewHER, a Presidential Women’s Health Transformation Initiative, to safeguard maternal health and women’s well-being.
The government sees the programme as capable of providing one of the nation’s most critical cornerstones of a healthier Nigeria, rating it as a national priority.
Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice President, said the President, who was represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, said the programme is designed to be “the national engine of collaboration among all stakeholders in our campaign for a healthier Nigeria.
“There is no greater test of a nation’s character than the care it extends to its women.
“Maternal health is the heartbeat of every family, the compass of social stability, and the truest index of national welfare”
The RenewHER initiative, he explained, will introduce a Presidential focal office on women’s health, working closely with the Federal Ministry of Health, the State-Wide Approach Coordination Office (SWAp), the Ministry of Women Affairs, and the Governors’ Spouses Forum to ensure women’s health priorities are embedded “in every state, every local government, and every community across the nation.”
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The Nigerian leader also announced the creation of an AI-powered National Women’s Health Digital Hub to deliver geo-targeted campaigns on maternal survival, adolescent health, preventive care, and workforce strengthening.
The hub, he said, would connect women and families with trusted health information, while linking healthcare to entrepreneurship and national prosperity.
“Maternal mortality is a shame against which we must all rally. We owe every girl-child not just the eloquent promise of a better tomorrow, but the certainty of a healthier one,” the President explained, adding that RenewHER will complement ongoing national initiatives such as MAMII, while aligning with international development partners.
President Tinubu assured that his administration would serve as both an umbrella and a catalyst for interventions across all tiers of government until RenewHER delivers tangible results.
“With the mandate of the Nigerian people, I hereby unveil RenewHER—our Presidential Women’s Health Commitment,” he declared.
Olufolake AbdulRazaq, First Lady of Kwara State and Chairperson of the Nigeria Governors’ Spouses’ Forum, in her remarks, said the RenewHER represents the commitment of the Tinubu administration to women’s empowerment, showing the critical importance of women’s health
She assured that the initiative will find support in every state of the federation through the Nigeria Governors’ Spouses’ Forum, adding that the forum will continue to work with state governments, the private sector, and relevant stakeholders to ensure the RenewHER objectives are actualised for the betterment of women and girls.
Earlier in her opening address, Adanna Steinacker, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Women’s Health, said the RenewHER initiative would not have been possible without the vision of President Tinubu, who sees women’s health as a national priority.
She therefore urged relevant stakeholders to collaborate by forming one movement aimed at renewing Nigeria’s future.
Beatrice Eyong, the United Nations (UN) Women Country Representative for Nigeria, described the RenewHER idea as “a turning point” and a “bold initiative”—the first time, at the highest level in Nigeria.
Eyong noted that the federal government is giving a new narrative where women’s health is recognised as a driver of socio-economic growth.
The UN official added that the UN stands ready to work with the RenewHER team to “expand access,” thereby ensuring that Nigerian women can afford to live with dignity.
