Society for Family Health

What Society for Family Health does

Society for Family Health (SFH) Nigeria is a non-governmental and not-for-profit public health organization founded in 1983 and registered in 1985, headquartered in Abuja with 16 field offices across Nigeria and the FCT. SFH delivers health services across eight thematic areas: HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment, family planning and reproductive health, malaria, prevention and treatment of diarrheal diseases, maternal and child healthcare, water hygiene and sanitation, non-communicable diseases, and tuberculosis prevention and treatment. The organization serves vulnerable Nigerian populations, particularly women of reproductive age, children under five, pregnant women, people living with HIV, and flood-affected communities, through a hybrid model that combines community-based delivery via trained Interpersonal Communication Agents (IPCAs), peer educators, Community Pharmacists (CPs), and Patent and Proprietary Medicine Vendors (PPMVs), with government health facility partnerships and a direct-to-consumer digital platform (SFH Access e-pharmacy).

SFH's technology stack is centered on community health system strengthening and digital health enablement rather than proprietary software products. Key technology components include the ePharma4FP digital platform for contraceptive access via e-pharmacies in Lagos, the SFH Access e-pharmacy storefront for direct consumer health product sales, the PACS three-pillar incentive framework for PPMV compliance, and web-based project monitoring infrastructure. The organization runs 14+ active programs, including ePharma4FP, SWIFT, DISC 2.0, IntegratE, PACS, A360 with Matasa Matan Arewa, Paediatric Breakthrough Partnership, Lafiyan Yara, Global Fund Malaria Project (SMC and ITN campaigns), N-THRIP, ICHSSA 3, KPCARE 2, W4HL, and Co-Elevate. The SFH Innovation Hub launched in November 2024 signals intent to expand digital product capabilities.

SFH's business model is primarily grant-funded professional services delivery rather than commercial revenue. The organization operates as a non-profit registered in Nigeria (CAC/IT/NO.3474) and receives funding from major institutional donors including the Global Fund, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, USAID, ViiV Healthcare, MSD for Mothers, MTV Staying Alive Foundation, Aidsfonds, and UNESCO. Government partnerships span federal (Federal Ministry of Health, NACA, NMEP, PCN, NHRC) and multiple state governments. A secondary revenue stream comes from product sales through the SFH Access e-pharmacy platform. SFH is governed by a Board of Trustees and led by Managing Director Dr. Omokhudu Idogho, with a deputy managing director structure covering Strategy/Technical/Growth and Programme Delivery.

Name

Society for Family Health

Legal name

Society for Family Health Nigeria

Website

https://sfhnigeria.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Society for Family Health Nigeria is a non-profit public health NGO delivering HIV, family planning, malaria, and maternal/child health services to vulnerable Nigerian populations through 16 field offices, community-based providers, and the SFH Access e-pharmacy platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Other Individual and Family Services (62419)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Sexual & Reproductive Health & Family Planning (SRH/FP) Programs (BPADAIAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) NGOs (HLAJAKAG), Community Health, Health Promotion & Behavior Change (SBCC) (BPADAIAL), Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) Partnerships (HLAJAOAG), Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) & Mental Health Programs (BPADAIAK)

Keywords

• Public health services
• Family planning programs
• Malaria prevention campaigns
• HIV treatment support
• Community health programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Abuja

HQ country

Nigeria

HQ region

Africa

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Project/Grant Funding: SFH operates primarily through donor-funded projects and grants from international development partners, foundations, and government agencies for implementing public health programs
2. Product Sales: Revenue generated through SFH Access e-pharmacy platform selling health products including family planning commodities and medicines to consumers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Society for Family Health (SFH) is a Nigerian non-governmental organization that delivers community-based public health programs across eight thematic areas (HIV/AIDS, family planning/reproductive health, malaria, diarrheal diseases, maternal/child health, WASH, non-communicable diseases, and tuberculosis) through 16 field offices. It operates the SFH Access e-pharmacy platform for direct consumer access to health products and implements multiple donor-funded projects in partnership with government, communities, and the private sector.

Product overview

Society for Family Health (SFH) Nigeria is a public health NGO offering a portfolio of digital health platforms and community health programs. The core digital offering is the SFH ACCESS e-pharmacy platform providing telemedicine consultations and family planning access. SFH delivers multiple health programs including family planning initiatives (DISC 2.0, IntegratE, ePharma4FP, SWIFT), HIV/TB services (PBP, N-THRIP, ICHSSA 3, KPCARE 2), malaria control (Global Fund Malaria Project with SMC/ITN campaigns), and WASH interventions (W4HL). Additional programs address adolescent health (A360 with Matasa Matan Arewa), community health provider strengthening (PACS), and youth development (Co-Elevate). These programs are implemented through 16 field offices across Nigeria.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SFH Access: SFH's e-pharmacy platform providing digital access to health products and telemedicine consultations.

Products and services

• SFH Access E-Pharmacy An e-pharmacy platform providing telemedicine consultations, digital health services, and access to affordable healthcare products including family planning commodities through online and mobile channels for individual consumers in Nigeria.
• ePharma4FP Project A digital family planning initiative expanding access to contraceptive commodities through e-pharmacy models in Lagos State, enabling women to access safe, informed, and convenient contraceptive options through online pharmacies.
• SWIFT Project Supporting Women's Increased Access to FP through Pharmacies project building women's agency in entrepreneurship while scaling Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARC) and improving women's livelihood through small business ownership (MSMEs) in Lagos, Kaduna, and Kano states.
• DISC 2.0 Project Delivering Innovation in Self-Care project focused on scaling self-injection family planning methods, empathy-based counselling models, and self-care interventions to accelerate universal health coverage outcomes.
• IntegratE Project Project expanding access to quality family planning and primary healthcare services through trained community pharmacists, patent and proprietary medicine vendors (PPMVs), and interpersonal communication agents in Lagos, Kaduna, Kano, Borno, Nasarawa, Niger, Enugu, and Gombe states.
• PACS Project Promoting Accreditation for Community Health Services project improving PPMVs' compliance with Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) accreditation frameworks through access to finance, quality commodities, and brand visibility incentives in Lagos and Kaduna.
• Global Fund Malaria Project Malaria control initiative conducting integrated Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) and Insecticide-Treated Net (ITN) distribution campaigns across multiple states including Katsina, Kaduna, Adamawa, and Ogun.
• ICHSSA 3 and KPCARE 2 Projects Child and household services (ICHSSA 3) and key population safeguarding (KPCARE 2) projects funded by USAID, recognizing excellence in service delivery and innovation in Nigeria.
• N-THRIP (Global Fund GC7) Global Fund Nigeria Tuberculosis/HIV Reach Impact Project implementing harm reduction, HIV prevention among people who inject drugs, and needle/syringe programs across states including Kwara and Gombe.
• Lafiyan Yara Project Paediatric and adolescent HIV project in Taraba State ensuring infants, children, adolescents, and pregnant women living with HIV access quality care through locate, link, treat, and retain strategies.
• A360 Project Adolescent sexual and reproductive health intervention with Matasa Matan Arewa (MMA) component for married adolescent girls in Northern Nigeria, including a digital self-efficacy component with IVR content on FP, STIs, and GBV.
• Paediatric Breakthrough Partnership (PBP) Paediatric HIV prevention and treatment initiative with Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLA) for economic empowerment of households with children and adolescents living with HIV, implemented in Rivers, Taraba, and other states.
• W4HL Project Water, Hygiene, and Sanitation in Health facilities project providing P&G water purifiers and emergency WASH response in flood-affected communities such as Mokwa, Niger State.
• Co-Elevate Initiative Youth health and development initiative addressing sexual and reproductive health rights, mental health, life skills, climate change awareness, non-communicable diseases, digital technology, and water programming.
• MTV SAF InBloom Social norm study and community screening project examining gender perceptions, cultural expectations, and behavioral change related to women's economic empowerment in Lagos and Kano.
• SFH Innovation Hub Innovation hub announced to advance healthcare in Nigeria through digital innovation and technology-enabled solutions across SFH's health programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 22,348 women in Borno State reached with family planning services through CPs and PPMVs
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Lagos State GovernmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2025Collaboration on e-Pharmacy for Family Planning Project expanding access to family planning through online pharmacies. Dr Kemi Ogunyemi, Special Adviser to the Governor on Health, confirmed government support for the initiative to achieve inclusive, efficient, and equitable health system.
• National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner for coordinated malaria elimination efforts including ITN distribution campaigns, SMC implementation, and national program reviews.
• Catholic Relief Services (CRS)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerImplementation partner alongside SFH for malaria control activities including ITN distribution in Kaduna State (4.5 million nets) and national program reviews.
• Malaria ConsortiummajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerImplementation partner for malaria control activities including SMC campaigns and distribution coordination with state governments.
• Management Sciences for Health (MSH)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerKey implementing partner for Global Fund Malaria Project in Katsina State, providing technical support for integrated SMC-ITN campaigns.
• Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegulatory partner for PACS project implementing accreditation framework for PPMVs and community pharmacists to improve quality of family planning and primary health services.
• World Health Organization (WHO)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical partner for national health guidelines, self-care strategy, and malaria program reviews including Pathway to Malaria Pre-Elimination Project.
• UNICEFmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in paediatric HIV programming using UNICEF Service Delivery Framework (locate, link, treat, retain) and WASH emergency response.
• Solina Center for International Development and Research (SCIDaR)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCo-implementer of PACS project with SFH, focused on improving PPMV compliance with PCN accreditation framework.
• Procter & Gamble (P&G)minorOthersDonor of P&G water purifiers (88,800 sachets) for distribution to 300 flood-affected households in Mokwa, Niger State.
• National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner for HIV response, co-convening National HIV South-to-South Learning Network meetings and coordinating national HIV programs.
• CHAI (Clinton Health Access Initiative)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner at ePharma4FP dissemination event supporting digital health innovations for family planning access in Lagos State.
• DKT InternationalmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner at ePharma4FP dissemination event working to expand access to family planning through private sector channels.
• National Human Rights CommissionmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment body providing legal support for GBV victims through referral channels in MTV Shuga peer education project, assigning investigative officers to work with project teams.
• Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPrincipal recipient for Global Fund N-THRIP project with SFH implementing HIV prevention services for people who inject drugs.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Population Services International (PSI): Global health NGO with major presence in family planning, reproductive health, HIV, and malaria across Africa. Most directly comparable peer to SFH given overlapping thematic areas, donor base (Gates, USAID), and total market approach engaging private sector providers.
• FHI 360: Large global health and development organization implementing HIV, FP, and MCH programs with strong USAID funding. Directly comparable to SFH in thematic focus, donor relationships, and multi-country implementation model.
• Pathfinder International: Reproductive health and family planning NGO with deep experience in Nigeria and similar African markets. Comparable to SFH in core SRH/FP focus, community-based service delivery, and donor-funded implementation model.
• Marie Stopes International (MSI) Nigeria: Operates MSI Nigeria Reproductive Choices delivering FP and SRH services through clinics, outreach, and community channels. Direct competitor in Nigeria for FP service delivery with overlapping private-sector engagement model.
• Jhpiego: Johns Hopkins affiliate implementing MCH, FP, and HIV programs globally including in Nigeria. Comparable to SFH in technical areas, donor base, and government partnership approach.
• Management Sciences for Health (MSH): Global health NGO implementing malaria, HIV, and health systems strengthening programs. Already an active implementation partner with SFH on Global Fund Malaria in Katsina, demonstrating close operational alignment.
• Catholic Relief Services (CRS): Global humanitarian and development agency implementing malaria and health programs in Nigeria alongside SFH on ITN distribution campaigns. Comparable in donor-funded health implementation at scale across multiple Nigerian states.

Emerging players

• Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI): Global health organization partnering with SFH on ePharma4FP. Comparable in operating model with mix of direct implementation and partnership-led programs across HIV, FP, and MCH.
• Solina Center for International Development and Research (SCIDaR): Nigerian health consulting and implementation partner co-implementing PACS with SFH. Comparable as African health advisory/implementer with growing programmatic reach in similar thematic areas.

Regional players

• Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria (PPFN): Nigerian IPPF affiliate delivering FP and SRH services nationwide. Direct domestic peer operating in same geographies with similar service delivery model through clinics and community channels.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/society-for-family-health-nigeria
• Instagraminstagram.com/sfhnigeria/?hl=en
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@SFHNigeria

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

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