The Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Awards (NHEA), Nigeria’s healthcare recognition platform, has announced the recipients of its 2026 Lifetime Achievement Awards and Special Recognition Awards ahead of the grand ceremony scheduled for Friday in Lagos.
The event would bring together healthcare leaders, policymakers, regulators, investors, healthcare professionals, and key stakeholders from across the healthcare ecosystem to celebrate excellence, innovation, leadership, and outstanding contributions to healthcare development in Nigeria.
Organisers of the event said that Iziaq Adekunle Salako, minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, has confirmed his attendance at the event as the Special Guest of Honour, while Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos State, would serve as the Chief Host.
A statement signed by Moses Braimah, director of Marketing, Communication and Strategy, NHEA, affirmed that this year’s Lifetime Achievement Awards would be conferred on distinguished healthcare icons whose contributions have left an enduring impact on healthcare delivery, medical education, specialist training, healthcare financing, and health system development in Nigeria and beyond.
“Recipients include, Samuel Chukwunonyerem Ohaegbulam, one of Africa’s most distinguished neurosurgeons and medical educators, recognised for his pioneering contributions to neurosurgery, specialist training, medical education, and healthcare leadership in Nigeria and across the continent.
