He said the problem was rarely the technology itself but rather the absence of scheduled preventive maintenance, the unavailability of spare parts, a lack of dedicated budget lines, and unclear responsibility for the systems after the project period ended.

According to Salako, between 60 and 70 per cent of Nigeria’s primary and tertiary health facilities experience frequent power outages or have no electricity at all.

He said the problem was rarely the technology itself but rather the absence of scheduled preventive maintenance, the unavailability of spare parts, a lack of dedicated budget…