The Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Women’s Health, Adanna Steinacker, has reiterated the federal government’s commitment to prioritising and improving women’s health and well-being.

Ms Steinacker said this on Saturday in Lagos during the Banking on Women’s Health Conference organised by Healthtracka, a digital health platform.

She assured Nigerian women that their health would no longer be a footnote but a front-page priority, emphasising her commitment to championing the advocacy through her office.

According to her, conversations critical to moving women’s health agenda forward are often silenced, stressing the need to share the stories openly to educate, support, and connect with other women.

“The absence of intentional storytelling has left too many women isolated in their pain.

“They followed us into adulthood, through illnesses, through birth stories, miscarriages, fertility challenges, postpartum complications, and now, for some of us, into menopause.

“That discomfort has now become my purpose, to break the silence and to build a new culture, one where women’s health is spoken about loudly, boldly, and backed by action,” she said.

Ms Steinacker highlighted the Women’s Health Media Hub, a digital-first platform designed to bridge the gender health information gap for Nigerian women, as an initiative of her office.

“This platform will provide accessible, culturally attuned, evidence-based content so women across Nigeria can make informed decisions about their health,” she said.

She also highlighted the Healthy Women, Healthy Nations National Advocacy Campaign, a mobilisation platform comprising a series of sub-campaigns in all six geopolitical zones.

According to her, the initiative highlights specific health needs, elevates community-driven solutions, and sparks vital policy conversations from the grassroots to national impact powered by the people.

She stressed the need for collaboration to amplify the work on women’s health, stressing that the boldest policy means nothing if it does not meet real people in real time.

Similarly, Rodio Diallo, deputy director of family health at the Gates Foundation, reaffirmed the foundation’s commitment to advancing women’s health in Nigeria.

Ms Diallo said every day, preventable complications during pregnancy and childbirth claim the lives of women who are the backbone of their families and communities.

According to her, this reality underscores the imperative to act swiftly, decisively, and collaboratively.

She noted that the foundation was supporting the federal government through strategic lifesaving interventions and partnerships in strengthening primary health centres, family planning, and improving maternal and newborn health outcomes.

Akin Abayomi, Lagos State Commissioner for Health, said the state was committed to improving the health and well-being of women.

(NAN)