A Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Dr Richard Ajayi, has called for culturally responsive reproductive healthcare across Africa, urging healthcare providers, governments and investors to align specialised medical services with the continent’s diverse cultural and religious realities. According to him, healthcare systems that fail to recognise these differences risk losing public trust and limiting access to quality medical care. According to him, expanding specialised healthcare services across Africa will require flexible health systems capable of serving the continent’s diverse populations. We must build healthcare systems that respect local values, uphold ethical practice and deliver world-class care within the cultural context of the people they serve,” Ajayi said. Ajayi added that recognising Africa’s cultural diversity is essential to building resilient, inclusive and sustainable health systems, while also advancing universal health coverage and expanding access to reproductive healthcare across the continent.