Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says the state needs about 40,000 additional doctors, another 40,000 nurses and at least N100bn more in health funding to meet the healthcare needs of its growing population. Despite the performance, the state recorded 50 maternal deaths in the first quarter of 2026, up from 26 in the previous quarter. Sanwo-Olu, while declaring open the second Eko Health Convention at the Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos on Thursday, said the shortage of health workers and widening funding gap remain the biggest challenges facing the state’s health sector. “Today, more than one and a half million Lagosians are enrolled in Ilera Eko. The governor said reforms such as Ilera Eko, the health districts and the state’s digital health platform were designed to endure beyond his administration.