[8] SFH is a pan- African non-governmental organisation founded in 1983 by Honourable Justice Ifeyinwa Nzeako,[9] Prof. Olikoye Ransome-Kuti, Pharm (Mallam) Dahiru Wali and Mr Phil Harvey.
SFH began as a Population Services International (PSI) affiliate with one HIV grant and reproductive health products for distribution in Nigeria.
[10] In 1985, SFH was incorporated as a Nigerian non-governmental organisation and in 1994 released the "Who Get This Rain Coat" Gold Circle Condom/Family Planning campaign on national television.
In the late 1980s, it went into partnerships with pharmaceutical companies to distribute Gold Circle condoms in Lagos, Oyo, and Ogun States, in South Western Nigeria.
Currently, the focus is on the use of Artemisinin-based Combination Therapies (ACT) and conducting Rapid Diagnostic Test for malaria before treatment as well as encouraging proper use of Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets.
[13] In 2005, SFH became the first Nigerian organisation to receive direct funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to implement programmes in reproductive health.