HEALTH SUPPORT INITIATIVE (HSI) WATER PROJECTS
Over the last couple of years, the Health Support Initiative (HSI) has been involved in several water projects in realization of the fact that safe water and sanitation are the essential indicators of sustainable development. In HSI, we recognize that clean, safe and portable water is essential to human life. Nevertheless, rural water supply in the several parts of Nigeria remains…
2012 EDO STATE FLOOD DISASTER
About 5,000 people affected by floods in Edo State, Nigeria in October 2012 especially women and children in the different camps set up by government received free medical treatment and health education to safeguard their lives by the Health Support Initiative. This was done in collaboration with the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, whose members included physicians, paediatricians, gynaecologists, surgeons, dentists,…
AUCHI/IGARRA/AFUZE MEDICAL MISSIONS
The Auchi/Igarra/Afuze are three rural communities in Edo North Senatorial District in Nigeria. The medical mission to these three communities was undertaken in partnership with Afenmai World Congress based in U.S.A. A pre-mission tour was undertaken to enable the HSI team do a needs assessment of the said rural communities. Thereafter, three HSI teams were sent to the designated communities…
AGENEBODE MEDICAL MISSION
The Agenebode medical mission was carried out in April 2014 in collaboration with Etsako Youth Club (EYC) which is a Lagos-based youth socio-cultural organization. During the mission, several wheelchairs were given out to needy physically challenged patients. About 850 patients were attended to during this mission that was centered on general medical out-patient cases, dental cases, Opthalmic and Paediatric evaluation…
IGARRA MEDICAL MISSION
The Igarra medical mission by the Health Support Initiative on 28th June, 2014 was a follow up mission to the earlier one undertaken in December 2013. This was sorely carried out by the HSI and was flagged off by the Vice Chairman of Akoko Edo Local Government Area, Barr. Godson Hayioye who represented the Council Chairman. The traditional ruler of…
EBOLA SENSITIZATION MISSION
2014 witnessed an Ebola outbreak in many West African countries including Nigeria. Four patients lost their lives in Nigeria and there was a national alert by the Nigerian Government through the Federal Ministry of Health to all states in Nigeria for an immediate sensitization of its citizens on preventive measures to curtail its spread. The Health Support Initiative (HSI) was…
HEALTH SUPPORT INITIATIVE OSOSO FREE MEDICAL MISSION
The Health Support Initiative undertook a free medical mission in Ososo located in the rocky Kukuruku hills of Edo State on September 26th, 2014. An Ebola sensitization was also done during the exercise with donation of a infra-red thermometers to the Primary HealthCare Centre in the locality. The free medical treatment coincided with the silver jubilee celebration of the traditional…
THE CLEM AGBA FOUNDATION (TCAF)/HEALTH SUPPORT INITIATIVE (HSI) HEPATITIS PROGRAMME
The Clem Agba Foundation (TCAF) was launched on March 28th, 2014 in Benin City in an occasion which had in attendance several government functionaries including the Deputy Governor of Edo State, Rt Hon. Pius Odubu , the Secretary to the Edo State Government, Prof. Julius Ihonvbere and several commissioners and chaired by former Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian…
HSI/RAHI MEDICAL OUTREACH COLLABORATION
The Health Support Initiative has been involved in collaborative medical missions with RAHI Medical outreach for several years. In the past, we have partnered with RAHI Medical Outreach in the provision of free medical diagnosis, treatment and counseling. Instances of such partnerships includes: 1. free medical programme organized for members of the Nigeria Armed Forces. This free medical treatment which…