Health Center

WORLD IGBO CONGRESS EMBARKS ON A REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR IGBO LAND[spacer height=”20px”]

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WORLD IGBO CONGRESS’ HEALTHCARE COMMITTEE[spacer height=”20px”]

The World Igbo Congress’ Health Care Committee was commissioned in 2012 to pursue the vision of the present administration towards the provision of affordable, world class health care in Igbo land. It is a consortium of health professionals and other individuals who volunteer their expertise towards special WIC goals regarding health and health care in Nigeria and neighboring lands. The Health Care Committee members are individuals and representatives of organizations who offer both knowledge and skills in contributing toward the achievement of our special goals. It is also serving as liaison with the World Health Organization to synergistically address the primary health care needs of Igbo land in consonance with the Special Consultative status of WIC with UN-ECOSOC. [spacer height=”20px”]

THE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR IGBO LAND[spacer height=”20px”]

PROPOSED REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER OF EXCELLENCE (RHCE)[spacer height=”20px”]

To serve: Southeast, South-south, Nigeria and Africa[spacer height=”20px”]

The dawn of a new health and economic era[spacer height=”20px”]

Project At a glance[spacer height=”20px”]

Our Mission[spacer height=”20px”]

To maintain good health, relieve pain/suffering and prolong life of all those afflicted with diseases especially the Igbo in the south-eastern and south-south, but providing care with no discrimination on the basis of sex, religion, tribe or nationality. Through exceptional clinical and ancillary services, the Regional Health center of Excellence (RHCE) will support the health, education, economic and research missions of the World Igbo Congress.[spacer height=”20px”]

Our Vision

Through a group of highly skilled medical and management experts, combined with cutting edge technologic advances, RHCE will be the ultimate destination for management of complex diseases. It will also serve as a model for quality patient and family centered care in Igbo land, Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa[spacer height=”20px”]

Our Values

Our corporate culture is based upon patient centered care, driven by the core values of respect, integrity, transparency, accountability and total commitment to the relentless pursuit of excellence in quality healthcare delivery

Scope and Reach[spacer height=”20px”]

• Innovative Real time local and international collaboration in Diagnosis
• Telemedicine
• Critical Care
• Emergency medicine
• Primary Care
• Women’s and children’s health
• Training and Research
• Cardiovascular medicine
• Orthopedic Surgery
• Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Cancer[spacer height=”20px”]

Infections, cardiovascular related diseases, diabetes, cancers and trauma are major health issues in Igbo land, Nigeria and most of the developing Countries. These diseases with their complications account for almost seven of every ten deaths annually. Mortality rates are significantly higher than in developed Countries due largely to unavailability of adequately equipped and staffed health Institutions. There are presently no tertiary care Institution in Igbo land to treat these complex cases resulting in referrals outside the country for the few who can afford the colossal costs. The less fortunate ones are abandoned to their fate and subsequently succumb to untimely death often at the prime of life and earning capacity. World Igbo Congress as part of its overall vision to rebuild and restore Igbo land feels the need to fill this vacuum as the government alone cannot be expected to provide for the all healthcare needs of its citizens without private enterprise partnership. Igbo land is blessed abundantly with internationally reputable health professionals able to meet these challenges in providing International standard care locally to our people. World Igbo Congress is charting a bold path, a new beginning through Genesis HealthCare System to fulfill this long yearning and aspiration of our people without the means to seek expert care abroad. With over 200 health professionals in different subspecialties, collaborative centers in North America and Western Europe, and investors desirous to bring affordable health care close to the people, GHS will build a 150 bed Specialty hospital, Schools of Pharmacy, Nursing and Allied health and technology. To facilitate our vision of real time local and international collaboration, the center will be equipped with high speed internet through the best broadband technology for telemedicine[spacer height=”20px”]

Economic and Social Impact[spacer height=”20px”]

The economic and social benefits to Igbo land and environs from this project are immeasurable in view of the international fame it is bound to acquire. They include:

1. Increased visibility and recognition of area for medical tourism in the African sub region
2. Igbo land will be placed at the forefront of medical technologic advances and research comparable to Institutions like the Mayo Clinic or Cleveland Clinic in the US.
3. Igbo land will become the leader in healthcare delivery services in the Nation surpassing older established hospitals
4. Increased economic activities with growth of support businesses and services around the center
5. Increased employment opportunities for the local communities. In the US and Europe, hospitals are often the largest employers in the community
6. Increased revenue for the area through taxation of the hospital and other support businesses expected with establishment of the hospital
7. Increased traffic to the surrounding Airports
8. Receive lifesaving services presently nonexistent in most of Nigeria close to home, with close family support present rather than travelling to India, South Africa, Europe or America at much higher costs, great inconvenience and limited ability for follow up care
9. Establishment of this International standard hospital with services comparable to what obtains in Western Europe or North America should not be seen as a duplication or threat to existing State and Federal hospitals. Rather it will be complementary as a highly specialized hospital providing services presently unavailable in our current hospitals, often necessitating large number of referrals abroad at high cost in foreign exchange estimated at hundreds of millions of USD annually. These funds if retained locally can help rebuild our infrastructures and also generate employment for our graduates and youths.
10. Restoring Igbo leadership and past glory in healthcare delivery services and serve as a model in Nigeria and indeed the African Sub region[spacer height=”20px”]

• The Igbo Nation is more endowed both in human capacity and financial resources than any other tribe in Africa to accomplish this goal if there is the political will and vision
• The Igbo Nation is endowed in both human capacity and financial resources to accomplish whatever goals we set for ourselves[spacer height=”20px”]

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World Igbo Congress, Inc.

1107 Drew Street,

Houston, TX 77004

℅ Office of the Executive Director

6937 Stone Run Drive

Nashville, TN 37211

Phone: 615 830 2078

Fax: 615 730 9244

E-mail: [email protected]