A United States-based Nigerian Healthcare Foundation (NHF) has concluded arrangements to embark on a two-week medical mission trip to rural parts of Nigeria in July.
The founder of NHF, Dr. Iwuozo Obilo, disclosed this at the 13th Annual Faces of Hope and Gala Night in Newark.
He pledged his continued contributions to improving the healthcare of Nigerians in rural communities.
Obilo, who is one of the best paediatricians in New York, carries out a two-week yearly medical mission trips to rural parts of Nigeria, where access to basic healthcare is limited, in conjunction with medical and health personnel partners and volunteers.
He said: “Helping people is something that we cherish but the most important thing is the joy that I have each time I go to Nigeria.
“I thank those of you that have supported and inspired most of us, that doing these things would help our communities. I want to thank the volunteers for the journey.
“You know the sweat, the cry and the pain to serve the people we take care of. The credit is yours, not mine, because without you, the journey would be very difficult.
“I will only stop doing what I’m doing the day I’m dead. But as long as I’m alive, it’s something that I have committed my life to – taking care of those that can’t help themselves.”
NAN