By Justina Auta
Founder, Global Initiative for Peace, Love and Care (GIPLC), an NGO, Mr. Nuhu Fulani- Kwajafa says plans are underway to establish a hospital to check medical tourism.
Fulani-Kwajafa also said that over N300 million had been disbursed for the healthcare of indigent children with varying degrees of health complications as part of its initiative.
He said this during the presentation of cheques to over 23 beneficiaries, with support from Dickens Sanomi Foundation and other anonymous groups on Tuesday in Abuja.
He noted the challenges of accessing healthcare and the cost of treatment for indigent children suffering from various forms of health challenges.
According to him, the situation has compelled the organisation to support them with funds.
“Since the inception of the organisation, it has raised over seven million dollars from donors to support children with varying health challenges within and outside the country.
“We raised N100 million for conjoined twins, another N100 million for 12 children.
“Yesterday night, we raised another N100 million from a donor. We could not even have the children down here because most of them are in various hospitals in Port Harcourt, Enugu and Abuja,” he said.
He said that over N118 million cheque has been handed to the parents of conjoined- twins Hassana and Hussaina Mohammed for surgical separation in India.
The Founder said that such instances had propelled the organisation to initiate plans to establish its own hospital before 2028 to reduce cost of traveling outside the country for medical interventions.
”We are thinking of having our own Children Hospital in Nigeria because it is so expensive flying children out of the country.
“We are discussing with our partners to see how we can have the hospital here in Abuja that will take care of vulnerable children and communities that can not have the basic needs,” he said.
Igho Sanomi, Grand Patron, GIPLC, said that the outreach was also to commemorate the 24th anniversary of the death of the late AIG Dickens Sanomi in whose honour the Dickens Sanomi Foundation was founded.
Sanomi was represented by Goodluck Hayi, Chief Operations Officer of the foundation.
“As we continue on this journey of transforming lives, let this act of kindness be a beacon of hope, inspiring others to give without hesitation and to love without boundaries,” he said.
Ashiru Mohammed, Father of Hassana and Hussaina, the conjoined twins, expressed appreciation for the support in sponsoring the surgical separation of the twins in India without financial commitment from him.
“They are the ones currently taking care of the children and raising the funds for the children to get separated. We really appreciate the GIPCL,” he said.
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that other parents collected cheques worth millions for Naira for the treatment of their children with varying degrees of health challenges. (NAN)
