The Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa has highly applauded the United Vessels of Love(U-VOL) Foundation for their consistency in upscaling healthcare delivery in Nigeria.
Dabiri-Erewa made the commendation at the completion of Foundation’s completion of the Second Maternal Health Training Session at St. Charles Hospital and Maternity, Adoka, Benue State, Nigeria.
Dabiri-Erewa stated that the U-VOL Foundation has truly justified the National Diaspora Merit Award bestowed on the Foundation last July 2024, during the National Diaspora Day Celebrations, for their consistency in upscaling healthcare delivery in Nigeria as she urged the Foundation never to rest in its oars.
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Founder and Chief Executive Officer, U-VOL Foundation, Mrs Faith Adole believes that consistent and intentional healthcare services to the underserved communities is a call to volunteerism and giving back to society.
Mrs Adole stated that the two-day intensive programme trained 19 healthcare providers: nurses, midwives, Public health physicians and community health workers. They were equipped with life-saving skills to improve maternal and neonatal outcomes in Adoka communities.
The U-VOL Foundation Chief Executive Officer is optimistic that equipping midwives with essential tools and also facilitating the donation of 19 direct Relief Midwife kits to St. Charles Hospital and Maternity, each kit containing 61 essential items, providing midwives with necessary resources to perform 50 safe facility-based births, is heartwarming,
“Our goal is not just to provide training but also to create sustainable solutions that empower the local workforce,” Adole stated.
She stated further, “This programme is just the beginning. By continuing to train midwives, Public health workers and Physicians, and by collaborating with institutions like the state Ministry of Health and Medical Teaching institutions, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, we are laying the foundations for long-term Maternal Health improvements in Nigeria”.
Over the course of the training, participants engaged in hands-on learning, covering key maternal and neonatal health topics, including Life-Saving Resuscitation Techniques (Neonatal & Maternal Resuscitation), Pre-Eclampsia and Eclampsia Management and Complex Birth Complications (Shoulder Dystocia, Multiple Births, etc.)
Others are family planning and birth Control Options, handling Obstetric Emergencies (Postpartum Hemorrhage and Other Critical Emergencies), Emergency Cesarean Section & Surgical Skills, and Infection Control in Maternal & Neonatal Care.
The training was facilitated by a team of experienced medical professionals, including Dr. Irowa Omoregie – OBGYN and Head of Department: Obstetrics & Gynecology, Federal University of Health Sciences Otukpo (FUHSO), Benue State, Nigeria, Dr. Nana Emeribe – Public Health Physician and U-VOL Foundation Lead Volunteer.
Also, Health Programs Coordinator, Grace Ohepo & Ene Adakole – Nurse Midwives from FUHSO, Oluwafemi Amusa – Medical Student & Health Programs Intern, U-VOL Foundation and Oladotun Ajayi – Public Health Nurse & U-VOL Volunteer.
As part of its ongoing commitment to equipping midwives with essential tools, U-VOL Foundation facilitated the donation of 19 Direct Relief midwife kits to St. Charles Hospital.
Each kit contains 61 essential items, providing midwives with the necessary resources to perform 50 safe facility-based births.
“Our goal is not just to provide training but to create sustainable solutions that empower the local workforce. This pilot program is just the beginning.
“By continuing to train midwives, public health workers, and physicians, and by collaborating with institutions like the State Ministry of Health and medical teaching institutions, we are laying the foundation for long-term maternal health improvements in Nigeria,” she said.
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