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“Kateri Medical Services is a 501(c)(3) charitable corporation which was founded in 2003 to fund and facilitate medical clinics, medical outreach missions and mobile clinics in Nigeria. Our mission is “to provide simple, decent, affordable and sustainable medical care to the rural and urban poor as an expression of Jesus’ mission to heal the sick as a sign of God’s love for humanity.”
“We work in partnership with local dioceses of the Anglican Church of Nigeria to build, equip and maintain medical clinics and to fund the salaries of local health professionals. We also work in partnership with other faith-based charitable organizations to run medical outreach missions and mobile clinics in underserved rural and urban populations. Please see below for more details.”
“We work in partnership with local dioceses of the Anglican Church of Nigeria to build, equip and maintain medical clinics and to fund the salaries of local health professionals. We also work in partnership with other faith-based charitable organizations to run medical outreach missions and mobile clinics in underserved rural and urban populations. Please see below for more details.”
Welcome to Kateri Medical Services.
Who We Are and What We Do.
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Our Motivation: Following the teaching and example of Jesus, we bring healing to human hurts as a sign of the Love of God. |
“Heal the sick… and tell them the Kingdom of God has come near to you.” Luke 10:9 |
Our Methods: We work in partnership with local Christian communities in Nigeria to fund and facilitate: 1) full-time medical clinics, 2) clinic-based free medical outreach missions and 3) mobile clinics in underserved rural and urban populations.
1) Full-time Medical Clinics
Beginning in 2003, we have worked in partnership with local dioceses of the Anglican Church of Nigeria to build and equip level 1 medical clinics to serve populations that cannot afford the full cost of medical care. We subsidize the work of these clinics by helping to pay the salaries of local medical workers and support staff. We currently have 9 clinics in the following locations:
- Diocese of Kaduna (2) – rural clinics in Kateri and Iburu
- Diocese of Kafanchan (1) - small town/ rural clinic in Gidan Waya
- Diocese of Gusau (1) – city clinic in Gusau
- Diocese of Niger Delta North (1) – city clinic in Eleme / Port Harcourt
- Diocese of Zuru (3) – three rural clinics (locations not disclosed for security reasons).
-Diocese of Ikara (1) – rural/small town clinic in Waziri
Two additional clinics are in the planning stages in the Dioceses of Dutse and Kaduna!
In 2025, our full-time medical clinics served a total of 9,788 patients!
2) Clinic-based, free medical outreach missions
Since our beginning in 2003, we have organized annual free medical outreach missions at our clinics. For these annual events, we raise extra funds to fully subsidize the cost of medicine, and we raise extra volunteer medical professionals to provide a wider range of services at a lower price than our clinics can provide. In 2025, we sponsored three medical outreach missions in Port Harcourt, Kaduna and Kafanchan, which served 5,358 patients.
3) Mobile Clinics
Since our beginning, we have organized mobile clinics to reach underserved rural and urban areas. The local partners organize volunteer medical professionals and support workers. We provide funding for medicine and supplies.
In 2025, our local partners were Cornerstone Health Foundation, Light Reach Initiative and The Mothers Union of Kafanchan Diocese. We sponsored fourteen mobile clinics which served 26,428 patients.
4) Developing Human Capital
We are investing in the education of Nigerian young people for future careers in medical professions. Currently, we are sponsoring one student preparing to be a doctor, one student to be an Nurse Mid-wife, one student to be a Nurse and five students to be Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWS).
1) Full-time Medical Clinics
Beginning in 2003, we have worked in partnership with local dioceses of the Anglican Church of Nigeria to build and equip level 1 medical clinics to serve populations that cannot afford the full cost of medical care. We subsidize the work of these clinics by helping to pay the salaries of local medical workers and support staff. We currently have 9 clinics in the following locations:
- Diocese of Kaduna (2) – rural clinics in Kateri and Iburu
- Diocese of Kafanchan (1) - small town/ rural clinic in Gidan Waya
- Diocese of Gusau (1) – city clinic in Gusau
- Diocese of Niger Delta North (1) – city clinic in Eleme / Port Harcourt
- Diocese of Zuru (3) – three rural clinics (locations not disclosed for security reasons).
-Diocese of Ikara (1) – rural/small town clinic in Waziri
Two additional clinics are in the planning stages in the Dioceses of Dutse and Kaduna!
In 2025, our full-time medical clinics served a total of 9,788 patients!
2) Clinic-based, free medical outreach missions
Since our beginning in 2003, we have organized annual free medical outreach missions at our clinics. For these annual events, we raise extra funds to fully subsidize the cost of medicine, and we raise extra volunteer medical professionals to provide a wider range of services at a lower price than our clinics can provide. In 2025, we sponsored three medical outreach missions in Port Harcourt, Kaduna and Kafanchan, which served 5,358 patients.
3) Mobile Clinics
Since our beginning, we have organized mobile clinics to reach underserved rural and urban areas. The local partners organize volunteer medical professionals and support workers. We provide funding for medicine and supplies.
In 2025, our local partners were Cornerstone Health Foundation, Light Reach Initiative and The Mothers Union of Kafanchan Diocese. We sponsored fourteen mobile clinics which served 26,428 patients.
4) Developing Human Capital
We are investing in the education of Nigerian young people for future careers in medical professions. Currently, we are sponsoring one student preparing to be a doctor, one student to be an Nurse Mid-wife, one student to be a Nurse and five students to be Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWS).
Serving More Patients Than Ever Before
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A big “thank you” to our donors and supporters. The years since the Covid pandemic have posed many challenges to our work in Nigeria: Ruinous inflation, a depressed economy, worsening security conditions and a kidnapping epidemic, just to name a few. Thanks to the courage, loyalty and dedication of our clinic workers and the continuing generosity of our donors, we have steadily increased the number of patients we are helping with each passing year. The numbers here to the right are a total of our clinics, outreach missions and mobile clinics. |
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A Recent Free Medical Outreach in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, July 2025
The Help We Need From Others
1) Prayer – we trust God for providing all of our needs.
2) Monetary Donations for Operations
Full-time clinics costs for 2025 = $89,586 or $9.15 per patient.
Outreach Missions and Mobile Clinics for 2025 = $70,225 or $ 2.20 per patient.
3) Monetary Donations to build new clinics. About $100,000 for building, equipment and start-up costs.
4) Monetary donations for Human Capital Development (educating future health workers)
5) Volunteers for Medical Outreach missions
To Learn More
For Personal Contact :
- President and Executive Director - Rev. Tom Furrer
WhatsApp +1(860) 212-6994 or [email protected]
- Vice President and Director of Clinic Operations – Dr. Babatunde Green
WhatsApp +1(860) 748 – 2832 or [email protected]
We are very grateful to our donors! We could not do this without you! Please continue giving as generously as you can!
1) Prayer – we trust God for providing all of our needs.
2) Monetary Donations for Operations
Full-time clinics costs for 2025 = $89,586 or $9.15 per patient.
Outreach Missions and Mobile Clinics for 2025 = $70,225 or $ 2.20 per patient.
3) Monetary Donations to build new clinics. About $100,000 for building, equipment and start-up costs.
4) Monetary donations for Human Capital Development (educating future health workers)
5) Volunteers for Medical Outreach missions
To Learn More
For Personal Contact :
- President and Executive Director - Rev. Tom Furrer
WhatsApp +1(860) 212-6994 or [email protected]
- Vice President and Director of Clinic Operations – Dr. Babatunde Green
WhatsApp +1(860) 748 – 2832 or [email protected]
We are very grateful to our donors! We could not do this without you! Please continue giving as generously as you can!
“In 2025, we served 10,420 patients in our full-time clinics and 31,786 in our free medical outreaches and mobile clinics, working in partnership with Cornerstone Health Foundation. In total, we served 41,575 patients in 2025 – the highest number in
our 23 year history.”
And remember, about 96% of every dollar goes directly to hire Nigerian medical workers, to purchase medicine and to build, equip and maintain clinics. We keep our overhead costs very low because all of our US team members are volunteers. That means your contribution makes a direct impact on helping vulnerable people.
