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Medical Outreach
“Prior to the COVID crisis, we conducted large medical outreach missions at each of our clinics every year. The COVID crisis led to a security crisis which continue to the present time. Holding large scall outreach events at our clinics has made our clinics targets for bad actors and dangerous for our medical workers and our patients.”
“Because of these new threats, we were forced to change our tactics. We stopped doing medical outreach missions at most of our clinics and began doing mobile clinics in urban and rural areas using churches and schools as the venue for these temporary “walk in clinic” type outreach events. This has enabled us to reach many more people with basic medical care, but does not allow for the deeper level of care, or follow-up visits, which are possible a permanent clinic.”
“Gradually, we are now beginning to hold smaller outreaches at our clinics as the local security conditions allow. But we need to exercise extreme caution for he sake of our medical staff and our patients.”
“Because of these new threats, we were forced to change our tactics. We stopped doing medical outreach missions at most of our clinics and began doing mobile clinics in urban and rural areas using churches and schools as the venue for these temporary “walk in clinic” type outreach events. This has enabled us to reach many more people with basic medical care, but does not allow for the deeper level of care, or follow-up visits, which are possible a permanent clinic.”
“Gradually, we are now beginning to hold smaller outreaches at our clinics as the local security conditions allow. But we need to exercise extreme caution for he sake of our medical staff and our patients.”
VolunteersWe bring volunteers from the United States. Our team of volunteers is typically about 10 medical professionals and non-medical people who help with logistics, crowd control, record keeping, prayer counseling and pharmacy. We join teams of Nigerian volunteers in each of our clinic locations (usually about 50 volunteers each week).
During the free medical outreaches it is a beehive of activity, with many volunteers from the Diocese, Nigerian Youth Service Corps, as well as volunteers from the United States
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Mission Partners |
Often we partner with Faithcare – a non-profit based in Hartford, Connecticut – to bring about 40 medical professionals (surgeons, consulting doctors, eye-doctors, dentists, nurses ) to help our regular clinic staff offer a wider range of medical services.
Our local partners recruit volunteers from their church members and others. |
Outreaches in 2025 |
With outreach partners:
22,209 patients served at 10 venues with Cornerstone Health. 3,978 patients served at a Kick Out Malaria event with Mother's Union. 241 patients served in Oyo State with Light Reach. Clinic Based:
1,874 patients served at our one-week free medical outreach at Kateri Clinic, 1,443 patients served at our one-week free medical outreach at Gidan Waya Clinic, 2,041 patients served at our one-week free medical outreach at Port Harcourt Clinic. |
Outreaches in 2024 |
With outreach partners:
25,504 patients served at 10 venues with Cornerstone Health. 2,526 patients served at our Kick Out Malaria event with Mother's Union. Clinic Based:
1,621 patients served at our one-week free medical outreach at Port Harcourt Clinic. |
Outreaches in 2023 |
Clinic Based:
1,761 patients served at our one-week free medical outreach mission at Gidan Waya. 941 patients served at our one-week free medical outreach mission at Port Harcourt. |
Outreaches in 2022 |
Clinic Based:
1,262 patients served at out intensive medical mission in partnership with FaithCare at St. Thomas Hospital in Port Harcourt Read More:
7/7/2022 - The Power of Strategic Partnerships Cornerstone Health Foundation 6/30/2022 - Joint Medical Mission with Faithcare 6/4/2022 - Medical Outreach at St. Thomas Clinic |
Outreach in Apr. 2019 |
Clinic Based:
1,870 at our one-week free medical outreach mission at Kateri Clinic 1,700 at our one-week free medical outreach at Iburu Clinic and 300 at our outreach to a local refugee camp 2,500 at our one-week free medical outreach at Gidan Waya Read More:
6/6/2019 - Kateri Medical Outreach 5/13/2019 - Iburu Outreach 5/24/2019 - Health Ministry in a Refugees Camp 5/28/2019 - Outreach Strategy to Refugees at Ufanna 5/31/2019 - Refugee Camp at Iburu 5/15/2019 - Medical Mission in Gidan Waya |
Outreach in Oct. 2019 |
Clinic Based:
1,543 at our one-week free medical outreach at Graceland in Gusau 1,352 at our one-week free medical outreach in Port Harcourt Read More:
5/29/2019 - Bootcamp at St Thomas Clinic |
Outreaches in 2018 |
Clinic Based:
In April of 2018, we conducted three one-week free medical outreaches at Kateri, Iburu and Gidan Way. All together, we served 5,000 people in these three weeks. In October of 2018, we conducted a one-week free medical outreach at Gusau and a three-day outreach at Elementary / Port Harcourt. All together , we served 2,278 people. Read More:
11/6/2018 - Free Medical Outreach in Gusau 10/30/2018 - St Thomas Clinic Free Medical Outreach |
Join Us
We invite volunteers from the United States to join us for these mssions. We need medical volunteers (doctors, P.A.’s, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, EMTs, pharmacists, lab technicians, dental workers, eye care workers) and non-medical volunteers to do a variety of essential jobs (taking vitals, crowd control, prayer and counseling ministry, helping in surgery and so on).
We encourage volunteers who would like to join, to contact us.
We encourage volunteers who would like to join, to contact us.
If you are interested in joining us, please contact Rev. Tom Furrer at [email protected] or (860) 212 -6994.
See more about our April 2018 Medical Mission
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