Nigeria is facing its worst economic crisis in decades, with skyrocketing inflation, a national currency in free-fall and millions of people struggling to buy food. Only two years ago Africa’s biggest economy, Nigeria, was projected to drop to fourth place this year. The pain is widespread. - New York Times, June 11, 2024  A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTORDear Friends and Supporters,
If you have been reading our newsletters over the past couple of years, the quote from the New York Times won’t come as a surprise. I have been traveling to Nigeria for the past 22 years and conditions are worse than I have ever seen them. The phrase I keep hearing from my friends who live there is: “People are hungry.” We will be partnering with the FaithCare surgical team to do an intensive medical outreach from our St. Thomas Clinic in Port Harcourt in August.  Our Hybrid Approach To Meeting Medical Needs of Impoverished People Full-Time Clinics served 8,626 patients. This figure is down from previous years due to the very serious security problems at many of our clinic locations. Doctors have become kidnapping targets due to their perceived wealth and status. We have had difficulty recruiting and retaining doctors at our most vulnerable clinics.  Cornerstone Health Foundation was founded by Yohana Iko, one of our volunteers at our clinic based medical outreaches.  The Mothers Union is a powerful force for good in Anglican dioceses all over Africa. Later this year, we will be entering a new partnership with the Diocese of Kafanchan Diocese Mothers Union to conduct an anti-malaria campaign in four rural areas in the diocese.  As you can see from this newsletter, despite all of the serious challenges we are facing in Nigeria, we are not giving up and we are not going away. Our work is made possible by the generous donations of our many supporters.  Joy Received Her Joy Again - THE STORY OF ONE OF THE 941 PEOPLE WE SERVED AT OUR MEDICAL OUTREACH AT ST. THOMAS CLINIC IN PORT HARCOURT On the second day of the medical outreach that took place in August, our medical assistant, Dr Alabi gave me the situation report of the case of a woman who had a large fibroid tumor. She had previously consulted with other hospitals but could not afford the price of the surgery. She had been married for 15 years and was not able to conceive a child. Her inability to conceive had caused a lot of tension in her marriage and she was now separated from her husband. Dr. Alabi pleaded that we find a way of helping her as her case was really pitiful. Since we could not do mass surgery during the outreach, we made arrangements for her to have the surgery done after the outreach. It was done at a subsidized rate as she could not afford the standard price.  Dr. Alabi on the right Despite the challenges listed on page 2, we have many things for which to be grateful. First, we are helping more people than ever before. In the face of all of the challenges, our local partners and medical staff have adapted to be able to serve more people each year. While the exact numbers are not yet in, we project that we will serve more people than any previous year.  |
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