OASIS COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION.

Vision

To improve health, hope, and quality of people in rural communities in Nigeria.

Mission

To provide high-quality health care services without cost to patients that are easily accessible, readily available, entirely acceptable, culturally relevant and sensitive and patient-centred.

Who we are

Oasis Community Health Foundation (OCHF) is a rural health improvement charity program established to save and improve people's lives in rural Nigeria by providing easily accessible free, and high-quality health care they cannot afford. OCHF was created and implemented by the indigenous people of Amechi Uwani in collaboration with very relevant and supportive domestic and foreign partners. RHIP is an extension of the on-going Malaria Control Project in Amechi Uwani, titled Say No Malaria in Amechi Uwani. Amechi Uwani is a rural community in Enugu state, southeast Nigeria. Say No Malaria recorded a 50% reduction in malaria incidence (participant children and pregnant women) with zero severe malaria cases and deaths in her first year ( 2019/2020).

Dr. Odoh Onuora is the founder of the program as a global health program and supported by renowned academic and health organizations in Canada. Besides building sustainable primary health care through local community participation, OCHF supports improvement and cross-pollination of knowledge among participating Canadian and Nigerian students and health providers. To enhance providers' experience and optimize positive change implementation, students and physicians participating in OCHF may be eligible to visit either country to participate in similar programs.

What we do

OCHF provides primary health care services at patients' homes and the program's clinic. Currently, our primary focus is the following 5 health units:

Primary Care Maternal Health program

Primary Care Chronic disease management program.

Primary care Child Health program.

Malaria Control Program

Sickle Cell Disease Management Program

OCHF clinic is equipped with relevant and standard medical equipment, units and personnel. All our services, both at home and in the clinic, are free. These services include:

Clinical services

Consultation with physicians.
Nursing services
Laboratory services.
Ultrasound services
Pharmacy/Dispensary.
Various relevant support from trained team members.
Community Health Promotion program

Non-clinical services

Global Health Innovation and planning
Students' internship and practicums
Research and academics.

Why we do what we do

Nigeria is a country in sub-Saharan Africa with a high disease and poverty burden, worse in rural communities. Primary health care services, when available, are expensive and can not be afforded by poor rural community people that must pay out of pocket. These make essential primary care services non-available and non-accessible in rural communities.

Nigeria frequently ranks topmost on the global list for countries with the highest mortality rate from the three most common killer diseases of children in the world: pneumonia, diarrhea and Malaria. In some regions in Nigeria, the maternal mortality rate is as high as 10%, worsening child's suffering and economic hardship for families.

Current Projects

Currently we are running the Malaria Control Project in Nigeria: Say No To Malaria in Amechi Uwani Community

For more information on the completed Phase I and the upcoming Phase II, please click here