Our story - Health Emergency Initiative

Our Story

The HEI vision to saving lives was born following the realistic discovery of how Nigeria loses her hope of brighter future to needless deaths. The heart aching knowledge that at least 2 lives are lost in every 2 minutes because of lack of adequate medical attention to emergency victims spurred HEI to a trans-generational mission of saving the lives of indigent/vulnerable patients who are in emergency situations in public health institutions.

Health Emergency Initiative {HEI) was officially birthed on October 24th 2015 as a non-profit humanitarian mission. This mission is faithfully committed to preventing needless deaths and preserving beautiful dreams by providing swift medical intervention to indigent patients, post-crash care to road traffic emergency victims and providing First Responders training to every segment of the Nigerian society.

a new era of hope…

Since efforts towards health advocacy and influencing legislative outcomes by various groups in the past has fizzled out tremendously due to weak institutional frameworks and lack of political will; HEI timely intervention filled the gap and since then we have intervened to save the lives of over 200 patients in the following hospitals:

Ajeromi General Hospital, Ajegunle, Lagos
Alimosho General Hospital, Igando, Lagos
Apapa General Hospital, Lagos;
Badagry General Hospital;
Ebutte Metta Health Centre, Lagos
Federal Medical Centre Ebutte Metta, Lagos
Gbagada General Hospital, Lagos
Isolo General Hospital, Lagos;
Lagos Island Maternity;

Lagos State University Teaching. Hospital, (LASUTH)
Lagos University Teaching Hospital, (LUTH)
Massey Children Hospital, Lagos
Mushin General Hospital, Lagos;
Police Medical Clinic Falomo, Lagos
Randle General Hospital, Surulere, Lagos
Shomolu General Hospital, Shomolu, Lagos;
University College Hospital Ibadan (UCH);
Federal Medical Centre, Owerri

WHERE WE ARE NOW

HEI has in the last 5 years been working with FRSC, LASAMBUS, LASEMA LUTH, LASUTH, National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi and Lagos State Ministry of Health and over 25 public health institutions in Lagos. We have successfully provided live saving support for over 482 Indigent patients with Primary Health care cases as well as post crash care for critically injured accident victims.

In recognition of this, the Lagos State Government through the Health Service Commission recently (February 28th 2020) recognized HEI as the BEST SUPPORTING NGO across the hospitals in the State.