Firm seeks funds for medical bills of indigent persons

FundMeNG, Nigeria’s crowd funding platform has called on affluent Nigeria’s, corporate and nongovernmental organisations to support the nationwide initiative of donating funds to foot medical bills of indigent citizens across the country.

The firm, which is the Nigerian version of the United States online donation website, GoFundMe, help raise funds for people with difficulties in paying their medical bills using the power of technology and social media.

A statement by the Public Relation’s Officer, Promise-path Solutions Ltd, Monday Adejoh said the firm takes great interest in individuals with severe cases, which require urgent medical attention such as those who are referred to specialist hospitals and overseas treatment, with special emphasis in children.

He said the firm only takes interest in cases that have medical documentation from government recognized medical facilities, with an extensive verification process carried out to ensure the case is genuine.

He said all information relating to the medical cases is available at www.fundmeng.com/causes.