A Non-Governmental body, Excellence Community Education Welfare Scheme (ECEWS), has expanded access to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Tuberculosis (TB), malaria, maternal health, education and emergency response services for Nigerians, reaching over 16 million persons across underserved communities with essential health education and economic services.
   
According to the organisation, about 319,324 Nigerians have been treated for TB, 295,548 for malaria, and 11,474 have been enrolled in the state and community health insurance scheme.
   
Speaking in Abuja during an engagement on ECEWS work with government and development partners in improving Nigeria’s health sector, as part of activities to mark the organisation’s 25th anniversary, ECEWS emphasised that it stands as a symbol of locally driven excellence and has continued to rebuild communities, strengthen systems, and create sustainable solutions for future generations.
  
The Chairman of ECEWS Board, Prof. EnoAbasi Urua, said the organisation has contributed to improving access to treatment and support, helping affected persons regain hope and improve their quality of life.

According to her, ECEWS has, over the years, expanded its interventions to tuberculosis, malaria, humanitarian support and empowerment programmes across 19 states.
   
Also speaking, the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, noted that ECEWS’ values align with ongoing health sector reforms centred on sustainability, efficiency, integrity and measurable outcomes.
   
Pate said ECEWS has demonstrated that organisations could achieve long-term impact through sustainability, integrity and commitment to communities. According to him, “we don’t have too many institutions, whether in the health or education sector, that have endured this long in terms of the sustainability of their results, efficiency of their approaches and the kind of impact that they continue to deliver for the Nigerian people.”
   
In his remarks, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Dr Bernard Doro, emphasised the need for humanitarian organisations to ensure that vulnerable people feel the impact of their work.
   
Also, the Chief Executive Officer of ECEWS, Dr Andy Eyo, noted that the 25-year journey had been built on integrity, proper resource management, and a commitment to improving the lives of Nigerians.
   
Eyo observed that the organisation had carried out its programmes with a high sense of responsibility to contribute to national development through healthcare, education and empowerment.