The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has applauded the United Vessels of Love (U-VOL) Foundation for providing Nigerian midwives with the necessary resources to perform 50 safe, facility-based births.
U-VOL Foundation is a U.S.-based international healthcare relief non-profit organisation dedicated to improving health equity in underserved communities.
Chairman and CEO of NIDCOM, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, commended the foundation in a statement signed by Gabriel Odu of the Media, Public Relations, and Protocols Unit of NIDCOM.
According to the statement, Dabiri-Erewa applauded the U-VOL Foundation for completing their second Maternal Health Training Session at St. Charles Hospital and Maternity, Adoka, Benue State, Nigeria.
Dabiri-Erewa stated that the U-VOL Foundation has truly justified the National Diaspora Merit Award bestowed on the foundation last July 2024, during the National Diaspora Day celebrations, for their consistency in upscaling healthcare delivery in Nigeria.
She urged the foundation never to rest on its laurels.
On her part, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of U-VOL Foundation, Mrs. Faith Adole, believes that consistent and intentional healthcare services to underserved communities are a call to volunteerism and giving back to society.
Adole stated that the two-day intensive programme trained 19 healthcare providers comprising nurses, midwives, public health physicians, and community health workers, adding that they were equipped with life-saving skills to improve maternal and neonatal outcomes in Adoka communities.
According to her, equipping midwives with essential tools and facilitating the donation of 19 Direct Relief Midwife kits to St. Charles Hospital and Maternity—each kit containing 61 essential items, providing midwives with the necessary resources to perform 50 safe, facility-based births—is heartwarming.
“Our goal is not just to provide training but also to create sustainable solutions that empower the local workforce.
“This programme is just the beginning. By continuing to train midwives, public health workers, and physicians, and by collaborating with institutions like the State Ministry of Health, medical teaching institutions, and the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, we are laying the foundations for long-term maternal health improvements in Nigeria.
“Over the course of the training, participants engaged in hands-on learning covering key maternal and neonatal health topics, including life-saving resuscitation techniques, pre-eclampsia and eclampsia management, complex birth complications, family planning and birth control options, handling obstetric emergencies, emergency cesarean section and surgical skills, and infection control in maternal and neonatal care,” she added.
