Thank you from all of us on the Egbe team, but even more so, thank you from all the local families and individuals who will continue to receive safe, reliable care from Egbe Hospital and College of Nursing because of your response for the urgent repairs that were needed for the water supply. Last [...]
Due to heavy rainstorms, the dam that supplies water to Egbe Hospital and the College of Nursing and Midwifery burst last week, and the water was lost with it. Restoring the dam will be costly, so we’re asking faithful partners like you to come together to aid the patients, staff, and students of the [...]
We have just returned from a three-week trip to visit and work with the team that is living and serving at Egbe Hospital and the College of Nursing and Midwifery in Egbe, Nigeria. It was a very productive and encouraging trip to see the progress since our May visit. There is definitely a buzz [...]
The leadership of ECWA College of Nursing and Midwifery was recently joined by dignitaries, staff, and students for a ceremony to dedicate the new residential complex in anticipation of the nursing and midwifery students beginning to move into the new dormitories next month. The ceremony included a brief tour of the campus and new [...]
There is much to celebrate as we look at all the accomplishments of 2020 and as the anticipation builds around the construction plans for the classrooms, library, and study rooms at the ECWA School of Nursing and Midwifery. You have helped impact many lives in Egbe, Nigeria, which results in 50 nurses graduating each [...]
Egbe Hospital and the College of Nursing and Midwifery campus are situated side by side on 40 acres in the rural town of Egbe, Nigeria – 2 1/2 hours from the nearest city and 9 hours from the capital city. The construction and upgrades to old buildings in the Nursing and Midwifery School are [...]
Last month we shared what it takes to put together one of the many 40-foot containers that have traveled from Miami, Florida to Egbe carrying much-needed medical equipment, maintenance, and construction supplies – all made possible because of your partnership! Have you ever wondered what those containers are used for once they’re emptied? [...]
Another 40-foot container is on the Atlantic Ocean, making the 5,621-mile journey from Miami, FL, to the Port of Lagos in Nigeria, and then by truck to rural Egbe. Each container, weighing several tons, carries much needed medical and maintenance equipment for the hospital; vehicle and generator parts; construction supplies and building materials for [...]
First: Many of you encouraged the medical staff and blessed patients at Egbe Hospital, Nigeria, by responding to our #GiveTuesdayNow appeal to help patients that do not have funds for treatment, but desperately needed medical attention. Thank you! Second: We shared the critical need for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to keep Egbe Hospital staff [...]
It’s been a grueling week. But I trust God. Thanks for your prayers! I’m about to enter the isolation ward now.” That was the message received this week from the hospital’s nursing director as he cared for a patient under observation. Thankfully, Egbe Hospital has not had any confirmed COVID-19 cases. Still, the number [...]
