Our Mission

The Uwakah Memorial Medical Foundation is intent on providing the village of Akoli-Imenyi, and surrounding villages, with a medical facility that provides medical care for all the people.

The overall goal of the foundation is to establish and manage a hospital that will require approximately $50M to build and operate.

This is an ambitious undertaking that the Board recognizes will have to be done in stages. Since there is currently no medical facility in the area, the UMMF Board will strive to initially raise enough capital to build and sustain for three years a small-scale medical facility and staff it with a physician and a nurse assistant.

From this modest beginning, the foundation will move to the next stage: raising a second level of funds to improve upon the medical facility structure, hiring more personnel, and increasing the types of medical services. This graduating strategy will continue until the Uwakah Memorial Medical Center has evolved into a full-service hospital in Akoli-Imenyi.

With minimal resources and funds, the foundation members recognize that it will take between five to ten years to reach its ultimate goal.

Dr. Uwakah and Mr. Uzegbu will dedicate whatever time and resources they can to furthering the goals of the foundation. They will create an Advisory Board that supports the foundation. They will join international organizations engaged in African and Nigerian affairs. They will engage in a word-of-mouth campaign, whereby they share their commitment and passion to build a medical facility in Akoli-Imenyi, and will function as visible spokespersons for UMMF.

To continue the work of the foundation will require hiring the services of an consultant to write and administer grants, carry out needed research, and develop and refine the foundation’s strategies.