UNITS/FACILITIES
ECWA HOSPITAL EGBE
ECWA Hospital Egbe is a 121-bed multi-service complex, founded in 1952 by SIM (Serving in Mission, formerly Sudan Interior Mission) missionaries, Dr. and Mrs. Campion.
With the help of many Nigerians and missionaries working together, the hospital grew from a small maternity clinic built in 1920 to include a maternity ward, operating theatre, out-patient department and in-patient wards.ECWA Hospital Egbe is comprised of approximately 33 acres with 68 buildings situated on a major intersection between Ilorin and Lokoja.ECWAHospital Egbe is a rural teaching hospital serving a large population in Kogi and neighbouring States, Nigeria.The Hospitalwas accredited for Part I and Part II Family Medicine training by the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria and the West African College of Physicians. ECWA Hospital Egbe provides the following services: Medical, Surgical, Maternity, Under Fives Clinic, antenatal, maternal, child health care, immunization, family planning and eye care. It has a well-equipped laboratory with capacity to carry out a wide array of laboratory investigations for diagnosis, X-ray, Ultrasound Services, Electrocardiogram, Intensive Care Unit/Triage, TB DOTs Services and Mortuary services.
The hospital has a significant impact on the physical and spiritual well-being of the region. Today, many of the churches in the region were established by people who met Christ at ECWA Hospital Egbe. Hundreds of lives have been saved that otherwise they could have perished, both physically and spiritually.
ECWA EYE HOSPITAL KANO
BRIEF HISTORY OF ECWA EYE HOSPITAL
It was through the reading of the book “The Glory of the Impossible “by Dr A. D. Helser, the then head of the SIM in Kano that changed the life of Dr Douglas Marion Hursh who later answered the call to Kano to take charge of the leprosarium.
Dr. Douglas Marion Hursh arrived Kano in June 1940. The single building that contained the clinic, ward and theatre was named SIM Eye Hospital until 1976 when the hospital was formally handed over to then Evangelical Church of West Africa (ECWA), but now Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA). Thereafter the name of the hospital changed from SIM Eye Hospital to ECWA Eye Hospital.
The initial mission from inception was to provide eye care services for the large number of leprous patients that were being looked after by the missionaries.
The hospital started with 25 beds and one Ophthalmologist in the 70s to 140 in the 80s and now is 185 bed capacity hospital in 3 separate blocks with 4 consultant Ophthalmologists, 8 senior registrars, 2 junior registrars, 3 Optometrists, 6 Ophthalmic Nurses, 9 Registered Nurses, 30 CHEWs, 2 Administrators, 2 Accountants and other Supportive staff.
From basic primary eye care providers in the 70s, the hospital has now evolved into a tertiary institution, fully accredited for training of resident doctors by the National Post Graduate Medical College of Nigeria and the West African College of Surgeons. We provide a wide range of services.
The Hospital provides yearly training on primary eye care and ophthalmic theatre courses to personnel from government and non-governmental eye care institutions across Nigeria. Other medical interventions includes; Cataract services, glaucoma services, medical retina, A/B Scan, spectacle/lens production, pediatric ophthalmology, community outreaches to rural areas within Kano and Jigawa States and many more. The hospital has evolved from the provision of basic service to that of highly specialized services. The hospital is second to none in sophistication and the provision of quality services in the entire Northern Nigeria. The hospital is well equipped through collaborations with several entities.
SPECIALIZATION
The hospital has enjoyed a long partnership with ChristoffelBlinden Mission (CBM) that has advanced the staff development through the internal learning programmes and use of resource persons and systems improvement. This has developed the capacity of the hospital to implement high volume intervention programmes. Through the support of CBM, the hospital secured a three-year funding grant from the Standard Chartered Bank, UK under the Seeing is Believing Project to conduct 18,000 adult and 540 children cataract surgeries and to reach 1,384,000 with awareness messages during the project life. The project ended in June 2014, the hospital met the targets given and even exceeded it.
- One of the doctors was sponsored for Retinal training in South Korea to set up a retinal unit in the hospital.
- Aside carrying out general eye surgeries, the eye Doctors went on to specialize in areas of endeavours, which include: Paediatric ophthalmology and Glaucoma Surgery respectively.
- The linkage programmes has enabled four of the Hospital staff attend a training in UK in 2012.
5.2.7 CONTACTS
You can reach us at the under listed address
ECWA Eye Hospital.
1, Mission Road, Airport Road Kano.
- Phone:+2347056203631
- Website: www.ecwaeyehospital.com
- email:ecwa_kano2011@yahoo.com
ECWA HOSPITAL OKEGBALA
ECWA Hospital Okegbala – ECWA Hospital Omu-Aran was founded in 1948 by the Sudan Interior Mission (SIM) and moved to her present location Okegbalain the year 1952. It is a 40 bed capacity complex. It was initially founded to take care of people affected with Leprosy but was expanded and adopted by the Kwara State Government as the Kwara State Skin Disease referral Center in the early 1980s. The Hospital is now a full fledge general hospital rendering general services including surgical, medical services, maternal and child health, rehabilitative services, eye care and laboratory services.
ECWA Hospital Okegbala entrance
ECWA Hospital Okegbala side view
Vision
To demonstrate the love of God through the provision of qualitative wholistic medical care
Mission
We envision the provision of quality, comprehensive and affordable health care services in a Christ-centered way that enhances the quality of life; producing mature Christians and competent health workers.
Contacts
ADDRESSESS
ECWA HOSPITAL OKEGBALA, POST OFFICE BOX 77, OMU ARAN, KWARA STATE.
08034452255, 07058352635 and 07058923950
Email. ecwalphosp@yahoo.com
ECWA FOUNDATION FOR WHOLISTIC CARE
The ECWA AIDS Ministry (TEAM) is a ministry of Evangelical Churches of Winning All (ECWA). TEAM seeks to empower ECWA members to effectively address the HIV/AIDS crisis within their community. With God’s Word as our base, TEAM is empowering ECWA members to serve their communities in areas of Awareness. TEAM began work in 1996 as just an awareness unit but now has grown to include empowering and capacity building in areas of: Training of Trainers, Counselling Training, Home Based Care Training and Peer Education.
The name of the program was changed from ECWA AIDS Awareness Program to The ECWA AIDS Ministry (TEAM) and became a unit of the Medical Department. Rev Isa Bello became the first Coordinator of TEAM in 2000, he served for 6years ( 2000- 2006), Late Rev India Magaji acted as the Coordinator for 6 months. Mr. Nehemiah Ghata was appointed a substantive Coordinator in 2007 – 2013. When his tenure elapsed, Mr. Ezekiel Bala was appointedthe Coordinator in July 2013 to date.
Education, Counselling and Care.
TEAM has been a pioneer in the fight against HIV/AIDS among Faith based organizations in Nigeria. Thus, taking the lead TEAM provides consultancy services to other faith based organizations and has facilitated the formation of HIV/AIDS organizations in other denominations in Nigeria.From its inception, TEAM’s activities have continued to grow as needs and demands for services increased.
TEAM began work in 1996 as just an awareness unit but now has grown to include empowering and capacity building in areas of: Training of Trainers, Counselling Training, Home Based Care Training and Peer Education.
- Peer Education targets Youths in the Churches and schools and DYCs.
- A curriculum has been developed for the students at JETS on HIV/AIDS fight so they can have better understanding of the infection and the ECWA policy on AIDs this will be extended to Theological Training institutes in ECWA.
- They have established District AIDs committee, members of these committee are trained to serve as trainers at the district level. They collect kits from TEAM and give reports to the programme before they are given more kits. They target conferences, Fellowship groups and meetings.
- The Programme partner with various church groups to promote understanding of the roles each should play and to encourage ownership hence, the development of an MOU between TEAM and the groups.
- The Programme support and empower Widows and Orphans by providing food, school fees, house rent, medical bills and in some instances acquire land and build. The Programme provided training to help them acquire skills to help liberate them from dependency.
The Programme has encouraged the establishment of welfare committees at LCB level to help support those infected or affected.
Vision: A sustainable Christian resource center facilitating change towards an HIV free society.
Mission: To Glorify God by empowering ECWA to serve society through HIV prevention and care.
5 UNITS OF THE ORGANIZATION
- Awareness unit
- Counselling unit
- Care and support unit
- Resources mobilization unit
- Advocacy unit
- Program unit
- Monitoring and Evaluation unit
Contact
ECWA Headquarter, 1 Noad Avenue P.O. Box 63, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria.
PHONE: 08036054454
EMIL ADDRESS: ecwateamcoordinator@gmail.com
WEBSITES: www.ecwa-team.org
ECWA COLLEGE OF HEALTH TECHNOLOGY KAGORO
ECWA College of Health Technology Kagoro is located in Kagoro, Kaura LGA, of Kaduna state, Nigeria.
The school was started by Sudan Interior Mission (SIM) in 1959 as Sudan interior Mission Medical Auxilliary Training school (SIMMATS) in Jos with ECWA Evangel Hospital (Presently Bingham University Teaching Hospital) as the practicing center. The Hospital and the school were taken over by Government in mid 1977 and later returned to ECWA in 1979.In 1982 ECWA moved the school to Kagoro in Kaduna Stateas ECWA School of Health Technology and were training the following cadre of health staff:
- Laboratory Assistants
- Community Health Aides (Now called JCHEW)
- In 1984 the school commenced the training of Community Health Assistants (Now called CHEW).
The school was conceived to provide low and middle level manpower to the department. It is now the only school for Christians in Northern Nigeria.
Mission
To reach the unreached with quality healthcare by providing health workers with sound and moral health training.
Vision
To be an institution producing excellent, dedicated and God-fearing Christian health workers.
Values
The College believes in the following values:
- God (Believe in God Almighty, as the creator, sustainer and All – Powerful Divine Being)
- Love and compassionate care
- Hard work
- Accountability
- Salvation of souls
- Healthcare as evangelistic organ for winning souls to Christ
- Quality training
ECWA upgraded the Institution to a College in 2005. Since then the College has expanded into five departments, they include:
College Departments
- Community Health Department
- Medical Laboratory Science Department
- Health Information Management Department
- Environmental Health Department
- Pharmacy Technician Department
The College is currently sited where the early missionary to Kagoro (Rev. Thomas Archibald his wife Sarah and daughter Grace lived. Rev. Archibald came to Kagoro on the 7th May 1927.
Bank Details:
Acct Holder’s name: ECWA College of Health Technology Kagoro
Acct. Number: 2000 419 824
