UNITS/FACILITIES
ECWA HOSPITAL EGBE, KOGI STATE
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 STATE
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.ecwaeyehospitalkano.com.ng
- email:ecwa_kano2011@yahoo.com
ECWA HOSPITAL OKEGBALA, KWARA STATE
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 SCHOOL OF NURSING SCIENCES EGBE, KOGI STATE
ECWA School of Nursing Egbe wasestablished in 1955 by Sudan Interior Mission (SIM) formerly known as Nurses training school. The ECWA Schoolof nursing was one of the first reputable nursing schools in Nigeria. In September 1977, when community health concept was inculcated into the curriculum of the midwifery training schools, the Nursing Council then approved the school to train midwives and itbegan training of direct students in school of Midwifery.
Its goal of training nurses for ervices at Egbe Hospital and beyond was furthered by accreditation in 2006 by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria. The school is designed to provide manpower to the department.
The school is seeking accreditation to become a College. A business plan on how to address the statutory requirements of a College and to secure sustainability thereafter is being developed.
ECWA COLLEGE OF HEALTH TECHNOLOGY KAGORO, KADUNA STATE
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
ANDREW STIRRET ECWA HOSPITAL BUKURU, PLATEAU STATE
ECWA COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMME JOS, PLATEAU STATE
ABOUT THE PROGRAMME
ECWA Community Health Programme – ECWA Community Health Programme manages 20 comprehensive health centers and 65 primary health centers all over Nigeria. It is the bedrock of the ECWA Medical department. The entire department evolved from this program to attain the various sophistications that we are witnessing today. This program also represents the outlet by which the church, through the department, relates to the communities with health care and evangelism. This is because the design of the program ensures that the health facilities are located within communities. The main thrust of ECWA Community Health Program is to package health care delivery services in a comprehensive, compassionate, holistic but affordable way to communities, particularly to the less privileged.
The gospel accounts shows Jesus’ active engagement in the healing ministry to be an integral dimension of the proclamation of the good-news. It points out that, in Jesus’ endeavours to bring wholeness through healing, various approaches and understandings came to play (“My purpose is to give life in its fullness John 10:10”).
We believe that the disadvantaged in society have a right of access to services, resources, knowledge and opportunity to improve their quality of life. We seek to strengthen their capacity to overcome the obstacles that deny them this right.
The wealth of poor people is their capacity and their “asset” . Of these, health is the most precious and important. Having a fit strong body is an asset to anyone; a sick weak and disabled body is a liability both to the person affected and to those who must support him.
In this brief sharing based on our experiences we hope to broaden and deepen our appreciation of the church’s mission of health, healing and wholeness that we seek in the reign of God.
Mission
ECHP exists to glorify God through the provision of physical and spiritual (holistic) health care to underprivileged communities in Nigeria
Vision Statement
ECHP envisions to be a dynamic self sustaining health care Programme that evangelizes through the provision of quality (primary and secondary) services to ensure healthy communities in Nigeria
CONTACTS
Postal: ECWA Community Health Programme Headquarters, P.O. Box 63, 1 Noad Avenue, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria.
E-mail: echpecwahq@gmail.com orechpecwahq@yahoo.com
Phone: +234 (0) 836415250
ECWA FOUNDATION FOR WHOLISTIC CARE JOS PLATEAU STATE
ECWA Foundation for Wholistic Care
Mission: To build the capacity of communities towards healthy living and peaceful cohesion.
Vision: To ensure sustained, peaceful, and healthy communities.
Core Value: Hinged around Dignity of Life, Relationships, Team Work, Accountability, Excellence, Learning, and innovation.
History
ECWA Foundation for Wholistic Care is a merged Unit of the Community Integrated Health Development Advancement (TEAM-CIHDA) and the Relief Foundation of ECWA (RFE). It is a commendable initiative that aims at addressing humanitarian, church, and society needs. It was formally called The ECWA AIDS Ministry (TEAM).
It was established in 1996 with the mandate of reaching out to underserved communities with interventions that bring about healthy living and improved well-being.
The Relief Foundation of ECWA existed for more than 10 years before it was formally registered with the CAC in 2020 to carry out humanitarian services to the persecuted Christians and communities in Nigeria.
As a merged unit, now primarily a coordinating hub for ECWA in HIV and AIDS intervention, gender issues, maternal and child health, peace building, humanitarian interventions, Care and support for the vulnerable people, emergency response and capacity building within the church and society.
However, we operate beyond ECWA as the church denomination that owns it and does not discriminate in service provision whatsoever.
Thematic Areas of Interventions
- Health
- Humanitarian
- Peace Building
- Sexual and Gender Based Violence
- Care and Support for the Vulnerable People
- Youth Substance Abuse Intervention
Summary of who we are
We are the practical Jesus of our time. (Jesus walked throughout the region and demonstrated God’s power by healing every kind of disease and illness. When he saw the vast crowd of people, Jesus was deeply moved with compassion, because they were harassed and helpless, like wandering sheep without a shepherd (Matthew 9:35-36).
- Health
- OUR SPRING OF LIFE OFFICE,
- Had been handling health-related issues for 30 years now. We will be celebrating our 30th Anniversary in 2026.
For your financial support to enable us to serve the church and communities better, make your contributions to this account and tell us where to channel it to:-
ECWA FOUNDATION FOR WHOLISTIC CARE
1017838613
Zenith Bank PLC
For further inquiry pls contact the Coordinator/CEO
0805-931-2276
Meet us at our office @ the ECWA Headquarters Jos
ecwa.wholisticcare@gmail.com
HIV & HEPATITIS ‘B’ Screening
Humanitarian Support
Reconstructed Communities
ECWA HEALTH DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY SUPPORT INNITIATIVE
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF THE ECWA HEALTH DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY SUPPORT INITIATIVE (EHDDSI)
Introduction
The vision for the establishment of the ECWA Health Insurance Scheme (EHIS), now implemented through the ECWA Health Development and Delivery Support Initiative (EHDDSI), emerged from the growing need to sustain quality healthcare delivery within the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA). Historically, ECWA had established numerous healthcare facilities across Nigeria to provide affordable and quality medical services to its members and surrounding communities. These facilities became widely recognized under the respected “ECWA Health Brand.”
However, over time, increasing population growth, rising healthcare costs, and the inadequacy of outof-pocket (OOP) healthcare financing created significant challenges for ECWA health institutions. Many healthcare facilities struggled to maintain quality services, meet personnel obligations, and sustain operations. Some facilities became moribund, while others were shut down entirely. In addition, ECWA staff increasingly depended on financial assistance from the Church to settle medical bills, as the existing medical allowance system could no longer cope with the rising cost of healthcare services.
Birth and implementation.
Recognizing the urgent need for a sustainable healthcare financing mechanism, the ECWA Executive (EE) in October 2017 constituted a Committee to develop a viable alternative to the obsolete out-ofpocket payment system. The Committee proposed the establishment of two complementary institutions: the ECWA Health Insurance Scheme (EHIS) and an ECWA Health Maintenance Organisation (HMO). These proposals were presented to the ECWA General Church Council (GCC) in April 2018, where they received overwhelming approval. The GCC resolved that both institutions should operate independently while complementing one another in strengthening healthcare financing and revitalizing the ECWA Health Brand.
The same General Church Council session elected Rev. (Dr.) Stephen Panya Baba as ECWA President. Upon assumption of office, he demonstrated strong commitment toward the implementation of the healthcare financing vision. Consequently, the ECWA Health Insurance Scheme Implementation Committee (EHIIC) was inaugurated in June 2018 to drive the realization of the Scheme. The Committee worked diligently with the support of the ECWA Executive and submitted its implementation progress report in April 2020.
In furtherance of the vision, the ECWA Executive constituted the pioneer Board of Directors for the ECWA Health Insurance Scheme in June 2020 under the chairmanship of Professor Tanimola Akande. Other members of the Board included:
- Joab Bonat Tagwai,
- Chinoso Emenike,
- Joy Shuaibu,
- Ruth Dul,
- The ECWA Director of Medical Services – (Dr. Samaila Maikah)
- The ECWA Finance Director – (Mr. Friday Mamman)
- The Managing Director/CEO of ECWA Portfolio Management Limited – (Mr. Moses Kolawole).
With financial support through a grant from the ECWA Executive, the ECWA Health Insurance Scheme officially commenced administrative operations on 16th November 2020 under the name “ECWA Health Insurance Scheme – EHIS.” The office began with five staff members and a Consultant. Mr. Shamee Samuel Vershima served as the pioneer Acting Administrator, while Dr. Moses Esuga served as the pioneer Consultant. Other staff members were:
- Ofon Brownson Ikpe – Accountant
- David Bari – Information and Communication (ICT) Officer
- Sarah Bako – Administrative Assistant I
- Gloria Jerry – Administrative Assistant II
- Rebecca Christopher – Cleaner
The team immediately embarked on sensitization and advocacy visits to ECWA formations across
Nigeria while simultaneously training healthcare facility personnel on the operational processes of the Scheme.
The Scheme operated under two basic sectors (the formal and informal sectors) and developed three formal sector healthcare plans consisting of defined premium structures and corresponding Healthcare Benefit Packages (HCBPs). These plans were presented to the General Church Council (GCC) in 2021 and subsequently approved with minor modifications. The GCC further approved that premium contributions should commence in July 2021, while healthcare service delivery under the Scheme would officially begin on 1st October 2021.
Healthcare delivery formally commenced on 1st October 2021 with a network of 68 healthcare facilities, of which 34 were active at inception. The Scheme also started operations with 47 contributing organizations, covering 2,288 active principal enrollees and a total enrollee population of 3,612, including dependents.
As part of its institutional development and legal formalization, the Scheme was registered with the Nigerian Corporate Affairs Commission in October 2022 as the ECWA Health Development and Delivery Support Initiative (EHDDSI) as the corporate name, operating as an Incorporated Trustees/NonGovernmental Organisation. EHDDSI thereafter became the corporate entity responsible for implementing the programmes and operations of the ECWA Health Insurance Scheme.
Growth
Since the commencement of healthcare service delivery, EHDDSI has experienced remarkable growth and expansion. Between 2021 and 2026, the number of healthcare facilities increased from 68 to 105, while active facilities rose from 34 to 75, representing a 54% increase in total facilities and a 123% increase in active facilities. Similarly, the number of contributing organizations expanded from 47 to 96.
Enrollment under the Scheme also witnessed tremendous growth. Active principal enrollees increased from 2,288 at inception to 18,612 by 2026, while the total active enrollee population, including dependents, rose from 3,612 to 21,522. This represents approximately 713.5% growth in principal enrollees and 496% growth in total enrollee coverage.
In addition to enrolment growth, EHDDSI has distinguished itself through innovation and prudent resource management. The Scheme successfully digitalized its operations through the development of an integrated website and portal system for enrolment, treatment authorization, claims processing, vetting, approvals, and payments, all coordinated electronically through internet-based platforms. The Scheme also developed a highly competitive healthcare tariff system and effectively coordinated operations across multiple states in Nigeria with a lean workforce.
Today, EHDDSI stands as a rapidly growing healthcare support initiative committed to expanding access to affordable and quality healthcare services through strategic partnerships with healthcare facilities, organizations, and stakeholders. The organization continues to strengthen healthcare delivery systems, improve the welfare of ECWA workers and communities, and sustain the vision of accessible and affordable healthcare for all.
Impact
The impact of the Scheme has also been acknowledged by ECWA leadership. During the Thanksgiving Prayer marking the second anniversary of healthcare service delivery under the Scheme, Rev. (Dr.)
Stephen Panya Baba observed that requests for financial assistance toward huge medical bills from ECWA workers had drastically reduced since the establishment of the Scheme. This development underscores the significant socio-economic benefits and positive impact of EHDDSI on the Church and its workforce.
Through visionary leadership, strategic planning, institutional commitment, and prudent management, EHDDSI has continued to evolve into a sustainable healthcare financing and delivery platform dedicated to enhancing the health and well-being of individuals and communities across its operational coverage areas.