The Heroes of Black Health and Wellness
The heroes of black health and wellness are the Nigerian doctors, nurses, and volunteers, who address health disparities in their local communities by leading health programs that make a difference. Whether with Bebor Model Nursery and Primary Schools (Bebor) or Dr. Mercy Obeime, Timmy is proud to be in partnership with organizations and individuals who diligently work for Black Health and Wellness, which is this 2022’s Black History Month theme.
Bebor Model Nursery and Primary Schools
Under the leadership of Dr. Nabie Nubari Francis, Bebor’s Health and Nutrition Programs Coordinator, and Scott Pegg, Timmy Global Health’s liaison to Bebor, six schools in rural Niger Delta, Nigeria provide students with health programs to help them thrive.
Upon a recognition of the social determinants of health, Bebor has created a holistic approach to public health, by leading the following health interventions:
Building and maintaining handwashing stations and boys, girls and teachers’ toilets for improved sanitation and boreholes for cleaner and safer drinking water.
Feeding students with Ogi Soy Plus. Composed of locally available soybeans, millet and crayfish. In June 2020, in response to a rapid increase in child malnutrition in the communities served by Bebor, their nutrition program was expanded to all six schools.
Stocking and equipping sickbays.
Providing age-appropriate basic immunizations including measles, polio, tetanus, typhoid, Vitamin A supplements and yellow fever vaccines to the children.
Providing deworming treatments to more than 1,450 children every year
In 2022, Timmy Global Health celebrates its twentieth anniversary of providing support to the Bebor Model Nursery and Primary Schools in Rivers State, Nigeria. Timmy has been addressing public health issues affecting its students since 2009. Thanks to your generous support, Timmy has a full slate of health, nutrition and WASH programming planned to improve Black Health and Wellness for the children at these schools not just during Black History Month but throughout 2022.
Dr. Mercy Obeime
In 2003, she founded the Mercy Foundation, serving the public health needs of the local community, and of the people of her homeland of Uromi, Nigeria. In 2010 The Mercy Foundation merged with Timmy Foundation to become Timmy Global Health. The last 2 years, Covid forced everyone to do things differently. Dr. Obeime worked with doctors in Nigeria to perform eye care and 122 eye surgeries for patients from 3 to 93 years old.
In Indianapolis, Dr. Obeime has been very busy with the Covid pandemic. Working with MCPHD to mitigate spread among the homeless while seeing patients with substance use disorder and chronic pain syndrome.
We at Timmy feel inspired by the dedication of Dr. Obeime to provide access to healthcare to those in need, and in doing so, we believe that she becomes a hero for black health and wellness!
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