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The authorities of Rural Health Initiatives for Improved Living (RHIFIL) said it has empowered over 40,000 patients with free medical services in the past 16 years.
Josephine Kpere-Daibo, the president of the organisation disclosed this during a two-day free medical outreach programme held on Friday in Benin City.
Kpere-Daibo said the beneficiaries of the free medical services cut across Edo, Delta, Kogi, and Bayelsa states respectively.
According to her, the reason for this initiative is simply to give health and hope to the needy.
“Annually, RHIFIL supports at least 2,500 individuals with different forms of medical and humanitarian assistance tailored to meet their specific and urgent needs.
“This July, our target is to reach and support 1,500 individuals across multiple communities with essential health and humanitarian aid.
“We are reaching out to the forgotten, the displaced, the poor, and the vulnerable people who are often overlooked in the systems.
“I was once rejected and hopeless, but grace found me. I now put smiles on faces and extend God’s love through this platform”, she said.
She stated that RHIFIL had consistently provided free healthcare services for 16 years, delivering both health and hope to the needy, displaced, and less privileged in society.
Kpere-Daibo said RHIFIL had also successfully impacted lives through various initiatives, including scholarships, and rehabilitation for vulnerable and marginalised individuals.
She reeled out other forms of support to include empowerment, free surgeries, medication, material aid, food supplies, shelter, and clothing to the underprivileged across rural and urban areas.
She also stated that RHIFIL had established a hospital and an annex located in the Uroho community, Benin, equipped with doctors, nurses, and dedicated volunteers.
The RHIFIL president added that the organisation had executed multiple grassroots medical outreaches across nearly all rural and urban communities in Edo.
She explained that in collaboration with the Ugbajo Itsekiri USA association, the body had carried out three medical outreaches in Itsekiri-speaking communities in the Delta in 2024.
“We built a modern health centre and constructed 30-unit toilet and bathroom facilities for the internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Benin.
“These facilities included 15 units each for boys and girls, ensuring dignity and hygiene for displaced individuals, especially women and children.
“We also installed a solar power system for uninterrupted electricity and a generator to power the borehole and supply clean water to the clinic.
“Additionally, we donated clothing and medicines to IDPs with the support of our partners, helping to restore dignity and health to many families,” she added.
Kpere-Daibo said the mission of the body is to restore the total health and dignity of every human body, soul, and spirit, especially those in dire need.
