In Nigeria, a treatable emergency can become a tragedy when a family can't raise 20,000 on time. HEI works with medical social workers in 95 partner hospitals across 16 states to verify indigent cases and pay costs directly, so treatment starts without delay. Gifts between $10-$50 cover the urgent gap. A monthly gift means HEI can respond immediately, without waiting to fundraise while a child deteriorates.
A medical emergency in Nigeria is rarely just a health crisis; it is a cash-and-time crisis. Fewer than 10% of Nigerians have health insurance, and hospitals require an upfront deposit before treatment begins. Families unable to raise as little as 15,000-20,000 ($10-$15) watch treatable conditions turn fatal. Hospital detention, being held after treatment for an unpaid bill, keeps mothers from their families for months.
HEI partners with 95 public hospitals across 16 states. Social workers identify patients denied care due to inability to pay and flag cases to HEI. We verify, approve, and transfer funds directly to the hospital, not the family. Treatment begins the same day. Since 2015, HEI has funded care for over 35,700 patients. In 2024, we deployed 13.1 million across 748 interventions which was a 46% increase from the prior year.
88% of children and mothers HEI supports survive their acute condition. Testimony Julius, whose care HEI funded after a 2018 fire killed his three siblings, attended HEI's 10th Anniversary in 2025 and is now in secondary school. Every child who recovers and every mother who returns home represents a family kept whole. HEI has operated for 10 years with 9 consecutive independently audited financial statements and is positioned for even greater impact.
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