PROFILE OF HEALTH SUPPORT INITIATIVE (HSI)

 

Health Support Initiative (HIS) is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) registered with the Anambra State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, Awka. It is affiliated to Environment Development Initiative for Africa (EDIA)

VISION

Create awareness of the deadly disease and proffer possible solutions to the public with the aim of eradicating it or at least reducing the prevalence to a level of insignificance.

MISSION STATEMENT

  1. To embark on sustained awareness creation on the causes, prevention, support and management of HIV/AIDS through the electronics, print, social media, rural information network, seminar, workshop etc.
  2. To seek collaboration with Government, Donor Agencies, Health providers and other Partners to provide support for people living with AIDS (PLWA) and Orphans and Vulnerable children (OVC)
  3. To enlighten the general public on the dehumanizing effect of stigmatization.
  4. To take any other measures that will help reduce the prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS in the state.
 

Directorates: The NGO operates through four Directorates namely:

  1. Administration and Planning
  2. Research and Publications
  • Technical services and Communication
  1. Finance and Logistics

Members of the Board of Trustees:

Members of the Board of Trustees are:

  1. Sir Ikechukwu Abana - Directorate of Administration and Planning
  2. Sir. Prof Emma Ezenwaji - Directorate of Research and Publications
  3. Engr. Franc Ekwempu - Directorate of Technical Services and Communication
  4. Sir Arinze Obasi - Finance and Logistics

Trustees:

The Chairman of the board shall be the person holding the office of the Director Administration and Planning who shall be the first among equals.

Tenure of Members of Board of Trustees:

A trustee may hold office for life but shall cease to hold such office if he/she

  1. Resigns his office
  2. Ceases to be a member of the registered trustees
  • Becomes insane
  1. Officially declared bankrupt
  2. is convicted of a criminal offence involving dishonesty by a court or tribunal or Competent jurisdiction or
  3. Ceases to reside in Nigeria.

Our Core Values: Honesty, Diligence, Transparency, Accountability, Team work Gender Equity, Human Rights.

Source of Revenue: Donations and Programme Sponsorship.

Ikechukwu Abana

Chairman