Seinye Lulu-Briggs ignites hope
By Oladapo Sofowora In a striking display of sustained community health intervention also keeping the memory of her late husband alive, Mrs Seinye Lulu-Briggs used the O.B. Lulu-Briggs Foundation to
By Oladapo Sofowora
In a striking display of sustained community health intervention also keeping the memory of her late husband alive, Mrs Seinye Lulu-Briggs used the O.B. Lulu-Briggs Foundation to provided free medical care to 5,112 individuals and performed 149 surgeries during a five day medical mission in Ogu, Rivers State, from March 16 to March 20. The 45th edition of the foundation’s free medical mission took place at the model primary healthcare center in the Ogu/Bolo Local Government Area. A team of 109 volunteers and consultants delivered a wide range of services, including hernia repairs, appendectomies, hydrocelectomies, and lipoma excisions all at no cost to the patients.
Dr. Seinye O.B. Lulu-Briggs, chairman of the foundation named after her late husband, has overseen the program’s growth for over two decades. What began as an inaugural outreach at Abonnema General Hospital in 2005, treating approximately 2,600 people, has steadily expanded into one of the most enduring healthcare initiatives in the Niger Delta.
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Out of the 5,112 patients treated, 3,439 were women and 1,673 were men. The surgical team, led by Dr. Famba Famba Daniel, handled a complex surgical list that included procedures typically requiring appointments, insurance, and significant out-of-pocket payments in urban centers. In Ogu, they were provided free of charge. The medical team was supported by 77 medical volunteers and 32 non-medical personnel who managed logistics, patient flow, pharmacy services, and follow-up care. Beyond surgeries, the mission offered general consultations, dental care, vision screening, diagnostics, physiotherapy, and laboratory tests, with services beginning at 7 a.m. each
Since its founding in 2001, the O.B. Lulu-Briggs Foundation has expanded from an initial focus on elderly care in rural communities into education, scholarships, safe water projects, and entrepreneurship support. The free medical mission has since become its flagship and most visible program.
The foundation has signaled that more missions lie ahead as it continues to expand its footprint across the Niger Delta, working to close the gap between rural communities and the healthcare services they are legally entitled to but rarely able to access.
