Dr. Roland Lere Oritsejafor
President
Read the President’s message“Our vision is all about passion & partnership.”
Passion & Partnership
Health Initiatives for Safety and Stability in Africa
To collaborate with partners to promote comprehensive and sustainable interventions for public health, support military medicine and health diplomacy for peace, stability and development of communities.
Our partners
- Nigerian Ministry of Defence
- US Department of Defense Walter Reed Program–Nigeria
- HJF Medical Research International
- USAID
Enhancing Healthier and Safer Communities.
Our leadership
A small, yet passionate group of people who produce powerful outcomes.
The executive Board manages the day-day running of the organisation.
Meet our team
Omatsola Tawiah Lawanson, Th.D.
Board Secretary
Tuedon Uweja
Managing Director
01
Advocacy
This is a vital tool for the success of our programs, HIFASS has progressively engaged in different levels of advocacy; Global, Regional and National.
02
Community Health Services/Outreaches
As part of a holistic approach to making basic health care available to all, HIFASS organizes and participates in outreach programs, health fairs and other related activities at the community level to complement its other humanitarian services.
03
Health Systems Strengthening
HIFASS strives to make high quality health care available to people around military formations in Nigeria.
04
Health Manpower Management
HIFASS has the capacity to recruit people best suited to fill the position required, train them, develop their careers, ensure that they are appropriately motivated and compensated.
05
Research Programs
Over the years, HIFASS has participated and contributed to HIV related researches on HIV/AIDS in Nigeria.
06
Orphans and Vulnerable Children Services
As HIFASS expands its contribution to health services delivery and safety, the development of new strategies and involvement in areas requiring service to the grass roots, particularly at the family level, has become necessary.
07
Training
HIFASS conducts several trainings in health related areas.
Where we work
Health and social services at community, state and federal levels
HIFASS has its head office in Abuja, but also work at the Community, State and Federal levels.
19
states
of Nigeria including the Federal Capital Territory
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32
military treatment facilities
supported with personnel, manpower and technical assistance
Impact
Quality treatment, counselling and testing for communities around military facilities
~500,000
people have received quality treatment, counseling and testing
28,646
clients on ART treatment
56,818
OVCs and caregivers catered for
Strategic Integration of Nigeria Military HIV/AIDS Response (SINM-HAR), to 30 September 2018; HIFASS-LOPIN 3, as at August 2018.
HJFMRI Ltd Gte
122+
personnel managed across five contracts, including headquarters
- 32 WRP-N/NMOD sites
- 4 state general hospitals
- 1 Innovation center in Abuja
From the President
The HIFASS team is a small, yet passionate group of people who produce powerful outcomes.
We are committed to utilize our different challenges to build an organisation that can meet with international best standards and compete with any in the world.
The leadership is based on God’s values of love, experience, selflessness, respect and dignity for humanity.
Our Team
Board of Trustees
The Board has an arm known as the Executive Board consisting of the President, Secretary and Managing Director.
Chief Dr. Roland Lere Oritsejafor
President
Chief Dr. Roland Lere Oritsejafor is the President of Health Initiatives for Safety and Stability in Africa (HIFASS). A medical practitioner by profession, he has held several professional and nonprofessional which includes Senior Medical Officer Registrar, University of Benin, 1974-1976. His non-professional appointments include being Chairman of the Warri national Council in 1998, Deputy National Secretary People Democratic Party 2001-2003, Former Minister of State for Defence, Federal Republic of Nigeria 2003 – 2006 and Chairman Medical Board Abakaliki, Ebonyi State.
Omatsola Tawiah Lawanson, Th.D.
Board Secretary
Omatsola Tawiah Lawanson, Th.D. studied at Southampton Solent University where she graduated with a degree in Marketing with Media and Design. She also has a Masters in Communication and International Marketing from the university of Surrey. Dr. Omatsola bagged a Doctorate degree in Theology from the New Jersey institute of Theology, United State of America in 2022 and She is the secretary of the Board of Trustees (HIFASS). She is an organisational development consultant and Co-founder of the Women e-Bible Study Ministries (WEBS) and co-founder of Reshaping lives and rebuilding communities.
Tuedon Uweja
Managing Director
Tuedon Uweja is a Legal practitioner having been called to the Nigerian Bar in 1991. He has worked in several law firms notable amongst them are Akindelano Legal Practitioners and A&E Law Firm. He is a major Shareholder in Green Heart Collaborative Estate, a real Estate Firm with offices in Abuja and Lagos. He is currently the Managing Director of (HIFASS).
Dr. Olatoye Agbator
Trustee
Dr. Olatoye Agbator is a Medical Director by profession and a retired Director of the Nigeria Ministry of Defence. He has lots of interest in Public Health and contributed a lot to the Ministry of Defence in this area.
Dr. George Okolo
Trustee
Dr. George Okolo is the Managing Consultant of Gincot Nigeria Limited, a management and training consulting firm with over 35 years working and consulting experience. He is also a training consultant/facilitator to Lagos Business School.
Ms Regina Omo- Agege
Trustee
Ms Regina Omo- Agege retired as Director of Political Parties Monitoring and Liaison at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
Mr Victor Agbateyiniro
Trustee
Mr Victor Agbateyiniro has an HND Accounting and Postgraduate Diploma in business administration. He is currently the MD/CEO of Vikniro Ventures Nigeria Limited. He has 27 years’ experience in civil engineering.
Mrs Omasan Ogisi
Trustee
Mrs Omasan Ogisi has an MBA Marketing from the University of Benin and a degree in Business from Ealing, Hammersmith & West London College United Kingdom. She retired after many years of service in the banking industry. She is happily married with 3 sons and grandchildren.
Our motto is very dear to us.
Passion & Partnership
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