Lady Helen Child Health Foundation (LHCHF)

Mission & Core Values, Vision:
• The LHCHF is dedicated to the improvement of health outcomes for children by encouraging a culture of informed preventative medical practice and the use of best evidence for pediatric practice.

• To promote, advocate and facilitate the provision of best practice and quality in health care for vulnerable children.

• In promotion of excellence, LHCHF will facilitate the use of best equipment and improve continuous professional development with an updated e-learning portal.

History:
LHCHF was incorporated in October 2017 from private financing in memory of Lady Helen Odeka, a devoted healthcare and social worker who dedicated over 50 years of her working life to the care of mothers and children in the western part of Nigeria. She trained as a teacher initially and was engaged in Christian charity work which exposed her to the plight of nursing mothers and babies. She left teaching and trained as a nurse and midwife. After gaining both qualifications she then embarked on a long meritorious service in the health sector of the western region of Nigeria. She progressed to become a sister and nursing administrator and educator. She advanced the training and quality of the nursing and midwifery service in her own way in the former Western Region and later Old Bendel State of Nigeria.

The foundation founded in her honour is geared towards improving the health outcomes for children and mothers by promoting a strong culture of preventive and quality improvement measures in healthcare provision. This will be advanced by supporting good communication of essential health information, relevant topical research information, conducting relevant seminars in addition to provision of immunization information and directing patients to suitable referral portals for consultations.