I will help as a pediatric intensivist nurse practitioner take care of patients before and after their cardiac surgeries in Orifite, Nigeria. I will also help educate and train nursing staff from Nigeria to increase the country's autonomy in providing this specialist care.
The VOOM foundation does the overwhelming majority of pediatric cardiac surgical care in the country of Nigeria. All children with congenital heart disease in Nigeria benefit from this care.
The foundation's main mission is to train the local teams in Nigeria toward the ultimate goal of autonomy. There are trips every 6 months to do surgeries and education in the hospital.
What an experience. To work with such talented and impressive practitioners, to care for a lovely population is a blessing. 15 surgeries while I was there, 20 surgeries overall. Nigeria has my heart, always.
