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Causes: Federated Giving Programs, General Hospitals, Health, International, International Relief, Philanthropy, Public Health
Mission: The voom foundation is an international medical humanitarian organization created by vincent ohaju in duluth, mn in 2004. Today, the voom foundation provides independent, impartial assistance in nigeria (and its surrounding areas) to people whose survival is threatened by violence, neglect, or catastrophe, primarily due to armed conflict, epidemic, malnutrition, exclusion from health care or natural disasters. The voom foundation provides independent, impartial assistance to those most in need. The voom foundation also reserves the right to speak out to bring attention to neglected crises, challenge inadequacies or abuse of the aid system, and to advocate for improved medical treatments and protocols. The vincent obioma ohaju memorial (voom) foundation was established to raise the standard of care and create sustainable medical education in nigeria. The voom foundation was born from the vision of dr. Vincent ohaju. Originally from the town of ihitte, in south eastern nigeria. Dr. Ohaju
Programs: Our mission to provide state-of-the-art health care, education and related services to a needy nigerian population. We have accomplished multiple cardiothoracic surgery missions to enugu, nigeria. Each mission includes open heart surgeries,training of medical professionals, provision of supplies and equipment. We have shipped multiple 40-ft containers of medical supplies and equipment for use at the enugu university of nigeria teaching hospital.