The Voom Foundation

“Expenses bank charges 88 freight - medical equip 5,610 hospital patient release 1,585 state of minn fees 25 travel costs 23,789 total 31,097”

“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 had personally witnessed the effects from lack of available medical care on friends and family, including the loss of his father. Vincent obioma ohaju passed away in 1983 at the age of 56 due to complications from aspiration of a piece of meat, which is something that could be corrected with a simple procedure in even the smallest hospital in the united states. It was a close and personal reminder to dr. Ohaju that over 95% of the people in nigeria live without essential medical services. Dr. Ohaju believes those in a position to change that situation have an obligation to try.”

“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.”