Health services where the need is greatest.
Rural medical consultations, hospital equipment, polio eradication alongside Rotary International, and glaucoma research and fellowships.
What the programme does
The Foundation funds health services across Nigeria, from rural medical consultations and outreach to the supply of hospital equipment. Its largest health commitment runs through Rotary International, covering polio eradication and maternal and neonatal health.
Nigeria was certified free of wild poliovirus in 2020, after a decade in which the Foundation funded national immunisation days alongside Rotary International, the World Health Organization and UNICEF.
The Foundation also funds glaucoma work: a research grant at the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Mainz, and a Nigerian fellowship in cataract surgery and glaucoma management.
The record
Reported activity under this programme.
News from this programme
HealthSEOF Collaborates With OIU, RC Oraifite, Hosts Free Mega Medical Outreach
There was massive jubilation in Oraifite, Ekwusigo LGA, over the weekend as Sir Emeka Offor Foundation (SEOF), in collaboration with Oraifite Improvement Union (OIU) and Rotary Club of Oraifite, held a Free Mega Medical Outreach for the people of…
HealthSEOF Collaborates With Rotary Club To Organise Free Sensitization Seminar
Sir Emeka Offor Foundation (SEOF) in collaboration with Rotary Club of Oraifite organized a Health Sensitization Seminar on Saturday, 17th June 2023 at St. Augustine Catholic Church Hall, Amakom Ifite Oraifite, Ekwusigo LGA, Anambra State.
HealthSEOF Organises Free Medical Outreach In Anambra
Sir Emeka Offor Foundation (SEOF) on Tuesday, 28th March organised a free medical outreach in Anambra State, southeastern Nigeria.
HealthSir Offor Receives Individual Award
Sir Dr. Emeka Offor on Thursday received Individual Achiever Award from the Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria (AGPMPN) as a result of his Special Impact on Nigeria's Health Sector.
HealthSEOF Distributes Medical Supplies to Institutions Across Nigeria
A total of 21 health institutions across the six geopolitical zones benefited from the free distribution of medicines and medical supplies by the Sir Emeka Offor Foundation (SEOF) from the warehouse of the Foundation in Oraifite, Anambra state on…
HealthAfrica Polio Free Certification Celebration
Goodbye Polio, Keeping Polio at Zero is the new slogan for Africa on polio. The certification celebration event is marking the official declaration of African zone as wild polio virus free.
HealthSir Emeka Offor; A Worthy Soldier In The Fight Against Polio
Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it. - John D. Rockefeller Jr.
HealthWHO Declares Nigeria Polio Free
World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Nigeria free of wild polio, following the completion of documentation for the free status.
HealthSEOF donates Hospital Bed sets to ABUTH Zaria
The Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Zaria on Wednesday 20th May 2020 received 100 hospital bed sets worth 48.5 million naira from Sir Emeka Offor Foundation for its Covid-19 isolation center.
HealthSir Offor Chairs Rotary Foundation Dinner
Rotary District 9125 held their 2020 Foundation dinner on Friday, 21st February 2020 at ICC Center Abuja. The event was graced by Sir Dr. Emeka Offor who was the Chairman of the occasion and some of his friends including former governor of Borno…
HealthSir Dr. Emeka Offor Inducted into Arch Klumph Society Platinum Trustees Circle
Sir Dr. Emeka Offor was recently welcomed into Arch Klumph Society Platinum Trustees Circle by The Rotary Foundation at the 2020 International Assembly of Rotary International in San Diego California USA.
HealthMarking World Polio Day With Para-Soccer
The week long activities outlined to mark this year's World Polio Day by Rotary International was capped with the final Para-soccer match by polio survivors between Kano and Kastina state teams.
HealthCongratulations Nigeria As We Mark World Polio Day
On behalf of Sir Emeka Offor Foundation and the Rotary family in Nigeria, I congratulate Nigeria as we celebrate the World Polio Day this 24th October, 2019.
HealthSEOF Joins Rotary to Mark Nigeria’s Three Years without Wild Poliovirus
On 21st August 2019, Nigeria marked three years without any case of wild Poliovirus. Nigeria has so far gone three years without any child being paralyzed by the wild polio virus. This is an achievement, the 1st of 3 milestones.
HealthNational Immunization Plus Days Activity with Rotary
Rotary International Polio Ambassador to Nigeria, Sir (Dr.) Emeka Offor and his wife Rotarian Mrs Adaora Offor (Esq), engaged in a National Immunization Plus Days (NIPDs) activity.
HealthCDC Delegation meets with SEOF
SEOF received a delegation from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Foundation and the CDC Center for Global Health, on July 17, 2019.
HealthSir Emeka Offor Foundation joins Rotary to mark World Polio Day
The Sir Emeka Offor Foundation joins Rotary International to mark World Polio day which takes place every year on 24th of October.
HealthSEOF Organizes Community Mental Health Facilitators Training
The Sir Emeka Offor Foundation under its Health Program organized a Mental Health training, awareness and sensitization Program.
HealthSEOF and TCC Celebrate Milestone Achievement in Fight against Onchocerciasis
Sir Emeka Offor Foundation joins The Carter Center in celebrating the interruption of onchocerciasis (River blindness) transmission in two states of the country.
HealthPolio and Speaking Books: UNICEF, Rotary International and Sir Emeka Offor Press On
The global war against poliovirus has been waged on many fronts for more than half a century with punctuated accelerations and decelerations.
Sir Emeka Offor Vows to Defeat Polio Despite Setback
ABUJA, NIGERIA, August 30, 2016 – The founder of the Sir Emeka Offor Foundation is reflecting on years of remarkable public health achievements as he encourages a renewed emphasis on the END POLIO NOW campaign.
HealthRotary International honors Sir Emeka Offor, admits Dr Ifeanyi Ubah as AKS member.
Abuja-On Wednesday, March 9, 2016, Sir Emeka Offor, the founder of Sir Emeka Offor Foundation, a non-governmental, not for profit organization was honored by the Rotary International with an award as the 2015/16 International Service Award for a…
HealthSir Emeka Offor and The Carter Center calls on the Hon Minister of Health
On Thursday, February 11, 2016, Sir Emeka Offor, the founder of Sir Emeka Offor Foundation (SEOF), made a courtesy call to the office of the Honorable Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Folorunsho Adewole to commend him for his efforts in motion to stem…
HealthSir Emeka Offor donates N50 Million to Rotary Foundation on World Polio Day
Nigerian Rotarians joins Rotarians all over the world to commemorate the concerted effort to rid the face of the earth of polio disease on this special "World Polio Day", October 24th, 2015.
HealthSir Emeka Offor Commends President Buhari's Polio-Free Push
ABUJA, NIGERIA--(Marketwired - Sep 3, 2015) - Having reached a major health milestone in the effort to END POLIO NOW, Sir Emeka Offor today commended President Muhammadu Buhari for making public his determination to see that Nigeria is certified…
Health“Thank You”, RI President 2016-2017 tells Sir Offor
Today, John F. Germ, President-Elect, Rotary International 2016-2017, wrote a Thank You letter to Sir Emeka Offor, acknowledging his unwavering effort towards polio eradication as Nigeria is delisted from endemic nations.
HealthPRESS RELEASE
ATLANTA…Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and businessman Sir Emeka Offor signed an agreement today for a partnership to eliminate river blindness (onchocerciasis) from seven states in Nigeria where The Carter Center works with the Federal Ministry…
HealthSir Emeka Offor Orchestrates Elimination of Onchocerciasis
Mr. Peter Onuchukwu was a subsistent farmer in Umuowa Ibu village in Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo state. He was the bread winner of his family as he sold little remainder of his farm produce in the local market and used the money to purchase…
HealthSir Emeka Offor Foundation Cautiously Optimistic as Campaign to END POLIO NOW in Nigeria Nears Milestone
Nigeria is Weeks Away From Removal From List of Polio Endemic Countries, Remains Vulnerable to Outbreak
HealthSEOF in an Epic Battle with Glaucoma
Glaucoma is an eye disease that damages the optic nerve and impairs vision which in many occasions progress to total blindness.
HealthOvercoming Obstacles to Eradicate Polio-Sir Emeka Offor Leads Way
Africans in their unique cultural tradition are endowed with rich social capital. Therefore, the welfare of each child in any community is inherently the responsibility of all, which gives credence to the proverb "it takes a village to raise a…
HealthAn Interview with a Beneficiary
This is the interview granted by Mr. Innocent Okafor to SEOF Communication department at Barn Hills Resort Awka where Sir Emeka Offor Foundation distributed Crutches and Wheelchairs to polio survivors to aid them move independently.
PRESS RELEASE WORLD POLIO DAY 2014
Poliomyelitis (polio) is a highly infectious viral disease, which mainly affects young children. The virus is transmitted by person-to-person spread mainly through the faecal-oral route or, less frequently, by a common vehicle (e.g.
HealthSir Emeka Offor Featured in British Fellowship Magazine
International action on Polio was top of the agenda recently, when representatives of The British Polio Fellowship attended a high level breakfast networking meeting with senior Polio delegates, at Rotary’s International Offices in London on the…
HealthRotary Ambassador Sir Emeka; Journey to End Polio Now
In August 2013, after surprising Rotarians and the world with a recent mega donation towards the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, Sir Emeka was conferred the Rotary International Polio Ambassador to Nigeria, the first ever.
Sir Emeka Offor announces another $1M dollar contribution to Rotary International for Polio eradication
Sydney, Australia June 3 2014-For the second consecutive year, Nigerian philanthropist and business leader Sir Emeka Offor (affectionately known as Sir Emeka) has donated USD $1 million to Rotary’s PolioPlus program, which supports global efforts to…
Sir Emeka and RI Presidents "Lights up Rotary"
Sydney, Australia 2014- Polio Summit drew to a flamboyant and colorful end today, June 4th. The world and indeed Rotarians celebrated their friendship, their courage, and their determination to pull resources towards promoting peace and conflict…
HealthOffor, Carter Center to jointly fight River Blindness in Nigeria
The Sir Emeka Offor Foundation and the Carter Center have strengthened ties to wipe out onchocerciasis (river blindness) disease in Nigeria.
HealthCelebrating our children through polio eradication
Prior to the establishment of the Children’s Day by the United Nations General Assembly in 1954, the rights of children were almost non-existent in a lot of countries around the world.
Sir Emeka Offor extends support to Benola - A Cerebral Palsy Initiative.
Sir Emeka Offor, on Thursday 22nd of May, 2014 through the Sir Emeka Offor Foundation (SEOF) donated ₦500,000 to BENOLA Initiative, a non-profit organization committed to change and progress for persons living with Cerebral Palsy (CP).
HealthSir Emeka Offor`s Giant Strides to Eradicate Polio
Tuesday 15th April, 2014 cast a different shadow on the hearts of many Rotarians and indeed on the hearts of many mothers in and around Garki Family Health Center; a departure from gloom and horror of a vicious attack on the community of Nyanya,…
HealthThe River Blindness Elimination Commitment in Nigeria
It is not everyday individuals and groups of people come together to advance the cause of fighting diseases in Nigeria, especially those that affect millions of people.
HealthThe Carter Center Partners with SEOF to Combat River Blindness in Nigeria
On March 3rd 2014, The Jimmy Carter Center in Atlanta Georgia was noticeably alive as the 18th River Blindness [Elimination] Program Review kicked off in full swing.
HealthNational Immunization Day: SEOF`s Fight Against Polio
There has been a lot of work done towards the eradication of Polio in Nigeria, as the country is one of the three endemic nations in the world.
HealthWhat I Saw at Oraifite!
As an independent writer, one which spans almost a decade, my writings have always tilted towards political issues, especially as it affects the mass of the poor both locally and on the global stage.
HealthAll You Need to Know About SEOF`s Fight Against Polio
On the 1st of March in Oraifite in Anambra State, Sir Emeka Offor Foundation (SEOF) in partnership with Rotary Club of Nigeria will mark National Immunization Plus day in their continued effort to eradicating Polio in Nigeria.
HealthPolio Eradication Exercise to Hold in Oraifite
“It is unacceptable that polio continues to infect our children and cause such suffering in Nigeria.” Sir Emeka Offor
HealthRotary International Commemorates Sir Emeka Offor`s Appointment as Polio Ambassador
On July 30, 2013, Sir Emeka Offor, the Group Executive Vice Chairman of Chrome Group and founder of the Sir Emeka Offor Foundation (SEOF), was formally invested as Rotary International Polio Ambassador, the first ever from Nigeria.
SEOF Donates $4,000 To Save Baby Kehinde`s Life
Baby Kehinde Olaniyi was born two months ago in a very bad shape, with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC) at the Garki General Hospital, as against his twin Taiye who is in perfect condition.
HealthSir Emeka Offor Honoured As Africa`s Highest Donor To Rotary Foundation; Donates Another $1 Million For Polio Eradication
For his outstanding donations to their causes, Sir Emeka Offor, the Founder of Sir Emeka Offor Foundation (SEOF), was honoured by Rotary Foundation at a convention which took place in Lisbon, Portugal, from the 22nd to the 26th of June, 2013.
The Fight Against Glaucoma: SEOF Contributes €150,000
At the culmination of World Glaucoma week in March, the SEOF has contributed €150,000 to endow a professorship of glaucoma in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Mainz, Germany.
HealthSEOF Donates 250,000 USD to The Carter Center to Combat River Blindness
SEOF has donated the sum of Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand USD ($250,000) to The Carter Center/Nigeria to support its River Blindness Control Programme in the South East states of Nigeria.
African Leadership Magazine Interviews Sir Emeka Offor
African Leadership Magazine put a wide range of questions to Sir Emeka Offor for its May 2013 cover profile, “Determination is everything”, written by Sam Hart. His answers on the Foundation’s work are reproduced here.
SEOF Sponsors Oversea Treatment For A Renal Patient
Miss Stella Eze from Nsukka town in Enugu State of Nigeria, who is afflicted with a renal ailment and requires kidney transplant treatment in an Indian hospital, has had her prayers for assistance answered through the Sir Emeka Offor Foundation…
Nigerian business Leader Sir Emeka Offor becomes Rotary’s largest African donor
Sir Emeka Offor, a prominent Nigerian business leader and philanthropist, has contributed a combined total of more than USD $1 million to Rotary International in support of the humanitarian organization’s global programs.
Emeka Offor feted as Rotary`s Highest Donor
The Rotary Foundation Trustees` Chairman, Wilfrid J. Wilkinson, at the weekend revealed that the donation of business mogul and Group Executive Vice Chairman of the Chrome Group, Sir Emeka Offor, to the organisation has hit USD $1.03 million.
Offor named Rotary Africa's highest donor
A Nigerian frontline businessman and philanthropist, Sir Emeka Offor has been named the highest donor in Africa to the cause of Rotary International.
Sir Emeka Offor Hosts Rotarians
Sir Emeka Offor on the 1st of November hosted the hierarchy of Rotary from Districts 9125, 9140 and 9125 at his country home in Oraifite, Anambra State.
Other programmes
Education
University scholarships, book distribution with Books For Africa, and model schools and classrooms.
Widows Cooperative
Cooperative societies, skills acquisition, housing and direct relief for widows in Anambra State.
Youth Empowerment
Micro-finance grants and loans for small and medium enterprises, including the motorcycle transit venture.