Eighth International Conference on Health, Wellness & Society

Abstract

The findings used for clinic resulted from and extensive literature review, the examination of international health status statistics and the compilation of anecdotal evidence from those with a personal understanding of the health care needs in the Ozu Abam region. Following the analysis of the data it was concluded that there is a great need for improved access to healthcare for the residents of this rural area of Nigeria. Furthermore, all levels of research indicated that the areas of greatest need were women’s health, pediatric care, and diabetes care and education. The clinic implementation team utilized the finding s and developed plans to construct a facility focused on providing care for patients with needs in these specialty areas. The team’s evidence based understanding of the specific healthcare needs in the region will be used to guide recruitment of providers from each specialty when forming teams to travel to the clinic. In addition, the clinic will serve to provide nursing students from Northern California with the opportunity to become cognizant of global healthcare issues as it will provide a facility where students will be able to travel in order to provide much needed care while becoming more aware of disparities of healthcare throughout the globe.