Neptunus Health and Eye Care foundation (NHEF), a non Governmental Organisation registered in Nigeria, was born out of an overwhelming Passion and desire shared by its founding trustees to take comprehensive Healthcare as well as Eye care services (Treatment/Prevention/Education/Surgeries) to all and sundry; from the cities to suburbs, to the inner cities, villages and Riverine communities. One of
their motivations was to bridge the great gulf existing between the haves and haves-not scattered all around our society with regards to accessing quality and Comprehensive and easily accessible Health and Eye Care services which are yet lacking in a lot of inner cities, villages ad riverine communities. Thirdly, they bring this Comprehensive Health and Eye care services to the people thereby satisfying the World Health Organization Expectation of Primary Health Care Facility which are
- Availability
- Accessibility
- Affordability
- Community driven among others
Neptunus Health & Eye Care Foundation (NHEF) is a health care service provider specially primed for preventive and restorative eye care. Our mission is to restore impaired vision, prevent blindness and effectively manage other manifestations of eye/vision failure through patient/public enlightenment, eye-screening, treatment and surgery. We have recognized that many people have lost their eye sight and millions of eye/vision impairment are due to ignorance, poverty, poor treatment, self medication and total absence of medical intervention. As such, our foundation is poised to provide restorative eye-care solutions to indigent people, rural population and even those in difficult terrains. Neptunus Health & Eye Care Foundation provides preventive and restoration eye-care solutions by collaborating or partnering with government at all levels, interventionist agencies, corporate bodies, politicians, public spirited Nigerians and Non-Governmental Organizations. By donating our expertise, time, energy and wealth of medical experience, we have provided succour to persons with impaired vision, those nearing blindness, those who lost their vision without actual blindness, and we have also corrected many cases of blindness by surgery. Much to our credit also, those in pain of various eye-illnesses, infections and injuries have had their conditions effectively managed and a huge number of eye-failure prevented by our expertise. Eye-care being a very vital component of health that is crucial to national productivity ,we have placed a premium on preventive and restorative eye-care delivery, as such, we are ready for partnership with government and its agencies and private organizations in order to contribute meaningfully to national development through effective eye-care delivery. To us, professionalism is a functional blend of competence and right attitude, our staff and professionals are well trained to manage patients with expertise and friendliness.