HIMM’s Achievements

Horizon Medical Center

HIMM has completed an 8-bed hospital called the Horizon Medical Center. It is located in Ihiagwa, Imo State, Nigeria. The medical center will provide improved medical services to the people of the community and other neighboring communities.

Sister Hospital Relationship

One of HIMM’s objectives is to establish a relationship with medical residency programs to encourage medical residents and students, nurses and people in other healthcare related professions to gain experience in tropical medicine through missionary work. Memorial Health University Medical Center assisted HIMM in achieving this goal by establishing a sister hospital relationship with Horizon Medical Center.

Sister City

This sister city relationship with Tybee Island, Georgia and Owerri-West Local Government Area, Imo State, Nigeria is in progress and the goal is to exchange technical, educational and cultural knowledge. HIMM is the linking bridge in this relationship.

Chieftaincy Honor Bestowed

The Owerri-West Council of Traditional Rulers and the Imo State Council of Traditional Rulers, approved by the Executive Governor of Imo State, Nigeria, His Excellency Chief Achike Udenwa, honored Dr. Kennedy Okere and his wife, Mrs Leslie Okere as High Chief Aka Ji Ogwu I (i.e. the hand that upholds medicine) and Lolo Nwanyi Ma Obi Diya (i.e. the woman who knows her husbands heart).