About Us
Though the formal activities of the Organization commenced in 2020, the initiator of the Organization, Dr Ekaete Tobin has been actively involved in grassroot healthcare services as a Consultant Epidemiologist / Public Health Physician / Infection Control Doctor at the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Irrua-Edo State.
i360ImpactingLives is a non-political and non-profit organization founded and registered in Nigeria to render healthcare services to women, children, and other vulnerable populations from the community where they live to the health facility where they seek healthcare. The organisation was borne after a critical appraisal of the needs and challenges of vulnerable population groups and is driven by the need to reach out to and support the services provided by the formal health sector, ensuring its impact is felt at the grassroots.
i360impactingLives is people-focused, evidence-driven and result oriented, addressing the health needs of individuals across the whole continuum of care from the community to the health facility through the delivery of high-impact promotive and preventive care initiatives and behaviour change communication while advocating for patient safety and infection control in a health facility. The Organization’s thematic areas are
- Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
- Adolescent and young adult health development programs
- Communicable/Non-communicable disease prevention
- Patients safety
- Research and Knowledge Management
Why we Exists
The World Health Organisation defines health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Healthy populations are central to the sustainable development of any country. Countries all over the world roll out policies that seek to make the health of their citizenry a priority; however, these documents often are a sharp contrast with reality with budgetary provisions for health betraying policy position.
Nigeria’s health sector is in a 3-tier structure -Federal, State and local government, with each tier of governance taking responsibility for areas as stipulated in the 1999 constitution. Despite this 3-tier structure, the Country ranks low in indicators such as life expectancy at birth, infant mortality, neonatal mortality rate, under-5 child mortality (U5MR) and maternal mortality. Though the Country has recorded little improvement in the past decade in some of these indicators, the performance compared to other countries is poor and the country remains below the world’s average on priority health indices. Particularly worrisome is the state of health care services to women, children and adolescents.
Non-communicable and communicable diseases are closely related outcomes with maternal, perinatal, and nutritional conditions, with all sharing common and oftentimes linked social and environmental risk factors including poverty and poor environmental sanitation. Interventions to improve maternal and child health such as malaria therapy in pregnancy, cessation of smoking and those that address adolescent and young adult health needs contain components that form part of preventive measures for non-communicable and communicable diseases.
The Team
Dr Ekaete Tobin (Country Director)
She is a Consultant Epidemiologist / Public Health Physician / Infection Control Doctor at the hospital; Dr Tobin has over 40 Research publications covering health topics that cut across: Maternal Health, Infectious Diseases, Adolescent Health, Birth & Death registration etc. In her years of healthcare delivery, Dr Tobin has always had a passion for Research and knowledge sharing in the health sector, particularly for Reproductive and Adolescent Health. She desires to use this knowledge to influence the way health services are delivered to the people
Engr. Ini Abasiattai (USA)
Engr. Abasiattai is currently a Product Line Manager in the Oil and Gas service industry; he is a registered member of COREN with an MSC in Engineering Management at the University of New Orleans and; a BSC in Mechanical Engineering from the Federal University of Technology, Owerri. He has had over 19 years of experience in the industry covering well completions, reservoir engineering and reservoir stimulation. He has also been involved in various roles such as Field engineer, design engineer, sales, Human Resources training and competency in various projects in Russia, Algeria, Tunisia, Nigeria, USA, Trinidad and Guyana.
Prof Aniekan Abasiattai (NIGERIA)
Prof Aniekan Monday Abasiattai is a Chief Consultant Obstetrician / Gynaecologist with the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital and a Professor of Obstetrics/Gynaecology at the University of Uyo. He is currently the Dean of the Faculty of Clinical Sciences at the University. He studied at the University of Calabar where he obtained his Bachelor of Medicine/Surgery degree and did his residency at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Obtaining the Fellowship of the West African College of Surgeons in 2003. He is involved in the training of Medical students, Resident doctors in addition to clinical and administrative duties.
Engr. Emem Abasiattai (NIGERIA)
Emem Monday Abasiattai holds B.Eng. and M.Eng Mgt degrees in Civil Engineering and has over 28 years of industry experience in Civil Engineering and Project Management. Engr Emem Abasiattai is a Chartered Engineer - Engineering Council UK, Member Energy Institute UK, and a recipient of the Shell NG Civil Infrastructure award for outstanding performance in the construction of roads and drilling locations.
Miss Tamunobelema Deborah Tobin (CANADA)
Miss Tamunobelema Tobin is a vibrant undergraduate of the Memorial University of Newfoundland in St Johns, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada where she is currently pursuing a degree in Nursing. She is actively engaged in volunteering and community service. She is an advocate for empowering young ladies to be productive in life.
Engr. Kalada Abraham Tobin ( NIGERIA)
Engr Kalada Tobin is a graduate of Mechanical Engineering from the University of Lagos and a master’s degree in Engineering from the University of Lagos. He worked in the Oil and gas industry for over 30 years in Nigeria and Netherlands during which time he attended over 20 courses in several disciplines including health and safety. Engr Tobin is now self-employed and is passionate about promoting the use of medicinal plants to improve health and well-being.
Barr (Mrs.) Mfon Ime-Akan Jonah (NIGERIA)
Barr (Mrs) Mfon Ime-Akan Jonah has seventeen years of corporate legal experience in a career that has spanned both the private and public sectors. She holds a Master of Laws Degree (LLM) from the University of Dundee and is presently a lecturer and Doctoral Candidate in the Law faculty at the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom state. A member of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Barr Mfon Jonah is passionate about ensuring environmental and social justice, improving the lives of marginalized populations and preventing violence against women.
Chinweoke Eke-Abasiattai (USA)
Chinweoke Eke-Abasiattai, SPHR, MHRIR, MBA is an HR & Business professional with experience garnered from various sectors. She is passionate about women empowerment, justice, youth/people development and building better futures for everyone. Her hobbies are travelling, reading, learning about traditional cultures and spending time with family & her amazing kids. She leads our administrative team handling our human resources and other administrative issues.
Taiwo Uwaka (UK)
With a Bachelor’s degree in English and over 18 years of experience in the business and financial sector, Mrs Uwaka leads the financial structure of the organisation. She spent over 11 years in various departments in the banking sector(fidelity bank) including customer relations, corporate affairs, audit and control, transport and logistics, procurement and stores, amongst others. She also has about 11 years of post-banking experience having managed some businesses and foundations as a director in Alton consults and farms limited and a trustee in the Fountain of God's Divine Mercy foundation. Her areas of interest are business and investment consulting, financial analysis and interpretation, project management etc