As part of its annual community development initiatives in Ihiala town, the Ihiala National USA (INUSA) has made annual medical missions to Ihiala every Christmas season since its inception in 2009.
In its first year of inauguration, INUSA embarked on its first medical mission estimated budget of N2.36 million ($15,000 at the prevailing exchange rate of $1 = N150).
The medical mission programs include medical screening for all kinds of health issues, distribution of prescription drugs for patients diagnosed with malaria, high blood pressure, cholesterol, and diabetes. More than 30 medical personnel including doctors, pharmacists, nurses from United States, and Ihiala, were mobilized as volunteers to the mission.
As its contribution to Ihiala community development in 2012, INUSA donated a brand-new X-ray machine to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Ihiala, at an estimated cost of N4.24million ($27, 000 @ exchange rate of $1=N157).
In 2014 INUSA mobilized N7.25 million toward its key meridian programs – Healthcare, Education and Security. N4.85 million was allocated to providing free health care to Ebeleris; N2.40 million went toward security and purchase of surveillance equipment/gadgets for the Ihiala Vigilante security operative.
2019 through 2020, despite the raging COVID Pandemic, INUSA embarked in fulfilling a dream (mission) on its Health Care Key Meridien Program toward construction an international-standard Emergency Trauma Center in Ihiala.
21 acres of land valued at over N8 million Naira was acquired for the project. All efforts are now geared toward raising funds for the successful takeoff of the project. Here is also where INUSA seeks your assistance in making this project a reality.
Education: 21 Elementary and High Schools in Ihiala town under INUSA Education - Key Meridian program.
N5million was spent on projects in the 21 elementary and secondary schools in the town. Each of the schools received N200, 000 toward projects that were of high priority to the administrators of these schools.
Checks for the schools were handed over to the schools on Ihiala Day on December 31, 2014. Similarly, about N2.25 million INUSA’s donation went to support medical mission at the same year.
Security: N1.0 million ($6, 400) was donated to the vigilante group in 2010, with 7 motorcycles valued N942, 000 ($6,000) and medical equipment with free medical screening and medication valued at N3.30million ($21,000) were also provided to Ebeleris and others who turned up to receive the medicalscreening and medications.
In the same 2014, a security patrol van valued at N2.04 million ($13, 000) was donated by INUSA to Ihiala Vigilante. This is in addition to medical screening and provision of medicines valued at N3.14 million ($20, 000) the same year. The empowerment of the Ihiala Vigilante group contributed enormously to the foiling of first robbery incident by a vigilante group to be recorded in the history of Nigeria.
Awards of Certificates of Recognition to Distinguished Ebeleri Sons and Daughters. December 29-30, 2017: Ihiala National USA (INUSA) held its 6th Biennial Convention for the first time since INUSA’s inception in 2009 to Ihiala town.
As part of its annual community development, recognition, and appreciation of Ihiala sons and daughters that distinguished themselves in civic/community, religious and corporate leadership, and community services were awarded trophies and certificates.