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Building a Partnership between Los Angeles and the Bayelsa State
Nigeria wants to establish a collaborative partnership with local LA Organizations to address the health needs of the people of Nigeria
Monday, May 9th 2005
Earth Rights Institute hopes to establish a strong collaboration between Martin Luther King Jr./Charles Drew Medical Center, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science and the World-Wide Congress for Racial Equality in Los Angeles with the Bayelsa State government in the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
His Excellency, Executive Governor for Bayelsa State, Chief Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha, Ph.D and his government are wanting to address the acute health care needs of their state, particularly in the state capital of Yenagoa, which is under development as a state capital.
Presently, due to the pressing needs of other social services competing with immediate funding within the state budget allocations, adequate and effective financial support to other social and infrastructure services have critically been affected, particularly that of maternal and child health care in the state.
As a result, the state government presently seeks outside technical supports, funding and partnerships to address these critical needs to continue to meet the state's future health care development and hospital maintenance challenges to speed up the state capital development.
Therefore, the purpose of the meeting with His Excellency, Executive Governor for Bayelsa State and the other Bayelsa State officials is to initiate such a partnership with the above mentioned organizations to help with their efforts to develop a sound health care and medical curriculum, medical/technological training and other such programs that address the welfare of their communities in the Niger Delta region.
Francis Kabiowei Udisi
Project Coordinator for Nigeria (USA)
Earth Rights Institute
PH 1-215-549-2654
francisudisi@earthrights.netAnnie Goeke
Co-Director Earth Rights Institute
PH 1 310-881-7265
annie@earthrights.net
The World-Wide Congress for Racial Equality, Congress for Racial Equality – California, 100 Black Men, UCLA International Student Center, Tom Bradley International Foundation and Dashew International Center UCLA A reception for the Earth Rights Institute's Nigerian delegation
At the Tom Bradley International Hall
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Suite 100 417 Charles Young Drive West Los Angeles, CA 90095
SUNDAY, MAY 8TH 2005
7 PM – 9:30 PM
Members from each of the sponsored organizations will be there as well as the distinguished guests:
Hon. Solomon Ebilade Apreala, Commissioner for Finance, Bayelsa State
Hon. (Dr.) Ayibapreye Christopher Baralatei, Commissioner for Health, Bayelsa State
Mr. Francis Kabiowei Udisi, Project Coordinator for Nigeria, Earth Rights Institute
Annie Goeke, Co-Director Earth Rights Institute – West Coast USA
Nigerian Delegation Photos
Sunday, May 8th 2005 Reception at UCLA for Earth Rights Institute's Nigerian Delegation:
Nigerian Delegation
Left to right:
Hon. (Dr.) Ayibapreye Christopher Baralatei, Commissioner for Health, Bayelsa State
Mr. Francis Kabiowei Udisi, Project Coordinator for Nigeria, Earth Rights Institute
Hon. Solomon Ebilade Apreala, Commissioner for Finance, Bayelsa State
http://www.earthrights.net/nigeria/bayelsa-la.html