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About Us 2020-10-04T21:46:19+00:00

OUR BACKGROUND

The burden of mental illness in Nigeria is high. Close to 30% of its populace are affected with one form of emotional illness or the other.
Mental health issue- Depression, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) is now a leading cause of mortality world wide (after heart disease and cancer). Mental Health issues constitute 6 out of 10 common illnesses that cause disabilities worldwide.

As high as this burden is, it is unfortunate that, there are no adequate manpower to manage it in Nigeria. Nigeria, as a country of about 200millions populace has just about 200 Psychiatrists (meaning a ratio of 1psychiatrist:1million populace). This, thus leaves a huge mental health gap. In addition to this, the stigma surrounding mental illness makes the sufferers not to present early to the hospitals for care but would rather patronize the local or traditional healers. Some seek spiritual help due to myths surrounding the causes of mental illness. Those who eventually make it to orthodox care centres are not able to pull through with the care as they have to pay out of their pockets (due to no budgetary allocation to mental health). As at the time of writing this report. Nigeria is unfortunately still part of the very few nations in Africa that is yet to have a new mental health law. This has in a great way affected the delivery of efficient mental health services.

The high rate of unemployment, poverty, youths unrest, political instability has directly and indirectly increased the rate of suicide in the country. These plights of Nigerians coupled with low mental health education, low accessibility, affordability, and availability of mental health services prompted Dr. Oluseun Peter OGUNNUBI in 2011 to found a health-based non governmental organization whose mandate will be to provide health care, especially mental healthcare for the so called “common man” or indigent citizen of Nigeria. The organization would later be known as the Real Visionaries Initiative (RVI).

The RVI since inception has kept to his original mandate of:
1. Disseminating health information (especially mental health education) via different platforms (Mind and Mental Matters on: WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube).
2. Offering free health consultancy services to corporate and religious organizations and providing free medication to the less privileged, and;
3. Forming partnerships with other NGOs in Nigeria by providing psychosocial supports to survival of natural or man made disasters.

The RVI next vision is to provide free mental health medications to 1000 indigent Nigerians suffering from mental illness. This Drug Intervention Scheme tagged “REALDIS 1000”- will kick off on October 10, 2020 to mark the year WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY, 2020.

OUR VISION

The vision is simply to “IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMON MAN using the BIO-PSYCHO-SOCIAL approach”

OUR MISSION

We intend to do this through our three (3) main cardinal programmes;

1-Disseminating health information (especially mental health) to Corporate Organizations and Institutions.
2-Provision of free consultation services and medication to the needy populace, and;
3-Forming a coalition with government and other NGOs in areas of disaster management.

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OUR OVERALL PROGRAMMES/ACTIVITIES

In line with our VISION, we execute programmes along these MISSION STATEMENTS,covering every aspect of the socio-economy life.
Highlighted below are our overall programmes:

  • Free medical consultation, medication and counseling.
  • Giving Lectures, Symposium and Health talks in the media (both electronics and prints), corporate organizations, churches, mosques, traditional institutions etc.
  • Capacity building workshops for medics and paramedics.
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MEMBERSHIP

Membership is opened to any individual of recognized integrity and from any geographical and professional background that acknowledges the aim of this initiative, and is committed to the active promotion and realization of its goals.

The position of honorary membership is also opened to governmental and non-governmental agencies, corporate organizations or other business entities, and individuals committed to our vision.

VOLUNTEERS/SUPPORTERS

These are those who provide to the Initiative, funds and or material assistance towards the execution of the aforementioned programmes/activities. They could be individuals (Philanthropists) or corporate organizations (through their corporate social responsibility organs), government (through its parastatals) or any other non-governmental organizations committed to such goals.

Volunteers also support our activities by rendering their services in any capacity as deem fit by the organization.

BENEFITS

THE REAL VISIONARIES INITIATIVE (RVI) is a duly certified incorporated trustee, recognized and backed by law. By being part of the Initiative, one will not only be contributing his/her own quota to nation building and humanity as a whole, but also stand to project oneself to a lifetime opportunity of working with other recognized national and international bodies such as Pro-Health International, Clinton Health Access Initiative, Smile Africa, Medicine San frontiers (aka Doctors without Border), International AIDS Society, Family Health International, DFID, USAID, UNICEF, WHO etc.

TEAM MEMBERS

Deon Akintomide
CHAIRMAN

Dr. Andrew T. Olagunju
VICE CHAIRMAN

Dr. Oluseun Peter OGUNNUBI
THE SECRETARY

Pastor Oluleke Akinola
MEMBER

Barrister Adedayo
MEMBER

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