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Chsscheme.org is a youth-led, not for profit organization that seeks to improve the health and well-being of the underserved in rural and peri-urban communities. Founded by Mopelola Lauretta Hamza and Dr. Akinkunmi George, Communal Health Support Scheme has been pioneering innovative solutions to strengthening health systems in communities.

Chsscheme.org works in 5 states in Nigeria: Ogun, Lagos, Abuja, Ibadan, Enugu and Jos.

History
In 2018, the founder Mopelola Lauretta Hamza after interfacing with certain rural communities and realizing how much needed to be done to help them gain access to quality healthcare services and increase their quality of life decided to birth an idea to see this vision of improved and accessible healthcare through.

The journey began by organizing projects in Nigeria where the organization was founded as there were hundreds and thousands of Nigerians who had no access to basic healthcare and it continues to contribute its quota to ensuring a safe and healthy world. With every project carried out by Communal Health Service Scheme, the organization seeks to bridge the gap in the healthcare sector as best as it can and with the support and partnership of other organizations.

Approach
The organization, through the help of its volunteers,  seeks to improve, support and strengthen health-related systems by providing quality outreach services for communities in Africa that are lacking especially for the children, young women, and adults within such communities.

Initiatives, programmes and workshops promoting primary health care as a foundation of health and health care services has been put in place to ensure universal health coverage and meet health needs through PHC in the following areas: sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child & adolescent Health, Noncommunicable diseases and Communicable diseases

Through medical outreaches, over families have been to make informed decisions about their health and access quality healthcare services.

Chsscheme.org and Cowrywise Partnership
Currently, the Nigerian healthcare system’s performance is ranked a drab 187 out of 191 by the World Health Organization, calling for the need to focus on basic healthcare to strengthen the health system and ensure that universal health coverage is achievable in the country. To see to this urgent need, Chsscheme launched its Basic Healthcare Initiative to focus on basic healthcare being accessible to rural communities in Nigeria and across Africa.

This initiative was launched through a fundraiser hosted on a platform provided by Cowrywise at its 5th medical outreach in a community called; Sagbokoji community on the 14th of December, 2019.

Reviews
“It’s phenomenal when a group of young intelligent and passionate people unite with one goal in mind and that is what this organization is. Being a part of the ongoing work alongside these other great minds to promote accessible healthcare, amongst other things in our community is an exciting privilege and I am excited just thinking about the future of Communal Health Support Scheme”, Toluwalope Adeoya (Global Health Enthusiast) said.