Grand Opening

Primary Compassionate Care Hub Grand Opening, Abuja!

The Primary Compassionate Care Initiative (PCCI) began during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown, after I connected with Dr. Aisha Liman through the MIT COVID-19 Challenge Global Hackathon.

What started as an urgent conversation about community needs and public health grew into a long-term commitment to building compassionate, practical, locally anchored health initiatives.

Five years and 100 mentees later, we opened the PCCI Hub in Abuja. On February 14, 2026, Dr. Liman officially opened our new home base. This hub gives us a dedicated place to meet, plan, train, mentor, coordinate and support community programs that advance SDG 3 (Health), SDG 4 (Education), and SDG 5 (Gender Equality), with a particular focus on mentorship and empowering women in healthcare.

We were deeply honoured to be joined by speakers and supporters who helped mark this milestone, including Her Excellency Aisha Babangida, Bashir Adebayo Elegbede (MScIH)(PhD), Hajia Fatima Danladi, Dr. Ayodele Bankole, Dr. Hamza Jakada, Dr. Zainab Yaro, Barr. Edith Gumut, Mrs. Bilkisu Muhammed, Mrs. Amina Abba Zoru, and Mrs. Mirabelle Onyeka. Their presence and insights reinforced what this work is about: building stronger systems through partnership, community trust, and action that is evidence-informed and people-centred.

This opening is a milestone and a beginning. We are building with purpose, with partners, and with communities, and we are excited for what comes next.

If you would like to support, collaborate, or learn more, I would love to connect.

Learn more about PCCI and the new hub here: https://www.primarycompassionatecare.org/