IHIP is the whole health pillar.
IHIP — the INC Health Initiative Program — is the umbrella name covering Iwere Care telehealth, INC Medical Missions, and the diaspora family-sponsor program. One brand, one budget, one board sub-committee. Constitution Pillar 01.
Three programs. One health pillar.
In pilot · scaling cautiously.
Telehealth platform
The day-to-day operating engine. Diaspora physicians will see patients through partner clinic hubs in the Niger Delta as agreements come online. Target unit cost: $50 per visit.
Iwere Care home →§ INC Medical MissionsSpecialty in-person teams
When telehealth isn’t enough — specialty teams land in the Delta for multi-day clinics. Ortho, dental, vision, surgery. Designed alongside the telehealth program; first mission cadence is being scoped.
Mission protocol →§ Family sponsor$149/mo per family
Diaspora members sponsor a covered elder family at home. Unlimited Iwere Care, chronic meds, quarterly home visits, bereavement eligibility.
Sponsor a family →Four clinicians held the first year up.
credentialed since.
A volunteer diaspora physician
Internal Medicine · Houston, TXFounding clinical leadTook the first telehealth call · Sept 4, 2026
A volunteer diaspora physician
Family Medicine · Oakland, CAChronic cohort leadItsekiri, Yoruba, English · weekday cohorts
A volunteer diaspora physician
Pediatrics · Austin, TXPediatrics director48-hr Iwere-language follow-up with every parent
A volunteer diaspora physician
OB-GYN · Palo Alto, CAWomen’s health leadPrenatal, postpartum, cervical screening
From bereavement fund to a credentialed program.
No shortcuts.
Bereavement fund launches
First congress-wide mutual fund. The seed that made the Healthcare pillar defensible to donors.
Healthcare pillar voted into the Constitution
Article 1.3 names healthcare as a constitutional commitment of INC-USA.
Iwere Care pilot begins
Soft launch through the NorCal and Houston Regions. Volunteer physician recruitment opens. Hub partner conversations underway.
Convention 2026
Sept 4–6 in the San Francisco Bay Area: the INC Health Initiative operating model is presented to members and Regions.
Hub network expansion
Niger Delta partner-clinic hubs come online in waves once partner agreements are signed.
Enroll a parent in IHIP coverage.
inside 72 hours.
We’ll invoice you inside 24 hours.
Enroll a family member, sponsor a household, or insure your own parents. The Warri Central Hub CHW will reach out to the beneficiary family and complete enrollment at the hub within 72 hours.
Questions first? ihip@itsekirinationalcongress.org reaches the membership team directly.