RISE Clinic Nigeria

What RISE Clinic Nigeria does

RISE Clinic Nigeria is a not-for-profit, community-based integrated healthcare delivery system operating from a single facility on Agulu-Nnobi Road in Adazi-Ani, Anambra State, Nigeria, since 2012. It serves medically underserved residents of southeast Nigeria across multiple segments including low-income individuals, pregnant women, epilepsy and HIV patients, the elderly, and corporate employees, via a multilevel care model that coordinates community-level outreach with primary care, specialty care, and inpatient services. The organization is operated through the RISE-GOPAT Healthcare Foundation, jointly established by RISE Global Health Initiative (a U.S. 501(c)(3)) and the Godwin & Patricia Okeke Foundation in Nigeria.

The clinic's service portfolio spans primary care (community medicine, family medicine, internal medicine, midwifery, urgent care), specialty care (cardiology, neurology/epilepsy, diabetes, women's health, infectious diseases, eye care, bone/joint, allergy/asthma, weight management), and ancillary services (full clinical laboratory with viral load and CD4 count machines, digital X-ray, ultrasound and ECG imaging, pharmacy, physiotherapy, and telehealth). Targeted programs include the Nigerian Epilepsy Care Advancement Program (NECAP) with 240 enrolled patients receiving 12 months of free specialty care, the Low Income Health Assistance (LIHA) program funding free care for ~100 low-income patients, the Pharm Access Program sourcing WHO Essential Drug List medications, the Maternal Care Subsidy Program targeting ~1,000 women, and a planned solar-powered Clean Water Project via reverse osmosis. Telehealth platforms (Tele-Epilepsy, Tele-HIV) connect local patients to U.S. specialists and National Hospital Abuja neurosurgeons via videoconferencing.

RCN's revenue model is diversified across donations (Zenith Bank Nigeria, PayPal via RISE Global Health Initiative), patient service revenue, a Corporate Health Program offering employee wellness benefits to Anambra State businesses, and proposed government subsidies through a 5-year Anambra State partnership on maternal care. Care is provided regardless of ability to pay, with LIHA covering 12 months of free care and the Maternal Care Subsidy targeting up to 50% cost reduction. Go-to-market is multi-modal: event-driven through community health fairs and Free Clinic Days (2,000+ participants in 2013, 800 high-risk diagnoses), sales-led via corporate wellness contracts, and partnership-driven through medical elective rotations with UC San Diego, Sullivan University, and California Northstate University. Clinical research collaborations extend to UCSF (HPV/cervical cancer) and Eden Medical Center.

Name

RISE Clinic Nigeria

Legal name

RISE Clinic Nigeria

Website

https://riseclinic.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

RISE Clinic Nigeria is a not-for-profit integrated healthcare delivery system in Adazi-Ani, Anambra State, providing primary, specialty, and ancillary care to underserved communities in southeast Nigeria via donations, subsidized patient fees, corporate wellness, and government partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Healthcare Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Community-Based Preventive & Health Promotion Clinics (HLAFAGAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

School-Based & Community Women’s/Children’s Health Clinics (HLAFAJAO)

Keywords

• Integrated healthcare services
• Primary care clinics
• Community health programs
• Telehealth services
• Corporate health programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Adazi-Ani, Anambra State

HQ country

Nigeria

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Not-for-profit healthcare system that accepts donations to fund operations. Zenith Bank account in Nigeria; PayPal for international donations managed by RISE Global Health Initiative in the US. All donations go to operational costs.
2. Patient Service Revenue: Revenue generated from providing medical services including primary care, specialty care, ancillary services, and inpatient services. Serves patients regardless of ability to pay; subsidizes costs for low-income patients through LIHA program.
3. Government Subsidies and Public-Private Partnership Funding: Works with state and national government officials to subsidize fees for maternal and child care through Maternal Care Subsidy Program. Proposes 5-year partnership with Anambra State government to subsidize maternal healthcare costs.
4. Corporate Health Program: Businesses pay for employee wellness programs including health screenings, consultations, and ongoing employee health benefits to improve productivity and reduce absenteeism.
5. Clean Water Project Revenue: Water bottling plant planned to generate revenue by distributing purified water across Nigeria while providing free water to churches, schools and health centers in the local area.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

RISE Clinic Nigeria is a not-for-profit healthcare organization that delivers integrated healthcare services — combining primary care, specialty care, and ancillary services — through a physical clinic in Adazi-Ani, Anambra State and a telehealth platform. It operates multiple community health programs (LIHA, NECAP, MCSP) and a separate Corporate Health Program that provides employer-negotiated healthcare packages for businesses.

Product overview

RISE Clinic Nigeria is a community-based medical facility providing integrated healthcare delivery through multiple service lines. The clinic operates as a coordinated care network combining Primary Care (community medicine, family medicine, internal medicine, midwifery, urgent care), Specialty Care (cardiology, neurology/epilepsy, diabetes, women's health, infectious diseases, eye care, bone/joint, allergy/asthma, weight management), and Ancillary Services (hospitalists, clinical laboratory, clinical imaging/radiology, pharmacy, medical rehabilitation, telehealth). The clinic also conducts clinical research in women's health, geriatric care, prevalent health conditions, and infectious diseases. Community programs include health screenings, health fairs, Low Income Health Assistance (LIHA), Pharm Access Program, Clean Water Project, and the Nigerian Epilepsy Care Advancement Program (NECAP). Telehealth services connect patients to distant specialists via videoconferencing for epilepsy and HIV care.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NECAP (Nigerian Epilepsy Care Advancement Program): Community-based epilepsy program providing assistance to low-income patients and families suffering from epilepsy.
• LIHA (Low Income Health Assistance)
• Pharm Access Program
• Anambra Free Clinic Days

Products and services

• Primary Care Services General outpatient medical consultations, diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing primary care for individuals and families in Anambra State, Nigeria. Delivered at the Adazi-Ani clinic on a subsidized or sliding-scale basis.
• Specialty Care Services Specialist physician consultations and treatment beyond primary care, offered as part of the integrated care delivery model for community members and corporate clients.
• Ancillary Services Diagnostic, laboratory, and other supportive ancillary services that complement primary and specialty care within the integrated delivery model.
• Telehealth Services Remote clinical consultations delivered via telehealth, enabling patients outside the immediate Adazi-Ani catchment area to access RISE Clinic providers.
• Corporate Health Program Structured, employer-negotiated healthcare and wellness packages that allow Nigerian businesses to provide workforce health benefits through RISE Clinic as a single contracted provider.
• Community Health Programs (LIHA, NECAP, MCSP) Targeted population health initiatives — including LIHA, NECAP, and MCSP — designed to address specific community health needs beyond the clinic walls, delivered through outreach and subsidized enrollment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Provided $602,518 in direct care to over 5000 Nigerians
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• University of California San Diego, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical SciencescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership providing medical elective rotation sites for pharmacy students. Students gain hands-on experience in healthcare delivery in developing world settings while contributing to community advancement.
• Sullivan University College of PharmacycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership providing clinical rotation opportunities for pharmacy students at RISE Clinic and surrounding medical facilities.
• California Northstate University College of PharmacycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership providing clinical rotation opportunities for pharmacy students at RISE Clinic facilities.
• Dr. Nicole Yvonne Nguyen, University of California San Francisco (UCSF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative research partnership conducting HPV cervical cancer study investigating barriers to widespread access and use of HPV vaccinations in Nigeria. Study data presented at 2013 Western States Conference and FIP international conference in Dublin.
• Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria (PPFN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing comprehensive HIV care including diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring. Includes counseling for patients and family members affected by HIV.
• International Health and Academic InstitutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnerships with international researchers for basic, clinical, and community health research. Led to presentations at conferences in San Diego, San Francisco, and Dublin, Ireland.
• Eden Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUS-based medical center with advisory board member John Obegolu serving as Director of Neuroscience Unit. Contributed to medical missions and epilepsy care programs.
• National Hospital, AbujacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvisory board member Dr. Muhammad Raji Mahmud serves as Neurosurgeon. Collaboration on epilepsy care through telecommunication with neurosurgeons in Abuja and US.
• Pacific Brain & Spine Medical GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvisory board member Edie Zusman, MD, MBA provides expertise on epilepsy care. Participated in medical mission to Nigeria in July 2013.
• Anambra State GovernmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProposed 5-year partnership to subsidize maternal and child healthcare costs by up to 50%. Aims to provide medication assistance to approximately 1000 women.
• Local and District Government Health OfficialscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with local health officials on emergency preparedness and disaster relief efforts. Public sector partners provide public health goals, funding, training, and quality standards.
• WHO Essential Drug List Affiliated OrganizationsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPharm Access program supports acquisition of medications included in WHO Essential Drug List through credible local and international pharmaceutical companies.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Last Mile Health: Nonprofit building community health worker networks to deliver primary care in last-mile settings across Africa. Comparable community-led primary care delivery model targeting medically underserved populations.

Others

• Hygeia HMO: Nigeria health maintenance organization providing health insurance plans and provider network management. Adjacent peer operating in the Nigerian healthcare ecosystem with overlap in employer-sponsored health programs.
• Flying Doctors Healthcare Investment Group: Nigeria-based medical emergency, air ambulance, and occupational health provider. Overlaps with RISE on the corporate/occupational health and emergency preparedness dimensions but does not operate a comparable primary care clinic.

Direct peers

• St. Nicholas Hospital: Lagos-based multi-specialty private hospital. Comparable as a Nigerian private provider delivering integrated specialty, diagnostic, and inpatient services in a single branded facility.
• EHA Clinics: Nigeria- and West Africa-based network of community clinics delivering integrated primary and specialty care. Closest operational analog to RISE's community-based integrated delivery model in Nigeria, with similar scope of services.
• Cedarcrest Hospitals: Multi-specialty private hospital in Lagos/Abuja offering primary care, specialty clinics, and diagnostic services. Comparable Nigerian private provider with a multi-specialty outpatient and inpatient footprint.
• Reddington Hospital Group: Lagos/Abuja-based private multi-specialty hospital. Comparable as a private Nigerian provider offering primary and specialty care alongside diagnostic and ancillary services.
• Lagoon Hospitals: Multi-specialty private hospital group headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. Operates a similar multi-specialty, multi-service-line delivery model in Nigeria with primary care, specialty care, and ancillary services under one brand.

Broad incumbents

• Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF): International medical humanitarian organization delivering healthcare in underserved and conflict-affected regions. Shares RISE's community-based primary and specialty care ethos but operates globally and at vastly larger scale.
• Partners In Health: Global nonprofit operating integrated health systems in resource-poor settings (Haiti, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, etc.). Comparable mission and operating philosophy of community-based integrated care, but at much larger scale and across multiple countries.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubevimeo.com/riseghi
• Facebookfacebook.com/riseclinicnigeria
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rise-clinic-nigeria

Compliance1 record

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