By For many patients in underserved regions of Nigeria, access to essential surgical care and specialized medical treatment is a distant luxury rather than an accessible right. Dr. Adeolu Adeboye, a U.S. board-certified trauma surgeon at HCA Florida Bayonet Point, recognized this disparity and took direct action to address it. Founding the Shekinah Global Healthcare Foundation, Dr. Adeboye built a non-profit initiative dedicated to delivering critical medical intervention directly to communities in need.
Direct Impact Through Targeted Missions
Through four structured outreach missions, the Shekinah Global Healthcare Foundation has provided high-volume direct care to thousands who otherwise lacked access to specialized treatment. By organizing international clinical logistics and uniting skilled healthcare professionals, the foundation delivers critical aid free of cost.
- 8,500+ Patients Treated: Receiving general clinical consultations, diagnostic assessments, and direct treatments across remote regions.
- 580+ Free Surgeries Performed: Restorative and life-saving surgical operations executed by specialized teams in local clinical facilities.
- 440+ Volunteers Mobilized: A coordinated network of surgeons, nurses, anesthetists, and logistical staff united to deliver critical aid.
Beyond Emergency Care: Building Sustainable Capacity
While temporary medical missions provide immediate relief, long-term impact requires local infrastructure. A core pillar of Dr. Adeboye’s initiative is capacity building. During every deployment, foundation volunteers work alongside local medical staff, offering practical training in modern surgical techniques, post-operative care, and trauma management.
By upgrading skills and embedding best practices within local clinics, the foundation ensures that the quality of care outlasts each physical mission, leaving behind a stronger, more self-sufficient healthcare ecosystem for the communities served.
How it all started
Shekinah Global Healthcare Foundation started by getting basic medical supplies to people who had none. Today it is a global network of doctors, volunteers and donors who fly in, set up, and perform free surgery and medical care for communities that have little or no access to either.
What sets it apart is what it leaves behind. Alongside free care, its teams train local healthcare workers, so the next patient can be treated whether or not a mission is in town. In the foundation’s words: they “don’t just offer a temporary fix,” they “build the infrastructure for a healthier future.” Immediate impact plus a lasting local legacy: that is the through-line for a segment. Its January 2026 week of free surgery in Abeokuta drew local television coverage.
Dr. Adeboye is a board-certified trauma and general surgeon who founded Shekinah Global Healthcare Foundation with a vision to provide compassionate, free medical care to underserved communities. A graduate of Cornell University, he earned his MD from the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University and completed fellowship training in Trauma and Surgical Critical Care at the University of Pennsylvania. He is board-certified by the American Board of Surgery in both General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care and practices as a trauma surgeon at HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital.
He leads the foundation’s surgical missions and its programs to train local healthcare workers, and is the subject of its interview series.
