Support for Apev Francis, Diagnosed of Suspected Lymphoma

The RCN Missions’ Hospital was commissioned in year 2024 with its mission of providing affordable, accessible and high-quality healthcare, driven by love and guided by faith. The institution is devoted to delivering top-tier services that prioritize the physical, emotional and spiritual well-being of patients. The hospital is physically located in Makurdi Benue State, however, her reach extends beyond Makurdi to the far ends of Nigeria even reaching to distant and rural communities of the country. This is achieved through her three core programmes which include;

• AromeCare (Medical Missions/Outreaches) 
• DinnaCare (Women and Children Health Support Programme) 
• DOCcare (Dedicated Organisation for Communities Care/Community Health Interventions) 

RCN Medical Missions Urgent Support/Funding For Apev Francis

The Medical Missions team of the RCN Medical Center, under the umbrella of the Remnant Christian Network commenced the free weekly clinic for inmates of the Benue Corrections Center, in Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria. 

Mr. Jacob Apev, the father of the ill child, was recently released from the prison after being kept in custody for a work-place fraud which he repented of (after being preached to and convicted by God) and on confessing and restituting, he was arrested. Mr. Apev was released after his time in the corrections center was over, however, he was left jobless, with no source of income. His wife is a hairdresser and makes about #20,000 monthly.

According to the child’s mother, the child started having symptoms such as ‘high body temperature’, ‘swellings like stone’ and loss of weight in January/February and they sought the intervention of local/traditional healer, but the swellings on the neck and groin/abdomen increased in size and the child started having nausea and vomiting as well, with stomach and waist pain and his skin being highly sensitive to touch.

1. Activities: 

• Pre-visit: Free weekly medical services commenced on the 25th of June, 2025. It was at the corrections center that Mr. Jacob first encountered the humanitarian services of RCN Medical Missions
• Visit: On Thursday 7th of August at about 1:30 pm, we had a couple walk into the RCN Medical center with their child, a 6 years old male. They were brought in by Mr. Lawrence, one of the officers who works at the Benue State Corrections Center Clinic where RCN Medical Center (Medical Missions) conducts a free weekly clinic for the inmates of the center. The child was seen by the doctor and admitted for care.
• Post-visit. Child was referred to BSUTH, monetary support was released from RCN Medical Missions. The child was taken to BSUTH by the RCN personnel, who also assisted in the referral and investigation processes, follow-up is ensured. 

1. Beneficiaries 

Apev Francis is the child of Jacob Apev, one of the inmates at the Benue State Corrections center who received free medical services (provided on a weekly basis by RCN Medical Missions), while he was still a prisoner at the center. On his release and seeing the failing health of his child, he reached out to Mr Lawrence who works as an official at the Benue State Corrections center and coincidentally, Mr Lawrence is a worker with Remnant Christian Network. 

1. Aims / Goals

Providing affordable, accessible and high-quality healthcare, driven by love and guided by faith is the core purpose of the RCN Medical Missions. RCN Medical Missions by the mercies of God decided to step in to ensure that this child receives the care and support to live and survive the health challenge. 

1. Impact assessment 
2. Qualitative:

At admission, Francis had a high fever, he was pale, nauseous, had pains and was in a state of lethargy, however, in about 48 hours’ time, Francis was revived, much better in health and had a controlled temperature. His mother in particular commented that the child’s health improved drastically, she was grateful for the timely mercy intervention. Mr. Lawrence who came frequently to check on the child stated that the child has obviously greatly improved.

Upon receiving information of the monetary support, the parents expressed their gratitude, praying God’s blessings upon the organization and the staff.

1. Quantitative: Impact in Numbers 

Apev Francis was admitted on the 7th of August for 2 days, he was discharged on referral on the 9th of August. 

1. Accounting 
2. Amount spent on medical consumables 
3. Medications
4. Laboratory Consumables 
5. General Consumables 
6. Amount spent on food/ items/ gifts 
7. Personnel remuneration 
8. Logistics and Transportation 
9. Preparation, Publicity and Reporting 
10. Worth of services provided: (value assessment)  
11. Cost of drugs at 15% mark-up: #11,200
12. Prevailing cost of investigation services (radiology & general tests) and blood transfusion: #25,400 
13. Cost of consultations (General and Specialist) at prevailing rate: #13,000
14. Cost of Admission and Nursing Care: #5,500 
15. Cost of Oxygen: #26,400
16. Hospital Utilities: #2000
17. Transportation (to and fro BSUTH): #5000

Total: #88,500

1.  Funding and Sponsorship 

With the recommendation and approval of the two Deputy Directors and the Medical Director of RCN Medical Center, all medical services were provided for free. Also, upon referral, a sum of #50,000 was released to the parents to meet the child’s medical needs, logistics and support was also provided on referral.

1. Medical Missions Vital Summary Statistics 
2. Number of clients seen: One male child.
3. Bio-demographic distribution: Apev Francis is a 6 year old male born on the 3rd of April, 2019 to Mr. Jacob Apev and Mrs. Suedoo Apev, he hails from Benue State, Nigeria and is of the TIV tribe. He is the third of three children of his parents. 
4. Disease Pattern (Diagnosis): 

Vital signs on admission: Tempt: 39.2˚C, Pulse: 128b/mn

Investigations: PCV: 20%;  RBC: Microcytosis, Hypochromic Rouleaux formation;  WBC: Absolute Leukocytosis;  PLT: Thrombopenia;  MP: Trophozorite of P Falciparum seen +

He was reviewed by the pediatrician, with the following diagnoses: 

1. ?Lymphoma
2. Anaemic heart failure secondary to (i) above
3. Sepsis
4. Secondary Referrals: Francis was referred to Benue State University Teaching Hospital for further investigations and treatment. With transportation provided by RCN Medical center, Francis, accompanied by the programme officer, driven by the Logistics officer and alongside his mother and grandmother was taken to BSUTH.

Medications Prescribed: Apev Francis was admitted in the RCN Medical Center pediatric ward and placed on antibiotics, and analgesics. Upon the review of the pediatrician, Francis was placed on antimalarial, a pint of blood with diuretics and intranasal oxygen, all these were provided and administered or free.