Some of the kingpins and prime movers of this project on the side of our German friends and benefactors are Mrs. Kathi Hoss, Mr. Dieter Ellmann and others, who are leading members of Uzondu group in Germany.
Uzondu is a philosophical concept literally meaning “way to life”. These people mostly Germans and Swiss came together under this concept and founded and registered Uzondu Germany with the prime objective of solving the health problems of our people and children; thus, SMC&CH is in main for the care of children and adults. Uzondu Germany has been since 2001 working extra hard to raise funds, procure equipments, drugs, vehicles, etc and shipping these things to Umuowa. Uzondu Germany has been able to link us up with the German government who has come in now as kindermissionswork
The friends of Rev. Fr. Sergius Nnamdi Duru came together and organized themselves as a working group “Arbeitsreis Uzondu”, for the hospital project. This was with the strong support of Rev. Fr. Rolf Apholte, who was then then parish priest of St. Sebastianus Catholic Church, Frechen-Konigsdorf, in Germany. The first round table meeting for the hospital was held in this parish with the founding members which include: Katharine Hoss, Dr. Franz Weingarten (R.I.P), Dr. Karl and Gerta Neuroth, Rev. Fr. Rolf Aplolte, Hermann and Gilla Sorger, Eugenia Nafz and Rev. Fr. Dr. Sergius Duru. “Arbeitskreis Uzondu” was soon expanded in Switzerland by the friends of Rev. Fr. Dr. Sergius Duru especially with the help of Alfons and Alice Arpagaus, Kathi Schmid, through the Catholic parishioners St. Peter and Paul, Obersaxen-Meierhof and St. Peter and Paul, Vals, both in the dioceses of Chur. These people became his great partners for the hospital project. When Alfons and his wife Alice Arpagaus went to St. Franziskus Catholic Church, in Zurich, they took our project with them, and it was greatly supported in this parish too.
Umuowa community hosted Katharine Hoss in April 2003. Mrs. Hoss has been at the forefront since the conception of this hospital. During her visit, she was crowned “uzondu 1 of Umuowa”, by the traditional ruler, His Royal Highness, Eze M.C. Duruigbo on behalf of the community. Mrs. Hoss has been the cornerstone of this project in Europe. Unfortunately, her husband Hans (R.I.P) who supported her and this project with the same passion, died a few years after. Since then, Mrs. Hoss has come to Nigeria more than eight times, sometimes with her only son Stefan, Dieter Ellman or with her twin sister Helmi Hütten.
In 2008, “Uzondu Arbeitshreis” became “Uzondu Förderverein”. It was registered as a non profit governmental organization in Germany with more new members such as Rita and Hans Günther Buchmann, Stefan Hoss, Mattias Quath, Hanne Neumann, Oliver Gierens, Lieselotte and Joseph Hadulla and Brigitta Behrendt. In 2008, after the death of Dr. Franz Weingarten, whoc was the first president of “Arbeitskreis Uzondu”, Dieter Ellmanm became the president of “Uzondu Förderverein”. In 2010, Helmi Hütten and Robert Scheuermeyer joined the group from Rösrath. Uzondu members have been working hard to raise funds, procure equipment, drugs, vehicles for the hospital. Uzondu Förderverein has also been able to link the project with other German non-governmental organizations like the Kindersmissionswerk Aachen, in Went, Schweizer Bauorden, Medical Missions Institute, BMZ (Bengo), and recently Graf Berghe Von Trips Foundation. They all have been of enormous help to our project.
Uzondu Eberstein +û 2909 bis 0410 2017 Plakat Messe Bild Robert Scheuermeyer
UZONDU TEAM
Chairperson: Helmi Hütten (Rösrath)
1st deputy Chairman: Gerhard Kalkbrenner
Treasurer: Kathi Hoss
Honorary Chairman: Dieter Ellmann
Assessors:
Lieselotte and Josef Hadulla
Stefan Hoss
Robert Scheuermeyer (Roesrath)
Gerda-Marie Becker
Competence team:
Dr. Karl Neuroth (✝ 08/26/2014)
Dr. Gebhard Buchal
Dres. Roswitha and Stefan Diels
Jacobus Sombroek
Dr. Karlheinz Gierden
Jan Huijs (NL)
Dres. Marita and Alexander Mentel
Dres. Heide and Eberhard Peschel
Karin Hünteler
Oliver Gieren
Partners in Switzerland:
Beatrice Komenda
Alfons Arpagaus – Zurich
Irma and Gian Rascher – Zuoz / Engadin
President of the Swiss Building Order Dr. Martin Frei – Oberriet
Cecile Hunn – Villmergen
Max Raemy
Partners in Austria:
Diana Gabriele Kloiber
Dr. Gerhild Haralter
Hubert Maletz
Ilmar Tessmann

Mr Stefan, Mr Robert Scheuermeyer, Mrs Kathi, Mr Marcel Anyanwu, Governor IMO State and the founder Rev Fr Dr Sergius Duru.
The members of Uzondu Germany paid a weekend visit to the Founder and
President Rev Fr Dr Sergius Duru in Eberstein Austria. The Uzondu Group
included – Mrs Kathi, (Uzondu I of Umuowa), Helmi, Robert, Renate, Dieter, Lieselotte, Josef, Gitte, Gerd, Karin und Gregor.
Uzondu Eberstein +û 2909 bis 0410 2017
Nigerianische Messe Einzug in die Herz-Jesu-Kirche Eberstein 2300917
Bild Robert Scheuermeyer
Uzondu Eberstein +û 2909 bis 0410 2017
Besichtigung Hochfeistritz mit BM Andreas Grabuschnig Uzondu Gruppe D
und Dr. S. Duru Bild Robert Scheuermeyer
Uzondu Eberstein +û 2909 bis 0410 2017 MGV Landskron und Pfarrer Dr. S. Duru im Pfarrhaus Bild Robert Scheuermeyer
Uzondu Eberstein +û 2909 bis 0410 2017 Nigerianische Messe in der Herz-Jesu-Kirche Eberstein 300917 Bild Robert Scheuermeyer
Uzondu Eberstein +û 2909 bis 0410 2017 Nigerianische Messe in der Herz-Jesu-Kirche Eberstein 300917 Bild Robert Scheuermeyer
Uzondu Eberstein +û 2909 bis 0410 2017 Uzondu Gruppe Deutschland in Nigerianischer Kleidung Bild Robert Scheuermeyer
- FOUNDER’S DAY EVENT AND THE COMMISIONING OF THE DIALYSIS AND ICU UNITS, 2020 November 27, 2020
- DIALYSIS AND INTENSIVE CARE TRAINING IN NOVEMBER, 2020 November 12, 2020
- WORLD SIGHT DAY 2020 October 8, 2020
- COMMISSION CEREMONY OF OUT-PATIENT DEPARTMENT II September 25, 2020
- ST MARY’S CHILDREN AND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL UMUOWA CELEBRATES WORLD PHYSIOTHERAPY DAY 2020 September 8, 2020
- THE HOSPITAL’S VIRTUAL LEARNING PLATFORM August 19, 2020
- SEMINAR/TRAINING BY DIPLOMATIC MEDIA LTD May 14, 2020
- Webinar for Training of Staff May 8, 2020
- WORLD MALARIA DAY (“Zero Malaria begins with me”) April 25, 2020
- 2020 WORLD GLAUCOMA WEEK FREE EYE SCREENING (9th to 16th March 2020) March 16, 2020
- Appointment of New Ag Administrator March 1, 2020
