Comfort and Mercy to The Gulf of Guinea Initiative (CMTGGI) is a Non-Governmental Organization registered in Nigeria. It was founded to advance the health and socio-economic well-being of the most vulnerable people of the Gulf of Guinea region which spans eleven countries.

We formally started in 2017 with a commitment to facilitate the visit of any of the two US Naval Ships, USNS Comfort and USNS Mercy to our shores to help with the much needed mop up operations for some of the healthcare challenges in the region.

These challenges have surged in the recent past and we are currently dealing with a full scale humanitarian crisis that has overwhelmed the best efforts of the various governments. While awaiting a response from our prospective benefactors, the Board of CMTGGI sought to improve the health literacy of the region through regular health education which we have been providing through our Facebook handle (how we existed prior to formal registration) since 2016

The lessons learnt so far have informed our policy thrust going forward and we intend to pursue our mission through a multi-faceted approach comprising: