Welcome Message from the President

Message from the Founder and President: 
Dr. Sandra Anyoha DNP, MSN, MPH, CNML 

On behalf of the Executive Committee and members of the Nigerian Nurses Association- Connecticut Chapter (NANNNA-CT)), I want to welcome you to our website. NANNNA-CT is a non-profit professional organization whose members are Nigerian Registered Nurses residing in Connecticut. NANNNA-CT has been in existence since 2008 but was officially incorporated in 2019. NANNNA-CT is a founding member of the National Association of Nigerian Nurses in North America(NANNNA) that was formed as an advocacy and community health service association to support the wellbeing of Nigerian citizens both in the USA and Nigeria.

In 2007, the Nigerian community in America had an epidemic of Domestic Violence. Seven Nigerian Nurses were killed by their husbands and many were injured. To respond to this calamity, Dr. Sandra Anyoha called on the six existing Nigerian Nurses Association in the United States and Canada to come together to work on the plague that was impacting on the Nigerian community (Domestic Violence). At the end and after much deliberations, there was a unanimous agreement for a need for a national body of all the Nigerian Nurses associations to come together for effective impact, leading to the formation of the National Association of Nigerian Nurses in North America (NANNNA).

The formation of the national body of nurses with various expertise in healthcare, gave a new direction to the work the various Nigerian Nursing Associations were already doing in the community. Realizing that volunteering is a catalyst for the enhancement of the socio-economic status of the people, NANNNA while maintaining the community outreach programs, expanded focus on empowerment and influencing policy in North America and Nigeria.

Thank you for joining NANNNA-CT and supporting our goals.

Sincerely,

Dr. Sandra Anyoha DNP, MSN, MPH, CNML