Osazee Woghiren

Osazee Woghiren has a passion to improve the lives of people in the remote farm village in Ugbokun, Nigeria where he was born. Osazee Woghiren is a Christian. He is married with four Children. He lives in the United States of America.

Osazee was brought up in the city of Benin, Nigeria where he attended school. He graduated with a degree in Chemical Pathology from University of Benin Teaching Hospital In Nigeria where he worked for a couple of years before coming to Boston.

In Boston, he attended Northeastern University and became a registered member of the American Society of Clinical Pathologists. He has had the opportunity to acquire tremendous experience working for some of the best major hospitals in the Boston area, like Children’s Hospital which is ranked #1 in the World by World news. In 2000, he was awarded a post graduate degree in Medical instrumentation. Currently he is completing a PhD program in healthcare management.

It was after the passing of his late father, Chief Egbe Woghiren (the Agbonmoba of Benin Kingdom), whom he loved so much, to diabetes mellitus, that Osazee decided to devote more of his time towards eliminating or reducing the prevalence of the disease amongst Nigerians through educational awareness and life style changes, especially targeting the under privileged.

Osazee Woghiren has donated several glucose meters for adequate glucose monitoring and treatment of the disease to several institutions across Nigeria including the University of Benin Teaching Hospital. He founded Stride Outreach World. He funded the drilling of a bore hole to supply clean, fresh water for Ugbokun village and he built and oversees the village in Ugbokun Medical Clinic in Ugbokun, Nigeria.

Mrs. Veronica Woghiren, Osazee’s mother, is also a great source of inspiration for him to help others due to her love of charity. She introduced him to the plight of her people at a very early age.

With strong faith in God, he believes that ‘life is worthless, if it has no positive impact on the life of others or the community’.

The song “Here I am Lord” captures his faith and purpose in his years of work and sacrifice to others:

‘I, the lord of sea and sky
I have heard my people cry
All who dwell in dark and sin
My hand will save
I have made the stars of night
I will make their darkness bright
Who will bear my light to them?
Whom shall I send?

Here I am lord
Is it I lord?
I have heard you calling in the night
I will go lord
If you lead me
I will hold your people in my heart’.

Osazee Woghiren is the President and CEO of Stride Medical Inc. and Zee Diagnostics Nigeria. Ltd. He is the founder of Stride Outreach World. His main objective in starting these companies and founding Stride Outreach World is to help bridge the gap between the healthcare standards of Nigerians and the rest of the civilized World.