Ghana Surgical Mission - Free Surgeries for Those in Need
The Humanity First surgical team to Ghana continues its mission to help local doctors and improve the quality of surgical care in Africa. The team started its mission this year on August 5th, 2009 at the Korle Bu hospital, the main teaching hospital in Ghana's capital, Accra. So far, the team has performed 21 Free operations and plans to do about 20 more in the remaining days of their surgical mission.
Baltimore, MD, August 20, 2009 --(PR.com)-- The Humanity First surgical team to Ghana continues its mission to help local doctors and improve the quality of surgical care in Africa. The team started its mission this year on August 5th, 2009 at the Korle Bu hospital, the main teaching hospital in Ghana's capital, Accra. After two days of operating, the team moved to Asakore on August 8th and 9th.
The 12 member team consists of pediatric and general surgeons, an anesthesiologist, physician assistant, nurses, surgical techs, and medical students. Three days ago, the team showed its dedication and commitment to their mission by giving up one of their precious off days to help a doctor at a hospital in Kokofu. They received a call late in the day indicating the doctor had run out of medications and had a full schedule of operations the next day. Sacrificing their day off, the group unanimously decided to drive to the hospital the next day and spend the day teaching and helping the local doctor.
Yesterday, August 13th, the team moved to a hospital in Daboase, a city in southwestern Ghana. On arrival, the team unloaded their equipment and setup the two operating rooms with supplies brought over from the US. After examining the surgical patients that were admitted to the hospital, the team started operating later the same afternoon.
So far, the team has performed 21 operations and plans to do about 20 more in the remaining days of their surgical mission.
Humanity First, USA (http://usa.humanityfirst.org), a 501(c) 3- registered charity, is the US chapter of Humanity First International (http://www.humanityfirst.org.uk), which was established in the early 1990's to restore disaster-stricken and under-developed and vulnerable communities around the globe. Humanity First USA is a leading non-profit relief organization whose board of directors, management team, and project staff running the day-to-day operations are all unpaid volunteers with diverse professional backgrounds including business, healthcare, and education sectors. All personal expenses are met by the volunteers to maximize the use of funds raised and donated for those in need. As of today Humanity First USA has expanded to 25 countries worldwide across 6 continents.
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The 12 member team consists of pediatric and general surgeons, an anesthesiologist, physician assistant, nurses, surgical techs, and medical students. Three days ago, the team showed its dedication and commitment to their mission by giving up one of their precious off days to help a doctor at a hospital in Kokofu. They received a call late in the day indicating the doctor had run out of medications and had a full schedule of operations the next day. Sacrificing their day off, the group unanimously decided to drive to the hospital the next day and spend the day teaching and helping the local doctor.
Yesterday, August 13th, the team moved to a hospital in Daboase, a city in southwestern Ghana. On arrival, the team unloaded their equipment and setup the two operating rooms with supplies brought over from the US. After examining the surgical patients that were admitted to the hospital, the team started operating later the same afternoon.
So far, the team has performed 21 operations and plans to do about 20 more in the remaining days of their surgical mission.
Humanity First, USA (http://usa.humanityfirst.org), a 501(c) 3- registered charity, is the US chapter of Humanity First International (http://www.humanityfirst.org.uk), which was established in the early 1990's to restore disaster-stricken and under-developed and vulnerable communities around the globe. Humanity First USA is a leading non-profit relief organization whose board of directors, management team, and project staff running the day-to-day operations are all unpaid volunteers with diverse professional backgrounds including business, healthcare, and education sectors. All personal expenses are met by the volunteers to maximize the use of funds raised and donated for those in need. As of today Humanity First USA has expanded to 25 countries worldwide across 6 continents.
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Aishah Malik
877-99-HFUSA, extension 5
usa.humanityfirst.org
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