By Marko Andan, Ghana Medical Help Projects Manager
It’s a typical surgery day at Bongo District Hospital. Five males ranging in age from 5 to 51 years old are sitting in the dental ward which has served as the hospital’s operating theatre ever since the fire in 2012. All
Dr. Michael Ron Martyna is our Featured Volunteer for February 2016
Dr. Michael Martyna, who has been involved with GMH since it’s founding, has been investing months of hard work and effort into applying for a major grant that may support the majority of our Medical Equipment Donation Project in 2016.
Due to the awful US/CAD dollar exchange, acquiring the
Janet Nortey is our Featured Sponsor for February 2016
Thank you Janet Nortey for supporting Ghana Medical Help with your generous donation of $2,000.
Your contribution will make a tremendous impact on health and lives of the people of rural northern Ghana.
GMH In 2016 Is All About Sustainability!
We are working closely with newly appointed biomedical engineers in our partner hospitals to extend the life of donated equipment. Biomedical engineers are getting involved in our quarterly assessment process to evaluate equipment robustness, report break-downs, and request parts.
We are working to empower our new engineering partners
The Zaring Community Now Has Access to Water
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Olivia & Marko at Work in Northern Ghana
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Olivia and Marko Are En Route to Northern Ghana
Our Administrative Director Olivia Knight and Projects Manager Marko Andan are en route to northern Ghana.
They will be
meeting with Director of Operations Dr. Dominic Akaateba to do project development
attending GMH Ambassador workshops in the Upper East and Upper West
assessing and reporting on
Thanks to Dogecoin for $342 USD to Purchase Medical Equipment
2 years ago we started accepting dogecoin (a cryptocurrency) and over that time we received donations from hundreds of different people.
Due to a recent surge in price we debated converting 50% of our donated dogecoin to USD. We also asked the online community responsible for most of the
Report on Livestock and Health Promotion Program (SHEEP)
Compiled by Joseph Abobtey
October – December, 2015
for Ghana Medical Help
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Mosquito Nets and Borehole
Location: Zaring
Target: Women
The atmosphere was full of excitement when the programme manager of the HCC took his turn to talk to the women. When he mention that the mosquito nets