Ghana Medical Help

GMH Making Giant Leaps Heading into Eighth Year

The Season is Changing.  So Are We.
As GMH begins its eighth year of providing essential medical aid to rural Ghanaian communities, it’s anything but business as usual.
“This year is really going to put us to the test,” said GMH Founder and Executive Director, Kelly Hadfield. “The organization is undergoing

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Join Me in Ghana This July

Want to see where this equipment winds up?? Want to see it used to help save the life of a daughter, a brother, a mother, a grandfather? Join me in early July for a week long trip to Ghana!
Message below or email kelly@ghanamedicalhelp.com if you’re interested in learning

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We’ll Be All Over Ghana in July!

Olivia Knight and Kelly Hadfield will be overseeing the equipment donations to our partner hospitals with a crew of Rotarians who were responsible for us getting the grant to acquire the equipment.
HannahBro (Dr. Hannah Brotherstone) will be on the ground investigating how GMH can create a route for

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Barrie Air Cadets and Two Hadfields

On November 25th, Barrie 102 (Silver Fox) Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron was very pleased to have an alumna return to the parade square. Kelly Hadfield, former Squadron Warrant Officer of 102, was on hand to speak to the cadets about her current endeavours and how the skills that

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1st UK Volunteer Retreat!

On the third weekend of March, GMH had its first ever UK Volunteer Retreat! Hosted in a beautiful cottage from the 1600’s in North Wales, it was an incredible weekend full of getting to know each other, global medicine talks from the pros, vision planning and

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We Finished Packing Today!

Thanks to our amazing volunteers and the outstanding manpower from the Rotary Club of Barrie we completed nearly the whole packing process in just three days!
It’s now ready to be shipped off this week to our 11 partner hospitals in Ghana. Huzzah! Many thanks to the many generous hands

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Medical Equipment Has Arrived in Canada, Next Stop Ghana

All of the medical equipment we’ve purchased for this year has arrived and excitement is high! Next stop, northern Ghana hospitals.
If you’d like to lend a hand and join a GMH packing party next week between April 20-27, please email kelly@ghanamedicalhelp.com

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Last Day in Ghana

I’m nearly onto my last day in Ghana! I wish I could take the Ghana Medical Help moto home with me!

Note the GMH stickers all over the bike. One of our GMH Ambassador’s at the Nadowli Hospital is quite proud.
– Kelly Hadfield

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Bongo Hospital Update

On Thursday I went to the Bongo Hospital to evaluate the impact equipment donations have had. Last winter, this hospital serving 85,000 people with 1 doctor tragically had an electrical fire that burned down their only operating theatre. The temporary one hosted by what was their dental ward I

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2015 Hospital Placement Program

 

I spent time today at the Navrongo War Memorial District Hospital developing the medical curriculum for our 2015 Hospital Placement Program participants. This program is currently accepting medical student applications, and will provide elective opportunities within maternal and newborn health, surgery, and public health outreach.
Email kelly@ghanamedicalhelp.com

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