Steph, Jess, and I have continued with our busy schedules, bumping along the bush roads daily and enjoying new adventures. We have now visited 19/20 Kekeli women in their villages, a feat we are all quite impressed with. We had originally planned to visit at least half, but realized that the unvisited half would not…
Read MoreThoughts from Ghana – Post #1
sooo ghana! it has been so many things thus far but overall amazing! to come back to this familiar place and knowing people has been great, also the weather is pretty good too! not as muggy and we can see the sky compared to last year during hamatahn where there was a layer of saharan…
Read MoreReturning to Ghana to visit Kekeli
This December, Jess, Steph, and Olivia will be heading back to Ghana for 2 weeks to work with the first group of Kekeli women in a follow-up to their initial training in January 2011. After training 20 women in basic health principles as part of the RHC collaboration with the Bethel Clinic Compassion Foundation in…
Read MoreAfrica for you!
We returned to our home base in Akatsi after a relaxing weekend in Seva. Upon our arrival at the Sefe compound we had a gigantic basin of watermelon waiting for us, just one of the many ways we have been spoiled by this generous family. The next day we spent some time in the Sefe…
Read MoreGhana January 2011: Updates
Our departure date is approaching. We leave in 2 weeks! Here are a few updates regarding our trip: 1.Our 4 member team had our pre-trip meeting last Sunday where we discussed issues ranging from the teaching curriculum to lodging to Ghanian customs. 2.We are purchasing various supplies for our aid kits which will be given…
Read MoreGhana and WHO collaborating on TB
In March this year it was announced that the WHO and the Ghana Health Service would be collaborating on a study to determine the prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) in the country. 1957 was the last time a study like this was conducted in Ghana. They are expecting to find that 353 persons out of every…
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