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Harvard School of Public Health: Global Chat, March 28

Olivia and I have been invited to give a presentation at Harvard School of Public Health to share with students about the Rural Health Collaborative. The presentation will take place next Wednesday, March 28th from 12:30-1:30pm in room G2 of the Kresge Building in Boston, Massachusetts. Our presentation will focus on the long-term development approach…

De-worming Program

The RDP has been presented with another partnership opportunity. The Bethel Clinic NGO has conducted de-worming projects in the past in an effort to treat intestinal parasites in areas the Ghana Health Service has identified as problematic. According to the proposal put forth, there are many schools in the district that have been identified as…

RDP Wine & Cheese Party

Olivia and I are hosting a wine & cheese mixer at our home to discuss upcoming plans for the RDP, specifically our ideas for our trip in January. We are very excited about a variety of ideas and would love to share them with you. We would love it if you joined us not only…

2008 Akatsi Child Health Needs Report

Abstract Child health in Ghana falls below global averages for child and infant mortality and is understudied in the Akatsi District of Eastern Ghana. In this study, a survey based assessment of the child health at 4 local public and private clinics in Akatsi was conducted over an 8 week period. Economic factors, accessibility issues,…