Accredited Disaster Medicine Course Taught by Richter a Huge Success
Below are photos from AEMS's (medical mass casualty collaborative) 5-day Disaster Medicine course at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital during September and October of 2018. The course, led by Roxane Richter of World Missions Possible, was fully accredited through Kwame Nkrumuh University of Science and Technology and is certified as CME continuing medical education credit, and endorsed by Ghana Health Services , USA Fulbright, and many others. The first class in Kumasi surpassed
Help Support Mass Casualty Planning, Disaster Leadership and Emergency Response in Ghana
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This September and October, become a part of our four, 5-day courses in mass casualty planning and disaster response being hosted in Ghana. These courses will feature expert lectures, exercises, table top simulations, and live disaster simulatio
A-E-M-S Medical Mass Casualty Algorithm for Ghana
The “AEMS Collaborative” is a unique multinational, multidisciplinary team of emergency physicians, emergency nurses, disaster experts, global health scholars, and emergency medicine fellows dedicated to researching, identifying, and implementing timely Ghana-specific solutions to mass casualty disaster emergencies in low-resource settings. Therefore, it is with great anticipation and optimism that the AEMS Medical Mass Casualty Collaborative present our initiative to allocat
Medical & Vision Care Given to 1,200 Patients in Ghana
1,200 patients were offered and received free medical and vision care. The areas served included N'gani (witches village), Ekotsi and Bogyano. Care included free diagnostics, eyeglasses and medications, the use of our mobile ultrasound, vascular doppler fetal tone readings, rehydration therapies, malaria and parasite (worm) treatments, vital signs, plus hospital intervention for long-term care patients, and more. This year WMP offered its 2nd vision clinic in the southern Eko
1100+ Patients in Ghana Provided FREE Medical Care
1,105 patients were offered and received free medical care, vision screening and eyeglasses. The areas served included N'gani (witches village), Ekotsi and Bogyano. Care included free diagnostics, eyeglasses and medications, the use of our brand-new mobile ultrasound, vascular doppler fetal tone readings, rehydration therapies, malaria and parasite (worm) treatments, vital signs, plus paid surgical intervention, hospital and national insurance coverage for long-term care pati
WMP Completes Construction of School and Dual-Purpose Church and Clinic Facility in Witches Village,
Rev. Joshua Jadri and N'gani villagers thank World Missions Possible donors and supporters for their beautiful new dual-purpose church/clinic facility. The WMP medical team was not to be stopped! Due to heavy rains, the water had flooded the only road taking the team into the rural area. As you can see in the 1st picture, the water was hip-deep! So the team had to abandon the vehicle, gather the villagers and get everyone to carry the boxes of supplies and equipment to the vi
WMP Provides 900 Patients with FREE Medical Care
Some 900 patients were offered and received free medical care. The areas served included N'gani (witches village), Ekotsi and Bogyano. Care included free diagnostics and medications, the use of our brand-new mobile ultrasound, vascular doppler fetal tone readings, rehydration therapies, malaria and parasite (worm) treatments, vital signs, plus paid surgical intervention, hospital and national insurance coverage for long-term care patients, and more. Pictured from left to righ
WMP Serves 600 Medical Patients for FREE in Ghana
Some 600 patients were offered and received free medical care. The areas served included N'gani (witch's village), Ekotsi and Bogyano. Care included free diagnostics and medications, the use of our brand-new mobile ultrasound, vascular doppler fetal tone readings, rehydration therapies, malaria and parasite (worm) treatments, vital signs, paid hospital and insurance payments for long-term care patients, and more. Our "CLINIC WITHOUT WALLS" in Witch's Village Northern Team: Dr
Ghana Medical Mission Serves 700 Patients for FREE
The 2007 World Missions Possible Ghana team was able to provide FREE medical care, medication and services to around 700 patients! Which means, of course, that the team sweated, worked until dark (no electric), and were mobbed by crowds of people at every clinic. Some of cases were heart-wrenching... like a young 20-year-old man suffering with an infected jawbone, an older man in Ngani with a huge tumor on his throat, a lady with a several-pound hernia, a lady with (probable)
WMP Helps Save Lives in Ghana
In October and November of 2006, WMP sent a volunteer medial mission team to Ghana to provide free primary care. Approximately 250 patients were treated in rural, hard-to-reach areas in northern villages in Ghana. Free diagnostics, medical treatment and medication were provided to the villages of Yendi, Ekotsi-Bogyano, Lawra and Esuyeshia. Over $42,000 in donated medications and medical equipment (including automatic external defibrillators, vascular doppler, two diagnostic s
