In Ghana, Gendered Blame Still Pervades.
Read Article: Infertility Places Pressures on Women – Voice of America. Tagged: Gender, Health, Women
View ArticleHeroes Without Borders.
Came across this short article today. There was no way I could not re-blog this justification for the profession I so desperately want to be schooled in. And no, this is not idealism. I call it...
View ArticleHero#2: Seun Adebiyi
His name is Oluwaseun Adebiyi, a recent acquaintance I have made and had the privilege of working with. Say hello to my featured hero for the month of February. Before you read the concise and...
View ArticleGod’s Surgeons in Africa – The Atlantic
God’s Surgeons in Africa – The Atlantic. (Summarized version reproduced here) God’s Surgeons.An oil painting of Mbingo Hospital by Chicago radiologist Kuhn Hong In 1994, God told David Thompson to...
View ArticleFlying Doctors Nigeria – Interview with Dr. Ola Orekunrin
Here’s my post for today – International Women’s Day! yay! This is a phenomenal initiative. Nothing short of inspiring. And oh so necessary considering the lack of infrastructure for emergency care....
View ArticleHeroes #3:Mrs.Salome François & Efua Kumea Asibon
Yup, your question is valid. Why am I doubling up on heroes for this month’s post? Simply because they are thematically unified – both of these women have advocated for the cause of children with...
View ArticleFixing Maternal Healthcare in Ghana
So I have heard a lot of news lately about the new Maternal Health Channel in Ghana and all that it hopes to accomplish. It’s a novel initiative but I wonder how it aims to penetrate into remote...
View ArticleWaste Management in Ghana
A very novel idea indeed. I will continue to reiterate how marveled I am at how far-reaching the human mind is. wow. I can only pray and hope that this yields brilliant and rapid results. How is the...
View ArticleFake Medicines in Ghana
I came across this, in all my chain-reading on Africa’s development for tonight (talk about constant procrastination, lol.) So this has definitely been going on for a long time now. Of course, the...
View ArticleWhen the Lights Go Out
“Ghana’s official figure for maternal deaths has been disputed for many years”. This statement alone is enough to warrant the full blog post. It struck me. It struck me even more than the title struck...
View ArticleThe Absence of Policy
I have sat for the whole day in a regional meeting about cancer registries in Africa, hosted by the West African Health Organization (WAHO). This is the health wing of ECOWAS. I have heard several...
View ArticleHealth Migration
This struggle is so real. And we need solutions fast! I don’t want to be another statistic. Tagged: Africa, Development, Health, Medicine
View ArticlePlastic Surgeon – Michael Obeng
Inspiring despite a lot of the video effects that are slightly …. hmmm…lol. Great story from a great guy! Tagged: Ghana, Health, Heroes, Medicine
View ArticleAfrica Health Now
This is a start…reversing the trend. Indeed, “to whom much is given, much is expected” <3 it! Tagged: Communities, Ghana, Health, Healthcare, Home, Medicine, People
View ArticleBreaking New Ground with healthcare in Ghana
Gotta love it when you chance upon predecessors to a shared vision. Poco à poco, we will get there. Tagged: Africa, Ghana, Health, Healthcare, Heroes, Medicine
View ArticleEbola
A week ago or so, an offensive article was published in the Yale Daily News – http://yaledailynews.com/blog/2014/10/29/stem-the-tide-of-ebola/ Lots of people on campus reacted to the stigmatisation and...
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