MISSION SUMMARY:

Date: August 2014
Location: Tetteh Quarshie Memorial Hospital, Mampong, Ghana
Team Size: 14
Length of Mission: 2 weeks
Number of Surgeries Performed: 47

 BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE

This was ISHI’s second return mission to the Tetteh Quarshie Memorial Hospital (TQMH) in Mampong, Ghana in August 2014. We were invited back to TQMH with support from the hospital administration and regional tribal leaders and representatives.

 PATIENTS AND LOCATION

Local patients were alerted weeks to months before the ISHI team arrival via public service announcements at TQMH the hospital, on the local radio, and at local churches.

We anticipated collaborating with local clinical team including a MD and CRNA as part of the patient care plan, and exchanging information with them about the local challenges in healthcare and the rich Ghanian culture and traditions.