Our home for the next month is on the south edge of the hospital campus. Looking south across the fence is a large grassy field in which we regularly see goats, sheep, cattle, and donkeys grazing.
Update on a Miraculous Surgery
On October 6, 2007, the day we arrived in Nalerigu, we were told about an amazing surgery Dr. Faile had performed that evening. A Fulani family with no money sought treatment in Accra for a large anterior meningocele (a form of spina bifida) which extended from the midline of the child’s face. The family couldn’t […]
Speaking to Women at SFBC
Today I spoke to the women of our church Seminole First Baptist. They invited me to share about women in West Africa as well as my experiences at the hospital. I talked about the role of women in West Africa, how hard they work, and their own place in bringing their people to understand the […]
Logbook
While in Nalerigu, I kept a logbook of all the procedures, surgeries and patients that I saw. I will admit that I actually saw more things than I recorded. I usually just recorded the things that either I performed personally or had an active role. I really did gain a wealth of experiential knowledge while […]
RUI (Riding Under the Influence)
A few days before Christmas, I was on call. Dr. Faile and I were down in the theater preparing to do a surgery when a man was wheeled in on a gurney. A cloth was wrapped around his head – his body covered in blood. He looked like an extra in a zombie movie. His […]
HIV/AIDS in Northern Ghana
How doctors at the Baptist Medical Centre diagnose HIV/AIDS among their patients in northern Ghana.
Snake Bites in Northern Ghana
Snake bites and their treatment at the Baptist Medial Centre in northern Ghana.
Update on (former) Bow-legged Boy
William put up a photo of a young boy after surgery for bow-leggedness back in October. I spotted him again the other day and was very impressed with the result of his surgery. Have a look for yourself! Not only is he standing straight, but he looks much happier than when he was naked and […]
Nasal Fracture (w/ slideshow)
The other night while I was on call, 3 patients were brought in from the same road traffic accident (RTA – as they say here in Ghana…as opposed to MVA or MVC used in the States to mean “motor vehicle accident or collision.”) One patient had head injuries, another had a open knee wound with […]