Greetings from Kumasi!
After a day of travel yesterday, we arrived at Komfo-Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) today. KATH is a 1000 bed institution located in Ghana’s second largest city. Because of its size and the fact that it is located along major road networks, this hospital receives referrals from all areas of the northern and central parts of Ghana. The physiotherapy (PT)department is fantastic and consists of 12 therapists, the entire collection of physiotherapists in the city.
My first impression was that the amount of knowledge they possess and their heart to serve people is incredible. Every Wednesday, the entire PT department shuts down to volunteer their time without pay to run a club foot clinic. This is the only program of its kind in the country and here the therapists cast babies born with club foot as soon as one week after birth. Today I spent most of my time shadowing their work and trying to stay out of their way! I also got to understand a lot more of the challenges and struggles they face in delivering healthcare. More thoughts on this in a later post…
Peace,
Gary
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Hi Gary
Glad to hear that you arrived safely! Please ensure that you post a photo of Doris’ mom and you!
Keep in touch!
Liz