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We Have Arrived!
The brigade group finally arrives in Anomabo after a year of fundraising, and an 11 hour plane ride! We brought over hundreds of medications in our checked bags to give to the community. This is the service that we provided them with. -
Ekumfi Techiman
The beautiful people of Ekumfi Techiman welcomed us into their community with dancing, laughter and goodness. The moment we got off the bus, the entire community greeted us with hugs and songs. I have never seen a more loving and accepting community than Techiman. The rest of the day was spent enjoying various dance competitions and speeches from the Chief. The welcoming ceremony was one of my favorite days on the trip. I will never forget the happiness shared that day. -
Door to Door Visits
We spent the afternoon traveling door to door in the community to learn about the living conditions, health choices, and culture of the people of Techiman. In a way, this is one of the ways the people served us. They taught us their culture and showed us their way of life. During these visits, I learned more and more about the goodness the people share in their homes. -
Clincal Day 1
Brigaders were divded into six sections: triage, pharmacy, doctor consultation, dentist, OBGYN, and public health. The first day of clincal I was put in triage. In this station, brigaders took vitals and discussed the symptoms that each community member was having. From there, the community members spoke with a Ghanian doctor and were perscribed appropriote medication. -
Clincal Day 2
The second day of clincals I was stationed in pharmacy. We worked with a Ghanian pharmacist to seperate out specific dosages of medications and put them into plastic baggies to hang out to the community members. It was extremely hard work, but very rewarding. We were able to learn about different medications and how those medications had to be broken up for correct dosage sizes. -
Clincal Day 3
On the third day of clincal I shadowed a doctor for half of the day and then shadowed a dentist. It was very interesting to see that most of the patients were diagnosed with Malaria. The dentist station was the most shocking for me. I had never seen a tooth being pulled out. Surprisingly, the community members, even children, were respectful of the dentist. Even though they were terrified, they understood the procedure would help them. Most American children would have complained and screamed. -
Clincal Day 4
On the last day of clincal, I was put back in triage! During the last day, a little girl was diagnosed with heart malfunction. The Ghanian doctor recommended that the parents take her to a hospital immediately. This was one of the most rewarding/terrifying experiences on the trip. On one hand, the little girl was severly ill, but on the other hand, if we had not came to Techiman, the little girl might have died. At this moment, I realized how important our work was. -
Closing Ceremony!
On the last day with the community, we had our closing ceremony. The cermony was like the opening cermony; Filled with dancing, laughing and competitions. Towards the end of the ceremony, and unexpected surprise happened. The chief announced that the community was going to be re-named Techiman Chicago after us. After, they brought out crates of freshly growth coconuts and pinapple. This announcement brought me to tears and really showed the genorosity of the people.
