Medical team offers service to the needy in two regions

Sankore (C/R), Feb. 3, GNA - The Ghana Baptist Convention in collaboration with a team of medical officers  from the United States of America and Canada are undertaking surgical operation and also offering medical service to about 2000 needy patients in the Central and Western Regions.The 16-member medical team made up of surgical specialists, doctors, nurses and evangelists are performing 
operating on patients with hernia, and providing health services to those with hypertension, diabetes and other ailments at the Ghana Baptist Convention Clinic at Sankore.

Mr Jarvis Djokoto, Director of the Ghana Baptist Convention, responsible for Socio-Economic and Relief Service, told the Ghana News Agency in a telephone conversation at Winneba after the medical team had successfully performed operations and provided treatment for other patients at Sankor, a suburb of Winneba.He said the exercise with its foreign partners known, as "Fisher of Men Ministry" in US and Canada was part of the Convention's social responsibilities.

Mr Djokoto said some patients had already been operated upon while others received treatment for hypertension and diabetes at Senya Beraku and Kweikrom in the Central Region.He said the team would also go to Begoso and Tarkwa in the Western Region to provide similar services before the end of their two weeks stay in the Ghana.He said the exercise would cost the Convention and the team about 100,000 US dollars but that the patients were being made to pay a very moderate fee to enable them to receive the assistance.Mr Djokoto said the treatment would not be given to only members of the Baptist Convention but also to everyone who would need assistance.

Rev Kojo Amo, General Secretary of the Baptists Convention expressed the church's gratitude to the medical team for offering health delivery service to Ghanaians at very affordable cost.

3 Feb. 07