Ghana is divided into districts (our equivalent of a county). The district that World Joy focuses on is the Atiwa District. Each district has one hospital and in Atiwa, that hospital esta en Enyiresi. We visited the hospital Monday morning and I was incredibly impressed by its cleanliness.
Abuelo (Dr. Thueson) waiting in the waiting room--the patio
World Joy staff meeting with the Enyieresi Medical Director. He is the only doctor. That day were were also 2 traveling Humanitarian doctors from Cuba.
The lab.
The ER. No patients that day.
Peds. Unfortunately there were 5 peds patients. :( This adorable little girl was recovering from burns she sustained from falling in an open pit fire. You can see the purple medicine on her in the photo below. Sadly burns are quite common in the villages because all the cooking is done outside on an open pit.
Maternity Ward/NICU. The little one above was born earlier in the morning at...28 weeks!!! I hated that we were all walking around unsterile but the little guy seemed to be doing great.
The other little one born that morning. All wrapped up in a wheat sack.
Finishing up Hospital grounds tour.
Midwife training. These midwives knew their stuff. They work at the hospital so they have more experience than those in the clinics in the smaller villages.
Bringing a suitcase full of flip flops was definitely worth it--they were so happy to receive them!
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