Today we met with Dela and Walter from Net Impact Ghana. I had been emailing with Dela for about a month. I was a bit surprised to see that Ghana had a Net Impact chapter when I was searching for resources in Ghana that could help me get a feel for what was happening on the ground here. It turns out that Dela has been a great contact. Today he organized a visit to the Korle Bu teaching hospital. We visited the fevers unit, where around 90% of the patients suffer from AIDS. We met with a doctor there and learned some of the operational challenges of running a unit with 61 beds but much higher demand. The doctor took us around to see some of the cases, generally disoriented people with fevers, so that we could get a better idea of the situation there. After leaving the unit we went to meet with the Chief Administrator of the hospital. I think that status in Ghana comes with how cool your office is (it is very hot and humid in the city) and his office was very well air conditioned. After this, we met with an official from the World Health Organization and the Ghana AIDS Control Program.
After lunch (see photos for a meal pic), we met back up with Victor, Nzomo, and Rene and headed to the Ghana AIDS Commission to meet the Director General, who agreed to help market the program to the commissions subordinate organizations. We were concerned about getting 36 participants at the inaugural program but we are now expecting that the program will be oversubscribed in its first offering. It's nice to be able to get things done while we're here in order to guarantee the program's success.
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More Photos from last night and today
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