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Stories from Ghana Missions
Photos and reports from recently returned medical teams.
Report from Pediatric Cardiac Mission to Ghana, May and September 2024
2024 UGMC PAEDIATRIC CARDIAC COLLABORATIVE PROJECT with HEARTS and MINDS of GHANA/BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL Partnership Projects of Children’s Lifeline™ The Hearts and Minds of Ghana (HMOG) team visited the National Cardiothoracic Centre (NCTC) of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (NCTC)…
Report from Pediatric Cardiac Mission to Ghana, September 2023
The 1st Inaugural UGMC PAEDIATRIC CARDIAC COLLABORATIVE PROJECT with HEARTS and MINDS of GHANA/BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL Partnership Projects of Children’s Lifeline™ - September 15-22, 2023 PERSONNEL Dr. Francis Fynn-Thompson - Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon/Clinical Lead - Boston Children's Hospital; Hearts &…
Ghana, West Africa / Hearts and Minds of Ghana / Children’s Lifeline
The Hearts and Minds of Ghana team preformed their 100th open heart surgery on November 14, 2015. The goal has always been to have a self sustaining Pediatric Cardiac Surgery program in Ghana and they are well on their way.…
October – Ghana: Children’s Lifeline/ Boston Children’s Hospital
Annually, Children’s Lifeline funds medical missions to Ghana. Dr. Francis Fynn-Thompson of Boston Children’s Hospital has led the cardiac mission since 2007. The host hospital is Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital located in Kumasi, Ghana’s second largest city. The overall mission…
Jethro’s Story
Just before the team from Boston Children's Hospital, an affiliate of Harvard University, left for Ghana in October of this year, Children's Lifeline received a plea from a child’s father: “Please accept my congratulations for the many lives you have…
A Tale of Two Hearts – Children’s Lifeline / Ghana Mission
Two children having the basis for their relationship - severe heart conditions. They happen to come to Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Ghana. Both were assessed by the Mission Team from Hearts and Minds - Children’s Hospital Boston and found…
November – Ghana: Children’s Lifeline / Children’s Hospital of Boston / Harvard Medical School
The twenty-six member team led by Dr. Francis Fynn-Thompson had a challenging time in Ghana; but, despite power and water outages during some of the surgeries, all procedures were successful. Evaluations were performed upon arrival and decisions were made for…
October – Ghana: Children’s Lifeline / Children’s Hospital Boston / Harvard Medical School
Dr. Francis Fynn-Thompson of the Children’s Hospital of Boston and Harvard Medical School led a pediatric cardiac mission to Ghana in October of 2010. He and Dr. Ravi Thiagavajan were able to operate on 19 children in just 6 days.…
October – Ghana: Children’s Lifeline / Children’s Hospital Boston / Harvard University
In October, native Ghanhian, Dr. Francis Fynn-Thompson a pediatric cardiologist at Children’s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School led a team there and operated on 14 patients. Each mission to Ghana has encountered many challenges, including electrical shortages, lack of…