Ghana 2024: Akwapim South Community Days

Ghana 2024: Akwapim South Community Days

From Michelle Jacques

In January I'll be headed to Ghana along with other Umass MPH candidates, Bay Path University PA students & healthcare professionals- help us provide critical healthcare screening/prevention services to the community!

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Welcome to the Akwapim South Municipal Health Directorate in Aburi, Ghana!

We will be hosting two community health screening days here and we need your help with supplies to do so!

  • Blood Sugar Testing: Glucose Strips (10 @ $150)
  • Blood Sugar Testing: Glucometer (3 @ $200)
  • BMI Assessment: Weighing Scale (3 @ $1500)
  • Infectious Disease Testing: Malaria Test Kit (20 @ $190)
  • Infectious Disease Testing: Typhoid Test Kit (20 @ $250)
  • Infectious Disease Testing: Hepatitis B Test Kit (10 @ $120)

Sustainable cervical cancer screening and intervention is needed in this district now!  Your support will allow for a team of healthcare providers to perform trainings of Ghanaian clinical staff and carry out screenings. 

  • Immediate treatment for abnormalities seen on the cervix: Thermocoagulator (1 @ $1700)

Thank you on behalf of the community for making our support of them possible!

With Much Gratitude and Thanks, 

                     Michelle Jacques

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