Tamale Teaching Hospital, like many public health facilities, has its difficulties providing medical care to the people of the area. An all too frequent lack of water remains a huge problem. And, although many staff members are hard-working and conscientious, accountability for those who are not is almost non-existent.
We heard a recent lecture on Ebola and learned that certain preparations are to be put in place in the event of an appearance of the disease in this area. With the ongoing shortage of even basic medical supplies here, one wonders how the accumulation of the needed protective gear for Ebola will materialize. Thankfully, there have been no documented cases in all of Ghana.
An easier, albeit interesting issue to address is the necessity of translators in the hospital. When a patient can speak only his particular tribal language (over 75 in Ghana), communication is definitely limited and a translator can make a big difference in the patient's care. As a result, we are trying to create a comprehensive list of hospital staff names indicating the languages with which they are familiar.
We heard a recent lecture on Ebola and learned that certain preparations are to be put in place in the event of an appearance of the disease in this area. With the ongoing shortage of even basic medical supplies here, one wonders how the accumulation of the needed protective gear for Ebola will materialize. Thankfully, there have been no documented cases in all of Ghana.
An easier, albeit interesting issue to address is the necessity of translators in the hospital. When a patient can speak only his particular tribal language (over 75 in Ghana), communication is definitely limited and a translator can make a big difference in the patient's care. As a result, we are trying to create a comprehensive list of hospital staff names indicating the languages with which they are familiar.
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