Ghana
Preventative Health Care Clinic Model
Chapters provide preventative health care services to small, rural communities in partnership with the Department of Health. Volunteers build capacity of community health workers (CHWs) on chronic illness screening techniques. During clinic days, patients are screened for chronic diseases while physicians provide consults and prescribe treatments for those diagnosed with a chronic illness. Volunteers and CHWs also do home visits for patients unable to attend clinic.
Medical Brigade –
8 Day Sample Schedule
To develop an understanding of community needs and healthcare access, volunteers will have the opportunity to first tour a local healthcare facility. For the majority of the Brigade, volunteers will then work with healthcare professionals during medical clinics, screening patients for chronic illnesses. At the end of the Brigade, volunteers will have a chance to learn more about Ghanaian culture.
Medical Internship –
14 Day Overview
Medical Internships provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of community needs and healthcare access. In addition to receiving introductions to Global Brigades’ Holistic Model and the medical program, interns prepare for their time abroad with virtual programming and telehealth clinic days before the in-country portion of the internship. During their two weeks abroad, participants shadow licensed healthcare professionals at mobile medical clinics that assistant hundreds of community members.
| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 | ||
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| 6:00am | Airport Pick up & Transport to Lodging Facility | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast | Breakfast | |
| 7:00am | Transport to Lodging Facility | Transport to Community | Transport to Community | Transport to Community | Transport to Community | Final Medical inventory and Transport to Cape Castle | Lunch & Transport to Airport | ||
| 8:00am | |||||||||
| 9:00am | Orientation and Introduction to Global Brigades | Clinic Day | Clinic Day | Clinic Day | Clinic Day | Lunch, Cape Coast Castle Tour & Cultural Dance | |||
| 10:00am | |||||||||
| 11:00am | |||||||||
| 12:00pm | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | ||||
| 1:00pm | Medical Program Introduction & Ghana Health Systems | Clinic Day | Clinic Day | Clinic Day | Clinic Day | ||||
| 2:00pm | |||||||||
| 3:00pm | |||||||||
| 4:00pm | Transport to Community | Transport to Lodging Facility | Transport to Lodging Facility | Transport to Lodging Facility | Transport to Lodging Facility | Transport to Lodging Facility | |||
| 5:00pm | Community Introduction | ||||||||
| 6:00pm | Transport to Lodging Facility | Free Time | Free Time | Free Time | Free Time | Free Time | |||
| 7:00pm | Snacks | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner | ||
| 8:00pm | Settle In | Charla Prep & Clinic Flow | Reflection & Data Input | Reflection, Data Input & Holistic Talks | Reflection, Data Input and Doctor´s Q&A | Data Input, Reflections & Castle Tour | Final Reflection |
| Day 1 | |
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| 6:00am | Airport Pick up & Transport to Lodging Facility |
| 7:00am | |
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| 11:00am | |
| 12:00pm | |
| 1:00pm | |
| 2:00pm | |
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| 5:00pm | |
| 6:00pm | |
| 7:00pm | Snacks |
| 8:00pm | Settle In |
| Day 2 | |
|---|---|
| 6:00am | Breakfast |
| 7:00am | Transport to Lodging Facility |
| 8:00am | |
| 9:00am | Orientation and Introduction to Global Brigades |
| 10:00am | |
| 11:00am | |
| 12:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:00pm | Medical Program Introduction & Ghana Health Systems |
| 2:00pm | |
| 3:00pm | |
| 4:00pm | Transport to Community |
| 5:00pm | Community Introduction |
| 6:00pm | Transport to Lodging Facility |
| 7:00pm | Dinner |
| 8:00pm | Charla Prep & Clinic Flow |
| Day 3 | |
|---|---|
| 6:00am | Breakfast |
| 7:00am | Transport to Community |
| 8:00am | |
| 9:00am | Clinic Day |
| 10:00am | |
| 11:00am | |
| 12:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:00pm | Clinic Day |
| 2:00pm | |
| 3:00pm | |
| 4:00pm | Transport to Lodging Facility |
| 5:00pm | |
| 6:00pm | Free Time |
| 7:00pm | Dinner |
| 8:00pm | Reflection & Data Input |
| Day 4 | |
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| 6:00am | Breakfast |
| 7:00am | Transport to Community |
| 8:00am | |
| 9:00am | Clinic Day |
| 10:00am | |
| 11:00am | |
| 12:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:00pm | Clinic Day |
| 2:00pm | |
| 3:00pm | |
| 4:00pm | Transport to Lodging Facility |
| 5:00pm | |
| 6:00pm | Free Time |
| 7:00pm | Dinner |
| 8:00pm | Reflection, Data Input & Holistic Talks |
| Day 5 | |
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| 6:00am | Breakfast |
| 7:00am | Transport to Community |
| 8:00am | |
| 9:00am | Clinic Day |
| 10:00am | |
| 11:00am | |
| 12:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:00pm | Clinic Day |
| 2:00pm | |
| 3:00pm | |
| 4:00pm | Transport to Lodging Facility |
| 5:00pm | |
| 6:00pm | Free Time |
| 7:00pm | Dinner |
| 8:00pm | Reflection, Data Input and Doctor´s Q&A |
| Day 6 | |
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| 6:00am | Breakfast |
| 7:00am | Transport to Community |
| 8:00am | |
| 9:00am | Clinic Day |
| 10:00am | |
| 11:00am | |
| 12:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:00pm | Clinic Day |
| 2:00pm | |
| 3:00pm | |
| 4:00pm | Transport to Lodging Facility |
| 5:00pm | |
| 6:00pm | Free Time |
| 7:00pm | Dinner |
| 8:00pm | Data Input, Reflections & Castle Tour |
| Day 7 | |
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| 6:00am | Breakfast |
| 7:00am | Final Medical inventory and Transport to Cape Castle |
| 8:00am | |
| 9:00am | Lunch, Cape Coast Castle Tour & Cultural Dance |
| 10:00am | |
| 11:00am | |
| 12:00pm | |
| 1:00pm | |
| 2:00pm | |
| 3:00pm | |
| 4:00pm | Transport to Lodging Facility |
| 5:00pm | |
| 6:00pm | Free Time |
| 7:00pm | Dinner |
| 8:00pm | Final Reflection |
| Day 8 | |
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| 6:00am | Breakfast |
| 7:00am | Lunch & Transport to Airport |
| 8:00am | |
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How Do I Join a Medical Brigade?
Get in touch with our team to start a Medical Brigades Chapter or join an existing group. Talk with our experienced staff about the impact you can make in under-resourced communities, available scholarship opportunities, and how this opportunity will connect you with other passionate students on your campus.
After filling out the form, we will be in touch to provide you with next steps.
Volunteer Donation Goal
In order to participate in a Medical Brigade, all volunteers must meet a Donation Goal, this is not considered a payment, but support toward our Global Brigades’ Holistic Model. Once a volunteer meets a set Donation Goal, they are eligible to join us on-the-ground to see their fundraising efforts put into action by participating in a Medical Brigade.
When a volunteer participates in a Medical Brigade, the volunteer’s ground transportation, food, lodging, and emergency insurance are all covered. The funding that the volunteer raised also supports all the necessary costs for program implementation, such as medications, equipment, local doctors, pharmacists, translators, and support staff.
Airfare is not included in the standard Donation Goal. However, Global Brigades’ travel team can work with volunteers to book airfare and incorporate the airfare expense into the volunteer’s Donation Goal.
2022-2023 Ghana 8-day Medical Brigade USD –
2022-2023 Ghana 8-day Medical Brigade CAD –
2022-2023 Ghana 8-day Medical Brigade GBP –
*Chapters with 5-17 volunteers, must be paired with another chapter.
*The donation goals listed above are for volunteers joining an existing Global Medical Brigades (GMB) Chapter on a university campus, with a brigade group size of at least 18 volunteers. Scholarship opportunities are available for volunteers to meet their Donation Goal by starting or referring a new chapter. Once a volunteer meets their Donation Goal, they have up to 1 year to participate in a Medical Brigade.
**USD and GBP Donation Goal includes hotel overnight stay in Accra for late arrival flights.
Sustainable Health Fund
A portion of each Donation Goal supports our Sustainable Health Fund which enables year-round health care in partner communities carried out by our local teams. Specifically, the Fund supports initiatives of the medical program that enable sustainable transitions such as the Community Health Workers, Patient Referrals, Community Pharmacy, and the on-going impact evaluation of the program.
Safety
Volunteer safety will always be our absolute top priority. Global Brigades recently engaged Askari International Security, an industry leader in international risk assessment, to complete a comprehensive risk/safety assessment of all brigade operations. A full explanation of safety precautions and procedures can be found on our “Safety & Insurance” page.
In Ghana
- Global Brigades is an active member of OSAC (the Overseas Security Advisory Committee) and the Africa Regional Council (ARC) and receives up-to-date security and safety briefings from the U.S. State Department;
- Established relationship with local police in the Central Region to provide monitoring of volunteer activity on brigades;
- Full-time local Global Brigades medical personnel on-call at all times;
- Adherence to the IVPA standards of international volunteering.
Lodging Facilities
Global Brigades does an annual safety review of all lodging facility partners each year. Lodging facilities provide pillows, bedsheets and towels. Facilities have showers, toilets and sinks with running water (no hot water) as well as filtered clean drinking water dispensers onsite. 24-hour security is provided at all facilities. Conditions are most similar to a comfortable summer camp, with dormitory-style sleeping and shared bathrooms.
Medical Brigades are assigned to lodging facilities based on proximity to the partner community they will be working with.
Weda Ocean View Resort
Weda Ocean View Resort is located 30 minutes from the historical Ghanaian town of Cape Coast along the sandy beach of the Atlantic Ocean on the Accra-Cape Coast highway. The brick hotel situated on top of hill overlooks the Atlantic Ocean and the Anomabo Township and has a rooftop terrace where guests can relax and enjoy the salty sea breeze.
The rooms are fitted with air conditioners, refrigerators, writing desks, armchairs, and wardrobes. Each room has a private bathroom with complimentary toiletries.
Weda Ocean View Resort’s restaurant is operated by trained staff of Global Brigades and serves the best of local and continental cuisines. Laundry service is provided at no cost to volunteers once a week.
Weda Ocean View Resort is also 1.5 hours from the Ekumfi District where all Global Brigades Ghana communities are located.
Bobmah Hotel
Bobmah Hotel is located at Abura Dunkwa, about 30 minutes North-West of Cape
Coast in the Abura Asebu Kwamankese (AAK) District of Ghana. one of the two
Districts that GB Ghana works with. The facility is located in Abura Dunkwa which is
about 5 minutes drive from the Abura Asebu Kwamankese District Assembly Office and
also 30-40 minutes away from most of the communities that GB Ghana works with.
The facility has a total of 18 en suite rooms with air-conditioning. It is also well fenced and gated with 24 hour security present and CCTV cameras fitted at all corners to
ensure the safety and security of volunteers at all times.
Swatson Hotel
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