GRID-NEA Teams http://teams.grid-nea.org mission teams to Ghana Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:44:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Ghana Health Team 2010 Information Meeting http://teams.grid-nea.org/2010-health-team/2010/2010-team-info-mtng/ http://teams.grid-nea.org/2010-health-team/2010/2010-team-info-mtng/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:44:31 +0000 gteams http://teams.grid-nea.org/?p=90 If you are a health care professional interested in participating in our medical / surgical / dental / eye mission in Northern Ghana this year, we’d love to see you at our information meeting on Thursday, March 4th at 7 pm at Shobrook Gardens in Uxbridge.

In the meantime, please check out the information that we have on the 2010 Team online home: you’ll find an application form, a poster you can use to communicate about the team, and all of the important dates for team members.

If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact Dr. Jennifer Wilson.

]]> http://teams.grid-nea.org/2010-health-team/2010/2010-team-info-mtng/feed/ 0 Ghana Health Team 2010 Announced http://teams.grid-nea.org/2010-health-team/2010/team-announced/ http://teams.grid-nea.org/2010-health-team/2010/team-announced/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:15:22 +0000 gteams http://teams.grid-nea.org/?p=16 Ghana Health Team 2010 plans are in motion.  This is a medical/surgical/dental/eye mission.

Dates:  Oct 29 – Nov 13, 2010

Location:  Ghana, West Africa

Team Leaders:  Dr. Jennifer Wilson (medical) & Dr. Andrew Kingsnorth (surgical)

Team Composition

Health care professionals and support staff will partner with Dr. David and Brenda Mensah and Northern Empowerment Association (NEA).  Other partners include Uxbridge Baptist Church and Operation Hernia.

Team Goals

  • To be exposed to the needs of the third world.
  • To follow the command of Jesus to visit the sick.
  • To work alongside Ghanaian health professionals using skills and medicines available to address the medical needs of patients.
  • To plan how to support NEA’s goal of improving health on a consistent basis in the future.

Cost:  $3000-$3500 CAD

Travel:  Uxbridge Travel

Information Meeting

On Thursday, March 4th at 7 pm at Shobrook Gardens, located at 1 Elgin Park Dr. in Uxbridge.  (Need a map?)

Application Deadine:  Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Questions?  You can learn more about the 2010 team online.

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