Cleaning Up; Part 2

On Saturday May 28 we cleaned up a section of the hospital that was used to store medical supplies in the past. A new store was built for medical supplies as a result of increasing need. Therefore, most of the usable items were moved to the new location. However, some of those items left behind were also usable. But due to lack of training in the usage of those resources, they were left behind. There are 2 rooms full of stuff but we had time to go through just one.  In a few weeks’ time, we shall go through the other room. We were very fortunate as most of the items were still usable. The plan is to arrange all the usable items and catalog them in a proper manner. This will enable ease of access when the need arises. Below are pictures of the project.

Condition of the room before we began sorting it out.


A different view of the same room. It was really packed with stuff.


Sorting it out. 

Usable medical resources. We have already used some of this for patient care.



I also had visitors from Purdue University staying with me this past week. They were a 3-member team (2 students and a professor) who came to Ghana to install a filter at the hospital where I'm serving and also test out a new moisture meter developed by the students.  Two of the members are family friends (Al and Grace Baldwin) and also members of Dayton United Methodist, Indiana. The third member, Ethan Scott Epple, co-developed the moisture meter with Grace Baldwin. The meter can be used by farmers to measure the moisture content of produce such as corn and beans. Adequate drying of produce before storage will maximize storage time and decrease food decay. It is their hope that the Ghana Methodist Church in addition to Ghanaian farmers will benefit from the research projects being carried out by the students. 


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