Volunteers

 
Volunteer Info Attention: our next mission trip will be in Spring 2015. an Anidaso planning meeting for the upcoming Ghana trip will be held in August  Please attend if you are interested in coming or helping with logistics and fundraising. all interested persons are welcome to attend. Please e-mail Mark Kevin contact information if you are interested in going. What we need from you to practice medicine in Ghana temporarily: - Diploma(s)/ Certificate(s): certified copies(notarized) - Passport picture - Letters of experience - Current license to Practice CV You will need to start the immunization process if you are planning to go.  Dr. Dan Smith has volunteered to act as a travel medicine consultant for those going on the mission trip. You will need at least the following vaccines: Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B vaccines (If you have not had them. Most health care professionals have gotten the B, but if more than 10 years or low titer you may need a booster) Yellow fever  Vaccine Typhoid Vaccine (I recommend the oral as you get more durable immunity. Vivotif Berna Vaccine Delayed-Release Capsules) As needed, booster doses for tetanus-diphtheria, measles, and a one-time dose of polio vaccine for adults. You will also need to take malarial prophylaxis, either mallarone(atorvaquone/proguanil), lariam(mefloquine), doxycyline, or (in special circumstances) primaquine, are recommended. You will need to take as instructed, before,during, and after the trip.   Take DEET insect repellent.  Consider pepto-bismol tablets or capsules with meals as a travelers diarrhea prophylactic. For more detailed info see: Destinations: Ghana:| CDC Travelers' Health I highly recommend you read over this web page. Get a current passport.  Get a visa to Ghana, download visa here  or visit website of  Ghana Embassy, Washington DC   Our contact in Ghana will be: Frederick Frempong   SVG Salormey Volunteers Group   BOX 256 Mpraeso-Kwahu   +233 244177488 kwasifred@yahoo.com Salormey Volunteers Group   Here are some links to the region which will help you get acquainted with the area: Ghana, Republic of Ghana - Introduction, information and links for Ghana Kwahu District Info (We are going to the Kwahu Government Hospital in Atibie) Ghana Districts.com African Studies Center | Ghana Page Ghana Health Service Eastern Region Ghana Health Service GhanaWeb for News  mailto:markkevin@mac.com?subject=Volunteer%20Contact%20Infohttp://www2.ncid.cdc.gov/travel/yb/utils/ybGet.asp?section=dis&obj=hav.htmhttp://www2.ncid.cdc.gov/travel/yb/utils/ybGet.asp?section=dis&obj=hbv.htmhttp://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/yellowbook/2010/chapter-2/general-recommendations-vaccination-and-immunoprophylaxis.aspxhttp://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/yellowbook/2010/chapter-2/general-recommendations-vaccination-and-immunoprophylaxis.aspxhttp://www.walgreens.com/library/finddrug/druginfo1.jsp?particularDrug=Vivotif%20Typhoid&id=10222http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/yellowbook/2010/chapter-2/general-recommendations-vaccination-and-immunoprophylaxis.aspxhttp://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/yellowbook/2010/chapter-2/general-recommendations-vaccination-and-immunoprophylaxis.aspxhttp://www2.ncid.cdc.gov/travel/yb/utils/ybGet.asp?section=dis&obj=polio.htmhttp://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/ghana.aspxhttp://www.ghanaembassy.org/uploads/files/Visa_Application_Form.pdfhttp://www.ghanaembassy.orgmailto:kwasifred@yahoo.com?subject=Medical%20Missionhttp://www.facebook.com/groups/350255991674896/http://crawfurd.dk/africa/ghana.htmhttp://crawfurd.dk/africa/ghana.htmhttp://www.ghanadistricts.com/districts/?news&r=4&_=73http://www.ghanadistricts.com/http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Country_Specific/Ghana.htmlhttp://www.ghanahealthservice.org/http://www.ghanahealthservice.org/region.php?dd=5&region=Eastern Regionhttp://www.ghanaweb.com/Volunteer_Info_files/Ghana%20Mission%20Poster.docxshapeimage_1_link_0shapeimage_1_link_1shapeimage_1_link_2shapeimage_1_link_3shapeimage_1_link_4shapeimage_1_link_5shapeimage_1_link_6shapeimage_1_link_7shapeimage_1_link_8shapeimage_1_link_9shapeimage_1_link_10shapeimage_1_link_11shapeimage_1_link_12shapeimage_1_link_13shapeimage_1_link_14shapeimage_1_link_15shapeimage_1_link_16shapeimage_1_link_17shapeimage_1_link_18shapeimage_1_link_19shapeimage_1_link_20shapeimage_1_link_21