His Excellency Birender Singh in a group photograph with Rotarians from India and Ghana
A team of medical professionals and volunteers from Rotary Club District 3250 (India) last Wednesday paid a courtesy call on the Indian High Commissioner to Ghana, Birender Singh, at the High Commission of India in Accra.
Led by Dr R. Bharat, District Governor of Rotary District 3250, the visit was to brief the high commissioner on the successes chalked by the medical mission in its quest to offer free surgical care to patients in Ghana. He stated that the mission performed complex surgical operations together with other local surgeons and offered free consultations where necessary.
Dr R. Bharat commended the support his team received during its tour of duty in Accra from both the Rotary Club of Accra Ring Road Central and other local medical personnel.
Again, His Excellency Birender Singh applauded the medical team for its exemplary contribution to the provision of healthcare services to the under-privileged in the society.
The Rotary Club of Accra Ring Road Central for the past 31 years has been providing medical services and building medical facilities to assist deprived communities across the country. The club takes the issue of health very important and seizes all opportunities to be of service to the larger community.
The medical mission from India has already performed over 900 surgical procedures in Rwanda, Uganda and other East African countries over the past five years. In order to extend this service to West Africa, Ghana was chosen as the first country to start with.
In all, over 700 patients were attended to; 560 OPD cases were also received and 175 surgeries were performed. Others with eye, skin, heart, dental and other general health problems were treated by the team of medical experts.
Rotary International is the world’s first service club organisation with more than 1.2 million members who volunteer their time and talent to further the Rotary motto, ‘service above self’. Its members are also dedicated to providing community service to the under-privileged in the society.