Today is bitter sweet. We are leaving our new friends and heading home to our respective countries - Denmark, Italy and the USA. We sincerely hope that the MOH will procure 2 additional ultrasounds so that all 5 Government Hospitals in Kumasi will have their own and that all the Trainees will have an opportunity to continue improving their ultrasound skills. Ghana means "Warrior King" and to me these Trainees are truly warriors fighting to reduce maternal and infant mortality. I salute them and hope the newly formed Kumasi Scanning Club will be a productive forum for learning and ultimately helping their patients. I look forward to our return in 6-8 months!
And of course it is the weekend of 9/11. A day of remembrance of all those innocent who lost their lives in 2001. My heart goes out to all the families who lost a loved one.
Hopefully this Outreach has helped build a small bridge that leads not only to improved maternal and child outcomes in Ghana but to long lasting friendships, better understanding of each others cultures and a more peaceful world.
Peace.
Lisbet
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