‘Queen of Sheba’ Outreach: Serve a Maternity Clinic in Ghana DUP
22 May 2024
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1 Jun 2024
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Journey Overview
Northern Ghana is a largely unreached area with several Muslim-majority ethnic groups, many of which are farmers or cattle-herders.
We aim to demonstrate the good news of the Gospel to the unreached in Gushegu, Northern Region, by improving mother and child health through setting up a Maternity Clinic and focusing on the areas of
- Medical Care
- Community Health Education
- Health Worker Training
- Research
It is our vision to see families thrive through safe pregnancy and childbirth in dignity for them to experience the love of Christ and have the opportunity to follow Jesus. To see VCJF arise in among the unreached from Northern Ghana through medical mission
There is no deadline
Please contact your country with OM office to contact our office for an arrival day.
Are you a committed Christian? Do you want to use your profession to reach out to the least reach people group in Africa? Are you ready to experience working in a rural community?
Queen of Sheba is here for you
You are well to help transform lives and communities among the gushegu people.
What To Expect
Queen of Sheba Health Services is currently active in supporting local health facilities, training of health workers and community health education through radio. A Maternity Clinic is being constructed on our project land and we need support in different areas:
- Health Professionals: Midwives, Nurses, Medical Doctors, Physician Assistants, Sonographers, etc.
- Project Management
- Administrative Support
- Construction
- Evangelism/Discipleship
Participant Profile
Age Range: 18-99
Participants need to
- Be a committed Christian.
- Should be able to read and write in English.
- Willing to adjust to different conditions and work as a team.
- Be between 19 – 65 years old.
- Fulfill and abide by OM Ghana policy protection.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will there be accommodation provided?
Singles will live in single or shared living accommodation. Couples live in a double bedroom with living room.
Will there be food provided?
Volunteers will cater for themselves as a team, eating together and rotating/cleaning etc.
Five days a week (Ghanaian) lunch will be prepared in the afternoon by a local cook and twice a week in the evening time the Team leader family will eat with the whole Team.
Do I need to make my own travel arrangements?
Foreign volunteers can fly to Kotoka International Airport (Accra) and take a domestic flight, usually the next day, to Tamale (1hr15mins) where they will be picked up to travel by road to Gushegu (2hr30min). Volunteers can also choose to travel by road from Accra to Tamale (11 hours' drive) after landing at the Accra Airport.
In either case, once picked up whether at the airport or the bus station participants will be taken to Gushegu from Tamale. Pick up cost in Accra $30
What should my health condition be like?
Volunteers should be Mentally and Physically fit. Please notify us should there be any dietary allergies, medication use and/or any medical history.
Malaria prophylaxis and immunizations are required
Do I need a visa?
Volunteers from outside ECOWAS need volunteer Visa before arrival.
All ECOWAS Volunteers will get their visas upon arrival at the Airport.
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