The Jewel in Ghana's Crown - 22nd July 2011

An extract from our Ghana volunteers blog

Dust drifts up into our faces as Olivia and I trudge down the mud track to Shechina medical clinic. The eyes of young children who live along the path gleam as they catch sight of us. Timid toddlers chant ‘sillyminger hello’ repeatedly, meaning ‘hello white person’, because of the novelty of our skin. Braver children run towards us extending their hands towards ours, eager to experience the sensation of touching the skin of two such unfamiliar looking people.

                Meandering around the final bend, we approach the large black entrance gates that are decorated with Hebrew letters, spelling out ‘Shechina’, meaning divine presence. Immediately our eyes are drawn towards the crowd of people seated in the Out-Patient Department (OPD). The building is more of a barn with non-existent walls and benches seating approximately thirty people. These people are among the most deprived of the town of Tamale. Most of them do not have sufficient income to invest in the national health scheme. Shechina clinic is unique in Ghana providing free medical care to under-privileged citizens.

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