{"id":257,"date":"2010-07-24T16:10:34","date_gmt":"2010-07-24T22:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/nicholascomninellis\/2010\/07\/24\/from-rescue-to-self-sufficiency-ghana-day-13\/"},"modified":"2016-01-03T03:05:04","modified_gmt":"2016-01-03T03:05:04","slug":"from-rescue-to-self-sufficiency-ghana-day-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/nicholascomninellis\/2010\/07\/24\/from-rescue-to-self-sufficiency-ghana-day-13\/","title":{"rendered":"From Rescue To Self-Sufficiency &#8211; Ghana Day 13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Ultrasound at Baptist Medical Center\" href=\"https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/nicholascomninellis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2010\/07\/untrasound1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/nicholascomninellis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2010\/07\/untrasound1.jpg\" alt=\"Ultrasound at Baptist Medical Center\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Last night a lady arrived at Ghana&#8217;s Baptist Medical Center in labor with twins. Our ultrasound quickly confirmed their heart rates were low, and a Caesarian was needed at once. A familiar scenario out here &#8211; and for the last 60 years it was the American doctor who performed these surgeries. But times are changing for the better. Instead of doing the surgery myself, I called Hakeem Ofosu. He and Mwinyogle Aubrey are the two Ghanaians who just graduated from medical school and are with us for two months. I guided Hakeem through is first Caesarian. Just in time, too, for I&#8217;m about to leave (&#8216;rescue&#8217;) and Hakeem and Mwinyogle will stay on as the only doctors (&#8216;self-sufficiency&#8217;).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Last night a lady arrived at Ghana&#8217;s Baptist Medical Center in labor with twins. Our ultrasound quickly confirmed their heart rates were low, and a Caesarian was needed at once. A familiar scenario out here &#8211; and for the last 60 years it was the American doctor who performed these surgeries. 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