Lessons from Ghana help Qualicum Beach practice recruit doctors – PQB News
Oct 14, 2024
Community support helps Dr. Kelly Hadfield expand Ghana Medical Help projects
A Qualicum Beach medical practice has found success in recruiting doctors to the area and the results can be traced to Dr. Kelly Hadfield’s experiences in Ghana.
Hadfield started Ghana Medical Help (GMH) 15 years ago after she travelled to the west African country as an undergraduate medical student and saw people die from preventable causes.
GMH connects hospitals with life-saving equipment and supplies across an area in northern Ghana where two million people live, many in extreme poverty.
The charity has become self-sustaining, so Hadfield does not need to return to west Africa often anymore.
