Stettler paramedic Linda Borg, with husband Jim, delivered medical items to Eric Rajah, co-founder of Lacombe-based A Better World, which will now ship the items to Ghana. (Supplied)

By Josh Hall (Twitter: @Vancan19)

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Medical gear from Stettler donated to hospitals in Ghana

May 22, 2021 | 8:00 AM

Stettler District Ambulance Association is donating medical equipment to Lacombe-based A Better World (ABW) Canada, and it will soon make its way to Ghana.

The association’s manager Linda Borg, who’s also an advanced care paramedic, alongside husband Jim, delivered two stretchers and several boxes and kits of emergency care gear the organization no longer uses.

The items are in great shape and will be shipped to Dominase Hospital and Jacobu Hospital in Ghana’s Amansie District.

Dr. Noble Donkor, who’s managed A Better World’s work in Ghana for the last decade, received the donation alongside co-founder Eric Rajah and Burman University’s VP of Financial Administration Darrell Huether. The item will be stored at Burman until it can be shipped.

“The medical equipment and supplies will be ‘meat in due season’ for the twin hospitals in the district,” says Dr. Donkor. “It will tremendously help improve the health delivery to the community of men, women, and children in the towns and villages being served by the hospitals.”

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ABW has facilitated the shipment of vital medical equipment to Ghana in the past, including in 2016 when uniforms, lifepaks, EMS jackets, headblocks and other items were generously donated from within central Alberta.

“The staff and volunteers at ABW are continually amazed by our community of passionate and generous supporters,” says A Better World. “Our deepest thanks to Linda and the Stettler District Ambulance Association, Project Manager Dr. Noble Donkor, and Burman University for making this project possible.”

by Josh Hall (Twitter: @Vancan19)

Medical gear from Stettler donated to hospitals in Ghana

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