1 00:00:00,466 --> 00:00:02,466 (soft music) 2 00:00:16,700 --> 00:00:18,466 (upbeat music) 3 00:00:18,466 --> 00:00:21,000 - We're in Boston right now, we'll be flying to Portugal. 4 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:23,300 That will be our next stop befor 5 00:00:23,300 --> 00:00:28,100 (upbeat music) (plane engine roaring) 6 00:00:28,100 --> 00:00:30,066 We just got to Lisbon, Portugal, 7 00:00:30,066 --> 00:00:32,033 we have about a four hour layove 8 00:00:32,033 --> 00:00:34,633 (upbeat music) 9 00:00:40,033 --> 00:00:43,300 (plane engine roaring) 10 00:00:47,733 --> 00:00:49,133 We made it to Ghana! 11 00:00:49,133 --> 00:00:50,666 (all cheering) 12 00:00:52,166 --> 00:00:54,600 (soft music) 13 00:01:14,233 --> 00:01:17,033 - On our bus ride in though, I was a little bit shocked 14 00:01:17,033 --> 00:01:20,200 at the living conditions that we had passed. 15 00:01:21,633 --> 00:01:24,533 - First I would say it was extre 16 00:01:24,533 --> 00:01:27,300 which I expected and very humid. 17 00:01:27,300 --> 00:01:30,200 The city was a lot bigger than I 18 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:32,500 I don't know why I expected it to be a lot smaller, 19 00:01:32,500 --> 00:01:35,100 but it was huge. 20 00:01:35,100 --> 00:01:37,066 - I thought the only surprises really were just 21 00:01:37,066 --> 00:01:39,833 the amount of goats and chickens that are running around. 22 00:01:41,966 --> 00:01:42,566 - First impressions, very differ 23 00:01:44,533 --> 00:01:46,700 than anything I've experienced. 24 00:01:46,700 --> 00:01:49,266 - I did have some culture shock. 25 00:01:49,266 --> 00:01:51,366 It was far from what I expected 26 00:01:51,366 --> 00:01:53,933 and what I imagined in my head and even though 27 00:01:53,933 --> 00:01:55,800 I have prepared a little bit, 28 00:01:55,800 --> 00:01:57,866 especially for the clinical aspe 29 00:01:57,866 --> 00:01:59,733 I don't think you can really pre 30 00:02:02,900 --> 00:02:05,666 (dramatic music) 31 00:02:06,566 --> 00:02:08,766 - I'm excited honestly. 32 00:02:08,766 --> 00:02:10,333 I was kind of tired last night. 33 00:02:10,333 --> 00:02:12,133 Got a good sleep. 34 00:02:12,133 --> 00:02:14,166 Woke up to some roosters crowing this morning. 35 00:02:14,166 --> 00:02:16,600 (rooster crowing) 36 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:18,600 I'm very excited for what the week has to hold. 37 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:20,933 I think that we're gonna get a l 38 00:02:20,933 --> 00:02:25,000 meet some cool people, I think we have a lot to learn. 39 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:27,400 (soft music) 40 00:02:31,866 --> 00:02:34,500 - [Shelby] We've definitely turned the clinic around 41 00:02:34,500 --> 00:02:36,533 it was a bare empty church. 42 00:02:36,533 --> 00:02:38,400 And then I felt like before I kn 43 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:40,200 seats were filled with patients. 44 00:02:41,933 --> 00:02:45,066 - I think that we're getting along really well. 45 00:02:45,066 --> 00:02:46,800 We got some PT students. 46 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:48,700 - Do you think it's contributing to your back pain? 47 00:02:48,700 --> 00:02:49,966 - [Owen] Pharmacy. 48 00:02:49,966 --> 00:02:51,233 - Have you ever breastfed? 49 00:02:51,233 --> 00:02:52,400 - [Owen] Public health. 50 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:54,233 - Do they treat you with respect 51 00:02:54,233 --> 00:02:57,333 - Social work, as well as nursin 52 00:02:57,333 --> 00:02:58,933 and it's really just been great 53 00:02:58,933 --> 00:03:02,200 get everyone working together and the gears are meshing. 54 00:03:03,900 --> 00:03:07,900 - I guess, I just hope to learn how people here 55 00:03:07,900 --> 00:03:10,966 have become so resilient, how they get through 56 00:03:10,966 --> 00:03:14,200 some of the things that they're 57 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:16,066 and maybe bring that back to my 58 00:03:16,066 --> 00:03:17,933 and some of the patients that I 59 00:03:17,933 --> 00:03:19,133 to teach resilience. 60 00:03:20,933 --> 00:03:21,766 - Ah. 61 00:03:21,766 --> 00:03:23,200 (kids cheering) 62 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:25,566 - Today, we kind of saw it comin 63 00:03:25,566 --> 00:03:27,733 in the clinical a bit helping each other out. 64 00:03:27,733 --> 00:03:29,966 [Indistinct chatter] 65 00:03:29,966 --> 00:03:31,233 I do believe that throughout the 66 00:03:31,233 --> 00:03:33,866 it's really just gonna become like a well oiled machine. 67 00:03:33,866 --> 00:03:36,266 (soft music) 68 00:03:44,266 --> 00:03:46,833 (upbeat music) 69 00:03:50,700 --> 00:03:52,866 - [Kids] Hello from Ghana. 70 00:03:56,400 --> 00:03:58,466 - [Narrator] The Ghana Cross Cultural Health Immersion 71 00:03:58,466 --> 00:04:03,266 Program was born of a chance meeting in an airport in 1993. 72 00:04:03,266 --> 00:04:06,433 - I had opportunity to travel to 73 00:04:06,433 --> 00:04:08,533 for the first time in my life. 74 00:04:08,533 --> 00:04:10,166 (plane engine roaring) 75 00:04:10,166 --> 00:04:12,833 It was quite an adventurous jour 76 00:04:12,833 --> 00:04:14,033 God was with me. 77 00:04:15,333 --> 00:04:17,433 - [Narrator] Lita McHenry, a registered nurse 78 00:04:17,433 --> 00:04:20,066 and longtime faculty at the University of Massachusetts, 79 00:04:20,066 --> 00:04:24,333 Amherst and the Reverend Robert Andoh, a well known pastor 80 00:04:24,333 --> 00:04:28,066 in Ghana's western region, struck up a conversation 81 00:04:28,066 --> 00:04:30,333 that led to a long lasting partn 82 00:04:31,733 --> 00:04:34,033 Andoh and McHenry envisioned an equal exchange 83 00:04:34,033 --> 00:04:37,800 of knowledge and culture that could benefit both sides. 84 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:40,666 They worked out a plan to bring UMass faculty and students 85 00:04:40,666 --> 00:04:44,200 to Ghana, in partnership with the Ghana Health Service 86 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:46,566 and the local University of Cape 87 00:04:48,700 --> 00:04:52,000 When McHenry retired in 2008, she looked to former 88 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:54,933 UMass doctoral student and mentee Jennifer Morton 89 00:04:54,933 --> 00:04:57,266 to take over administration of the program. 90 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:01,733 Morton was born on the nursing faculty at UNE, 91 00:05:01,733 --> 00:05:03,300 and McHenry was intrigued by UNE 92 00:05:03,300 --> 00:05:05,766 interprofessional approach to health education 93 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:08,900 and collaborative care. 94 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:13,100 Perhaps more important was the philosophical alignment 95 00:05:13,100 --> 00:05:14,300 between the two women. 96 00:05:15,500 --> 00:05:18,800 McHenry trusted Morton to continue to lead the program 97 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:21,366 according to its original vision 98 00:05:21,366 --> 00:05:23,400 - I knew when I became a faculty 99 00:05:23,400 --> 00:05:25,600 that this was something I wanted to continue 100 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:29,133 and I wanted to follow Lita McHenry's legacy 101 00:05:29,133 --> 00:05:32,166 and exposing students to something so important. 102 00:05:35,433 --> 00:05:38,000 (upbeat music) 103 00:05:43,100 --> 00:05:47,333 - We're hoping to see at least 50 people today. 104 00:05:47,333 --> 00:05:49,600 We have some of the nurses over 105 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:52,833 Yesterday, unfortunately, our blood pressure machines 106 00:05:52,833 --> 00:05:56,133 weren't working but they got them all up and running now. 107 00:05:56,133 --> 00:05:58,166 They're very excited. 108 00:05:58,166 --> 00:06:00,233 We have our pharmacy students ov 109 00:06:00,233 --> 00:06:03,400 we got some more medication last 110 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:05,766 which is super exciting. 111 00:06:05,766 --> 00:06:08,433 We have our physical therapists 112 00:06:08,433 --> 00:06:11,966 getting ready to teach some exer 113 00:06:11,966 --> 00:06:15,600 And we have an optometrist up th 114 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:19,066 And social work, we'll be doing some exit surveys, 115 00:06:19,066 --> 00:06:21,466 and we also have public health. 116 00:06:21,466 --> 00:06:23,200 We're doing some research, which 117 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:24,833 really exciting to see the resul 118 00:06:24,833 --> 00:06:26,933 So we're excited for today 119 00:06:26,933 --> 00:06:29,600 and hope we can help a lot of pe 120 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:32,200 (upbeat music) 121 00:06:36,566 --> 00:06:38,700 - I'm Katie, I'm at the nurse's 122 00:06:38,700 --> 00:06:41,100 here in Ghana, I'm with Owen. 123 00:06:41,100 --> 00:06:43,500 - Hey. 124 00:06:43,500 --> 00:06:45,666 - And well, I'm at the lab stati 125 00:06:45,666 --> 00:06:50,233 so we're testing for malaria, we're drawing blood sugars, 126 00:06:50,233 --> 00:06:53,666 we're doing urine analysis, checking to see 127 00:06:53,666 --> 00:06:55,733 how people's kidneys are doing. 128 00:06:55,733 --> 00:06:58,266 Making sure they don't have diab 129 00:06:58,266 --> 00:06:59,533 (speaking in foreign language) 130 00:06:59,533 --> 00:07:02,366 People here, their blood sugars, blood pressures 131 00:07:02,366 --> 00:07:03,533 seem to run a little bit high. 132 00:07:03,533 --> 00:07:05,900 So we're trying to get an idea o 133 00:07:05,900 --> 00:07:07,966 and keep everything under contro 134 00:07:07,966 --> 00:07:10,633 And if we see some numbers that we don't like, 135 00:07:10,633 --> 00:07:13,066 we'll send them over to pharmacy 136 00:07:13,066 --> 00:07:15,833 - We're running into a lot of in 137 00:07:15,833 --> 00:07:16,966 and 138 00:07:16,966 --> 00:07:18,100 skin infections, 139 00:07:18,100 --> 00:07:21,000 upper respiratory infections, lots of anemia. 140 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:23,700 We're seeing a lot of pain and s 141 00:07:23,700 --> 00:07:25,400 we're just trying to really like 142 00:07:25,400 --> 00:07:28,666 and that way we can stay ahead of the game a little bit. 143 00:07:28,666 --> 00:07:30,866 We've labeled a lot of things, 144 00:07:30,866 --> 00:07:33,066 prepackaged lots of pain medicat 145 00:07:33,066 --> 00:07:34,900 like Ibuprofen and Tylenol. 146 00:07:35,833 --> 00:07:38,600 - And did they ask you to follow up at a hospital 147 00:07:38,600 --> 00:07:39,933 or go get more medicine? 148 00:07:39,933 --> 00:07:43,400 - What we do on day three, once folks are comfortable 149 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:46,666 with the flow, is we start interchanging students 150 00:07:46,666 --> 00:07:49,666 in some of the different areas so they get an experience 151 00:07:49,666 --> 00:07:51,900 of what the different disciplines have to offer. 152 00:07:51,900 --> 00:07:53,800 For example, a nursing student 153 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:56,600 may cross train over in physioth 154 00:07:56,600 --> 00:08:00,100 A physiotherapist may cross train over in intake. 155 00:08:00,100 --> 00:08:03,133 Nursing student may spend time doing pharmacy 156 00:08:03,133 --> 00:08:05,533 technician work in the pharmacy. 157 00:08:05,533 --> 00:08:09,300 All of these things are important, as students learn 158 00:08:09,300 --> 00:08:13,233 to really understand what the roles and responsibilities are 159 00:08:13,233 --> 00:08:15,833 of other health professions, dis 160 00:08:18,266 --> 00:08:20,833 (gentle music) 161 00:08:23,233 --> 00:08:25,600 - I've done some traveling but n 162 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:28,133 with my nursing skills that I've learned at UNE. 163 00:08:28,133 --> 00:08:30,700 And Maine is really becoming div 164 00:08:30,700 --> 00:08:32,066 so I think it's kind of importan 165 00:08:32,066 --> 00:08:34,633 that cultural sensitivity going into my profession. 166 00:08:36,566 --> 00:08:39,500 We've been doing clinic for about four days now. 167 00:08:39,500 --> 00:08:43,766 And it's been a really great experience so far. 168 00:08:43,766 --> 00:08:46,566 At first, I was having a little bit of, I guess 169 00:08:46,566 --> 00:08:49,966 spiritual issues because I kind of came here 170 00:08:49,966 --> 00:08:52,666 and I wasn't, I didn't really know what to expect 171 00:08:52,666 --> 00:08:55,333 and from seeing all the patients and what was going on, 172 00:08:55,333 --> 00:08:59,200 especially little kids that had some malnutrition. 173 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:01,466 (baby crying) 174 00:09:01,466 --> 00:09:05,833 I felt like, why do I get to live the life I live? 175 00:09:05,833 --> 00:09:08,633 I hear you, I think I already di 176 00:09:10,433 --> 00:09:11,400 Ready? 177 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:15,200 And it was really helpful to have my teachers 178 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:18,166 and my colleagues here to be able to debrief that 179 00:09:18,166 --> 00:09:20,600 'cause it was really a bad feeling that I was feeling 180 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:24,233 and then after talking about it, I felt so much better. 181 00:09:26,833 --> 00:09:28,666 - I think though, what you really have to do 182 00:09:28,666 --> 00:09:32,100 is come here and just look at it through the context 183 00:09:32,100 --> 00:09:35,733 of the community, and the richness of their culture 184 00:09:35,733 --> 00:09:38,733 and how much they know one another and celebrate 185 00:09:38,733 --> 00:09:41,733 and are just more or less a very happy population. 186 00:09:41,733 --> 00:09:45,800 And I think those are values that you can't put a price on. 187 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:47,533 - Now, even at the halfway point 188 00:09:47,533 --> 00:09:51,300 I already have a completely different outlook on everything. 189 00:09:51,300 --> 00:09:54,400 - I've definitely grown a lot in the last four days 190 00:09:54,400 --> 00:09:57,500 and it's crazy to think that it's only been four days 191 00:09:57,500 --> 00:09:59,800 'cause I feel like so much has h 192 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:04,800 And it's just really made me grateful for where I come from 193 00:10:04,833 --> 00:10:07,200 and also grateful for the experi 194 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:10,900 to be in a different culture and to be living 195 00:10:10,900 --> 00:10:13,900 amongst these people who are so beautiful and welcoming. 196 00:10:19,466 --> 00:10:22,033 (upbeat music) 197 00:10:24,233 --> 00:10:26,566 - [Narrator] Ghana, situated on the Gulf of Guinea 198 00:10:26,566 --> 00:10:30,133 in West Africa, was the first Sub Saharan African nation 199 00:10:30,133 --> 00:10:32,800 to achieve independence from colonial rule. 200 00:10:36,066 --> 00:10:39,466 Ghana's 28 million people comprise several native groups, 201 00:10:40,533 --> 00:10:42,733 and a rich and diverse cultural 202 00:10:45,633 --> 00:10:48,833 Sekondi-Takoradi, a port city and commercial center 203 00:10:48,833 --> 00:10:51,166 in Ghana's western region is the 204 00:10:51,166 --> 00:10:53,700 third largest metropolitan area. 205 00:10:53,700 --> 00:10:56,100 (soft music) 206 00:11:02,700 --> 00:11:04,866 While clinical work is the prior 207 00:11:04,866 --> 00:11:06,966 the Ghana Immersion Program reco 208 00:11:06,966 --> 00:11:10,066 that people's health is tied to their culture and community. 209 00:11:11,700 --> 00:11:14,200 Whenever there's free time, students and faculty 210 00:11:14,200 --> 00:11:17,633 embark on day trips, and sightseeing excursions, 211 00:11:17,633 --> 00:11:20,833 where they learn more about Ghanaian history and culture. 212 00:11:20,833 --> 00:11:23,266 (soft music) 213 00:11:36,333 --> 00:11:38,200 - [Colleen] The Elmina castle, I 214 00:11:38,200 --> 00:11:42,066 fostered a sense of self reflect 215 00:11:43,433 --> 00:11:45,433 Also being there and all the his 216 00:11:45,433 --> 00:11:48,866 that it holds is more or less ha 217 00:11:48,866 --> 00:11:51,300 (soft music) 218 00:11:59,266 --> 00:12:00,433 - [Shelby] Something I really en 219 00:12:00,433 --> 00:12:04,200 was seeing the art just beautiful paintings. 220 00:12:04,200 --> 00:12:06,600 (soft music) 221 00:12:10,700 --> 00:12:12,200 - What did your school day look 222 00:12:12,200 --> 00:12:14,300 - We learn a lot and then there 223 00:12:14,300 --> 00:12:16,000 after the learning, the break fo 224 00:12:16,000 --> 00:12:18,033 and refresh your mind. 225 00:12:18,033 --> 00:12:20,200 - [Monica] I'm so happy to be here and to meet you all. 226 00:12:20,200 --> 00:12:22,433 Thank you for having us. - Thank you. 227 00:12:26,366 --> 00:12:29,100 - [Shelby] It was beautiful, we got to run in the ocean 228 00:12:29,100 --> 00:12:31,666 and take pictures, amazing food. 229 00:12:33,333 --> 00:12:36,566 -I just got soaked by that wave. 230 00:12:36,566 --> 00:12:38,966 (soft music) 231 00:12:46,700 --> 00:12:47,533 - Whoa! 232 00:12:49,500 --> 00:12:50,400 - Yes! 233 00:12:50,400 --> 00:12:53,900 (all celebrating) 234 00:12:53,900 --> 00:12:55,300 - This is insane. 235 00:12:59,566 --> 00:13:02,766 We don't have clinic today so we're able to sleep in a bit. 236 00:13:02,766 --> 00:13:05,066 We're going to our first Ghanaian service this morning. 237 00:13:05,066 --> 00:13:07,833 We're very excited and very grat 238 00:13:07,833 --> 00:13:10,466 We all got a traditional Ghanaia 239 00:13:10,466 --> 00:13:14,200 and we were very, very grateful that we're all given these. 240 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:16,633 We're gonna be able to sing and 241 00:13:16,633 --> 00:13:20,033 Sit side by side with all the Ghanaians this morning. 242 00:13:20,033 --> 00:13:23,866 (singing in foreign language) 243 00:13:30,466 --> 00:13:32,000 - [Jennifer] Reverend Andoh has been getting 244 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:35,066 dresses and shirts made for all the female and male students 245 00:13:35,066 --> 00:13:38,000 and faculty and so we attend the 246 00:13:40,266 --> 00:13:42,966 It's a very heartwarming experience for our students, 247 00:13:42,966 --> 00:13:45,900 faculty, as well as the communit 248 00:13:45,900 --> 00:13:49,733 (singing in foreign language) 249 00:14:09,133 --> 00:14:12,633 (congregation applauding) 250 00:14:15,566 --> 00:14:18,000 (soft music) 251 00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:22,866 - [Narrator] After a week in Reverend Andoh's home base 252 00:14:22,866 --> 00:14:26,133 of Sekondi, the team headed out to the rural towns 253 00:14:26,133 --> 00:14:29,333 of Kansawarado and Diabene, to h 254 00:14:29,333 --> 00:14:32,066 health care access to these more remote communities. 255 00:14:33,433 --> 00:14:34,233 - Welcome. 256 00:14:38,266 --> 00:14:41,566 - Hi, I'm Efua, I'm a community health worker 257 00:14:41,566 --> 00:14:44,533 and physician assistant and we're at Kansawarado. 258 00:14:44,533 --> 00:14:46,000 And this is day five. 259 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:50,533 So we are here to attend to the, those from the villages. 260 00:14:50,533 --> 00:14:52,566 (men speaking in foreign languag 261 00:14:52,566 --> 00:14:54,133 - [Narrator] The rural sites are an important 262 00:14:54,133 --> 00:14:55,966 aspect of the partnership. 263 00:14:55,966 --> 00:14:58,000 They allow students to assess the differences 264 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:00,133 between patient populations. 265 00:15:00,133 --> 00:15:02,800 For example, patients in the rural communities 266 00:15:02,800 --> 00:15:06,200 tend to be sicker, especially in Kansawarado. 267 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:08,900 And the urban patients in Sekond 268 00:15:08,900 --> 00:15:11,300 tend to have higher rates of being insured. 269 00:15:13,466 --> 00:15:14,666 - Hey! 270 00:15:14,666 --> 00:15:16,066 Ha! 271 00:15:16,066 --> 00:15:17,766 - [Narrator] The Immersion Program is built around 272 00:15:17,766 --> 00:15:20,533 the equal exchange of culture and knowledge. 273 00:15:20,533 --> 00:15:22,300 As director, Jennifer Morton say 274 00:15:22,300 --> 00:15:24,833 our purpose is not to impose Western healthcare. 275 00:15:25,733 --> 00:15:28,833 Students come to Ghana to learn and to that end, 276 00:15:28,833 --> 00:15:30,300 the relationships they form with 277 00:15:30,300 --> 00:15:32,466 the Ghanaian partners are invalu 278 00:15:34,233 --> 00:15:35,300 - Denise. 279 00:15:35,300 --> 00:15:36,800 (man speaking in foreign languag 280 00:15:36,800 --> 00:15:38,733 - [Narrator] Working with members of Reverend Andoh's 281 00:15:38,733 --> 00:15:41,333 congregation, as well as medical professionals 282 00:15:41,333 --> 00:15:43,233 from the Ghanaian National Healt 283 00:15:43,233 --> 00:15:45,566 and the local Cape Coast Univers 284 00:15:45,566 --> 00:15:49,266 students are guided across cultural and language barriers. 285 00:15:49,266 --> 00:15:51,066 (lady speaking in foreign langua 286 00:15:51,066 --> 00:15:55,100 And introduced to new perspectiv on health, medical care, 287 00:15:56,266 --> 00:16:00,566 material wealth, as well as many practical lessons 288 00:16:00,566 --> 00:16:02,866 on providing care with limited r 289 00:16:05,300 --> 00:16:08,833 - I think it's a win win situation for both communities. 290 00:16:08,833 --> 00:16:11,300 I'll say, for the students comin 291 00:16:11,300 --> 00:16:12,766 I think I've seen lots of them. 292 00:16:12,766 --> 00:16:15,666 The first time in Africa, first time in Ghana, 293 00:16:15,666 --> 00:16:17,733 they're meeting different cultur 294 00:16:17,733 --> 00:16:20,133 and what have you and for the community here in Ghana, 295 00:16:20,133 --> 00:16:22,733 knowing our health system and its challenges, 296 00:16:22,733 --> 00:16:25,000 I think it's been positive and it's impacted. 297 00:16:27,333 --> 00:16:30,666 - For the students that come here, I believe 298 00:16:30,666 --> 00:16:35,633 it's an eye opener to some of the tropical conditions 299 00:16:35,633 --> 00:16:39,833 probably will never see in the U 300 00:16:39,833 --> 00:16:42,700 And it's an experience that othe 301 00:16:42,700 --> 00:16:45,833 who haven't been here may not ha 302 00:16:45,833 --> 00:16:48,666 - But the edges are all undermin 303 00:16:48,666 --> 00:16:50,266 so it's never going to heal. 304 00:16:50,266 --> 00:16:52,666 - It looks like it's healing but what he's saying 305 00:16:52,666 --> 00:16:55,133 is the bacteria, like until that bacteria gets treated 306 00:16:55,133 --> 00:16:57,733 with certain antibiotics, it continues to undermine 307 00:16:57,733 --> 00:17:00,800 the surrounding tissue and it won't actually get better. 308 00:17:00,800 --> 00:17:03,000 - So they'll get to learn 309 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:07,066 a lot from the patients. 310 00:17:07,066 --> 00:17:09,466 And also, it will give them a different idea 311 00:17:09,466 --> 00:17:13,466 about what health is, the stories, they're touching storie 312 00:17:13,466 --> 00:17:17,433 about the patient, why they have that condition, 313 00:17:17,433 --> 00:17:19,233 and what they are doing about it 314 00:17:19,233 --> 00:17:23,366 And the fact that because of their financial situation, 315 00:17:23,366 --> 00:17:27,233 which has landed, some of them in such condition. 316 00:17:27,233 --> 00:17:30,100 And when they leave here, give them a very different 317 00:17:30,100 --> 00:17:33,233 experience, they begin to become 318 00:17:33,233 --> 00:17:34,433 very 319 00:17:34,433 --> 00:17:37,100 connected with their patient. 320 00:17:37,100 --> 00:17:38,500 - This is for your cough. 321 00:17:40,933 --> 00:17:42,533 - [Narrator] Along the way, many 322 00:17:42,533 --> 00:17:44,366 lifelong friendships are made. 323 00:17:45,200 --> 00:17:46,533 - We're staying in pretty close 324 00:17:46,533 --> 00:17:48,366 me and some of the guys, so we've been hanging out 325 00:17:48,366 --> 00:17:50,966 quite a bit and now they've showed me around Sekondi a bit 326 00:17:50,966 --> 00:17:54,466 and really got to walk around, try some local flavor. 327 00:17:55,400 --> 00:17:57,566 Watch a couple football matches. 328 00:17:57,566 --> 00:17:59,600 It's been great, we've really been getting along well 329 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:00,766 and just meshing well. 330 00:18:03,033 --> 00:18:05,800 - They've been very great especi 331 00:18:05,800 --> 00:18:08,133 It's as if we've known each other for a very long time 332 00:18:08,133 --> 00:18:10,300 and it's just two weeks. 333 00:18:15,066 --> 00:18:17,500 (soft music) 334 00:18:27,400 --> 00:18:30,466 (car engine roaring) 335 00:18:36,300 --> 00:18:37,666 - [Narrator] Konsowarado and Dia 336 00:18:37,666 --> 00:18:40,266 were selected as locations for the rural clinics 337 00:18:40,266 --> 00:18:42,933 in part because of the Reverend Andoh's long standing 338 00:18:42,933 --> 00:18:44,866 relationships with the Paramount 339 00:18:44,866 --> 00:18:46,666 of the two communities. 340 00:19:12,233 --> 00:19:14,166 - [Nurse] This way. 341 00:20:01,566 --> 00:20:05,333 (men beating drums) 342 00:20:05,333 --> 00:20:06,666 - [Narrator] A highlight of the 343 00:20:06,666 --> 00:20:08,800 is the annual performance of the Ghanaian dance 344 00:20:08,800 --> 00:20:10,166 and drum troupe Obrempong. 345 00:20:11,033 --> 00:20:13,566 Working in the style of what is called Gahu music 346 00:20:13,566 --> 00:20:16,066 with six distinct percussion ins 347 00:20:16,066 --> 00:20:18,033 the troupe performs dances assoc 348 00:20:18,033 --> 00:20:19,866 with local tribes and festivals. 349 00:20:22,300 --> 00:20:24,166 - Well, it confirmed my suspicio 350 00:20:24,166 --> 00:20:25,500 that I'm a terrible dancer. 351 00:20:26,866 --> 00:20:28,166 Their performance was awesome. 352 00:20:28,166 --> 00:20:31,166 It was really something that I've never seen before. 353 00:20:31,166 --> 00:20:34,033 And so being able to experience 354 00:20:34,033 --> 00:20:37,933 and see them in the traditional garb and it's good music. 355 00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:40,833 - [Narrator] The celebration is 356 00:20:40,833 --> 00:20:45,166 and emotional climax to a rich and eventful fortnight. 357 00:20:45,166 --> 00:20:48,333 (epic dramatic music) 358 00:21:02,666 --> 00:21:03,500 - Mina sing. 359 00:21:04,800 --> 00:21:06,233 Sing, sing, sing. 360 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:09,400 (all laughing) 361 00:21:09,400 --> 00:21:11,100 - [Ashley] It was so beautiful, it was stuck 362 00:21:11,100 --> 00:21:13,466 in my head for like three days. 363 00:21:16,866 --> 00:21:20,266 - Okay, let me do the end part. 364 00:21:20,266 --> 00:21:23,133 ♪ And it's reaching 365 00:21:23,133 --> 00:21:28,133 ♪ To the highest mountain 366 00:21:29,633 --> 00:21:32,433 ♪ And it flows 367 00:21:32,433 --> 00:21:37,300 ♪ To the lowest valleys 368 00:21:37,300 --> 00:21:38,366 ♪ Oh 369 00:21:38,366 --> 00:21:43,366 ♪ The blood that gives me streng 370 00:21:43,733 --> 00:21:48,733 ♪ From day to day ♪ 371 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:55,000 ♪ It will never lose 372 00:21:55,600 --> 00:21:58,133 ♪ It's power 373 00:21:58,133 --> 00:22:00,766 (all cheering) 374 00:22:03,933 --> 00:22:05,000 - I feel like 375 00:22:06,733 --> 00:22:08,700 the love and joy 376 00:22:08,700 --> 00:22:10,833 and laughter that we all share here together 377 00:22:10,833 --> 00:22:15,466 is something that I don't experience often, 378 00:22:15,466 --> 00:22:18,566 it is such an amazing community 379 00:22:18,566 --> 00:22:21,666 (soft music) 380 00:22:21,666 --> 00:22:25,033 - Thank you for welcoming us into your community 381 00:22:25,033 --> 00:22:26,866 and treating us like family. 382 00:22:26,866 --> 00:22:29,433 It's been the best two weeks eve 383 00:22:29,433 --> 00:22:30,966 (all applauding) 384 00:22:30,966 --> 00:22:32,800 - [Ladies] Cheers! 385 00:22:32,800 --> 00:22:35,300 - Everybody here, we wanna say 386 00:22:35,300 --> 00:22:38,633 a very big thank you to all of y 387 00:22:38,633 --> 00:22:39,600 We want to see you back again. 388 00:22:39,600 --> 00:22:42,766 So, that's all, God bless you. 389 00:22:42,766 --> 00:22:44,333 (crowd cheering) 390 00:22:49,066 --> 00:22:51,266 - What a great group, really, it 391 00:22:51,266 --> 00:22:52,800 like we're all family right now. 392 00:22:52,800 --> 00:22:55,100 And it's a great feeling. 393 00:22:55,100 --> 00:22:58,033 And just thank you all for opening your arms 394 00:22:58,033 --> 00:22:59,166 and taking us in. 395 00:22:59,166 --> 00:23:01,800 (gentle music) 396 00:23:03,900 --> 00:23:05,500 - The last couple weeks have bee 397 00:23:05,500 --> 00:23:08,933 I feel like I've grown professionally, emotionally, 398 00:23:08,933 --> 00:23:09,800 mentally. 399 00:23:09,800 --> 00:23:12,033 It's been a really great experie 400 00:23:12,033 --> 00:23:14,133 I'm kind of sad to leave but I'm 401 00:23:14,133 --> 00:23:16,333 looking forward to going home with a new outlook. 402 00:23:16,333 --> 00:23:18,333 - I think the things I'll remember most here are the 403 00:23:18,333 --> 00:23:21,666 connections I've made between the community health workers, 404 00:23:21,666 --> 00:23:24,566 the students and the professionals from Cape Coast. 405 00:23:24,566 --> 00:23:26,100 We've just learned so much from 406 00:23:26,100 --> 00:23:28,866 And honestly, I think we built really good friendships. 407 00:23:30,033 --> 00:23:32,266 - I have a new outlook on everyt 408 00:23:32,266 --> 00:23:35,633 And I'm excited to make some new changes in my life 409 00:23:35,633 --> 00:23:37,633 that I've picked up from this ex 410 00:23:37,633 --> 00:23:39,433 so, happy and sad at the same ti 411 00:23:41,833 --> 00:23:44,400 - I've also really gained such a respect for the healthcare 412 00:23:44,400 --> 00:23:46,900 professions out here and from what they've been able 413 00:23:46,900 --> 00:23:50,366 to teach us has been immeasurabl 414 00:23:50,366 --> 00:23:52,000 It's a completely different game 415 00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:53,366 with what they have to work with 416 00:23:53,366 --> 00:23:56,033 and I have nothing but gained re 417 00:23:56,033 --> 00:23:58,300 for how they go about their day. 418 00:23:59,600 --> 00:24:02,066 (soft music) 419 00:24:03,533 --> 00:24:06,233 - And it really feels good to have UNE around, 420 00:24:06,233 --> 00:24:09,633 you know, to the students, teach 421 00:24:09,633 --> 00:24:12,266 I'm also learning from them, the America culture, 422 00:24:12,266 --> 00:24:16,300 Ghanaian culture, the talk, it's 423 00:24:17,733 --> 00:24:19,333 - We've fallen in love with them 424 00:24:19,333 --> 00:24:23,900 and we wish they will come back and learn more. 425 00:24:23,900 --> 00:24:27,500 - We want to say we are indebted to the school 426 00:24:27,500 --> 00:24:30,433 for allowing us to work hand in 427 00:24:30,433 --> 00:24:33,733 with these wonderful people that come our way 428 00:24:33,733 --> 00:24:36,466 under the leadership of Dr. Jenn 429 00:24:37,900 --> 00:24:39,933 - Our last day in Ghana. 430 00:24:39,933 --> 00:24:42,366 This has been an amazing, humbli 431 00:24:42,366 --> 00:24:44,466 emotional experience for all of 432 00:24:44,466 --> 00:24:45,933 I think we would all say that we 433 00:24:45,933 --> 00:24:48,600 coming out of this changed. 434 00:24:52,266 --> 00:24:55,666 - God bless you, I hope to see all very soon. 435 00:24:55,666 --> 00:24:58,066 (soft music) 436 00:25:04,666 --> 00:25:07,233 (gentle music)