An African Mission

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An African Mission

• Wm. Craig Sanford, M.D.

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Muslim Africa is shown in dark green
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Maps of Ghana, West Africa
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Dr. Seth Anyomi, Founder and President of
African Christian Mission with wife, Tina and
their four children
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ACM Headquarters in Accra, Ghana
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With Seth and Raymond from ACM
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Home Church, Accra Ghana
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Sunday Worship
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My Quarters at Manna Mission Hospital
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Dr. Duinincks Mansion at Manna Mission
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Main Entrance to Manna Mission Hospital
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The Ambulance
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Isaac, 38 year old with coma and intermittent
right-sided seizures of uncertain
etiology. Negative past medical history, except
for alcoholism.
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Taking Isaac across town to the CT scanner via
the ambulance
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Emergency entrance to Korlebu Teaching Hospital
in Accra Patient expired Autopsy showed cerebral
malaria
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Mr. Lawani, 58 year old male presents with
shortness of breath and decreased right-sided
breath sounds. Chest x-ray obtained two days
after admission.
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Thoracentesis on Mr. Lawani
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One quart of pure pus
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Forgot the mask. OOPS! (Now for my PPD)
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Post Chest Tube
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Drs. Mitch and Rosie
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Post abscess drainage
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Ebenezer Boadu, recovering from sepsis and
pneumonia
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Endured the pneumonia and the trombone concert
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The Pied Piper at Manna Mission on Sunday
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Sunday services at Manna Mission Church
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The Band
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The Anastasis in Cotonou, Benin West Africa
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Docked at Cotonou harbor, Benin
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Session on the aft deck with Colin from South
Africa and Dave from New Orleans.
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Monument to the slaves taken from Benin to the
new world
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A day on the beach with Ian McColl, missionary
surgeon from Guys Hospital, London. Ian is also
in the House of Lords, Great Britain.
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another slave monument with Jim, a dentist from
Ireland, and my cabin-mate from the mercy ship.
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Man Down A mock drill onboard the Anatasis
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First patient on the Mercy Ship Prudence, a
six-month old with an encephalocele
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Child in moribund condition Notice eye findings
on the patient
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Brigette (on my left), age 12, post surgical
tumor removal. Small child (on my right)
recovering from malaria
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Brigette arrived at the ships screening at near
death with airway compromise. Procedure took 14
hours.
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Facial X-rays of Brigette
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Brigette on my right Patient on my left
undergoing skin grafts for severe neck burns
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Cavilla was found in Avagbodji, a stilt
village. Tumor was believed to be either
retinoblastoma or rhabdomyosarcoma. Initially the
patient did well post-surgery and after
chemo. Later was treated for cerebral malaria and
recovered However, patient fell from her bed in
the early morning and was found comotose.
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In surgery receiving Burr holes in the cranium to
look for a subdural hematoma
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No subdural was found Post procedure, patient had
a cardiac arrest and expired. Cause of death was
felt to be pseudomonal sepsis and/or recurrence
of malaria
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Man with massive goiter of the thyroid gland
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Thyroid specimen
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Jelili Wahali, 22 years old, with infected burn
grafts and encephalopathic, bizarre behavior
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Recurrent episodes of dystonia and opisthothonus
felt to be from tetanus.
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Patient believed illness resulted from a curse
put on him by the village witchdoctor.
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Child with cancrum oris post-surgery for lip and
nose grafts.
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Pre-op evaluation for a cleft palate
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Six month old Muslim child from Sisters of
Charity, severely ill with tender, firm,
distended abdomen felt to be typhoid fever.
Patient had a full recovery.
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Examination on a former voodoo witch
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A voodoo fetish by the road on the way to Hevier,
an internationally well known voodoo village
(Benin)
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The Yovo (white people) fetish on the road to
Hevier
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The airplane fetish
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A little bit of Paris in Africa
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A hut in the voodoo village, Hevier
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My tour guide in the voodoo village
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Illicit photo of a fetish
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Public health lecture to villagers, Hevier
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Public health clinic
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The clinic in Hevier
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Child with supraorbital abscess
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Incision and drainage of abscess
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Patient with clinical diagnosis of small bowel
obstruction. Abdominal incisions from treatment
by voodoo doctor.
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One-year old twins. The one I am holding is
moribund from nutritional deficiency and probably
malaria.
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Concert after the clinic
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Welcoming ceremony from tribal chiefs in the
remote, mountainous village, Amedzofe in Ghana
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Market place in Amedzofe with chiefs palace and
Mt. Gemi in the background.
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View from outside guest quarters in Amedzofe
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View from the Roper House of downtown Amedzofe
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Downtown Amedzofe
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Cemetery for 19th century German missionaries,
Amedzofe
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Open air cathedral in Amedzofe
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The Presbyterian Church, Amedzofe
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The ACM Clinic, Amedzofe
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Calling in the patients
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Clinic waiting room
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Young girl with a one year history of skin lesion
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Follow up visit for a 10 year old girl. Seen in
clinic a few days earlier with severe acute
undifferentiated febrile illness. Physical
findings included loud systolic heart murmur and
a very large spleen.
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Wound infection from accidental machete injury
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The labor suite
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The delivery suite
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Sun setting over Lake Volta. My
journeys end