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Saboba Scenes
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Ghana FlagGhana celebrates its fiftieth birthday in 2007! The designer of the Ghana flag, Mrs. Theodosia Salome Okoh, had this to say: I decided on the three colors of red, gold & green because of the geography of Ghana. Ghana lies in the tropics and blessed with rich vegetation. The color Gold was influenced by the mineral rich nature of our lands and Red commemorates those who died or worked for the country's independence. Then the five pointed lone star which is the symbol of African emancipation and unity in the struggle agianst colonialism. |
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Demong RoadTo reach Saboba we must travel through Yendi and then northeast by either of two roads, both of them dirt. In rainy season one road becomes totally impassible and the other very difficult. Saboba is 35 miles northeast of Yendi. |
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Typical Northern VillageMost of our patients live in small villages in houses made of mud brick with thatched roofs. With very few wells, many women and children spend much of their time carrying water for family use. |
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Saboba Daily MarketSaboba Market Day comes once every 6 days. Between market days people purchase things from small shops called "kiosks," or from the ladies here at the daily market. |
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Saboba Medical Centre (Hospital side)Mel and Marita McNutt, Assemblies of God missionaries, began medical work in Saboba in 1948. That first clinic has grown into Saboba Medical Centre, a 60 - bed mission hospital. In 2008 SMC will celebrate 60 years of medical care to Saboba, and you can be part of the celebration. Contact us for details. |
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Outpatient departmentOur Outpatient Department building was built in 1978 as a health center. When we worked in Saboba in 1993-1996, this was our only building. Today this building houses the OPD, the pharmacy, the laboratory, Medical Records, Stores, and Administration. We need a new building to accommodate many of these functions. |
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Evangel Bible Translators LogoOur sponsoring agency is Evangel Bible Translators, PO Box 669, Rockwall, TX 75087-0669. You can find Evangel on the web at: www.evangelbible.org |
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Saboba Doctor's house in rainy seasonWe live in a three bedroom ranch - style house surrounded by teak trees. In dry season things are quite bare; but in rainy season our house is wrapped in the green velvet of the teak leaves.At present this is the only housing for a doctor at SMC. SMC needs another doctor's house if it is to grow! |
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Saboba Medical Centre VehiclesSMC has two pickup trucks and 1 4 wheel drive ambulance. Unfortunately, the white pickup is aging and has begun requiring frequent repairs. The green Mazda has been repaired, but continues to develop problems with almost every trip. (The Mazda is 5 years old.) The ambulance needs new tires at a cost of $600. SMC needs a 5 ton lorry to help carry drugs and supplies for the hospital. |
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Staff quarters at SMCHousing in rural areas is always very difficult. Our remote location makes it hard to recruit and retain staff. We need good accommodation to encourage skilled nursing staff to stay with us. Erecting a nice 4 unit junior staff quarters block would take about $60,000 and would help us enormously. We also need senior staff accommodation. A double senior staff quarters would cost about the same amount. Can anyone help us? |
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Cows next to Outpatient DepartmentIn Saboba as in other northern villages, no one locks up their animals. So the cows, pigs, goats, sheep, and chickens can decide to visit us at any time. Our patients don't see this as a problem, because at home their animals run in and out of the compound freely! SMC needs $5000 so that we can adequately fence the hospital property. |
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Jean Doing a HerniaGenerally Jean averages 1-2 major operations per day when she is in Ghana. The most common operations are hernias and C/sections. |
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Kingsley with Jean and Local HeadmasterKingsley Effah joined the SMC staff as Administrator in 2006, lifting a big burden from Jean's shoulders. Here Kingsley and Jean are presenting some educational software to the headmaster of the Saboba Technical School. |
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Bob repairing Saboba Technical School tractorAs members of a close knit community, we trade help with other institutions. Here Bob is repairing a tractor for the Saboba Technical School. |
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Mr. Beso and Mr. MpenbiJoshua Beso(Left) is our Primary Health Care Coordinator. Mr. J.K. Mpenbi(Right) is our Senior Accountant. |
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Mother with childSMC serves a population of roughly 120,000, drawing from our entire district and beyond. Many of our patients are women and children, such as this Muslim mother with her baby. Children most generally suffer with malaria, anemia, and diarrhea and require blood transfusions to save their lives when malaria makes their blood fall apart. |
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Charcoal lorry on its way to marketTraditionally people have used charcoal for cooking. Unfortunately, charcoal makers do not plant trees to replace those they have destroyed. This leads to fewer trees, less rainfall, and a rapidly dropping water table. So far in 2007 our rains have failed. If we do not get rain shortly, we will have complete crop failures, leading to hunger and malnutrition in the coming dry season. |
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Taalar with his familyTaalar was five years old when he had a seizure and fell into a fire face-first. Taalar and his family came to us courtesy of some missionaries across the river in Togo. After several months of grafting, Talar and his family were able to return home. |
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Hudu with one of his school booksIn addition to medical work, we also try to meet other special needs. Hudu Ussif needed a heart operation to live. Thanks to numerous donors and the outstanding services of the Cardiothoracic Unit at Korle - Bu Hospital in Accra, Hudu now has a bright future; however, it costs $100 each three months for Hudu's medicine and check-ups. That is $400 per year, or roughly the same amount as Hudu's family's entire yearly income. For now we are paying Hudu's expenses; however, we are concerned about what might happen if we are no longer in the picture. Anyone having any knowledge of any charitable groups who can assist Hudu, please contact us. |
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Medical Students and Nursing StudentsWe also sponsor students at various levels of school. Sammy Kando is one of our Ward Assistants who is now in medical school at UDS in Tamale. We also have several students in nurses' training in various Nurses' Training Colleges. It costs about $4,000 per year for Sammy's medical school expenses. It costs roughly $800-$900 to sponsor one nursing student through Nurses Training College for a year.(**Yes, this is double the amount it cost a few years ago. Books, feeding, etc., have all escalated in price. |
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Bob preachingIn addition to volunteering at the hospital, Bob also preaches frequently in local churches. Bob is also active in the local pastors' organization and is a founding member. |
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Bob with paramount chief of KonkombasWherever we have worked, we have always related well to the local chiefs and community leaders. Here Bob is greeting the late Uchabobor, the Konkomba Paramount Chief. Traditionally one always kneels to greet a chief or elder. Uchabobor died in late 2007. |
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Aa ni lituln pam!In the Konkomba language, aa ni lituln pam! means "Thank you very much!" We thank all of you who are viewing this site. Thanks for loving, caring, praying, and giving! Remember, there's always "Victory in Jesus! Love, Bob and Jean Young "For the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many." |
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