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Bringing healthcare to community doorsteps... community, she organized her
Ahafo mine partners Project C.U.R.E to serve 1,100 household and joined the
hundreds of community members
patients who queued up early in the

morning waiting for the medical
For the aged and vulnerable Ahafo region. team.
living in most rural communities
in the country, access to health- For the past six years, Newmont “I love their show of love and
care for periodic medical attention Ghana has been partnering with smiles when they were attending
remains a challenge. Project C.U.R.E to organize to us. They patiently listened to
annual clinics for its host our concerns and the student
Recognizing this challenge, in communities. This year, a nurses served as translators for
addition to providing quality 16-member team of volunteering those of us who could not speak
healthcare services to both the medical professionals supported English. They took care of my
young and old, Newmont Ghana’s by local community health family free of charge and gave us
Ahafo mine in collaboration with workers as well as students from medication as well. I am very
Project C.UR.E, a US based the two Community Nursing happy with their service. They
non-governmental organization, Colleges in these areas pitched seem to really care about our
has organized free medical clinics camp to offer free health checks wellbeing. I thank Newmont for
for four of its host communities. and medication to over a 1,100 organizing this clinic” Jennifer
people who thronged the clinic said.
The beneficiary communities centers with various ailments.
are Afrisipakrom, Susuanso,in Mavis Acheampomaa, a resident
the Tano North District and OLA Caring for Households of Afrisapakrom was also unwell
Resettlement (Kenyasi No.2) and When Jennifer Pokua, a resident when she heard about the clinic
Ntotroso Resettlement sites; in the of Kenyasi No. 2 new site, heard coming to her community. She
Asutifi North District of the Brong about the free clinic in her was very happy with the care

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