GHANA PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS FOUNDATION
Press Release
Proceedings of the 12th Annual Conference for Ghanaian Health Care Professionals organized by the Ghana Physicians and Surgeons Foundation of North America
The 12th annual conference for Ghanaian Healthcare Professionals organized by the Ghana Physicians and Surgeons Foundation of North America (GPSF) took place at the Renaissance Concourse Atlanta Airport Hotel, Atlanta in Georgia from April 25 - 27, 2014. There were over 120 conference attendees. The theme was “Towards Healthcare Overhaul in Africa: A Dialogue between Health Professionals on the Continent and in the Diaspora”. In his welcome address, the outgoing president of the Foundation, Dr. Raphael Buckle, said the dream of every Ghanaian physician in the diaspora is to return home someday. [Read More]
MISSION & PURPOSE
The Ghana Physicians and Surgeons Foundation (GPSF) is a member-based organization of medical professionals in the U.S. and Canada who are from Ghana and/or who have a vested interest in working towards improved healthcare in Ghana. GPSF works in collaboration with the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons in Accra, Ghana.
Through education, health service research, advocacy, support of academic medicine and improved communication networks, the mutual mission of the Ghana Physicians and Surgeons Foundation and the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons is to promote specialist training and professional development in Medicine, Surgery and related disciplines.
