The Nayiri is the paramount chief of the Mamprusi tribe. Nalerigu is the capitol of Mamprugu and at its center is the chief’s palace. This afternoon a large delegation of IMB missionaries (former and current), visited the Nayiri in his palace to greet him.
A collection of old BMC photos as well as recent photos by William Haun were exhibited in the out patient department (OPD) on Friday. Several past BMC doctors and nurses that were featured in the photos have returned to celebrate the 50th anniversary. You can see many of the photos in the Media section of this website (on second slideshow screen under “From the BMC Scrapbook”).
The Mamprusi tribe has an annual festival called Damba where they have a huge dance. This evening the town’s drummers & dancers came out and performed those dances on the hospital grounds. After several rounds of watching the “pros” dance, some of the “not-so-pro” foreigners joined in the fun.
As part of this special week of events, some BMC employees visited local schools and gave educational health talks about typhoid. The Mr. Thomas and Mr. Otto visited the Nalerigu Senior High School and the L/A Junior High School and taught the students the causes of typhoid, its consequences, and practical measures to avoid contracting it. The informative talks were followed up with a very productive Q&A session.
