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Celebration Speakers

BMC — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:03:15 +0000

The 50th celebration was a 5 hour event with many different dignitaries and guests speaking. Following are some pictures of some the speakers.

Celebration Setup

BMC — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:12:39 +0000

Most of the setup for the big event on Saturday was done the previous afternoon. However, a huge thunderstorm rolled through in the early morning hours and blew over the chairs, tents, and decorations. As a result, the program began quite late on Saturday morning as workers and volunteers scrambled to set every thing up again. Thank you everyone who pitched in!

50th Anniversary Celebration

BMC — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:46:49 +0000

We’ll be posting photos from the big celebration event on Saturday over the next couple days. We’ll start with photos of the singing and dancing that went on. Two different dance groups and a “mass” choir composed of members of all 3 Nalerigu Baptist churches performed.

IMB Missionaries Visit the Nayiri

BMC — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:17:22 +0000

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.

Photo Exhibit at OPD

BMC — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:00:28 +0000

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”).

Damba Dance

BMC — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:58:59 +0000

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.

Fun Games for the Female Staff

BMC — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:49:24 +0000

Today’s big event was a series of fun activities for the ladies at BMC. Held on the hospital football park, the women had spoon&egg races, sack races, tug of war, and more. A very large crowd turned out to watch the fun.

BMC Employees Clean Up Nalerigu

BMC — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:25:28 +0000

This morning at 9AM, dozens of hospital workers and their relatives met at Nalerigu’s main station for an act of community service. They swept and raked up all the trash in the town’s central area and cut the grass around the paramount chief’s palace. Drummers followed along and kept up a constant rhythm to help motivate the volunteers.

BMC Employee March

BMC — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:21:08 +0000

This afternoon’s 50th anniversary event was a parade through Nalerigu led by the BMC employees. The workers all wore their new BMC 50th t-shirts and ball caps. Drummers accompanied the crowd the entire way as they marched down to the chief’s palace, by the 1st Baptist Church, and back to the hospital.

Statue of Dr. Faile II Unveiled

BMC — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:27:53 +0000

Today marked the beginning of the festivities for the hospital’s 50th anniversary celebration. At 7AM, hospital employees and honored guests attended devotions at the OPD building. After devotions, the statue of BMC founder Dr. George Faile II was unveiled to reveal a new paint job. It is a very colorful addition to the original bust.

Photos for Sale to Support BMC

BMC — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:30:15 +0000

William Haun and his wife Heidi were with us for 3 months last Fall. William is selling prints of his photos of BMC and West Africa to raise money for the Faile Foundation. Head over to http://gallery.williamhaun.com/ to have a look at his images.

Lots of New Photos Online

BMC — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:37:01 +0000

We’ve posted over 300 photos online under the Media -> Photos section. There are several slideshows available that will give you a great overview of our facilities and the work being done.

Clinic Day (16)
Theater (20)
Labs & Xray (10)
Hospital Wards (12)
Pharmacy (16)
BMC Staff (62)
Around the Hospital (25)
Alafia Tinga (8)
Public Health (20)
Koko Duu (14)
Northern Ghana Wildlife (37)
From the BMC Scrapbook (65 archival photos dating back to 1957)

When viewing a slideshow, click on the photos to read the captions. All photos were taken by volunteer William Haun unless noted in the caption. Other contributing photographers include Heidi Haun, Jessica & Kathy Van Bibber, Oli Simpson, and Mona, Benton, & Abby Hewitt.

BMC at 50 Years: Then & Now

Failes — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:49:16 +0000

Click to open photo gallery

Cokes at Christmas

BMC — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 20:44:56 +0000

On Christmas Day, Dr. Faile continued his annual tradition of delivering cokes to the hospital staff who were working.

Miss Ghana 2007 Visits BMC

BMC — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 21:46:17 +0000

Christmas Decorations at BMC

BMC — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:01:06 +0000

The holiday is upon us and the Christmas decorations are up at the hospital. Jane and the pharmacy crew have done the most decorating but the front of the hospital is showing its lit wireframe tree at night.