Motec Life-UK is based at the West
Hertfordshire NHS Trust and is currently run by
a Trustee committee of six members led by Mr
Ofori-Atta, an Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Trust.
Our organisation is guided by a constitution and
is registered with the UK Charity Commission.
Most of the members are volunteers from various
hospitals in mainland Britain. Other volunteers
are resident in U.S.A., Canada, Holland and
Germany. We have co-ordinators in our target
hospitals in Ghana. The co-ordinators at
Akosombo are Dr Rebecca Acquaah-Arhin (Medical
Director) and Dr Emmanuel Agbemey, orthopaedic
Surgeon. The link people at Koforidua St
Joseph's Orthopaedic Hospital are Dr Abdul Raman
(Orthopaedic Surgeon), Dr and Ebenezer Akrofi
Mante (Medical Director). Dr S. K. Amuzu
(Medical Director) of Nkawkaw Holy Family
Hospital and Mr K. Amoateng (Hospital
Administrator) /Dr Sarfo-Asante (Medical
Superintendant) St Michael’s Hospital, Pramso,
and Colonel S.K. Awuku, the head of department
of orthopaedics are key co-ordinators. Others
are Dr Richard Wodah-Seme at Jirapa St Joseph’s
Hospital. Motec also collaborates with some
educational and training institutions through
various professionals like Prof Yao Tettey,
acting dean of the Ghana Medical School, Mr
Clegg Lamptey head of department of surgery,
Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.
MOTEC LIFE stands for
Movement
of experts within
One
world,
Training
local health workforce, Transfer of Technology
and skills necessary for a better healthcare
service, providing
Education
as Efficiently as possible, Counting on
responsible
Charitable
health care delivery activities by members on a
foundation of impeccable accountability. The
goal is to protect and promote good Health /
LIFE through a
Leadership
that is prepared to learn and share ideas,
membership that is
Industrious,
Faithful
and
Economical.
We seek advice from ‘a respectable consortium’ of experienced and
accomplished patrons including Professor Lord David Alton of
Liverpool and the House of Lords, Daasebere Professor Oti Boateng,
the Paramount Chief of Koforidua New Juaben State of Ghana, Mr Peter
Dyson – spinal orthopaedic surgeon in West Hertfordshire. We
enjoy legal guidance from Dr Kofi Amu-Darko (LLM) of Canada and Mrs
Estelle Appiah Attorney, Accra, Ghana.
OBJECTIVES
A summary of Motec's
objectives.
(These are clearly set out in the
constitution)
WORKING VISITS
Motec pays two main working visits to Ghana each year, in June and
October. Some visits may be purely educational and sometimes with
direct health care delivery services. The programme of activities
includes lectures, workshops and symposia in our target hospitals
with the participation of medical, nursing and para-medical
personnel within our target hospitals in Ghana. We also attract and
encourage neighbouring hospital involvement in our working
programmes in Ghana. The task is daunting but the motivation strong,
firm and positive.
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