MEDREX programme strengthens Ghana, U.S. healthcare ties
The 37 Military Hospital and its U.S. medical counterparts on Wednesday conducted journalists through various departments where the two teams work under the Medical Readiness Exercise (MEDREX), aimed at knowledge sharing and enhancing expertise to provide first-class medical care to patients.
For the first time since the programme started in 2014, personnel allowed journalists to witness firsthand practical procedures in the theatres, starting from the physiotherapy unit, dental clinic, obstetrics and gynaecology department, and surgical department.
This revealed the tremendous impact the collaboration between the two countries in the medical field has had on patient care at the hospital.
At the dental department, Lieutenant Colonel David Dalling, Officer in Charge of MEDREX 2026, commended the Ghanaian officials for their professionalism in providing good-quality healthcare to the people.
He said it had been a good experience sharing and learning from the Ghanaians over the course of three weeks at the 37 Military Hospital.
For his part, Lieutenant Colonel Shadrack Owusu, an orthodontist at the dental clinic, expressed his profound gratitude to the U.S. medical team for their hard work, commitment, and dedication to service.
Master Sergeant Tatiana Mason, Noncommissioned Officer in Charge of MEDREX 2026, said the hospital received the U.S. medical team with open arms and treated them with love.
She said their stay in Ghana had been a blessing, as the interaction with their Ghanaian counterparts enhanced their capabilities across diverse areas.
MEDREX is an ongoing collaboration between U.S. medical personnel and Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) medical professionals at the 37 Military Hospital.
The U.S. participants include personnel from Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Dental Health Activity–Rheinland-Pfalz, and the North Dakota National Guard, including several individuals returning to Ghana.
Medical professionals from both nations are working collaboratively to provide patient care and share expertise, strengthening medical readiness across a range of specialties, including obstetrics and gynaecology, trauma and general surgery, critical and intensive care, anaesthesia, emergency care, biomedical technology, and dental care.
MEDREX is planned and executed by the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force–Africa (SETAF-AF), and prepares U.S. military health professionals for the challenges of providing care outside traditional clinical settings.
This year’s participants included Lieutenant Colonel David Dalling, Officer in Charge of MEDREX 2026; U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Josh Breding, general dentist, North Dakota National Guard; and U.S. Army Major Ian Schroeder, orthopaedic surgeon, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center.
Others were U.S. Army Sergeant Michael Boakye, operating room scrub technician, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center; U.S. Army Colonel Claude Burnett, obstetrician-gynaecologist and senior medical officer, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center; and Master Sergeant Tatiana Mason, Noncommissioned Officer in Charge of MEDREX 2026.
BY MALIK SULLEMANA
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