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A collaborative surgical team at WAISS in Accra, Ghana, working together to deliver advanced care and hands-on training.
Ghana – Enhancing West African Healthcare “From the very moment we turned into the driveway, we could see it was a special place.” Those were my words upon first seeing the West Africa Institute for Special Surgery (WAISS) in Accra, Ghana. This was on our first pilot mission to the brand-new hospital in January 2025. WAISS was born through the vision, determination and passion of Dr. Kofi Boahene, Professor of Head and Neck Surgery at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Dr
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