The Ghana Medical Relief (GMR) and the John A Kufuor Foundation have held a Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training on Monday 31 July 2023 at the Air Force Base  Accra. The training forms part of the foundation’s aim of improving healthcare within the communities of Ghana through their annual healthcare missions.

Prior to the training session, the team of doctors paid a courtesy call on the Base Commander, to express their profound gratitude to the Ghana Air Force for the assistance given in airlifting medical supplies to Tamale on Wednesday19 July 2023.

The Base Commander, Air Cdre Agyen-Frempong, welcomed the team on behalf of the Chief of the Air Staff to the Base and thanked them for offering to impact knowledge in the vital area of administering first aid. He added that, as soldiers it was very essential to be abreast with life saving techniques since it may come in handy when deployed and executing the mandate as security personnel.

During the training session, personnel were given a demonstration and an opportunity to try their hands on electronic manikins on how to resuscitate a person under cardiac arrest. The organisation also donated a complete set of electronic manikins to the Base to be used for training to build the confidence of personnel in practicing CPR techniques.

The project manager of GMR, Dr Samuel Brobbey stated that, the organisation mobilizes a team of healthcare and non-healthcare volunteers from the USA, Ghana and other parts of the world to provide free medical and dental services to some communities in Ghana. The wide range of services include Pediatrics, Urology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology among others.