Category: News

THANK YOU to all our dedicated personnel

THANK YOU to all our dedicated personnel working tirelessly at the HopeXchange Medical Centers in Ghana and Guatemala! During this pandemic, if attending to the sick in developed countries is risky and praiseworthy, working in under-resourced hospitals and fragile health systems of developing countries is heroic. The growing COVID-19 crisis threatens to disproportionately hit developing […]

Tribute to a hero!
Dr. GIANLUCA GIULIETTI, a generous optometrist and a friend of Africa succumbed to COVID-19 in Bologna, Italy.

Despite his successful professional career and his extended chain of optician outlets Giuletti & Guerra, Gianluca was a humble and caring person.  He felt indebted to how privileged he was, and dedicated time to serve the poor in Africa. His next trip to this continent was scheduled for March but the Pandemic not only cancelled […]

A SECOND HOSPITAL FOR HOPEXCHANGE!

  HopeXchange announced today the completion of its acquisition of the Hospital Regional San Juan Bautista (the “Hospital”) in Jalpatagua, Guatemala from the Asociación Pro Construcción y Administración Hospital Regional San Juan Bautista. Founded in 2006 by Father Joseph Camilleri of Malta, the Hospital is today the primary source of medical care for Jalpatagua province […]

Memorandum of Understanding signed between HopeXchange and Yale University, USA

Following the visit of the President of Yale University Professor Peter Salovey to Ghana, HopeXchange and the University of Yale, USA, signed an agreement of collaboration last week. Witnessing the signing at the Office of the Provost, were Professor Pericles Lewis, Vice President for Global Strategy, Professor Michael Cappello and Professor Elijah Paintsil from the […]

Pathology Department Launch

A Women’s Cancer Unit and Pathology Laboratory have just been inaugurated! The indispensable equipment of the Pathology Laboratory for cancer diagnoses was donated by the Government of the United States through a USAID/ASHA grant. The U.S. Ambassador to Ghana, Stephanie S. Sullivan, officially inaugurated the new Cancer Unit and Laboratory. More about the Inauguration of […]

Launching of the Ophthalmic Department

  With the collaboration of the Medical Association of Ophthalmologists for Africa (AMOA), the HopeXchange Medical Centre has launched its first eye operations. Close to 50 patients with various eye conditions have been treated. These include several cataract surgeries. Dr. Mildred, a Ghanaian ophthalmologist at HopeXchange Medical Center,  performed for the first time a particular eye operation, under the supervision of Dr. Francecso […]

Official Opening of the HopeXchange Medical Center and the launching of the Breast Cancer Department

The official opening of the HopeXchange Medical Centre on the 23 rd November 2018 marked also the launching of the Breast Cancer Department at the facility. Two surgical teams of experts From the Catholic University of Rome, Italy, and the Brust Zentrum of Zurich, Switzerland, treated several low income women that needed surgery. His Eminence Cardinal Peter Turkson, Prefect […]

Visit To Ghana By Prof. Peter Salovey, The President Of Yale University

A historic and unique visit to Ghana by Prof. Peter Salovey, the President of Yale University, a long term partner of HopeXchange Medical Center. Mario Cappello and Prof. Riccardo Masetti met with Prof. Salovey and Prof. Elijah Paintsil also from Yale University and discussed plans for concrete future collaboration.

Professor Tsiri with HopeXchange Medical Center local leaders

A great addition to the cohort of medical experts at the HopeXchange Medical Center!  Professor Tsiri Agbenyega is flanked by Mario Cappello, Professor Riccardo Masetti and the local leaders of the Hospital. Prof Tsiri is a world famous Malariaologist and the former Provost and Dean of Medicine at KNUST. Prof. Agbenyega’s medical expertise and leadership […]

Surgical consultants from the University of Singapore

Two Surgical consultants from the University of Singapore (Drs. Glenn Bonney & Cheong Wai Kit) performed free surgeries at HopeXchange Medical Centre and also organised lectures for some doctors at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital and Nurses at HopeXchange Medical Centre.