A Cuban Specialist Surgeon, Dr. Lambert Rodriquez Gonzalez and his wife Mariuska, who work the University of Allied Sciences in the Volta Region of Ghana have paid a working visit to the St. John of God Hospital, Sefwi Asafo.
The Hospital has through Dr Maria Lisette Lopez, a Paediatrician at Asafo, established a relationship with the couple who visit the hospital regularly to perform surgeries and other care. Dr Lambert successfully performed a number of surgeries during his last visit.
His wife, Mariuska, who holds a postgraduate degree in Nursing and a Specialist in NICU) works tirelessly with the nursing staff in a bid to establish a unit in neonatal care at the hospital.
On the 16th July, 2019 the maternity unit delivered a pre-term baby who ordinarily would have quickly been referred to Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. However, at the request of Mrs. Through the instrumentality of Mariuska, resources were mobilized at the maternity to improvise a NICU to save the baby’s life.
Mariuska also trained an interim NICU team to be handling neonatal cases. Through the help of Juan Ciudad ,funds have been secured to acquire two baby incubators and other equipment.