Kasei, Ghana
Luke Society Ghana
The Luke Society Ghana has the distinction of the being the longest tenured and supported Luke Society ministry.
From its humble beginnings more than 35 years ago in a one-room mud hut, the ministry in Kasei has grown into a 30-acre campus and is recognized as one of the premier medical facilities in central Ghana.
St. Luke Hospital provides 24-hour in-patient and out-patient services with a 150-bed capacity. The facility handles health needs from general consultations and maternity to surgeries and specialty care.
The ministry has a second campus in the capital of Accra, where the Emmanuel Eye Medical Centre specializes in eye care services, and is complemented by general medical care.
“The Centre has become one of Ghana’s best and leading eye care facilities, servicing the country's needs,” said second-generation director Dr. Kwami Fobi Oduro-Boateng.
The ministry also puts a strong emphasis on community health, counseling and evangelism.
Dr. Kwame Fobi Oduro-Boateng
About the ministry:
Name: Luke Society Ghana
Location: Kasei, Ghana; Accra, Ghana
Director: Dr. Kwame Fobi Oduro-Boateng
Partnership: 1989-present
Staff: Kasei 206; Accra: 94
Alumni PMT: Steve and Joni Hall; Drew and Jean Vogel; Dr. Wrede and Barb Vogel.
Our Mission:
“Our mission is to be of service to the less privileged people and making sure they have the Gospel. If you have the Gospel, then you have everything else.”
Why I love being a director:
“It’s the joy on the face of the people when they receive care that really makes me feel happy. To be able to provide care and see joy on the faces really moves me.”
About Ghana:
Population: 32.4 million
Size: 238,533 sq. km, or slightly smaller than Oregon.
Capital: Accra
Borders: Côte D’Ivoire to the west; Burkina Faso to the north; Togo to the east; Atlantic Ocean to the south.
Religious groups: Pentecostal/Charismatic, 31.6%; Muslim, 19.9%; Protestant, 17.4%; Other Christian, 12.3%; Catholic 10%.
Primary language: Asante, Ewe, Fante
Literacy (age 15+): 79%
Physician density: 0.14 doctors per 1,000 people.
Population below international poverty line: 23.4%
Life expectancy: 69.0 years
Infant mortality rate: 33.3 deaths per 1,000 live births.
Major exports: Oil, gold, cocoa, timber, tuna, diamonds.
Climate: Tropical; warm and dry on the southeast coast; hot and humid in the southwest; hot and dry in the north.
Terrain: Mostly low plains with dissected plateau in the south-central.
