Nurses Without Borders Ghana

Who We Are

Nurses Without Borders is a registered independent non-profit, non-political and non-religious organisation that operates in poor and hard-to-reach communities in Ghana. We provide free healthcare and humanitarian aid to the underprivileged and victims of natural and man-made disasters. NWB was founded in 2016 by a group of young dynamic Ghanaians from diverse professional background.

Out of selflessness, they mobilise resources from among themselves and with the support of other individuals and organisations, they provide relief and care to all persons devoid of ethnic and religious considerations. NWB considers in its mandate, the health and welfare of the socially excluded such as inmates of prisons, street children and children in orphanages as well as other vulnerable groups, as a top priority. Public education and training of key stakeholders in the health sector is also at the core of NWB’s mandate. Through such engagements, NWB shares vital information that will go a long way to create awareness for the purposes of safety and precaution. Where We Work

With its headquarters in Tamale, Ghana, NWB currently works in poor communities in the Northern, Upper West and Upper East Regions of Ghana. These regions, per statistics from government agencies and other international organisations, are the poorest among the ten administrative regions of Ghana; about 7 out of 10 people live below the poverty line in these areas. The regions are also underserved with modern healthcare facilities compared to the Southern part of the country. The only referral centre serving these three regions is the Tamale Teaching Hospital located in Tamale, the Northern Regional capital. The distance between the Tamale Teaching Hospital and the capital of the Upper West and the Upper East Regions is about 302 and 165 kilometres respectively. The situation is not too different at the district and regional levels as poor road networks further compound emergency healthcare delivery. Situations like these contribute heavily to maternal and child mortality rates every year. How We Work

We acknowledge the fact that healthcare delivery is expensive and even more expensive in a developing country such as Ghana. It involves the mobilisation of funds, human and material resources. Thus, as an organisation that is built on the foundations of providing free medical care and humanitarian aid, we have seen the need to resort to the engagement of volunteers from different professional backgrounds to render services to people who are in real need. These volunteers are full-time employees of public and private hospitals as well as unemployed but professionally certified health professionals. They include medical doctors, general nurse practitioners, nutritionists, psychiatric nurses, laboratory technicians, ophthalmologists, clinical psychologists, social workers and pharmacists among others. NWB also collaborates with state institutions such as the Regional and District Health Directorates, the Department of Social Welfare, the Regional Coordinating Councils and District Assemblies, the Ghana Prisons Service and traditional rulers (chiefs) in our work. Our Programmes

 Free Health Outreach
 Humanitarian Aid

Targeted Issues

 Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights
 Common STIs
 First Aid
 Tackling Epidemic Outbreaks

How To Help

NWB staff, volunteers and interns provide free healthcare and humanitarian assistance in the form of clean water, clothes, beddings and shelter (during disasters) to vulnerable groups (visually impaired, hearing impaired, physically challenged and aged). NWB engages anybody who is ready to make available his/her expertise and or donate resources (food, clothes, money, medical supplies/consumables and logistics (car, motorbike, etc) towards the provision of free healthcare and humanitarian assistance to underprivileged people. Sources of Funding

Like many fledgling non-profit organisations, getting funding for its activities is a very big challenge. From their personal contributions, the Founders of NWB are able to roll out programmes with additional support from other non-profit and profit-making organisations as well as private individuals. NWB however ensures that funding sources are beyond reproach and that contributions are politically untied. 80 percent of all its funds are often spent on providing free healthcare and humanitarian assistance to people who need help but cannot afford or access it due to its unavailability.

20 percent is used to cater for administrative needs as well as pay stipends of staff and volunteers during health outreach. If you would like to support our work, please write to us at [email protected] or call 0553597289 to find out how to become a donor.