Ghana's Lawra Hospital Battles Century-Old Decay

The 98-year-old Lawra Municipal Hospital in Ghana's Upper West Region is struggling with severe infrastructural decay, forcing medical staff to perform emergency surgeries amidst invading insects and deliver babies in leaking wards.

7 Aug, 17:23 — 7 Aug, 17:23

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Crickets in the theatre and leaking wards: How Lawra Hospital is battling century-old decay to save lives

The Lawra Municipal Hospital, a 98-year-old facility in the Upper West Region, is battling severe infrastructural decay, with medical staff recently forced to conduct emergency surgeries amid invading insects and deliver babies in wards with leaking roofs.

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Crickets in the theatre and leaking wards: How Lawra Hospital is battling century-old decay to save lives

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