EDITORIAL
Dear Reader,
We hope you enjoy reading this and subsequent editions of WARA News. We look forward to receive your contributions, constructive criticisms, or ideas. These will be featured in a special section reserved for your feed back. We look forward to read from you soon and publish your contributions.

WARA CLINIC OPENING SOON

Everyone describes him as “highly professional.” This is Dr. Isaac Jones Ayisoba Akanko, our Medical Director in charge of the WARA clinic, scheduled to open soon.

The WARA Clinic is expected to enhance the services provided to our members. On the whole, Dr. Isaac’s contributions to the team are expected to compliment the work of our highly trained German Paramedics and take our operations to a higher level of efficiency.

He brings to the team an excellent track record, with the following certificates to his credit: Bsc Human Biology, MB ChB and a Post Graduate Certificate in Occupational Health.
His rich experience can be traced from Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Agogo Presbyterian Hospital and Chirano Gold Mines Medical Centre.

CAROLINE AS COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGIST

Caroline Pearman, GM responsible for Medical Evaluation & Marketing, is also providing Counseling & Psychology services for WARA. Her additional qualification - a Masters Degree in this field, adds to the diversity of the skill base of our team. In addition, her qualification adds to the resources which are directly available to you as a WARA member. This Degree allows her to officially practice as a Counseling Psychologist. Congratulations Caroline, on your personal achievement which is undoubtedly an asset to WARA.

MEMBERSHIP AWARENESS
Are the people you spend time with aware of your membership with WARA? This is equally important at the institutions and facilities where you tend to spend a lot of time (e.g. sports clubs, gyms, schools, place of work, etc)

In case of an emergency, you may not always be in a position to personally call for our assistance. It is therefore imperative that those who can call us on your behalf are made aware of your membership so they can make that vital call for you should the need arise. Apart from your ID card, Your WARA car sticker with our details should come in handy.

ACCOUNTS AT SELECTED HOSPITALS
WARA has established accounts at selected Hospitals and Treatment Centers in Ghana. This has been done to facilitate a smooth working arrangement in the event of emergencies for our members. These accounts are however accessible only through our medical staff. We encourage our members to be directly responsible for the payment of all medical costs at the various institutions.

We would like to remind all members that this special facility is not to be utilized privately as this creates an unnecessary complex accounting process for us to manage. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US TO FIND OUT MORE ON HOW THESE ACCOUNTS OPERATE.

SERVICES EXCLUSIVE TO MEMBERS

The services that we provide are exclusive to our members only. We have been receiving an increasing number of calls lately from individuals who are not WARA members. These are people who have found themselves in a medical crisis and require either an ambulance or air rescue. We would like to take this opportunity to clarify that we are not obligated to respond to such calls, (no matter how genuine they may be).

Certainly, our foremost responsibility is to satisfy our bona fide members. WARA is enthusiastic to arrange a series of awareness creating activities in due time to address this concern. Upon the request of existing members however, we would be glad to organize presentations for groups who wish to join or should be encouraged to join. Feel free to contact our office with any needs, questions or ideas in this regard.

FUND RAISING OPPORTUNITIES
There is good news for individuals and corporate institutions looking for ways to support a worthy cause. Through our work with various health care institutions in Ghana we have identified a number of viable opportunities worthy of support with the view to improving health care facilities and services in Ghana. We are willing to put our expertise in the medical arena at the disposal of any individual or institution who would be interested in being linked to much needed and very worthy projects with the view to improving health care facilities or services in Ghana.

You may be interested in direct funding or funding through fund raising activities, please call Caroline Pearman on 024-4312497 to preview potential projects and discuss possible fund raising activities.

CHANGE OF ADDRESS
All members are reminded to notify WARA of changes in their personal details or contact addresses as and when they occur. This is a simple requirement and yet very vital to keeping our membership records current and up to date. 


HEALTH CARE CHECK
We would like to have a completed health care check form from all our members. If you have never submitted one of these forms then please click on the link provided, fill out the copy, and forward it to us via e-mail or fax 

FROM MEMBERS FOR MEMBERS
We would like to have a completed health care check form from all our members. If you have never submitted one of these forms then please click on the link provided, fill out the copy, and forward it to us via e-mail or fax.

This section of the news letter will be reserved on first come first served basis. Interested members should please contact us for further details. Below is our maiden advert.

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P.O. Box CT4432, Accra, Ghana
BusyInternet, 42 Ring Road Central, Accra
Tel: +233 21 224411, Fax: +233 21 241128, Mobile: +233 24 4604980
www.explainerdc.com.gh

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