Joseph Marotta, MD, an orthopedic surgeon from Albany, N.Y., is starting the Medicus Christi project to help bring services to developing countries.
Here are five notes:
1. Dr. Marotta first got the idea to start the project when an Italian missionary working in Sudan and Somalia spoke at the Mass he was attending.
2. Dr. Marotta and his supporters aim to develop an orthopedic surgery center and a medical training center on the grounds of Holy Family Hospital and Nursing School in the village of Berekum in Ghana’s Brong Ahafo region.
3. Dr. Marotta said the project aims to bring compassionate, modern medical care and medical training to the poor people of the developing world.
4. In Ghana, the lack of medical care can be life-threatening, and orthopedic care in particular is extremely lacking.
5. Dr. Marotta’s project is working with the New York-based Giving to Ghana Foundation, which supports projects in the Diocese of Sunyani.