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Ghana’s Eco Hospital helps patients heal

Maxwell Suuk | Wolf Gebhardt
May 2, 2024

The Eco Hospital in Wa in northwestern Ghana uses the healing power of nature to treat the patients. They get to spend time outdoors, play with the hospital pet animals, and help harvest fresh produce in the kitchen garden.

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Maxwell Suuk Maxwell is a DW reporter based in Tamale, Northern Ghana.
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