Assistant Professor Michael Passafaro, D.O., was part of a team of NYIT health care professionals who traveled to Ghana in June to provide medical services.

The NYIT Center for Global Health returned to Oworobong, Ghana, in June as part of an interdisciplinary mission to provide health care and additional resources to communities around the world. For the third consecutive year, students from the College of Osteopathic Medicine and School of Health Professions accompanied medical residents, physicians, and faculty members on a three-week mission.

This year's trip included a special guest—celebrity chef Jeff Henderson—who taught students at the local St. Josephfs cooking school best practices in sanitation and hygiene. In addition, the team provided medical care at a clinic established by the Rohde Foundation, a Center for Global Health partner, and shadowed health care workers at Hawa Saviour Memorial Hospital.

We saw a lot of malaria and some cases of suspected typhoid, upper respiratory infections, and complications from HIV,h says Assistant Professor Michael Passafaro, D.O., who also found time to catch up with a toddler he delivered three years ago.

NYIT doctors and students from the Center for Global Health also traveled to El Salvador and Haiti over the summer. From July 8 to 28, the team evaluated the use of electrocardiogram analysis as a potential screening tool for Chagas disease, a neglected tropical disease that is prevalent in many parts of the world. The group also worked with local health care providers to offer clinical services and health education to students at the El Volcan School in Morazan County.

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