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Loved this article and just wanted to share.
Very proud of this African born physician giving back to his people.

"STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Kofi Boahene is a surgeon at the Johns Hopkins Hospital who regularly volunteers across Africa
• A fifth of all African-born physicians work overseas, according to one study
• Boahene says many African doctors in the diaspora are giving back to the continent
• "African doctors may be living overseas, but their hearts are in Africa," he says

Editor's note: Born in Ghana, Kofi Boahene is associate professor of otolaryngology, head and neck surgery, facial plastics and reconstructive surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore.

(CNN) -- On a recent medical volunteer trip I was introduced to an elderly woman on the surgical wards. She had a growing tumor that had deformed her face and was threatening her life. For three months she was told a set of special equipment was needed to perform her surgery. As she waited for this equipment, her tumor grew larger and compromised her vision in one eye.

The link below will take you to the full story: You can also find it on CNN - African Voices

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/16/opinion/kofi-boahene-african-doctors/index.html?sr=sharebar_facebook