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A commitment to the person, not just the diagnosis.
General outpatient consultation, diagnosis, and treatment — supported by on-site laboratory and ultrasound services introduced as the facility expanded.
Care for mothers through pregnancy and beyond, delivered with the same person-centred approach that guides every department at MMC.
"Cure sometimes, treat often, comfort always." — Hippocrates, on the belief that a physician treats a person, not a disease.
Person-centred care is not a new idea, but it is one health systems can lose sight of as they specialise. At MMC, we return to a simple question with every patient: "What matters to you?"
It's a question most people haven't been asked before, and it can take time to answer. Asking it well means being curious and exploratory, and using our clinical knowledge to translate what matters into a care plan that's realistic — within what's safe, ethical, and possible.
Shared decision-making means our staff outline the options, but the patient remains the final decision-maker. That ownership fosters trust, adherence, and better outcomes — and it's how we measure our own success, alongside technical quality of care.
Five commitments run through every service and every interaction — for our patients, and for one another.
Compassionate, friendly care with less waiting time — service built around the patient, not the system.
A firm belief in the reliability, honesty, and ability of our staff and our care — earned, not assumed.
The quality of being approachable and affable, in every encounter, from the front desk to the ward.
A tendency to engage new ideas and creative processes that lead to better products and services for our community.
The ability to do the work of care successfully and efficiently, backed by ongoing staff training.
Menesto Medical Center was built in partnership with supporting organisations in the Netherlands. What began as a single structure in 2012 has grown, year by year, into a facility equipped to serve the Bongo District with outpatient and maternal care.
Every stage of that growth — the renovation of wards, the addition of ultrasound and laboratory services, the training of staff — was built around one question: what does this community actually need to be well?
"To provide unrestricted access and compassionate health care, by means of innovation, in the communities we serve in Bongo."
"To add value to the life of the population in the Bongo District, by offering a high quality of health care services."
Menesto Medical Center is accountable to a foundation structure connecting local leadership with our partners abroad.
For appointments, partnership enquiries, or general questions about our services in the Bongo District.
Bongo-Balungo, near the market square
Bongo District, Upper East Region, Ghana
Built and supported in partnership with organisations in the Netherlands
Open 24 hours, every day
OPD Services
Maternal Care Services
Laboratory · Ultrasound · Pharmacy