My Journey to Ghana with Operation Walk

My Journey to Ghana with Operation Walk

My Journey to Ghana with Operation WalkBy Savannah Murtaugh This October, I had the incredible opportunity to travel to Ghana, West Africa with Operation Walk. It was my first medical mission trip, and to say I’m hooked is an understatement. The experience was one of...
Moe’s New Brigade

Moe’s New Brigade

 Moe’s New Brigade -Written by Morag Bell My name is Morag “Moe” Bell and I am a certified registered nurse anesthetist. I have been a nurse for 30 years and a CRNA for the last 14. I have gone to Honduras on medical mission trips every year since 2011 and when...
The Mission Reaches Further Than the Map

The Mission Reaches Further Than the Map

The Mission Reaches Further Than the Map  By Helen Griffiths When I was invited to join the Operation Walk New York team for their October 2025 mission to Ghana, I was deeply honored. After experiencing a short period of mobility challenges and undergoing two...
An American Perception of Illness in Ghana

An American Perception of Illness in Ghana

Many of the patients that Operation Walk NY will operate on in Ghana this year will have had a bout with Malaria, with relapses occurring from time to time. Most also suffer from Sickle Cell Disease which causes aseptic necrosis of the hip resulting in pain and...
What we take for granted

What we take for granted

It was during the pandemic that we became big walkers. My husband, three daughters and I participated in a walking challenge together. Walking strengthened my physical and mental health so I continued long after restrictions were lifted, yet I realize now that I took...