Ghana, like many developing countries, desperately needs a lasting medical presence that will address health problems for the long haul.  The TORCH/WALC Orthopedic Center will be that presence in Ghana.   Since its independent in 1957, Ghana has struggled with poverty and outdated beliefs regarding illness which keep many from proper medical care.  Consequently, many people in Ghana must suffer [...]

May 2013 I has been an exciting week for me and Medicus Christi. On Friday night, Fr. Greg J and I attended the “American Cardinal’s Dinner” at the Washington, D.C. Hilton. We were invited by Fr.’s good friends John and Tricia Lloyd. This yearly fund raising event to benefit the Catholic University of America, was [...]

Medicus Christi Performs First Surgeries in Africa September, 2012 Dr. Joseph Marotta and his volunteer team of medical professionals have successfully completed their first orthopaedic surgeries in Ghana this August.  All of the hard work, planning, and generous donations have come together to allow this mission of charity to occur, and it lays the foundation [...]