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00:03 These ducks are part of an unconventional therapeutic
00:10 program at the Eco Hospital in Wa, northwestern Ghana.
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00:17 The patients here get professional medical attention
00:21 too, of course.
00:23 Their blood pressure is measured,
00:25 and ointment is applied when necessary.
00:28 But in the Eco Hospital, that's only half
00:30 of the road to recovery.
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00:34 It's time for our nature tour.
00:36 Yeah.
00:38 Eugene Bamuna suffers from high blood pressure and knee
00:41 problems, but he's going outdoors anyway
00:44 as part of his treatment.
00:47 Accompanied by human health care workers, of course,
00:50 Eugene is going to feed the non-human staff.
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00:55 Just like I was feeding them, I was
00:58 very happy and the way they were behaving.
01:01 So it takes you a diversion.
01:03 It diverts your mind from the sickness
01:05 for some time at least.
01:08 And the garden of the Eco Hospital
01:10 is environmentally friendly too.
01:13 No chemicals are used.
01:14 Organic corn, lettuce, and wild cabbage
01:17 are a healthy addition to hospital meals.
01:20 Eugene Bamuna benefits from being in these surroundings
01:23 and helping with the harvest.
01:25 We do not claim that the environment will completely
01:28 provide healing, but we are certain
01:31 that the patients recovering in environments like this,
01:35 watching their facial expression of happiness,
01:38 engaging nature, and all these things
01:40 contribute in a way towards the general well-being
01:44 of the people who receive services
01:46 within this environment.
01:49 These catfish are also part of the nature tour.
01:53 They'll soon be ending up on the patients' plates
01:56 or will be sold to help fund the Eco Hospital.
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02:01 These cute rabbits, on the other hand,
02:07 are just there for the feel-good factor.
02:11 And at the end of the tour, it's time for refreshments
02:14 and what could be better than the watermelon
02:16 that Eugene Bamuna just picked himself.
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