Partnership Is Our Medicine.
A volunteer-powered team based in Lindon, Utah, with an office in Accra, Ghana, serving hand in hand with local communities since 1992.
It Started With One Mission.
In 1992, a small team of volunteers organized HART's first humanitarian mission to Ghana. What began as a single outreach effort has grown into more than three decades of collaborative missions across Ghana, Kenya, and India, with expansion underway into Uganda and Liberia.
Our model has never changed: we don't replace local healthcare systems, we strengthen them. Every mission is planned with indigenous leaders and partner NGOs, every clinic is built with the community, and every visit ends with local providers more equipped than we found them.
- Missions co-designed with local leaders and health officials
- Training for local physicians, nurses, and health workers
- Equipment and facilities that keep serving between missions
Our Values
Cultural Humility
We arrive as guests and partners, not saviors. Communities lead; we listen, learn, and lend our skills where they're asked for.
Sustainability
Success isn't what happens during a mission; it's what keeps working after we leave: trained providers, equipped clinics, healthier systems.
Dignity in Care
Every patient deserves safe, respectful, quality care. We serve adolescents and underserved populations who otherwise have no access.
Meet the Board
Leaders in healthcare, business, education, and global policy, each bringing unique expertise to guide our mission.
Dr. Kimball Crofts
A board-certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Crofts founded HART on the conviction that medicine practiced with purpose can transcend borders. He unites medical professionals, students, and volunteers to build sustainable healthcare and restore dignity, access, and hope in underserved regions. "To be given the opportunity to impact the world in ways I never imagined is the highest calling of my profession."
Dr. Thomas Appiah
A global strategist and educator, Dr. Appiah helped organize HART's first mission to Ghana in 1992. He is Founder and CEO of Appiah Consulting International, Chairman of the African Chamber of Commerce of Utah, and an adjunct professor, as well as a lifelong advocate for empowering communities through education, service, and cross-cultural collaboration.
George Boakye
Born in Sankore in Ghana's Ahafo Region, Mr. Boakye has served as Regional Minister for the Ahafo Region and Member of Parliament for Asunafo South. Since 2003, he has led numerous free medical outreach programs across the Ahafo Region, bringing essential healthcare to thousands of residents.
Dani
With HART since 2010 and a registered nurse since 2021, Dani anchors surgical care and materials coordination on our medical team. In 2023 she toured nursing colleges in Ghana, deepening her commitment to empowering local healthcare providers. She brings 16+ years of experience across OBGYN, oncology, and surgical services.
Katie Crofts
Katie blends expertise in logistics, crisis intervention, and outreach development with a Bachelor of Science in Social Work. She has supervised medical missions in Kenya and Ghana, leads HART's shipment and supply logistics, and champions genuine partnerships rooted in mutual respect and cultural humility.
Want to serve with us?
Medical professionals, students, and volunteers of every background make our missions possible.
Join the TeamThree Decades of Showing Up.
- 1992
The First Mission to Ghana
HART's founding team organizes its first humanitarian mission to Ghana, setting the pattern that still defines us: local partnership first.
- 2003
Deep Roots in the Ahafo Region
Under Country Representative George Boakye, free medical outreach programs begin reaching thousands of residents across the Ahafo Region.
- 2010s
Growing Beyond Ghana
Collaborative missions expand to Kenya and India. Specialized surgical programs grow: Buruli ulcer initiatives, burn contracture releases, cleft lip and palate repair, and correction of post-traumatic and congenital deformities.
- 2023
Brong Ahafo Medical Mission
Volunteers and local professionals deliver surgical care, geriatric outreach, and education side by side, and tour nursing colleges to invest in Ghana's next generation of providers.
- 2025
Ghana 2025 & a Regional Thank-You
A comprehensive mission to Goaso and Kukoum, with mobile clinics reaching Agyrekrom and Beposo. Donated equipment is distributed to health facilities across the Ahafo Region, formally recognized by the Ahafo Regional Co-ordinating Council.
- Next
Uganda & Liberia
Expansion is underway to bring the same partnership-driven model to new communities in Uganda and Liberia.
The Next Chapter Needs You.
Volunteer on a mission, support a shipment, or help train the providers of tomorrow.