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Final Report on the Review of the Facts and Circumstances Surrounding the Death of a Peace Corps/Ghana Volunteer

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number
IG-21-03-SR
Report Type
Review
Component
Post
Description
The Peace Corps Office of Inspector General (OIG) reviewed the Peace Corps’ medical evacuation and care of Volunteer Ezeani to determine if the agency was sufficiently prepared to respond to this medical emergency and assess whether the medical evacuation of Volunteer Ezeani was appropriately managed.
Agency Wide
No (location specific)
Location(s)

Ghana

Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$0
View report on Oversight.gov

Recommendations

Disclaimer: Open/Closed recommendations are updated semiannually.

We recommend that Peace Corps/Ghana complete their medical action plan so that it fully complies with agency policy, using the specified form for facility assessments.

We recommend that the country director and Peace Corps medical officer in Ghana submit a plan that will ensure local emergency transportation options are sufficiently researched and coordinated.

We recommend that the Director develop a plan to fully staff the assessment of local medical resources internally or contract the responsibility to an external entity.

We recommend that the chief of staff work with the associate directors to ensure that drills to prepare for medical and life-threatening emergencies cover both local and international medical evacuations and that all potential responders (medical staff at headquarters and regional hubs, private medevac contractors, other federal agencies, Volunteers, etc.) are included.

We recommend that the associate director for the Office of Health Services collaborate with the associate director for the Office of Global Operations to develop guidance and training for non-clinical staff to address medical emergency preparedness when conducting site visits, including, but not limited to, providing community contacts with the Peace Corps’ contact information and visiting
local medical facilities, and integrate this guidance into existing site visit guidance.