The Nalerigu Baptist Medical Centre is a mission hospital in Nalerigu, the capital of the North East Region of Ghana — one of the most important health facilities serving the rural communities of northern Ghana, run under the Baptist Medical Centre (BMC) tradition of the Ghana Baptist Convention. It sits in Mamprugu, the traditional kingdom of the Mamprusi people, whose overlord is the Nayiri (the king of Mamprugu, based in Nalerigu). That placement matters: the hospital has long been a trusted institution in an area where distances to major referral hospitals are long and roads can be difficult in the rainy season. It serves as a district-level and referral facility for Nalerigu-Gambaga and surrounding districts, handling general medicine, surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics, and outpatient care, and it has historically been associated with community health outreach, maternal and child health services, and training of health workers. The Baptist medical mission presence in northern Ghana dates to the mid-20th century, when Baptist missionaries established hospitals and clinics across the north — Nalerigu among them — as part of a broader mission effort that also included schools and agricultural work. Over the decades the facility grew from a small mission clinic into a substantial hospital, and today it operates in partnership with the Ghana Health Service while retaining its mission identity. Like most mission hospitals in Ghana, it blends government support (staff postings, NHIS reimbursement, drugs and supplies) with donor and church support. A few practical notes: the hospital accepts the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) card for covered services, though as with all facilities some services and drugs attract out-of-pocket payment. It is a teaching and training site for nurses and medical students on rotation, and it has been a base for visiting surgical and specialist teams from abroad over the years. If you need current details — visiting hours, specific departments, fees, or contact numbers — those change and I don't have a verified live source in front of me; I'd recommend calling the hospital directly or checking with the North East Regional Health Directorate, and I'm happy to search deeper if you'd like. As the Akan say, *"Aboa a onni dua no, Onyame na ɔpra ne ho"* — the animal without a tail relies on God to chase the flies. For much of northern Ghana, Nalerigu Baptist Medical Centre has been that helping hand.