A two-day symposium to deliberate on ways to translate health research into influential policies and programme decisions has been organised by stakeholders in the health research sector. The programme which was organised by the steering committee of the National Health Research Dissemination Symposium (NHRDS), with support from the USAID, is envisaged to bring to the … Read more
Parliament Friday evening approved President Nana Akufo-Addo’s 10 nominees for regional minister portfolios following their vetting this past week. The nominees were approved by consensus. President Akufo-Addo is yet to name deputy ministers for the various ministerial portfolios. Find below profiles of the 10 regional ministers Archibald Yao Letsa is 59 years old and hails from … Read more
Archibald Yao Letsa – Volta Region Archibald Yao Letsa is 59 years old and hails from Klefe Achatime in the Ho Central Constituency. He is a medical doctor by profession, with a Bachelor of Medicine and a Bachelor of Surgery degree from the University of Ghana Medical School. In 1990, he obtained a Master of … Read more
The list includes Simon Osei-Mensah for the Ashanti Region, Ishmael Ashittey for the Greater Accra Region, and Salifu Saeed for the Northern Region. Below is a profile of all the ten regional minister-nominees. Archibald Yao Letsa is 59 years old and hails from Klefe Achatime in the Ho Central Constituency. He is a medical doctor … Read more
FOCOS Orthopaedic Hospital over the weekend officially commissioned its CT scanner for diagnostic services at their facility in Pantang, Accra. The equipment which is a 16-slice Phillips Brilliance CT, was donated to the hospital by the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York, USA and offers the general public an opportunity to have scans … Read more
FOCOS Orthopedic Hospital has been awarded for its excellence in African healthcare innovation for musculoskeletal disorders and spine deformity in Abuja. FOCOS received the award at the just-ended African Governance & Corporate Leadership Forum, organized by the Institute for Governance Research Leadership and Technology at the Nicon Luxury Hotel on October 28, 2016. The global … Read more
Ghana’s burgeoning democracy would have been more attractive to many without political bigotry. The primitive intolerance and acrimony that have characterized Ghanaian politics is no respecter of human life. For example, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng established the national cardiothoracic center (NCTC) to provide health care services for individuals with heart-related diseases. This great physician had been … Read more
Ghana’s burgeoning democracy would have been more attractive to many without political bigotry. The primitive intolerance and acrimony that have characterized Ghanaian politics is no respecta of human life. For example, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng established the national cardiothoracic center (NCTC) to provide health care services for individuals with heart related diseases. This great physician had … Read more
The Ghana Association of Biomedical Laboratory Scientists (GABMLS) says it has observed that the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons (GCPS) is training doctors to for a medical title that is “alien” to the profession. The Association in a statement signed by its President Ignatius Awinibuno said, it believes the GCPS is “training physicians purposely … Read more