I am Yasmine Ponle Okudzeto, a 37 year old Muslimah, an entrepreneur, a mother and a sickle strong warrior. Today, 19th June is the World Sickle Cell Day and it is my hope to create enough awareness about Sickle Cell. I was diagnosed with sickle cell anemia when I was three months old, and since … Read more
Specialists in orthopaedic healthcare delivery, FOCOS, is hosting a US-based orthopaedic surgeon and his team for five days as part of a medical volunteer initiative called the ‘Joint Trip’. Dr. Kyle Swanson together with his Physician Assistant Gerry Berberick and Product Representative Sara Campbell are collaborating with the hospital’s Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Dr. Joseph Adjei-Ogyaadu, … Read more
Doctors in Tanzania have told a man that they can’t treat him, because he is too tall. Baraka Elias, who is 7ft 4in (2.20m), needs hip replacement surgery after hurting himself in a fall. But doctors have told him that his height means he wouldn’t be able to fit properly in a hospital bed and … Read more
A sickle cell disease patient, Robert Nyan Jr., who was suffering from a contracted hip condition, has expressed gratitude to Vodafone Ghana for funding his hip replacement surgery. The surgery has now made it possible for him to live a normal life to pursue his dream of becoming a Neurosurgeon. Before the surgery, the 18-year-old … Read more