Foundation of Orthopaedics and Complex Spine (FOCOS) held its first-ever fundraising dinner in Ghana last Saturday to support needy children, who require complex spine surgery. The maiden fundraising will sow the seed for the FOCOS Endowment Fund. The event, which had the former President of Ghana, John Agyekum Kufuor as Guest of Honour, brought together … Read more
“I was always determined to aim high and reach high and to be one of the best, and I know I am not the best but I want to be one of the best,” Professor Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, an American-trained orthopaedic surgeon, says. Born in Kumasi in 1950, Prof Oheneba Boachie-Adjei was raised by his mother … 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
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