The Director of Pharmacy, Dr. Daniel Ankrah, has admonished researchers in the hospital to rub shoulders with the world by publishing their findings and not confine it to the corridors of their Departments or Units. “As you present your findings today, think about how to talk to the world. Publishing your work means, you are […]
NEWBORN HEARING SCREENING LAUNCHED IN KORLE BU TEACHING HOSPITAL.
The CEO of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr. Opoku Ware Ampomah has launched a newborn hearing screening project in the hospital, which he said would be “a game changer for many children.” Speaking at the launch, Dr. Ampomah reiterated the importance of this initiative and pointed out that it was the application of modern […]
WITH IMPROVED CARE NINETY FIVE PERCENT OF CHILDREN BORN WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE CAN SURVIVE TO ADULTHOOD.
The Ghana Institute of Clinical Genetics of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital has disclosed that globally, about 95% of children born with sickle cell disease survive to adulthood. The institute said, this is possible because of improved comprehensive care and management of the condition. Dr. William Ghunney, a Senior Specialist said this on behalf of the […]
KBTH Staff Trained on Management of Mild and Moderate COVID-19.
The National Case Management Team, partnered by USAID/RISE and supported by CHAI organized a 2-day Facility-Based Training workshop at the Infectious Diseases Center at KBTH. This training built the capacity of Staff on the management of mild and moderate COVID-19 using oral antivirals, from Monday, 12th to Tuesday, 13th June, 2023. The National Case Management […]
A NEW OFFICE COMPLEX OPENED FOR MENTAL HEALTH CARE.
The President of the Republic, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, has commissioned a state-of-the-art office complex for the Hospital’s Department of Psychiatry. The building, christened ‘The Melody’, is named after Squadron Leader Melody M. M. Danquah, Sub Saharan Africa’s first female pilot and the mother of a former head of the Department, Professor […]