National Cardiothoracic Centre — heart disease treatment facility at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital planning nationwide expansion and offering cardiac procedures including catheterisation and pacemaker implants.
… Following the fire at the National Cardiothoracic Centre at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, the GMTF supported the rebuilding and expansion of the cardiac catheterisation laboratory. …
More Ghanaians below the age of 50 are dying from heart disease and stroke, with experts at the National Cardiothoracic Centre warning that uncontrolled hypertension is increasingly threatening the country’s working population. …
To enable many more people to access treatment of heart diseases, the National Cardiothoracic Centre at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, is planning to open more branches across the country. …
Twenty-two patients with severe heart rhythm disorders have received life-saving cardiac device procedures worth about GH¢2 million through a partnership between the Mount Carmel Foundation, the National Cardiothoracic Centre (NCTC) at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, the Ghana Medica …
Four patients have become the first beneficiaries of treatment at the newly commissioned Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory (Cath Lab) at the National Cardiothoracic Centre (NCTC) of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. …
President John Mahama has commissioned the Ghana Medical Trust Fund Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory at the National Cardiothoracic Centre of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, which he described as another important milestone to build a health care system that is equitable, resil …
… Speaking at the commissioning of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory at the National Cardiothoracic Centre of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, President Mahama said the facility forms part of a wider national strategy to strengthen specialist healthcare …
Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has described the newly commissioned Ghana Medical Trust Fund Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory at the National Cardiothoracic Centre of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital as a major step in strengthening Ghana’s capacity to treat heart disease …
… nt of the May 9 Foundation, Herbert Mensah, who also serves as Secretary to the Shen Yang and Shen Yuet Children’s Heart Foundation, led a delegation of children who have survived hole-in-heart conditions after undergoing successful surgeries at the National Cardiothoracic Centre …
By Christabel DANSO ABEAM Two children born with congenital heart defects have undergone and are scheduled for lifesaving open-heart surgeries at the National Cardiothoracic Centre at the Korle – Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) in Accra, through support from the Children’s Heart Foun …
The Ghana Medical Trust Fund is shifting from paying patients' medical bills to addressing structural healthcare gaps, investing in cardiac centres in Kumasi and Tamale, a cancer facility at Korle Bu, and a US$10 million Diagnostic and Imaging Centre at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital. The Fund's strategy, informed by a nationwide healthcare needs assessment, combines financial assistance, medical equipment and infrastructure, specialist training and research into non-communicable diseases.
The Ghana Medical Trust Fund is shifting from paying patients' medical bills to addressing structural healthcare gaps, investing in cardiac centres in Kumasi and Tamale, a cancer facility at Korle Bu, and a US$10 million Diagnostic and Imaging Centre at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital. The Fund's strategy, informed by a nationwide healthcare needs assessment, combines financial assistance, medical equipment and infrastructure, specialist training and research into non-communicable diseases.
Cardiovascular disease accounts for between 40 and 50 per cent of deaths in Ghana, with experts warning that uncontrolled hypertension is increasingly threatening the country's working population. Prof. Alfred Doku, Head of Cardiology at the National Cardiothoracic Centre, noted that heart disease and stroke are no longer conditions associated mainly with old age but are occurring with worrying frequency among people below 50.
The National Cardiothoracic Centre at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital plans to open more branches across the country to improve access to heart disease treatment, with the director noting that travelling to Accra for care is difficult for many people. The director warned that heart diseases are increasing in Ghana and called for dietary changes including reduced salt intake and increased fruit and vegetable consumption.
Twenty-two patients with severe heart rhythm disorders underwent life-saving cardiac device procedures worth about GH¢2 million through a partnership between the Mount Carmel Foundation, the National Cardiothoracic Centre at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, and Africa World Airlines. All patients recovered well and were discharged by the end of the five-day medical mission involving specialists from Ghana and the United States.
Four patients became the first beneficiaries of treatment at the newly commissioned Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital on Tuesday, with the medical team successfully implanting pacemakers in all four in collaboration with specialists from Mount Carmel Hospital in Ohio.
President John Mahama commissioned the Ghana Medical Trust Fund Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory at the National Cardiothoracic Centre of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. He also announced the establishment of Ghana Medical Equipment Services Limited to oversee management and maintenance of medical equipment in major hospitals.
President Mahama has announced plans to expand specialised cardiovascular care across Ghana through the establishment of new comprehensive cardiology centres at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital and the Tamale Teaching Hospital, aiming to bring advanced cardiac services closer to millions of Ghanaians in the middle and northern regions.
Ghana's Health Minister has commissioned a cardiac catheterisation laboratory at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital to strengthen the country's capacity to treat cardiovascular and non-communicable diseases domestically, reducing the need for costly overseas referrals.
The Asantehene welcomed members of the May 9 Foundation and children who have undergone successful heart surgeries at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, as part of the 25th anniversary of the May 9, 2001 Accra Sports Stadium disaster. According to the foundation, 117 children have undergone successful surgeries over the past two years.
Two children with congenital heart defects have undergone or are scheduled for open-heart surgeries at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra through support from the Children's Heart Foundation Ghana and partners, including the Australian High Commission, which mobilised funding via a Melbourne Cup charity fundraiser.