World Heart Day: Korle Bu records over 16,000 heart cases, 21 deaths in 2022
The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital’s (KBTH) Cardiothoracic Centre recorded 16,946 Outpatient Department (OPD) attendances with varied heart diseases and 21 deaths from heart failure in 2022. This comprised 8965 females and 7981 males, while total admissions due to heart diseases for the same period was 904. Professor Mark Tettey, Acting Director at the National Cardiothoracic […]
Namibian High Commission in Ghana celebrates 33rd Independence Anniversary with donation to Korle-Bu Teaching hospital
By: Rachel Kakraba The Namibian High Commission in Ghana, has presented a higher Spec Ventilator to the Paediatric Unit of Korle-Bu Teaching hospital. The machine valued at 22 thousand dollars is to aid work of the unit. It is also a demonstration of Namibia’s goodwill towards Ghana as its marks its 33rd Independence Day celebration […]
Sex is a good exercise for pregnant women- Dorothy Asamoah
By: Roberta Modin A specialist Pediatrician at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Dorothy Asamoah has disclosed that sex is also another form of exercise for pregnant women. Speaking on the topic “safe exercises for pregnant women” on the GTV Breakfast show, she stated that pregnancy is a period where women go through a lot of […]