The School of Medical Sciences (SMS) of the College of Health Science (CHS) in Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST,) witnessed a historic moment since its inception with a record set by one Dr Fathia Ayodele Kareem. Out of the total number of professional medical doctors at its 23rd Oath Swearing and Induction Ceremony, the 25-year old former student of the Wesley Girls Senior High School swept twelve of the fourteen awards to students who distinguished themselves during the period of study.It was a happy moment for family and friends when she took several turns to receive the awards after being sworn in as a medical doctor from the School of Medical Sciences, KNUST. She exclusively told ultimatefmonline.com, that she feels humbled by the awards  admitting that she worked hard but she least expected to be crowned with more than 10 awards. As to whether she expected these awards she said “Yes and No..Yes because i worked hard by studying and no because i did no...

The University of Cape Coast School of Medical Sciences (UCCSMS) on the 18th of August 2016 will hold a White Coat Ceremony to mark the transition of level 400 students from the study of preclinical to clinical health sciences. The White Coat ceremony, a ritual in medical school that involves a formal robbing of students in a doctor’s traditional wear, the white coat, will be the seventh to be organised by the UCCSMS, the first and only Medical School in Ghana that holds the ceremony. They are expected to take the medical students’ oath which reads in part that they will practice medicine to the highest standards of conduct and seek what is best for their patients without allowing greed or stinginess to corrupt them. 7th White Coat Ceremony Date: Thursday 18th August, 2016 Time: 10:00 Am Venue: School of Medical Sciences Auditorium

The Accra College of Medicine Fees: $12,500 The Accra College of Medicine (“ACM”) is a premier private and independent Medical College set up to provide cutting-edge medical education in Ghana. ACM provides world-class medical education that is research oriented and tailored towards solving Ghana and Africa’s health problems. The medical professionals are passionate about medicine, community oriented, use innovative means to solve problems. They aim to train medical practitioners who are professional and ethical, scientists, innovators and, educators with the commitment to lifelong learning and making a difference in the community.  University of Cape Coast School of Medical Sciences Fees: Fee-Paying Only - GH$ 14,000 International: USD 19,000 The University of Cape Coast started a medical school in 2007 and every potential medical student should give a thought. The good thing here is that the population here is les...

The Ridge Hospital will soon become the Greater Accra regional hospital, President John Mahama has said. This follows the progress of work done on the Ridge Hospital expansion project. The Ridge Hospital project involves the design, construction, procurement and installation of equipment for the rehabilitation of the hospital. The project is expected to be completed in 2016, and is being financed with a Government of Ghana mixed credit facility of US$250 million from Exim Bank and the HSBC Bank. Speaking at the launch of the book, “Accounting To The People” at the Banquet Hall- State House in Accra, President Mahama said "We assume that Korlebu is Greater Accra Regional Hospital. No, Korlebu is a specialist hospital; it is not supposed to be handling ordinary cases." The rehabilitation works of the Ridge hospital is expected to provide the hospital with ultra-modern facilities and a 420-bed capacity to improve quality and expand access to health care delivery, particularly to...

The University of Ghana Teaching Hospital is 65% complete. This is according to the Deputy Health Minister, Dr. Victor Bampoe. . He said the 597 bed teaching hospital is scheduled to be completed within 24 months. The $217 million project is located on a 400 acre land behind the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research of the university. It is being funded by a loan facility agreement between the Government of Ghana and the Government of Israel. The hospital is expected to augment the training of about 1,000 doctors within 5 to 7 years. View photos below By: Efua Idan Osam – pulse.com.gh

Breast Care International (BCI) has indicated that it will from next year intensify its campaign on breast cancer awareness across the country. The aim for the drive is to make Ghana the African hub for the education and treatment of breast cancer across the globe. This was contained in a statement to thank the general public and its sponsors who help make 2015 a success ahead of the yuletide. Below is the full statement We are suddenly rounding up another year, a year full of bliss and challenges. A year that characterized increased patronage of our awareness creation programs one breadth, while illiteracy, ignorance and crunch poverty in another, conspired, to keep a marginal percentage of the populace, from accessing our free screening programs. These constraints notwithstanding, this is the season of joy and merry-making, sufficient reason why we join millions of Ghanaians to bask in the celebrations. The Board, Management and Staff of Breast Care international and Peace And Love H...

Sponsored post by tostudyinukraine.org To study medicine in Ukraine universities is truly a rewarding investment of time and financial resources for career acquisition. Although little known to many, Ukraine has one of the best Medical universities. Most of them are continuations on the foundations laid during the Soviet era. Those foundations have been greatly improved upon, integrating new developments in medical technology. International students historically started medical education in Ukraine a long time ago, which dates back to the Soviet era. Then, being the second largest member of the Soviet Republic, Ukraine contributed in the training of medical students under the then existing student exchange scholarship program of the Soviet Union. The all time number of international students trained as medical doctors in Ukraine runs into hundreds of thousands. Practicing medical doctors, trained in Ukraine’s different medical institutions, already have well over 20 years of professio...

Cold chain medicines are drugs that need to be in a specific temperature for them to work. In this case, they have to remain cool, cold or frozen depending on the medicine for its efficacy to be maintained. However, recent power outages are causing much harm-to patients and to pharmacy owners as well. The details of this issue will amaze you. The load shedding exercise is affecting almost all sectors of the economy and the pharmaceutical sector is not exempted. Some medicines used by some patients are not working as it should be because their efficacy has been compromised due to unstable power supply. Here is a story of how an encounter with a patient gingered me to write this article into the public domain. Gloves on, disinfectant application-checked! Glucometer is ready…ready? And pinch! Blood oozed from her shaky tiny fingers and sample for her blood sugar testing was carried out. It turned out to be high…too high. My patient looked worried and she blamed her insulin citing that the...

The ministry of health is impressing on Ghanaians to bear with his outfit as steps are taken to overhaul and restructure the troubled National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). The sector minister, Alex Segbefia, says the government is aware of the challenges and agitations of Ghanaians about the scheme and will put smiles back on the faces of Ghanaians. The minister who was speaking at the 50th Anniversary celebration of the St. Francis Xavier Hospital at Assin Foso in the Central Region assured Ghanaians that measures being taken by government to completely overhaul the National health Insurance Scheme will be successful. He promised that after the overhaul, the scheme will be able to serve the purpose for which it was instituted.  “Government intends to intensify the relationship and to create opportunities for missions and the private sector to take more active part in service delivery. We are keenly examining the challenges you face with the National Health Insurance Scheme and ...

The key to prevention or delay of severe kidney disease is early detection and aggressive intervention -- while there's still time to slow down the progression to kidney failure . Medical care with early intervention can change the course of chronic kidney disease and help prevent the need for dialysis or a kidney transplant . Diabetes and high blood pressure account for two thirds of all cases of chronic kidney disease. By aggressively managing diabetes and high blood pressure with diet, exercise , and medications , you may be able to prevent kidney failure and help keep as much kidney function as possible. Know Your Risks for Kidney Disease Since diabetes and high blood pressure put you at risk of kidney disease, know where you stand with these risks. Do you have diabetes or high blood pressure? If so, are they under control? If you can, find out if diabetes, hypertension, or kidney disease runs in your family. Certain ethnic groups, such as African-Americans, Hispanics, ...

The Society of Private and Dental Practitioners says its members will continue to reject National Health Insurance Scheme(NHIS) cards at its facilities until the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) pays about eighty percent of the total debt owed private hospitals. Government recently released only 180 million cedis to the NHIA to offset part of its 460 million cedi debt owed service providers. Despite government’s intervention the Society insists it will revert to accepting NHIS cards only if the NHIA settles eighty percent of the debts owed member hospitals. Speaking to Citi News, the National President of the Society Dr Odoi Agyarko said the practitioners had lost trust in the NHIA because it had failed to fulfil its promise of settling its debt. “There is a particular facility that told us that them over 300,000 ghana cedis and they paid them only 16,000.Some were promised that they will receive a cheque but as of yesterday, they had not received the cheques. “We have not...

One hundred and ninety-nine newly qualified medical doctors were yesterday inducted into the Medical and Dental Council (MDC) at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Accra. The doctors, who were trained both locally and abroad, were inducted after satisfying all the requirements of the council. They swore both the Hippocratic Oath and recited the National Pledge to commit themselves to put their patients and the nation first and perform their duties diligently. Among other things, they pledged to not let religion, nationality, race, party politics or social standing interfere in their duty in providing care for their patients. They also pledged to practise the profession with conscience and dignity and also respect the secrets which were confided in them, even after the death of their patients. Continuous learning Addressing the newly inducted doctors, the Chairman of the MDC, Dr Eric Asamoah, urged them to continue to acquire knowledge, since their training did not end with t...

Mama looked grey. And Mama was a reflection of her. Where she was from, families were their own mirrors. They mirrored everything but emotions. And only the members could distinguish their genders or ages. They were that close-knit, yet overly distinct. Big Boss beat the drums, and it was time to fall. Uncle Sparks had to flash the light, and then falling would really begin. Celine didn't mind falling from time to time. But it was falling season, and falling would be regular for about two months straight. She would be better off getting used to it. There was no circumventing any of it. Below, the humans scrambled about, trying to get prepared for her and her folks. Darn, she dreaded it as much as they. Of course they couldn't tell. They were human, she was cloud. All around, her people began to get ready; trimming their hair and etc to get lighter. Anything to delay the fall. Useless. Especially the unfortunate ones with their homes on lower spheres. They always fell ...