Accra (Greater Accra) 27 July '99
Three Japanese medical officers have presented 2,000 dollars and two digital cameras to the Ghana Spine and Sciliosis Foundation (GSSF) of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra.
The cameras will be used for consultation and teleconference during spinal surgery.
Mr Hideo Shitoto, President of Orthopaedic Implant and Institutional Distributors, Mr Yasuji Mochizuki, Leader of S-Pulse Company Limited and Ritsu Shiba, of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Jike University, School of Medicine, in Tokyo were the donors.
Dr Oheneba Boakye Adjei, Associate of GSSF and an orthopaedic surgeon, said the foundation is now being incorporated in Ghana.
It has so far treated eight patients with spinal-related problems in the last two years.
Dr Boakye Adjei explained that the establishment of GSSF would help reduce the number of people, who seek treatment for the condition abroad and the cost of treatment in Ghana.
At the moment, the foundation is based in Korle-Bu he said and announced plans to train more specialists so as to extend the activities of the foundation to other relevant health institutions in the country.