Saturday, April 30, 2022.
I have had discussions along these lines many times with senior medical doctors (many of them specialists and consultants) in Ghana:
Question: Do you use Visual Inspection with Acetic acid (VIA) for cervical precancer screening in your hospital?
Answer: No
Question: Why…
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Wanted: A new national system for recording maternal mortalities in Ghana (2)
Saturday, April 23, 2022.
In my first piece, I wrote:
What new system of recording maternal mortality do I…
Wanted: A new national system for recording maternal mortalities in Ghana
Friday, July 30, 2021.
About 8 years ago, a medical superintendent in one of our hospitals in Ghana got very angry…
When being law abiding can kill you on the roads in Ghana and the need for dual…
Friday, January 21, 2022.
It is nearly three decades ago. It was the first time my late father allowed me to…
Wo maame twɛ! (Your mother’s vagina/vulva!) – turning vulgarity into a…
Saturday, December 11, 2021.
I may come out as 'very vulgar' in the Ghanaian culture after this piece. This…
Social media platforms and the humility to ‘listen’ to the views of…
"When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest."
-…
Professionalism and the rights and powers of ‘owners of institutions’
I have studied quotes for about three decades. There are people I admire because of their quotes. One of them is…
Success or failure in the same institution: departmental leadership is crucial
Today, I had an interesting discussion with two staff of our hospital (one of them a midwife). An interesting…
Medical training in Ghana: the more difficult the better?
I did not enjoy medical school, especially from the second year to final (6th) year. There were lecturers who…
Pursue a Fellowship or PhD or perish: the fall and fall of medical practice in…
What is the future of medical practice in Ghana? Once again, I am tempted to be a 'prophet of doom.' Academia and…
Cassandra’s Diary: Ghana – a nation sitting on a time bomb
"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools."
- Martin Luther King Jr.…