GHANA HOLDS NATIONAL DIALOGUE TO ADDRESS SURGICAL CARE CHALLENGES

The Ministry of Health, in partnership with Operation Smile and Mercy Ships, has convened a two-day Surgical Dialogue aimed at addressing key challenges facing Surgical Obstetric, Trauma and Anaesthesia (SOTA) delivery care in Ghana. Held under the theme “Bridging the Gap: Policy, Practice and People in Ghana’s Surgical Journey,” the event brought together stakeholders to deliberate on pressing issues such as national surgical policies, clinical practices and how to put people at the center of surgical care. Delivering the keynote address on behalf of the Hon. Minister for Health, the Deputy Minister, Hon. Prof. Dr. Grace Ayensu-Danquah emphasized the need to train and deploy more specialists, including surgeons, anaesthetists, oncologists, cardiologists, nurses, biomedical engineers and other professionals whose skills are vital to managing Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and other complex conditions. “We know that surgery saves lives. It restores dignity, prevents disability, ...