Cuban Doctors to work at UDS in Tamale

Eleven Cuban medical professors would arrive in the country this year to work at the University of Development Studies (UDS) in Tamale under the Ghana/Cuba joint Co-operation.

Professor Lucas Domingo Hernandez Polledo, Cuban Ambassador to Ghana told Journalists at the fourth Regional Scientific Forum of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) in conjunction with The Cuban Medical Brigade in Ho on Saturday.

He said already 187 Cuban health personnel were in the country serving in various communities to ensure efficient health delivery.

Prof. Polledo said his government was satisfied with the work of the medical brigade and, therefore, assured that the collaboration would continue because of its importance to Ghanaians.

"We have good accounts of surgeries and services delivered to the people with doctors mainly carrying out the work at community level to prevent diseases," he said.

He said the Ghanaian Authorities have been very helpful and hoped the cordial relation between the two countries would continue to grow from strength to strength.

Dr. McDamien Dedzo, Acting Volta Regional Director of Health Services said the forum was relevant since it would improve their skills in the practice of medicine and increase their knowledge.

He said there was the need for collaboration between the GMA and the Cuban Brigade in order to achieve relevance in scientific medicine.

Dr Dedzo hoped that their stay in the country would be fruitful since the people of Ghana have been privileged to have a group of doctors to assist in health delivery service.

Dr. Enovisi Mora, at the Ho District Hospital said studies conducted at Klikor community showed that 19 patients were suffering from hypertension but only five of them take medication.

She, therefore, called for intensification of education of the people in deprived areas on their health needs.

Dr. Sylvester Anemena, Western Regional Director of Health Services said the low level of understanding among the people on non-communicable diseases such as High Blood pressure was claiming lives in communities.

He called o the ministry of Health to come out with interventions for workers to address the problem.

An exhibition of posters on diseases such as tuberculosis, abortions, surgeries, hypertention and hepatitis B was shown at the forum.