Scientific seminar on stroke ends in Accra

Dr Patrick Adjei, a Consultant Neurologist, has asked the citizenry to increase their physical activities to help prevent the risk of stroke, which is common amongst people ageing, persons with hypertension, and diabetics.

The risk factors also include high alcohol intake, drugs problems and depression.

He also suggested the need for healthy lifestyles including increased vegetable intake to minimise the danger.

Dr Adjei a Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana School of Medicine and Dentistry offered the advice at a scientific seminar on: “Current Trends in the Management of Stroke and other cardiovascular diseases.”

It was organised by Unichem Ghana Group, a leading name in pharmaceutical distribution, involved in exclusive representation, offering a wide range of quality pharmaceuticals to the West African marketplace.

Unichem’s slogan is: “Enhancing life, Excelling healthcare.”

Dr Adjei defined stroke as an intracerebral haemorrhage, which is the rapture of the cerebral (brain) blood vessel.

He said so far about 1,020 drugs have been tested on animals for the treatment of stroke.

He said treatment of the condition includes Nursing Care, Physician Care, Physiotherapy Care, Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Neuro-phychologists and Social Workers.

Mr Raj Mohan, Managing Director of Unichem said the focus on the corporate entity is on service, management and leadership.

He expressed dissatisfaction about the low life expectancy rate in Ghana and Nigeria, adding: “We celebrate more funerals than life.”

Mr Mohan noted that life expectancy rate in the sub-region is so low.

The corporate headquarters of Unichem is in Accra, Ghana where the team’s Marketing Department strategically accelerates, extends and expands through awareness raising programmes and engagement with the medical fraternity.

Aside 55 years history of Unichem across Anglophone West Africa, the company has grown significantly over the years and now employs a number of professional and ancillary staff.

In the last 15 years of operation, Unichem Ghana and Luex has expanded their operation to all regions of Ghana and to nine francophone countries.

Mr Theophilus Corquaye, Former Registrar of the Pharmacy Board, First Registrar of the Pharmacy Council and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of COPHARM Limited, who chaired the function, commended Dr Adjei for pointing out the new trends in fighting stroke, hence the need for the public to watch their lifestyle and regularly visit the doctor.

Mr Corquaye also the first CEO of Food and Drug Board, now Food and Drug Authority, Former Secretary of Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana and Former President of the West Africa Pharmaceutical Federation, now the West Africa College of Pharmacy also expressed the need for more physical exercises to prevent stroke.

Unichem used the occasion to market some of its products including Cebrotonim and offered some of the items to the participants.