Bawumia commissions $1 million catheterisation laboratory for Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital
The vice-president, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has commissioned a US$1 million catheterisation laboratory, the most sophisticated cath lab in Ghana, at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra.
The equipment, which was procured by the Bank of Ghana, comes with a big detector, DynaCT and roadmap software and 3D workstation – essential requirements for achieving accurate and effective minimally invasive hospital treatments.
Sharing the news on Facebook on Tuesday (25 April 2023), Bawumia said the equipment will greatly enhance Ghana’s capacity to provide cardiac catheterisation, emergency treatment of strokes and other life-saving interventions.
“I commissioned a US$1 million catheterisation laboratory, the most advanced cath lab in the country, and its accompanying Big Detector, DynaCT and roadmap software, and 3D workstation – essential requirements for achieving accurate and effective minimally invasive treatments at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.
“It was procured and funded by the Bank of Ghana after an appeal from me to the Governor for the Bank to consider funding the acquisition of such essential medical equipment as part of its corporate social responsibility.
Dr Bawumia, Bank of Ghana officials and staff of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital at the 25 April 2023 commissioning of the catheterisation laboratory, a gift of the Bank of Ghana
“We are most grateful to Dr Addison and the Bank of Ghana. This will greatly enhance Ghana’s capabilities to provide cardiac catheterisation, stenting for various conditions and emergency treatment of strokes and thromboembolic phenomena, and other life-saving interventions,” Bawumia wrote on Facebook.
