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Distinguished medical practitioners
receive awards
Accra, March 30, Ghanadot/.GNA - Seventeen distinguished
medical practitioners were on Friday honoured with lifetime
awards for their academic excellence, humanitarian work and
dedication to duty by the Medical and Dental Council at the
induction of newly qualified doctors in Accra.
The distinguished medical
practitioners who were honoured were Professor Stephen Addae,
Prof Glifford Armah Ashitey, Dr Kwame Addo Kufuor. Dr. Andre
Kofi Badohu, Dr. Horatio Becham, Dr. Edmund Delle, and Dr
Federick Nii Lomote Engmann.
Others are Dr Helen Maude Engmann, Dr. Emmanuel Kodzo
Fiamavle, Dr. Samuel Axwell Kofi Forson, and Dr. Edward
nwinyour Gyader.
The rest are Brigadier General (Rtd) Dr. Albert Gyenning, Dr
Maria Hagan, Dr Maureen Nelson, Prof Kwame Nyame, Dr.
Francis Apiagyei Poku and Dr. Edward Donkor Yeboah.
The citation read catalogued their academic excellence,
achievements and sacrifices they have made to their
profession and the country, as they proudly and with
humility walked majestically into the hall of fame to be
crowned with glory.
The Winneba Youth Choir in attendance thrilled invited guest
with songs like 'Hen ara asase ni' and ‘They that wait upon
the Lord shall renew their strength’ among others.
Though the occasion was for the
induction of newly qualified doctors, these new doctors were
humbled by the achievement of their senior colleagues and
gave them cheers with standing ovation for the sacrifices
they had made.
The seventeen persons who were so honored had excelled in
their various fields as, educationist, researchers,
academicians, surgeon, consultants, innovators,
humanitarians, humanists, patriots, anesthetists, among
others.
Proud family members and invited guests could not also hide
their joy and admirations for the feats achieved by their
relations.
For the new doctors it was clear that hard work pays and
that being inducted into the medical profession was just the
tip of the iceberg and one had to work very hard to achieve
the feats their predecessor had accomplished.
GNA
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