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Neuroscientist hopes to start Ghana program
From staff reports, The Daily News
Published February 7, 2008
GALVESTON — A neuroscientist at the University of Texas
Medical Branch at Galveston is joining forces with prominent
physicians and scientists worldwide to help establish a
neuroscience center in the Republic of Ghana in West Africa.
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Lisa D. Cain, associate
professor in the Department of Neuroscience and Cell
Biology, traveled to the Ghanaian Embassy in
Washington, D.C., to join an effort to raise funds
for the Korle-Bu Neuroscience Center in Accra,
Ghana.
“There are only seven neurosurgeons in Ghana and
even fewer neurologists,” Cain said. “With a
population of 20 million, it’s imperative that we
train more personnel to treat the debilitating
diseases and injuries affecting the brain and spinal
cord.
“The establishment of
the Korle-Bu Neuroscience Center will provide a
high-quality clinical service to the people of Ghana
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Ben Carson |
and foster an academic environment of teaching and training,
and provide relevant research to benefit all of West
Africa.”
Cain said she hopes her efforts to reach out on an
international level will eventually provide opportunities
for UTMB students and faculty to interact with Africans and
to share their knowledge with diverse populations globally.
Cain is collaborating with Dr. John Sampson, president of
Doctors for United Medical Missions, and the Korle-Bu
Neuroscience Foundation. Supporting the initiative is Dr.
Kwame Bawuah-Edusei, the ambassador of Ghana to the United
States, and Dr. Benjamin Carson, director of pediatric
neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University.
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Obama and the Latino vote
Commentary,
Feb. 7, Ghanadot -
Unlike black as a minority group, Hispanic is not a race. The
idea that it is a racial construct is as boldface a lie as an
African claiming he is Caucasian because he speaks English!.
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Ghana versus Cameroon: A tight fixture
indeed!
Accra, Feb. 6, GNA - Four time winners Ghana and
Cameroon clash on Thursday at the Ohene Djan Sports Stadium
in Accra to determine who goes into the final of the 26th
African Cup of Nations. It is a tight fixture indeed!
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Choose women as Presidents, not
running mates - Bossman
Accra, Feb. 7, Ghanadot/GNA - Ms
Anna Bossman, Acting Commissioner of the Commission for
Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) on Thursday
asked political parties to consider women as more capable of
becoming flag bearers instead of assigning them the
supportive role as running mates.....More |
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Neuroscientist hopes to start Ghana program
Galveston, Feb 7, The Daily News - A neuroscientist
at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston is
joining forces with prominent physicians and scientists
worldwide to help establish a neuroscience center in the
Republic of Ghana in West Africa.....More |
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