Medical Articles & News
Founder, CEO and Surgeon-In-Chief of FOCOS Orthopaedic Hospital, Prof Oheneba Boachie-Adjei has successfully climaxed his trip to Makeni in Sierra Leone. The trip which was necessitated by a proposed strategic clinical partnership program between: FOCOS Orthopedic Hospital in Accra-Ghana, the Holy Spirit Hospital (HSH) in Makeni-Sierra Leon, a non-profit organization providing healthcare and surgical services […]
Management and Staff of FOCOS Orthopedic Hospital on Friday June 8, 2018 held an internal fundraising competition dubbed “Game Night” to raise funds for the Foundation. The Game Night brought together close 70 staff of the hospital together to compete in eight different competitions. Participants were made to pay registration fees for the various games […]
FOCOS Orthopedic Hospital has introduced a new technique for treating spinal conditions called the Magnetic Expansion Control (MAGEC) system. The system, which is designed to brace the spine and provide support for spinal deformity correction comprises, a magnetically distractible spinal rod implant and an external remote controller, which is used to regulate the length of […]
Helena Owiredu a former scoliosis patient who currently works with the FOCOS Orthopaedic Hospital announced her maiden book titled, “How Scoliosis Changed My Life”. The book was announced at the second annual FOCOS fundraising dinner, held on Saturday, 19th May, 2018 at the Mövenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra. In a brief speech at the event, […]
The Foundation of Orthopedics & Complex Spine (FOCOS) held our second annual fundraising event in Ghana, at a colorful ceremony held at the Mövenpick Ambassador Hotel on Saturday, May 19, 2018. Aimed at raising funds to support 100 needy patients who require complex spine surgery, the second FOCOS fundraising dinner brought together over 250 guests […]
Celebrity Hollywood couple, Boris Kodjoe and Nicole Ari Parker are scheduled to grace the second annual FOCOS fundraising dinner slated for Saturday, May 19, 2018 at the Mövenpick Ambassador Hotel. The Couple, who have in past been involved in the activities of FOCOS will join other dignitaries and corporate individuals to raise funds for 100 […]
Leaders in orthopedic healthcare delivery in West Africa, FOCOS Orthopedic Hospital has been adjudged second best private hospital after a research led by Dr.Joseph Kofi Gyanteh, Healthcare Business consultant at Ghana locum Group of companies. The FOCOS Orthopaedic Hospital is a project of the Foundation of Orthopaedics and Complex Spine (FOCOS), a non-profit organization established […]
A team from Howard University in Washington, D.C paid a courtesy visit to FOCOS Orthopaedic Hospital on Friday, 27th April, 2018 to familiarize with the activities and procedures of the Hospital. The team was made up of 17 students and 2 professors who were all members of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), a program […]
Spine and Scoliosis Specialist, Dr. Ashish Patel was at the FOCOS Orthopaedic Hospital for a 10-day academic visit which ended on the 18th of April, 2018. Dr. Patel, who is currently an attending Spine and Scoliosis Surgeon at the Methodist Hospitals, a private healthcare facility in Indiana, spoke highly of the facility during his academic […]
Renowned Physiatrist, Dr. J. Kweku Laast joins the FOCOS Orthopaedic Hospital medical team as a Physician Specialist and Consultant in Medical Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine. Trained at the Johns Hopkins Medical Center (USA), he is also a faculty member at the Huashan Hospital Department of Rehabilitation (Fudan University, China).Born in Ghana, Dr. Laast completed his […]