Medical Articles & News
The Foundation of Orthopaedics and Complex Spine (FOCOS), will hold its second annual fundraising event to support needy patients requiring complex spine surgery at the Mövenpick Ambassador Hotel, on Saturday, 19th May, 2018. Five million Ghana Cedis will fund life changing spinal surgery for 100 Ghanaian children suffering from curvature of the spine. This is […]
A team of seven volunteers from the Hospital for Special Surgery climaxed their visit to the FOCOS Orthopaedic Hospital on Friday 23rd of March, 2018 as part of their Annual Service Trip initiative. This initiative by both hospitals is to strengthen ties and also provide an avenue for transfer of knowledge and expertise. The team […]
Senior Dietician at FOCOS Orthopaedic Hospital, Mrs. Harriet Adu-Amoah engaged students at the Odorgono Senior High School during the just-ended regional qualifiers for the National Science and Maths Quiz on Friday, 9th of March, 2018. Mrs. Adu-Amoah who was very excited to share her knowledge and experience with the students, started by giving a background […]
FOCOS Orthopaedic Hospital has commissioned a new children’s ward and an ultra-modern classroom block at a colorful ceremony held at the hospital facility on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. The Wayne and Claire Helyland block, named after a US-based philanthropic couple houses a 16-bed children’s ward to improve the hospital’s capacity to admit children with various […]
The Founder, President & CEO of FOCOS Orthopaedic Hospital, Prof Oheneba Boachie-Adjei has been inducted in the West African College of Surgeons as a Fellow at their 58th annual conference held in Banjul, Gambia from Monday 26th of February to Friday 2nd of March 2018. Themed, “Global Surgery Implementation for West Africa witnessed the convergence […]
Three US-based surgeons namely: Dr. Yaw Boachie-Adjei, a hand, shoulder and elbow surgeon at the Southeast Permanente Medical Group in Atlanta together with, Dr. Drew J. Brown IV of the St Lucie Medical Center, Florida and Dr. Stephen Becher with the Atlanta Medical Center, visited the FOCOS Orthopaedic Hospital from Monday 5th of February to […]
A delegation from the Miss Ghana Foundation led by Inna Patty visited the FOCOS Orthopaedic Hospital on Thursday February 2, 2018, to redeem an earlier pledge they made to sponsor the surgery of Gifty Amuzu, a 13 year old girl diagnosed with Scoliosis (curvature of the spine). The team comprised: Miss Ghana at 60 winner […]
Dr. Josh Shroeder, a senior surgeon and spine specialist at the Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem- Israel, has paid a glowing tribute to the CEO of FOCOS Orthopaedic Hospital, Emeritus Prof Oheneba Boachie-Adjei for his influence in performing a rare spine surgery to save a bedridden Palestinian teen, Yusef . “The equipment for his surgery was […]
Ghanaian-German Hollywood actor, Boris Ofuatey Kodjoe and his wife Nicole, paid a courtesy visit to the hospital, on Sunday January 7th, 2018, to acquaint themselves with the facility as well as spend time with children undergoing complex spine treatments at the facility. The couple, who were moved by the Founder, CEO and President, Prof. Oheneba […]
Exclusive Events Ghana organizers of the prestigious Miss Ghana pageant together with the top three finalists of the 2017 contest paid a courtesy visit to our facility during the Christmas festivities. The team consisted of the overall winner Miss Margaret Mwintuur Derry, the first runner up Priscilla Nana Akua Gameli, the second runner up Marigold […]