Dr Effah honoured at 2025 Millennium Excellence Awards

The head of the Cervical Cancer Prevention and Training Centre (CCPTC) at the Catholic Hospital, Bat­tor, Dr Kofi Effah, was honoured at the Millennium Excellence Awards in Manhyia, Kumasi on Friday, May 9, 2025.

The Millennium Excellence Foundation (MEF), under the auspices of its Life Patron, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, conferred the Millennium Excellence Award for ‘Innovation in Health’ on Dr Effah for his work on cervi­cal cancer prevention in low resource settings.

His citation acknowledged his outstanding legacy, stating “We are proud to celebrate your novel approach to cervical cancer screening, Human Pap­illomavirus (HPV) prevalence study, capacity building, task shifting advocacy, community engagement and health care delivery challenge in Ghana.

“The award is a testament of our collective appreciation and a reminder that similitude of positive impact is like that of a bright glowing lamp in the depth of darkness; it serves its immediate surrounding whilst giving hope and direction to many across the entire hori­zon.”

Commenting, Dr Effah ex­pressed his gratitude to Otum­fuo Osei Tutu II and the Millen­nium Excellence Foundation for the honour and promised to continue to serve mother Ghana.

Established in May 2017, the CCPTC under the leadership of Dr Effah has used a novel train­ing programme to train over 430 health workers in Ghana and other countries in West Africa to fight cervical cancer using innovative techniques and portable tools.

Cervical cancer, though high­ly preventable, is the second cancer killer of women in Gha­na after breast cancer.

 By Spectator Reporter