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Uphold empathy, discipline, national service in medical profession …Vice Pres tells new doctors
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GHANA’S Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has urged the graduating class of Accra College of Medicine (ACM) to uphold empathy, discipline and national service as they enter the medical profession.
She told the doctors that their training was a privilege that came with responsibility, adding that, “You are entering a profession built on service, courage and equity. Go where suffering is; heal where healing is scarce.”
Prof. Opoku-Agyemang said this last Saturday during ACM’s sixth congregation and launch of its 10th anniversary.
The event which was held under the theme “A decade of excellence in medical education: A legacy shaping the future”, had graduated 23 newly qualified doctors.
The Vice President applauded the college for providing opportunities to qualified students who may have been denied admission into public medical schools due to competitive cut-off points, noting that ACM’s focus on passion proves that “excellence can come from combining nurturing with perseverance.”
Prof. Opoku-Agyemang also encouraged the college to deepen its research efforts, expand donor support and strengthen international partnerships as it enters its second decade.
Presenting her report, ACM President and Co-Founder, Prof. Afua A.J. Hesse, highlighted significant growth since the college’s inception.
She said enrollment has increased by 114 per cent, while the student population has risen by 840 per cent, with women currently making up 62 per cent of the student body.
The college, she revealed, has made major investments in modern teaching tools, including upgraded 3D Anatomage technology, virtual anatomy labs, cyber patient simulation systems and improved digital infrastructure.
She said ACM also continues its annual full-tuition scholarship partnership with Primetime for outstanding National Science and Maths Quiz participants.
This year’s graduating class is ACM’s largest, with 13 per cent earning distinctions and 65 per cent scoring credits in core clinical disciplines.
Prof. Hesse noted that 97 per cent of ACM alumni are serving in health facilities across Ghana, with two already in postgraduate training in neurosurgery and obstetrics and gynaecology.
A former Minister of Education, Dr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, commended the founders for creating what he described as Ghana’s premier private medical university.
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A Prophet and General Overseer of Jesus Prayer Ministry at Ejisu Asuasi, Kumasi, and Pig Farm, Accra, Rt. Rev. Dr Mrs Grace Frimpong-Boateng, has urged Ghanaians to pray fervently to avert any disaster that would endanger many.
“God hears prayers, and intercessory prayers will provide your family safety and protection so you can live long and enjoy life in this world,” she added.
Rt. Rev. Dr Mrs Frimpong-Boateng was speaking with The Spectator in an interview last week.
According to her, she had a revelation that there would be a tragedy that will harm many people, however, effective prayers can avert it.
She said that the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) predicted another heavy downpour from Thursday to Sunday following the recent torrential rain that devastated Accra and other areas. However, strong intercessory prayers prevented the prediction, which would have been catastrophic.
She claims that whenever she shares something that God has revealed to her, she does not receive widespread support from people to join her in effective intercession.
As a result, she has urged everyone including members of parliament, cabinet ministers, traditional authorities, religious leaders, and other citizens to exercise caution and pray fervently in order to avoid premature death.
According to Rt. Rev. Dr Mrs Frimpong-Boateng the recent downpour in Accra which claimed lives and destroyed property was unusual.
“The sea was irritated because of certain rituals performed and caused it to spew forth, exposing the dirt.” There are still some rites in the sea, and they will definitely surface,” she disclosed.
“Let’s pray that God would burn and destroy the things that have contaminated the sea,” she indicated.
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The Adentan Circuit Court has convicted a mason for stealing a four-year-old boy from Kpedze in the Volta Region and bringing him to Accra.
David Kpandoyo, 25, a Togolese national, pleaded guilty to a charge of child stealing.
The court, presided over by Mrs Angela Attachie, convicted him on his own plea and adjourned sentencing to July 14, 2026.
Kpandoyo told the court that he had gone to a drinking spot to consume alcohol when the child approached him.
He said he gave the boy some money, took him home, and could not remember what happened afterwards because he was intoxicated.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Patience Mario, assisted by Chief Inspector Jacob Nyarko, led the prosecution.
The prosecution said the complainant, Mr Bismark Gbago, is a 52-year-old painter residing at New Legon in Accra.
The victim’s mother, Ms Patience Ablordefey Afefa, is a 25-year-old hairdresser living at Kpedze in the Volta Region with the victim, a Kindergarten One pupil.
The prosecution said Kpandoyo also resided at New Legon, where he worked as a mason.
It said the victim went missing at Kpedze on July 1, 2026, at about 18:00 hours.
On July 3, at about 6:30pm, the complainant reported to the New Legon Police that he had found the four-year-old boy wandering around the area and that the child was unable to identify his home.
The prosecution said that on July 4, at about 4 p.m., the complainant informed the Police that after announcements were made within the community, Kpandoyo came forward claiming that the boy was his son.
The complainant and Kpandoyo subsequently went to the police Station to identify the child.
However, Kpandoyo was unable to produce the child’s birth certificate or lead the Police to the child’s mother.
Later that day, the police received a flyer bearing the name and telephone numbers of the victim’s mother, together with the child’s photograph, indicating that he had gone missing from Kpedze.
The police contacted the victim’s mother and asked her to report to the New Legon Police Station with the child’s birth certificate and weighing card because another person was claiming to be the child’s parent.
On July 6, the victim’s mother and her relatives reported to the Police Station and stated that they did not know Kpandoyo.
During investigations, Kpandoyo admitted in his cautioned statement that the victim was not his child.
He further confessed that while working at Kpedze, he stole the boy and brought him to Accra. –GNA
