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Uphold empathy, discipline, national service in medical profession …Vice Pres tells new doctors
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.
By Esinam Jemima Kuatsinu
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A 30-year-old man has been sentenced to 25 years imprisonment with hard labour by the Bekwai Circuit Court for his role in a 2022 robbery at a mining site at Manso Akwasiso in the Ashanti South Region.
The convict, Dominic Ofori, also known as Fanta, was arrested on 16th February 2026 after years on the run. He pleaded guilty before the Bekwai Circuit Court to robbery contrary to Section 149 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 Act 29, and was accordingly sentenced to 25 years imprisonment with hard labour.
On March 20, 2022, the Manso Adubia District Police received intelligence that a group of armed men from Manso Abodom were planning to attack a mining site at Manso Akwasiso to rob the owner of gold concentrate. Acting on the information, police mounted a coordinated operation and laid an ambush at the site.
At about 5:30 pm the same day, four-armed men arrived at the site, fired indiscriminately, and robbed the miners of their gold concentrate. The police team on surveillance intervened, resulting in an exchange of gunfire.
Three of the suspects, Abu Abubakar, Musah Latif, and Gideon Takyi, sustained gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead on arrival at St Martins Catholic Hospital at Agroyesum. Dominic Ofori escaped at the time but was later arrested and put before the court.
The Ashanti South Regional Police Command has assured the public of its continued commitment to combating violent crimes and bringing offenders to justice.
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested 45-year-old Isaac Boafo, also known as “Duabo King,” for allegedly publishing false news intended to cause fear and panic.
Police said the arrest follows a viral TikTok video in which Boafo claimed that four officers at the Central Police Station in Kumasi engaged in inappropriate conduct with commercial sex workers during night patrols in Asafo.
Officers from the Police Intelligence Directorate (Ashanti Region) apprehended Boafo after receiving intelligence about the video.
During questioning, he admitted to creating the video to attract views and engagement online, and acknowledged that he could not prove the allegations.
Boafo also admitted making comments about the President of the Republic for content purposes and could not defend those statements.
He has been formally charged and is in detention as investigations continue.
The Ashanti Regional Police have warned the public against publishing or sharing false information on social media, noting that such acts can cause fear, panic, and damage reputations.
They said anyone found engaging in similar conduct will face legal action.
By: Jacob Aggrey
