The National Catholic
Health Service (NCHS) has recognised Dr. Ebenezer Akrofi-Mantey, Principal
Medical Officer at the St. Joseph Hospital, Effiduase, Koforidua in the Eastern
Region, for his long outstanding service to humanity.
The award was conferred
on him as the Best Worker, Senior Category at the 15th NCHS Annual
Conference at Sunyani, alongside others, for his dedicated service to NCHS for
the past 26 years.
Born in 1956, Dr.
Akrofi-Mantey completed the University of Ghana Medical School, Legon with a
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB. ChB) Degree in 1987.
He was first appointed to
the Effia-Nkwanta Government Hospital, Takoradi, as Medical Officer between
1989 and 1991, after successfully completing an internship at the Paediatrics
and Surgery Unit of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital between 1987 and 1988.
With an aura of
simplicity and simplicity, awardee was noted for his dutiful and enthusiastic
service at the Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Surgical and Casualty Departments of
the Effia- Nkwanta Regional Hospital, with exceptional selflessness.
He was nicknamed ‘One-man
Station’ during his seven years work as the Medical Officer in-charge
(1991-1998) at the Fr. Alan Rooney Memorial Hospital at Asankragwa; where he
was reputed to have discharged responsibilities of leading general
administration, performed basic general surgeries and obstetric and
gynaecological procedures.
Dr. Akrofi-Mantey, also
served as a Senior and later as Principal Medical Officer at the St. Joseph
Hospital, Koforidua with a great sense of volunteerism, he took relieving
duties in affiliate facilities of the St. John of God Brothers in Africa.
To this end, he offered a
three-month medical assistance at the St. John of God Hospital, Nguti, Cameroun
in 2001, and also served at the St. John of God Hospital, Sefwi-Asafo.
The Awardee trained at
the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine in 2004, where he earned a Master of
Tropical Paediatrics and was also awarded a certificate in the World Health
Organisation course management of malnutrition in hospitals.
His strong leadership
skills transformed and developed the newly established Obstetrics and
Gynaecology unit at the St. Joseph Hospital during he served as the Medical
Superintendent at the St. Joseph Hospital from 2008 and 2015.
As a professional who
dedication offers inspiration for sustainability of health care delivery, he
was adjudged the Best Senior (2016) at the St. Joseph Hospital and the Best
Koforidua Diocesan Staff, Senior Category Excellence Award in February 2017.
Likewise, Mr. Jude
Napaala, an Anaesthesia Assistant, who has worked with the NCHS for the past 17
years was adjudged the Best Worker, Junior Staff Category, for his dedicated
services.
He was first employed as
a Night Watchman at the Fr. Thomas Alan Rooney Memorial Hospital, Asankragwa in
2000 and by dint of hard work, management appointed him a Hospital Orderly in
2002.
With unwavering
commitment to duty, Management again upgraded his position to Health Assistant/Senior
Health Assistant in 2004 and 2010 respectively.
In recognition of
discipline, honesty and passion to work, the Hospital Management approved of
your readiness to train as Anaesthetists in 2010 when there was shortage of
Anaesthetists at the facility.
He is on record to have
distinguished himself in his training and for assisting in the performance of
568 procedures in 2012, including laparotomies, caesarian sections and hernias.
The NCHS also awarded Dr.
Felix Ahorsu, Eye Specialist and Medical Superintendent at the St. Patrick
Hospital at Offinso in the Ashanti Region for his dedicated and meritorious
service in the healthcare delivery.
A voluntary blood donor,
Mr. John Degraft Daiden who had donated blood since 1977 was also honoured for
his dedication in saving lives at the Conference.
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