Ridge Hospital

04 Mar

Ridge Hospital Diagnoses 50 Children With Rare Diseases

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The Greater Accra Regional Hospital has tested and diagnosed 50 children with rare diseases in the country. Dr. Yvonne Brew, a Pediatrician at Ridge Hospital, said that some of the children diagnosed were the first to be found with those conditions in Africa. This has provided immense relief to healthcare workers and families, who now understand what these children are going through. Dr Brew stated this during a lighting-up event hosted by the Rare Disease Ghana Initiative to commemorate 2024 World Rare Disease Day. Rare diseases are defined as any condition that clinicians are unable to diagnose early, affect only a handful…

18 Dec

Ridge Hospital Reacts To Reports Of ‘Baby Thief’ Caught On Their Premises

Wontumi1Newsbaby thief, Ridge Hospital

The Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge) has clarified reports on the arrest of a young man purported to have stolen a baby. Earlier reports on Sunday, December 17 was that, the man believed to be in his early twenties was nabbed red-handed while stealing a baby from one of the wards. However, the hospital’s management has refuted the report, clarifying that he stole a phone at the HDU on-call room. The statement further stated that the thief, who posed as a cleaner to gain access to the room, took the phone which was left on charge. He was discovered by…