Ghana: Upper West Regional Hospital Plans to Establish Cancer Unit

Wa — The Medical Director of the Upper West Regional Hospital, Dr Robert Amesiya, has said plans were advanced for the establishment of a cancer unit at the facility, to help treat cancer patients.

He expressed worry that patients who were diagnosed with cancer and referred to hospitals outside the region, could not receive treatment because of distance, cost and other difficulties they encountered.

“Our resident pathologist refers the patients to the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) or Komfo…

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