Apollo Hospital team in Ghana to provide medical services

Accra, July 13, GNA - A team of doctors from the Apollo Hospitals are in the country to bring sound clinical advice to the doorstep of patients suffering from kidney diseases and heart conditions.

The visit comes as a partnership between the hospital and the Wellness Laboratories that seek to leverage technology so that citizens could opt for a super specialist consultation, currently not available in the country through a telemedicine centers at the Wellness Laboratory in Accra.

According to the Chief Executive Officer of the Wellness Laboratories Limited, Dr. Narinder Kirpalani, the Apollo Hospital was committed to the well-being of not only their just patients, but the society as a whole.

“Our aim is to reach quality healthcare to all those who need it. Towards this end, several initiatives have been started by the Apollo Hospitals Group; Initiatives like SACHi, SAHI, CURE and DISHA aim to reach out and provide healthcare measures to the economically backward”.

He noted that the visit was a clear demonstration of Team's resolve to assist Ghana in its quest for seeking the latest healthcare for its citizens.

Deputy Minister of Health, Mr. Rojo Mettle Nunoo, called for greater collaboration between the team and their Ghanaian counterparts to achieve the same competences.

The India High Commissioner, Mr. Rjinder Bhagah, said the Apollo Hospital was one of the best hospitals and recommended Ghanaians to take advantage of the services available and asked the team to combine their efforts to provide quality services and not focus too much on commercialization.

The Apollo hospital works on supplementing and supporting the efforts of the healthcare professionals in Ghana and upgrading the healthcare infrastructure and skill sets. The team is expected to come back in the next two to three months.

GNA