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NCTC holds festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
Staff of the National Cardiothoracic Centre gathered on December 20, 2023 to celebrate their traditional Christmas Nine Lessons and Carols. The celebration was officiated by Rev. Fr. Apaloo of St. Luke Catholic Church, Korle-Bu. In his exhortation, he appealed to...
NCTC celebrates Prof. Frimpong-Boateng
The National Cardiothoracic Centre (NCTC) at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has organised a dinner in honour of celebrated Ghanaian heart surgeon, Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, whose exemplary leadership and vision led to the establishment of the centre in 1989. The...
Ghana USA Embassy Health Team visits Cardio
Ghana USA Embassy Health Team visits Cardio. From your Right: Dr. Melissa Wolin (Embassy), Dr Innocent Adzamli (Cardio), Jennifer Kmiecinski (Embassy), Mr. Isaac Arthur(Embassy)
Promasidor Donates to Seven Cardio Patients
Promasidor Ghana, makers of popular food brand Cowbell has entered into a long term partnership with National Cardiothoracic Centre to pay surgery bills of some selected patients who are unable to raise money for their surgery. The company made a donation of GHS...
NCTC Celebrates World Heart Day 2023
National Cardiothoracic Centre celebrated this year's World Heart Day by visiting Media General premises where performed health screening for all their staff. This year's theme is dubbed ""
Foundation commits to fund hole-in-heart surgeries at Korle Bu for 10 years
There is hope for hole-in-heart patients in the country as the Shen Yano and Shen Yuet Foundation commits to pay for the surgery of 25 patients yearly at the Cardiothoracic Centre of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra for the next 10 years. Under a memorandum of...
Old Students Association of St.Mary’s Donates to Cardio
Old Students Association of St. Mary’s Donates to the Centre to support children with heart conditions.
NCTC launches World Heart Day 2018
The National Cardiovascular Centre has today launched the 2016 edition of the World Heart Day in Accra. The theme for this year's event is "Creating heart-healthy environment." The call is to create awareness for Ghanaians to make healthy heart choices. World Heart...
Let’s exercise to keep healthy hearts
Mr Emmanuel Kofi Nti, the Commissioner General of the Ghana Revenue Authority(GRA), has advised the public to regularly exercise to keep a healthy heart. He explained thatengaging in regular exercises helps the heart muscles to be more efficient andable to pump blood...
The Heart
Every organ in the body needs to be supplied with blood for it to function properly. Fresh blood brings oxygen and food to the tissues and carries away unwanted carbon dioxide and other waste products. The blood circulates around the body through a closed system of...