Ghana needs more Dermatologists
By Steve Kakrabah-Quarshie
Prof. Edmund N. Delle, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Rabito Clinic Limited in Accra, has emphasised the need for Ghana to produce Dermatologists to help cure the many skin diseases that abound in the country.
Describing the situation as tragedy, Prof. Delle said many people die of skin diseases in Ghana, advising that “people must take good care of their skins.” He was speaking in an interview with The Catholic Standard on the recent Ghana Entrepreneurs Awards Hall of Fame, conferred on him by the Entrepreneurs Foundation of Ghana, (EFG).
Prof. Delle noted that though many people were ignorant of these diseases, some could be eliminated, urging people with any skin infections to report to hospitals. He asked people to wear clean clothes, “avoid spiritual misinformation about skin diseases and report to the hospitals for treatment.” On skin bleaching, he said it was injurious to the body and urged women “to maintain their natural skin colours by using good soap and clean water.
About the commonest skin diseases in Ghana, Prof. Delle mentioned common bacterial infections, fungal infections, eczema or dermatitis, infection by animal parasites, and papulo-squamous (Scaly) eruptions. The rest are chronic bacterial infections (including leprosy), nutritional disorders, allergic disorders, viral infections and pigmentary disorders.
Prof. Delle noted that his specialty in the field of dermatology has led to the increased patronage of his clinic, adding that people from other West African countries also attend his clinic. He is a founding member of the African Association of Dermatologists and served as Vice-President and Secretary General between 1991 and 1997 to press home the importance of dermatology in the continent.
Prof. Delle told The Catholic Standard that with support from the University of Pennsylvania in New York and the University of Padua in Italy, he would start the International Institute of Dermatology in Accra in September 2015 on pilot basis.
Prof. Delle is a member of the Ghana Society of Dermatologists and a Foundation Fellow of the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons.For 23 years, 1976-1999, Prof. Delle was the Chairman of Board of Directors of the Standard Newspapers and Magazines Ltd., publishers of The Catholic Standard.
He is a practicing Catholic.
Prof. Edmund N. Delle, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Rabito Clinic Limited in Accra, has emphasised the need for Ghana to produce Dermatologists to help cure the many skin diseases that abound in the country.
Describing the situation as tragedy, Prof. Delle said many people die of skin diseases in Ghana, advising that “people must take good care of their skins.” He was speaking in an interview with The Catholic Standard on the recent Ghana Entrepreneurs Awards Hall of Fame, conferred on him by the Entrepreneurs Foundation of Ghana, (EFG).
Prof. Delle noted that though many people were ignorant of these diseases, some could be eliminated, urging people with any skin infections to report to hospitals. He asked people to wear clean clothes, “avoid spiritual misinformation about skin diseases and report to the hospitals for treatment.” On skin bleaching, he said it was injurious to the body and urged women “to maintain their natural skin colours by using good soap and clean water.
About the commonest skin diseases in Ghana, Prof. Delle mentioned common bacterial infections, fungal infections, eczema or dermatitis, infection by animal parasites, and papulo-squamous (Scaly) eruptions. The rest are chronic bacterial infections (including leprosy), nutritional disorders, allergic disorders, viral infections and pigmentary disorders.
Prof. Delle noted that his specialty in the field of dermatology has led to the increased patronage of his clinic, adding that people from other West African countries also attend his clinic. He is a founding member of the African Association of Dermatologists and served as Vice-President and Secretary General between 1991 and 1997 to press home the importance of dermatology in the continent.
Prof. Delle told The Catholic Standard that with support from the University of Pennsylvania in New York and the University of Padua in Italy, he would start the International Institute of Dermatology in Accra in September 2015 on pilot basis.
Prof. Delle is a member of the Ghana Society of Dermatologists and a Foundation Fellow of the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons.For 23 years, 1976-1999, Prof. Delle was the Chairman of Board of Directors of the Standard Newspapers and Magazines Ltd., publishers of The Catholic Standard.
He is a practicing Catholic.