Prof. Frimpong-Boateng, Okyeame Kwame & Others Honoured At PCP Honours

The People's Choice Practitioners Awards, organised by Media Men Ghana has on Friday, 14th April 2017 honoured a number of Ghanaian individuals and groups contributing to the learning and practice of health in Ghana.

The event, graced by his Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and chaired by Prof. Joseph Acheampong brought together distinguished personalities at the Golden Tulip Hotel in Kumasi. The award scheme in its maiden edition, is a national medico-social initiative geared towards celebrating excellence in the health sector.

Prominent among the awardees is renowned heart surgeon and Minister for Environment, Science and Technology, Hon. Professor Kwabena Frimpong Boateng who was awarded "Legend of the Year"; musician and Hepatitis B icon, Okyeame Kwame who received "Outstanding Health Ambassador".

The scheme saw other notable Ghanaian winners in varying disciplines of health which includes Bishop Dag Heward Mills, DCOP Dr Ebenezer Ewusi-Emmim, Dr Mike Agyekum Addo, Dr. Bryite Asamoah, Dr. Ellen Boakye, Dr. Kwaku Oteng, Dr. Osei Kwame Despite, Dr. Richard Selormey, Sara Nana Yeboah and Ellen Boakye and many others.

 

The ultimate chief celebrant, Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng is the pioneer of Ghana’s first cardiothoracic centre. He was presented with a  24 quartz gold medal, a brass bust of him including him being named after a state of the art first aid centre constituting three ultra-modern Ambulances and a helicopter ambulance.

This honour will be one of other numerous laurels for versatile rapper and philanthropist Okyeame Kwame for his corporate social responsibility through his Hepatitis B since 2009. A month ago, he, for the same reason received the key to the city of Cincinnati.

See full list of awardees below:

 

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1.       Social Media Health Advocate	Benson Owusu
2.       Health App	Bisa App
3.       Forces Clinician	Dcop Dr Ebenezer Ewusi-Emmim
4.       Health Advocate–Social Event	Despite Group Blood Donation
5.       Pharmacist of the Year	Dr Agyekum Addo
6.       Versatile Clinician	Dr Mrs Gyikua Plange-Rhule
7.       Medical Officer	Dr Tabitha Botchway
8.       Health Advocate–Clinician	Dr. Bryite Asamoah
9.       Specialist Clinician	Dr. Daniel Kwesi Sabbah
Private Practice Clinician	Dr. Edward Mahama
10.   Medical Student	Dr. Ellen Boakye
11.   Herbal Clinician	Dr. Kwaku Oteng
12.   Health Citizen	Dr. Osei Kwame Despite
13.   Locally Produced Drug	EFPAC
14.   Local Pharmaceutical Institution	Ernest Chemist
15.   Health Intern	Faustina Awuni Teni
16.   House Officer	Dr. Caleb Otu-Ansah
17.   Physician Assistant	Gloria Cabornu
18.   Health Food Product	Herbalife
19.   Private Health Facility	Holy Trinity Medical Centre/Spa
20.   Pharmaceutical Rep	Kwesi Pratt Yamoah
21.   Certified Registered Anesthetist	Samuel Assibi Akparibo
22.   Health Advocate–Media Program	Vodafone Healthline
23.   Associate Clinician – Allied Sciences	Naana Debrah
24.   Health Ambassador	Okyeame Kwame
25.   Unparalleled Rural Health Facility	Pediatorkope Hospital
26.   Health Advocate–Pharmaceutical	PFIZER
27.   Legend of the Year	Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng
28.   Herbal Health product	Pure Noni Juice
29.   PCP Clinician Leadership Award	Richard Selormey
30.   Most Urbanised health Facility	Ridge Hospital
31.   Associate Clinician – Ward	Sara Nana Yeboah
32.   Health Management Team	Tamale Teaching Hospital
33.   Most Prescribed Foreign Drug	Tot'hema
Longest running Media health event	TV3 Blood Donation Exercise
34.   Health Advocate–Media Institution	UTV
35.   Philanthropic and health Support Institution	Vodafone Ghana