A comprehensive haematology and sickle cell centre for individuals with the illness is being built, according to Gerald Boakye, president of the Leukemia Project Foundation.
The Ghana Haematology and Clinical Genetics centre, according to the project's organisers, would provide patients with blood malignancies and diseases with better diagnosis and treatment.
Gerald Boakye, president of the Leukemia Project Foundation, gave an overview of the initiative and the organisation in charge of it, saying, "The Leukemia Project initially was a project-specific foundation to try to put up a clinic to serve patients with Leukemia."
He claimed that patients now travel outside for expensive leukaemia treatment, which is why the decision to build this centre to make treatment more accessible was made. A malignancy of blood-forming tissues, including bone marrow, called leukaemia. There are several varieties, including chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, acute myeloid leukaemia, and acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
Many people with leukemias that develop slowly don't exhibit any symptoms. However, leukemias that develop quickly might present with symptoms including weariness, weight loss, recurrent infections, and light bleeding or bruises.
It's not quite understood what causes leukaemia, according to Dr. Yvonne Adomako, Head of Haematology at the Korle-Bu.
a few risk factors, including chromosomal anomalies, infections, and some environmental and genetic disorders. Unfortunately, malaria also puts individuals at risk for this, she continued.
She urged anybody who may be showing symptoms of this illness to get treatment right away in order to lessen its potential effects. Background
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in 2021 between the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital and the Leukaemia Project Foundation (LPF) to develop the first haematology and sickle cell centre in the nation.
The Ghana Centre for Haematology and Clinical Genetics, a cutting-edge institution, will contain labs, a childcare centre, an emergency unit and ambulance service, inpatient wards, and an outpatient department (OPD).
When finished, it will also feature a research section, offices for consultants and administration, and a bone marrow registry.
LPF is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation devoted to the battle against leukaemia and other blood-related ailments, according to LPF Chairperson Alhassan Andani, who led a delegation to sign the MoU that included the foundation's President, Gerard Boakye.
He explained that the foundation was created to enable persons who have blood malignancies and other haematological disorders the opportunity to obtain thorough treatment locally at a considerably lesser cost than facilities in the UK, US, or SA.