Medical Info

General Medical Information
Most Hotels do not have resident in-house medical service but have doctors on call. The PSU recommends that the following Clinics and Hospitals be used if required. Please inform the PSU and /or HOA if your require assistance of any kind.

CLINICS AND HOSPITALS

  Akai House Clinic:
 
It is located 1st Floor, 3rd Road at Osu;
Tel.# 021 763822, 027 546488;
fax: 021 763821;
email: akaise@ghana.com;
 Dr. Adrian Oddoye, is the General Practitioner/Director.  They provide the following services: Small family practice clinic, Colour Doppler ultrasound/echocardiogram, vaccination facilities including Hib and MMR available. They have visiting specialists including a pediatrician.

  37 Military Hospital:
Giffard Road/ 37 Circle
Tel.#: 777595
Commanding Officer: 020-8137119
Recommended in an emergency if immediate surgery is required.
 
  Nyaho Medical Centre: 
Location: Aviation Rd. Airport Residential Area. Accra
Tel.#  021 775291
Dr. Nyaho Tamaclo is the Director. 
 
  Trust/SSNIT Hospital: 
 
SSNIT is at Osu, next to Dynasty Chinese Restaurant;
Tel.# 021 776787, 777137-9. 
Dr. Fiifi Ellis is the Director.  The SSNIT Hospital is a clean general clinic and hospital.  It provides quality mammograms but many have the results sent abroad to be read.  To avoid a long wait, the fast tract clinic is available upstairs and to the right.  It has a 24-hour malaria testing is available.
DENTAL CLINICS    

  Beaver Dental Clinic Ltd:
 Located on 7 Roman road, Roman Ridge; Tel: 021 771786, 024 324639.  State-of- the-art equipment; it offers digital x-rays, newer composite resin-white fillings and crowns, veneers and inlays.  Does root canals, treats gums, fissure sealant for kids and tooth whitening.  Follows guidelines established by British Dental Association for sterilization and surgical hygiene.  Dr. Dennis IIogu, trained and practiced in U.K. for the last 16 years and is great with kids and highly recommended.
PHARMACIES  

  Ernest Chemists
Location: Near Nkrumah Circle, after busy internet.
Tel.: 22 92 93
Fax: 24 25 99

4th Circular Road Pharmacy
Location: 4th Circular Rd. Cantonments Accra.
Tel.: 77 77 54

Mokat Chemist
Location: Near La Polyclinic La. Accra
Tel.: 77 30 86

PILL BOX Pharmacy
Location: Opposite Osu Re GNTC
Tel.: 76 55 00

Korle Bu Pharmacy (24 hr. Service)
Location: Korle Bu Teaching Hosp. Accra)
Tel.: 67 05 99

For more information concerning medical services available in Ghana, please visit the NO More Worries web site or the Canadian High Commission website

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