KWAME NKRUMAH CELEBRATED

Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah

By Kwesi Pratt, Jnr.

On Wednesday 27^th April, many progressives trooped to the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park to begin activities to mark the 44th anniversary of the death of Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, Founder of the Modern State of Ghana.

Nkrumah died in Romania on April 27, 1972 from a cause which is still not clear.

 It is widely speculated that he died from cancer but others have suggested that he died from the after effects of the terrorist attacks on him.

Those who gathered at the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park included leaders of the Convention Peoples Party (CPP), family member’s representatives of Government and members of the Socialist Forum of Ghana (SFG).

Wreaths were laid on behalf of the Government of Ghana, the Nkrumah family, the Convention Peoples Party, the Socialist Forum of Ghana and the People of Ghana.

 Organisers say that leaders of other political parties have also been invited to the event at which special tributes will be paid to the Osagyefo.

At 5:00pm the Socialist Forum of Ghana (SFG) also launch a book on Nkrumah at the International Press Centre in Accra.

The book entitled “Secret Documents on Nkrumah from the British Foreign Office” is a compilation of the declassified document of the British Foreign Office and commentaries.

A number of dignitaries including Ministers, Parliamentarians and diplomats have been invited to the event.

Editorial

URGENT ATTENTION NEEDED FOR THIS!

A call to make Buruli Ulcer treatment free should be given urgent attention.

The buruli ulcer problem became very topical some years back, but receded in the news under the assumption that the menace has been somehow dealt with.

But in the last few months, regular reports of buruli ulcer incidents have emerged, suggesting that the menace is either enjoying a comeback or a relaxation in the state of vigilance on the disease.

Speaking at Amasaman in Accra West recently, Dr Jarvis Abilla, the Medical Superintendent of Ga West Municipal Hospital, said some buruli ulcer patients had been abandoned by their families and had been in the hospital for more than three years, indicating that the future plans of such patients were in jeopardy.

He explained that the donor pool fund, which received resources from organisations had also collapsed, giving some challenges to the facility.

Dr Abilla made the recommendation at a ceremony at which Frimps Oil Co. Ltd donated to the Buruli Ulcer Ward of the Ga West Municipal Hospital, at Amasaman, the capital of Ga West Municipality.

The doctor’s statements should be alarming to anyone with cursory knowledge of the disease. It is a terrible disease and although it can be treated well in its early stages, failure to do so causes such horrible disfigurement that we should not allow the situation to get out of hand.