Ghana looses surgeon to COVID-19
Renowned Ghanaian surgeon and former president of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Professor Dr. Jacob Plange-Rhule has died after contracting the novel coronavirus.
Dr. Jacob Plange-Rhule was a senior lecturer in the field of renal medicine.
He reportedly passed away this morning in Accra, after a battle with the deadly disease.
Details of his death are sketchy but a source revealed that the celebrated renal surgeon may have suffered an underlying medical condition prior to his demise.
Prior to his appointment as the head of the GCPS, Professor Plange-Rhule was the Head of the Department of Physiology at the KNUST School of Medical Sciences, and a Consultant Physician in the Department of Medicine at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi.
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May the soul of this great man rest in perfect peace.
May his soul rest in perfect peace …I’ve known him personally for few yrs
Very sad news for mother Ghana. May his soul rest in peace