• Early pregnancies or early gynaecology
• Reproductive medicine service
• Rapid access clinics for women with abnormal symptoms
• Cervical dysplasia
• Menstrual disorders
• Pelvic pain
• Polycystic ovarian syndrome
• Uterine fibroids
• Urinary incontinence

Pregnancies and its related diseases example, pregnancy-induced hypertension, diabetes in pregnancy, pre-eclampsia and malaria in pregnancy. Patients are seen on a daily basis in the outpatient department. Each team has a fixed clinic day.

Emergency cases are seen in the emergency room by the on-call team. Patients are admitted from here to the emergency lying-in wards for surgery or for further investigations and treatment.

Patients seen at the clinic who need elective surgery are placed on waiting lists of variable lengths depending on the type of surgery and the urgency of the case. The patient is reviewed by the anaesthetist at the anaesthesia clinic held at the surgical block. The patient is admitted to the ward only after she had been declared fit for surgery by the anaesthetist.

HEAD OF DEPARTMENT

Dr. Victor Akouku

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The department provides 24-hour emergency services and receives both referred and unreferred cases from within our communities, and other part of the Greater Accra Region.

It serves as the main entry point for in-patient admissions to other departments such as Surgery Internal Medicine and Therapeutics.

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You will receive the highest level of care from the time your surgery is scheduled through recovery. Our nurses, anesthesia staff, and surgeons will individualize your care. Our team will work with your surgeon on follow-up treatments including rehabilitation, medication, and home health.

Our highly trained surgical specialists and staff perform a full range of surgeries, from the simplest same-day procedures to the most complex inpatient procedures.

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WHAT HAPPENS AT ANTENATAL CARE

During your first antenatal care session, you’ll have a pregnancy test to confirm that you are pregnant, and we’ll estimate your expected date of delivery.

We will discuss your medical history and you’ll have a clinical examination to assess your general health and examine your pregnancy. This will help us to determine whether your pregnancy might be high risk or not, and ensure we can work with you to develop a suitable birth plan.

A number of tests and immunizations will be done, such as STI and HIV screening, blood tests, and preventative treatment for malaria. You can rest assured that any care you receive will be tailored to suit your needs.

We’ll also give you information to help you prepare for birth and beyond. You will receive information about:

• Delivery in a healthcare facility
• Healthy behaviours
• Newborn care
• Breastfeeding
• Postnatal care
• Planning for child spacing

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The department also includes in-patient services and physicians and surgeons who take care of inpatients in the ward and are consultants in the OPD. Before being admitted as an inpatient the examination and treatment take place in the OPD. The patients who are in-patient and get discharged also visit the OPD for follow-up.

Our roles

• Triaging of patients at the OPD and er
• Checking and recording of vital signs of all patients before seeing a prescriber
• Attending to all emergency cases at the er (medical, surgical, pediatrics and o&g cases)
• Wound dressing
• Testing for malaria and HIV
• Health Education

Head of Department: Afisha Awudu

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