By Charles Takyi-Boadu
The former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the nation’s premier hospital, the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), and the first blackman to undertake a successful heart transplant in sub-Saharan Africa, Professor Dr. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, is obviously not happy with what appears to be a deliberate and calculated attempt by sections of the media to tarnish his reputation.
He said he did not have any intentions whatsoever of descending into the gutters with the papers, since his achievements as CEO of the hospital speaks volumes.
Speaking in an interview with this reporter, Prof. Frimpong Boateng wondered why some Ghanaians took delight in ruining the reputations of individuals in the country.
Frimpong-Boateng, who is the head of the National Cardiothoracic Centre, noted that despite all accusations being made against him, the Ghana Post had crowned his deeds by embossing their newest stamps with a couple of the things he managed to achieve for Korle-Bu during his days as CEO.
He talked of three of the new stamps, which have the embossment of the new Administration Block of the hospital, the Cardiothoracic Center, and the third one which has his own embossment.
After achieving this and other monumental feats for the nation and Korle-Bu, he could not fathom why anybody, or his detractors, would seek to drag his name and reputation into the mud without cause.
He also takes pride in the fact that he has been able to establish a Cardiothoracic Centre which is now recognised by the West African College of Surgeons, for training heart surgeons, cardiologists, cardiac anesthetists, operating room nurses, intensive care nurses, cardiac technicians, and other cardiothoracic technicians.
Newspaper reports had alleged that contrary to the praises heaped on Frimpong-Boateng, for his instrumental leadership in the building of the administrative block for the hospital, the children’s block, which is a few meters close to the administration, was in a deplorable condition, such that between four and five children, and in some cases six, new-born babies share a bed.
It was also alleged that some of the basic necessities like water filters are not available, stressing that the situation at the Surgical Medical Emergency (SME) unit and other departments of the hospital, was more pathetic.
This is what baffles Prof. Frimpong-Boateng’s imagination, wondering why such blame could be apportioned to him, when he left office almost two years ago.
In spite of this, the learned doctor has indicated that he was not the least moved by the continuous churning of falsehood by his detractors, to tarnish the image and reputation he has built for himself over the years.
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