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20 Health Institutions to benefit from CKT-UTAS’ sensitisation on Transthyretin Amyloidosis disease

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Within a space of one year, some 20 health institutions across the country will benefit from an awareness programme on transthyretin Amyloids Disease. This is a project that is spearheaded by the CK-TEDAM University of Technology and Applied Sciences.

Speaking at the awareness creation on the Transthyretin Amyloidosis project launch, a Senior Lecturer and Lead researcher at the Department of Applied Biology at the School of Environment and Life Sciences, Dr. Kweku Appiah–Kubi revealed that, his department won a grant valued at about $150,000.00 to create awareness on Transthyretin Amyloidosis. A condition, he says is rare in Ghana.

Lead researcher at the Department of Applied Biology at the School of Environment and Life Sciences, Dr. Kweku Appiah–Kubi

According to Mr. Kubi, some 10 Regional Hospitals, 5 Teaching Hospitals and 5 other health centred institutions will be selected to benefit from this project. “We are targeting 10 Regional hospitals, 5 teaching Hospitals and 5 Public Institutions that are currently running medical sciences programmes,” he said.

He continued to say, “we will involve 5 staff from each of the Institutions I have just mentioned in an in-person training but the focus will not only be in-person but we want to reach out to everybody including layperson and the general public. How will we do this? We will engage in TV, Radio discussions on Transthyretin Amyloidosis”.

He revealed that a nine-member team has been set up to achieve this aim. The team is made up of researchers from selected public universities across the country.

Transthyretin amyloidosis is a slowly progressive condition characterized by the build-up of abnormal deposits of a protein called amyloid (amyloidosis) in the body’s organs and tissues. These protein deposits most frequently occur in the peripheral nervous system, which is made up of nerves connecting the brain and spinal cord to muscles and sensory cells that detect sensations such as touch, pain, heat, and sound. Protein deposits in these nerves result in a loss of sensation in the extremities.

According to him, the awareness will not only end on such platforms but will extend into community engagements to help those who may not have the opportunity to either listen or watch these discussions either on TV or Radio.

He said the initiative will help health practitioners to detect the disease early enough to be able to treat it on time.

He, therefore, called on various stakeholders in health to go to their aid to help achieve this aim, noting that it was necessary that people are sensitised to the causes, effects, and treatments of this “rarely spoken about” disease.

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