Afua Adwo Jectey Hesse

“I urged Ghanaians to de­sist from telling lies and do what they would like to do if nobody was watching them.”

“By the grace of God, the school has graduated 28 medical doctors from three batches. The main thing is about their work ethics and high character.”

“My family decid­ed to manage the academic part of the university while other stakeholders provide the financial part. That was the vision to get stakehold­ers who would provide the needed funds for this laudable project, hence the coming into being of the Accra Col­lege of Medicine.”

“One of my sons had expressed concern that there were many students who had applied to the medical schools in Ghana with good grades but could not gain admission to the public medical schools because of the cut-off point, so he asked why couldn’t the family establish a school to cater for some of these students.”

“I intimat­ed that there were occasions I had to use my money in support of needy children on admission in the hospital, and this situation had occasioned the establishment of a Special Fund in the department in support of needy children.”

“The challenges in the department included the clinical condition the patient was identified with, you could diagnose the condition and prescribe medication for the patient, but the parents could not purchase the medicine, and having completed a nice job, the post-operative man­agement of the case could be problematic because the parents could not provide the needed items.”

“The Paediatric Surgery Depart­ment took care of newborn babies up to 13 years.”

“There was no regret working as a Paediatric Surgeon because I attached professionalism to my work and the relief given to par­ents and their sick children had provided me a lot of satisfaction. Additionally, working with my hands to see a little child get better was a wonderful activity which she took delight in.”

“In paediatric surgery, a child comes to the hospital with a problem and when you operate on the child or you correct the problem, the next day the child is ready to go and play football. In this situation, the anxious parents would like to find out wheth­er the child should be allowed to play or not.”

“I have never wavered going through all the disciplines in medicine.”

“It was an arduous task working continuously as a paediatric surgeon with no time to rest. Later, she had to recruit more doctors and nurses to assist her in the department and ensured that the staff were exposed to some of the best practices outside the country.”

“Working as a Paedi­atric Surgeon was God’s plan for my life because l was told by my par­ents that at the age of four, l had indicated l would become a paediatric surgeon. It is so surprising that l knew nothing about it so l inferred that it was God who had directed my thoughts.”

“I lamented how quickly they want to amass wealth for themselves, disregarding wealth of experiences of the elderly and appreciating the need for hard work to achieve laurels.”

“Do not procrastinate. I believe the youth of today have numerous opportunities which they must explore but is worried that many are not patient.”

“Sometimes tough, especially when I wants something done. Most of the people who I have worked with understand me.”

“I want to be a team player, and hopes to get everybody working with me, and to encourage them to do things right, and at the right time; no matter how difficult.”

“I intend to transform Korle Bu into a centre of excellence where everybody will receive equal services from our medical staff. Patients will be received with open arms irrespective of the class or status, just as is done in the advanced countries.”

“His death affected my academic performance that semester. I pulled myself together after his burial, and told myself – I will not fail.”

“However, the icy hands of death took away her father, in her first year at the Medical School in 1971. This was a catastrophic and traumatic experience.”

“I was an unusually reserved young lady, for which I was teased by friends, I shrugged off that trait later, to the surprise of many. She became the Assistant Girls Prefect at Wesley Girls, in her final year.”