Ghanaian Emmanuel Ohene Needs Financial Assistance For Radiotherapy: “Let's Donate To Support Him”

Ghanaian Emmanuel Ohene Needs Financial Assistance For Radiotherapy: “Let's Donate To Support Him”

  • A Ghanaian man diagnosed with progressive dysphagia needs financial assistance to undergo urgent radiation therapy
  • In an interview with YEN.com.gh, Corporal Agbeko Simon Ekpeagba disclosed that Emmanuel Ohene's condition has deteriorated
  • The police added that he donated towards the medical procedure as he called on the public to support

Emmanuel Ohene, a deprived Ghanaian man diagnosed with progressive dysphagia, needs financial assistance to undergo urgent radiotherapy.

Per the Mayo Clinic, dysphagia is a medical term for difficulty swallowing. The condition has affected the patient's tongue, making life unbearable.

Photo of Emmanuel Ohene.
Ghanaian Emmanuel Ohene needs financial assistance for radiotherapy. Photo credit: Corporal Agbeko Simon Ekpeagba/WhatsApp.
Source: UGC

In an interview with Ghanaian police officer Corporal Agbeko Simon Ekpeagba, he disclosed that Ohene's condition had worsened.

''I visited him at his home, and I can say his condition is bad. He can't speak. I presented GH¢2,500 to help with his radiotherapy, but he still needs assistance from the public.

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''I urge organisations and people who have the means to reach out to him to donate,'' Corporal Simon told YEN.com.gh.

Please donate via MoMo number O533775286 to support Ohene finance the total cost of GH¢15,400

Photo of Corporal Simon Agbeko and Emmanuel Ohene.
Ghanaian Emmanuel Ohene needs support for radiotherapy. Photo credit: Corporal Agbeko Simon Ekpeagba/WhatsApp.
Source: UGC

Simon Agbeko wins Social Intervention of the Year award

In a previous story, YEN.com.gh reported that Corporal Agbeko Simon Ekpeagba received the Social Intervention of the Year award at the 2023 Spotlight Awards Africa.

He earned the title at the third edition of the prestigious awards event at the Canwin Hotel in Accra on Saturday, July 1.

Speaking to YEN.com.gh about the milestone, the kind-hearted police officer thanked God for the achievement.

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Also, YEN.com.gh reported that Corporal Agbeko Simon Ekpeagba wanted to assist the less fortunate members of society long before he joined the Ghana Police Service as an officer to serve the nation, the poor, and the needy.

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Due to his modest upbringing, the native of Denu in Ghana's Volta Region can better relate to and comprehend the concerns of the underprivileged.

He was raised by his mother, a petty trader, and his late father, a police officer. Before he passed away in 2020, Simon's father tried his best to support the family.

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Source: YEN.com.gh

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Nathaniel Crabbe (Human-Interest editor) Nathaniel Crabbe is a journalist and editor with a degree in Journalism from the Ghana Institute of Journalism, where he graduated in 2015. He earned his master's from UPSA in December 2023. Before becoming an editor/writer of political/entertainment and human interest stories at Asaase Radio, Crabbe was a news reporter at TV3 Ghana. With experience spanning over ten years, he now works at YEN.com.gh as a human interest editor. You can reach him via nathaniel.crabbe@yen.com.gh.