<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Dear GB,</span></div><div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">I hereby nominate<b> Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng</b> as the 2012 African Hero of the Year. </span></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br>
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b>Profile:</b></span></div>
</span>Professor Frimpong Boateng is a Ghanaian Cardiothoracic surgeon. After graduating from the University of Ghana Medical School as the best student in surgery in 1962, he went to further his studies in Germany specializing in cardiothoracic surgery. Although he could have made a fortune working abroad, he chose to return to Ghana as the country's first locally based cardiothoracic surgeon.<div>
<br>Upon his return, with the support of the Government of Ghana he pulled together his personal monetary and logistic resources to established the National Cardiotheracic Center. It was the first medical facility in Ghana for people with heart related problems. The Center is also opened to patients from Africa and the world over. With dedication, perseverance and courage, Prof. Frimpong Boateng, pioneered the upgrading of the National Cardiothoracic Center to a Graduate Medical Institution, the West African College of Physicians and Surgeons, to train heart surgeons, cardiologists, cardiac anaesthetists, operating room nurses, intensive care nurses, cardiac technicians, and other cardiothoracic technicians. This facility not only provides high quality specialized medical training to Ghanaian medical professionals, but also many countries in Africa have sent medical personnel to be trained at the Center.<div>
<br></div><div>Concerned about the high cost of heart surgery, he also set up the Ghana Heart Foundation, that is responsible for paying part of the cost for heart surgery for underpriviledged Ghanaians who require heart surgery.This great son of Africa has brought hope to the hopeless and continues to save lives. I think he deserves this honor.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Thank you.<br><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">-- </div><i><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000099">Prince Adu</font></i><div><font color="#3333FF"><i><br>Candidate, MA International Development Studies<br>
</i></font><div><i><font color="#3333FF">Center for International studies<br></font></i></div><div><i><font color="#3333FF">Ohio University</font></i></div><div><i><font color="#3333FF"><br>Candidate, Master's in Public Health<br>
College of Health Sciences and Professions<br>Ohio University<br></font></i></div><div><i><font color="#3333FF"><br>(713) 470 8553</font></i><br><div><br></div></div><br>
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