A LEADING neurosurgeon at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra- Ghana, Dr. Hadi Mohammed Abdullah, has raised doubts over what he describes as inconsistencies in medical reports allegedly issued by the prestigious Mayo Clinic concerning former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta’s prostate cancer diagnosis.
In an interview with Joy News, Dr. Hadi questioned the sequence and content of two separate letters purportedly from the U.S.-based medical institution.
According to him, the first letter referenced a surgery scheduled for March, while a second mentioned an MRI-guided prostate biopsy — a procedure generally regarded as a routine, non-invasive day case.
“It’s hard to reconcile the two letters,” Dr. Hadi said. “If surgery was planned in March, but later reports mention a biopsy, it suggests the diagnosis might not have been fully confirmed at the time. Unless Mayo Clinic refers to the biopsy as surgery — which would be unusual.”
He stressed that such biopsies are standard procedures in Ghana, often performed at Korle Bu and other hospitals without the need for hospital admission.
“These are usually done in clinics or on the ward — patients go home the same day,” he noted. “This is standard practice in any hospital with a functional urology department.”
Dr. Hadi’s comments come amid public scrutiny of Ofori-Atta’s medical travel and the authenticity of documents used to justify it. His remarks have added fuel to ongoing debates over political privilege and transparency in public health disclosures.
Source: Nationaltymes.com
