C/Supt/Dr. (Med) Frank Duodu
The Public Health Department
In Public Health Practice, we combine science and art with the aim of preventing diseases, prolonging life, and promoting health through the organized efforts of society. Public Health practitioners focus more intently on preventing disease rather than treating it. Additionally, we usually work on the health of entire communities or groups of people instead of one-on-one patient care, thus having a much larger impact on the general health and well-being of populations. The Ghana Police Service, through the Public Health Department of the Police Hospital, provides such services to its personnel and also to the general public in diverse ways.
The Department is currently made up of 6 main Units namely:
- Reproductive and Child Health Unit
- Adolescent Health Unit
- Disease Control and Prevention Unit
- Health Information Unit
- Family Planning Unit
- Public Health Clinic Unit
There are also subunits attached to some satellite police clinics (Ashanti/ Bono/ NPTS/Workshop Clinics).
Vision
To improve and promote the good health and well-being of all police personnel, their dependents, and their community through preventive programs, health education, medical response interventions, and research.
Mission
- Monitor health status/trends of personnel in the Service to identify and implement programs and interventions to help improve their health e.g. sanitation and hygiene promotion, insects and pests control, addiction, and reproductive health concerns of key populations.
- Inform, educate, and empower personnel about health issues, especially disease prevention and healthy lifestyle (promotion of exercise, stress reduction, and healthy diets) thereby creating better awareness.
- Participate in medical outreach events and activities.
- Identify potential risk factors for emerging and re-emerging conditions and disease outbreaks
- Mobilize community partnership and action in response to public health emergencies eg, partnering with the satellite Police Clinics and Regional/Municipal Health Directorates.
- Conduct Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems e.g. Collect and analyze data related to current health issues.
Scope of Work (Service Rendered)
- Screening and vital signs checking for basic health conditions
- Vaccination (EPI, international travel requirements, and others)
- Antenatal and Post-natal services
- Child Welfare Clinic (CWC)
- Disinfection and fumigation of the environment
- Family planning and Comprehensive Abortion Care (CAC)
- Cervical Cancer Screening and Prevention
- Adolescent Health and School Health Education Programme (SHEP)
- HIV Testing and Counselling
- Diseases of Public Health Importance Clinic
- Medical Certification (Travel, Employment, Deployment, Boarding/Detention, etc.)
- Disease Surveillance
- Health Promotion and Education.
- Field Medical Response And Outreach
- Mon -Fri: 8am -3pm
- Sat & Sun: On-call