Renowned heart-surgeon and Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has been recognised for his distinguished medical practice.

He was presented with a  24 quartz gold medal, a brass bust of him including him being named after a state of the art first aid centre constituting three ultra-modern Ambulances and a helicopter ambulance.

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A citation accompanying the award read, "With an extreme can-do spirit, you were poised to initiate the seemingly impossible dream regardless of the numerous conspicuous obstacles and lack of resources. Through your unstoppable dream, Ghana now boasts of a world-class Cardiothoracic Centre, Red Cross Society and Heart Foundation."

The theme for the event was "Celebrating excellence and diligence among clinicians to promote quality health for quality livelihood and development."

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Seventeen (17) other individuals and organisations were also honoured at the ceremony, the first ever to be organised by the Media Men Ghana Limited – a Consulting Firm.

They included Prof Sir Joseph Acheampong, a Specialist in Internal Medicine, Dr Ellen Boakye and Dr Tabitha Botwe, both General Medical Practitioners, Dr Agyekum Addo, a Pharmacist.

Unity Television and Vodafone - a telecommunications company, were also rewarded for contributing to the growth of the health sector.

Their prizes included sashes, citations and certificates.

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Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II applauded the awardees for their service to humanity and encouraged them to continue to do more to save lives.

Below are the winners: