Jacob Plange-Rhule
Jacob Plange-Rhule (July 27, 1957 – April 10, 2020) was a Ghanaian physician, academic, and Rector of the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons from October 2015 until his death in 2020.[1][2]
At the time of his death, Plange-Rhule was the Head of the Department of Physiology of the School of Medical Sciences in Kumasi, Ghana.[1] He was also a consulting physician at the Department of Medicine of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, where he founded the Hypertension and Renal Clinic and headed it for more than two decades.[1]
Biography
Plange-Rhule was born on July 27, 1957, in Winneba, Central Region, Ghana.[2] He graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MB ChB) from the School of Medical Sciences at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in 1984.[2] Plange-Rhule then completed a doctorate in renal physiology from the former Victoria University of Manchester (now known as the University of Manchester).[2]
In addition to serving as Rector of the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons from 2015 to 2020, Plange-Rhule was the former President of both the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) and the Ghana Kidney Association.[1][2]
Dr. Jacob Plange-Rhule died from a short illness with COVID-19 at the University of Ghana Medical Centre in Accra on April 10, 2020, at the age of 62.[1][3] He was survived by his wife, Gyikua, a pediatrician, and three children.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Africa's top coronavirus deaths: Professor Jacob Plange-Rhule: Ghana loses renowned physician". Africanews. 2020-04-20. Archived from the original on 2020-04-21. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
- ^ a b c d e f Jawad, Ali (2020-04-12). "Professor Jacob Plange-Rhule - a personal reflection". Royal College of Physicians. Archived from the original on 2020-04-19. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
- ^ "Ghana loses renowned physician, Plange-Rhule to Covid-19". MyJoyOnline.com. 2020-04-11. Archived from the original on 2020-04-19. Retrieved 2020-04-24.