Author: Ocean1

Vignette Throughout my academic journeys, I had one recurring challenge: how to chew and pour I am the type who always wants to understand the whys/hows(the principles/the reasoning) behind every topic/ concept. However, most of our exams were recalls. That also reflected on our group discussions. As a result, I felt I wasn’t benefiting directly […]

By: Dr. Agbenyo. Vignette Once upon a time, adventure landed me in a totally new environment with thrilling welcome and warm reception from the people. Almost everyone I came across would make these enquiries about my well-being: Did you sleep well? You had a good breakfast? Need a helping hand to explore the town? etc. […]

By: Dr. Agbenyo. Vignette Daddy, I’ll call you right back. Maame, give me a few minutes to get back to you. These are some of the responses I give to my parents whenever they call me in the middle of a procedure. But in most instances I forget and return the calls when I remember, […]

By: Dr. Agbenyo. Vignette A friend who is always cynical about his origins reached out into his pocket and brought out a very dirty, crumpled 200 Ghana cedi note to settle part of a debt he owed me. To make up the difference, he pulled out his wallet and a neatly placed one dollar bill […]

By: Dr. Agbenyo. Vignette I needed to get something urgently and someone volunteered to help. It took like forever for him to come back. When I couldn’t wait any longer, I went to get it myself. He brought it days later. Apparently, he went on an unplanned weekend rendezvous with friends who were setting off […]

Vignette Once upon a time, I embarked on a long trip. Before leaving home, my daughter advised me to travel light but I still carried two large bags full of personal effects and food items. At the airport, I was asked to pay for excess baggage (and looking at the amount involved), I had to […]

Dr. Agbenyo. At a crossroad Several years down memory lane, post medical school and having lived my entire life without a girlfriend, I fell in love with a Ghanaian-born British (through a brother from another mother). I attended discussions/ coaching sessions in Guy’s Hospital, London and was all set to write the PLAB (an exams […]

Dr. Agbenyo. Growing up with my kid brother Simon Jnr was thrilling. We loved football. In an interesting way, we always seemed to be on the opposite side of teams. I am for Fabulous Kumasi Asante Kotoko and he is for Glorious Accra Hearts of Oak…he says he is a Gunner for life and I […]

By: Dr. Agbenyo. During one of my outreaches to a remote village( with no electricity and the children had to walk several kilometres to get to school daily) I was approached by a girl who said she wanted to become a doctor. Her main challenge was that nobody believed it was possible because of where […]

The race is heated for qualification to the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica as only two teams from Africa will gain slots for the tournament . Ghana’s Black Princesses have been scheduled to first play away to the Young She-polopolo of Zambia in the weekend of December 2-4, 2021 before hosting the […]