Meet Dr. Emmanuel Ahiable, Our Resident Emergency Medicine Specialist

Meet Dr. Emmanuel Ahiable, Our Resident Emergency Medicine Specialist

My name is Dr. Emmanuel Ahiable, saving lives is my passion as an Emergency Medicine Specialist.

I am originally from Anloga in the Volta Region, but I was born and bred in Sunyani in the Bono Region.

I am married to Brenda with two daughters and a son. I am a practicing Christian. 

I had my secondary school education in Sunyani Senior High, then proceeded to Cuba in 1983 until I qualified as a Medical Doctor in 1995. I have done my post-graduate education in Health Services Planning and Management at KNUST. And finally specialized in Emergency Medicine from the University of Cape Town, South Africa in 2017.

I have worked in the Ashanti Region since 1997 – 2017 as a medical officer in Tepa Govt Hospital and Asante Mampong Municipal Hospital as a medical superintendent. 

I was posted to Greater Accra Regional Hospital in 2017 as an Emergency Medicine Specialist and also acted as the HOD until 2021. 

In GARH (Greater Accra Regional hospital – Ridge), I was the Case management Lead for COVID-19.

Awards

  1. Emergency Medicine Masters Award, Joint Division of Emergency Medicine Universities of Stellenbosch and Cape Town, 2017.
  2. International Emergency Nursing Journal Poster Award, 29th October 2012 at the African Conference of Emergency Medicine, Accra. 
  3. Humanitarian Award Global 2021, as a COVID-19 Hero for Exhibiting Exceptional Leadership and undeniable sacrifices for Humanity, 18th September 2021, Accra. 

I am a provisional facilitator for WHO, Basic Emergency Course. I teach Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), and Primary Trauma Care (PT) courses. 

I am currently the Emergency Specialist at The Bank Hospital.