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 Sunday, 18 March 2012 was the famous Mothers’ Day. Barbara Kwateng Lupus Trust (BKLT) took advantage of this and successfully organised the Mothers’ Pampering Day. The event which took place at the Unity Centre, London, started from 3:00pm and ended at 8:00pm and was attended by about 50 persons including Lupus sufferers, their families, supporters and health care professionals. At the event, Lupus sufferers and their families shared their experiences with each other. The highlights of the afternoon’s events included an Indian head massage, beauticians, nutritionists and health care advice, all of whom set up stalls within the centre to pamper and advise our guests and principally, mothers. Some of the photographs taken at the event are displayed on our events page.
We wish to take this opportunity to thank everyone who attended and supported the event.
See celebration pictures
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London based NGO supports Komfo Anokye Hospital |
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 Mrs Patience Ampong-Yeboah (middle) Director of Nursing, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Kumasi inspecting a quantity of surgical and medical supply donated to the hospital by the Barbara Kwateng Lupus Trust, an NGO based in London. With her included, Mrs Akosua Achiaa Kwarteng (3rd from right), founder of the Barbara Kwateng Lupus Trust and some of the staff of the hospital. The equipment included two adjustable hospital beds, blood installation refrigerator, crutches and other items of hospital goods.
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On Saturday 13 November 2010, BKLT held its Charity Ball at Camden Centre, London as part of its wider programme of lupus awareness and to fund raise for a hospital project in Ghana. The event was attended by about 300 guests including several dignataries; Mayor of Brent, Councillor Harbadash Singh, representatives of High Commissioners and Medical Architects and Arts Projects (MAAP) leading professors and doctors in the field of lupus research and was chaired by Dr Joe Dako (retired consultant). After welcoming the invited guests, Dr Dako gave a rousing opening speech which was followed by a speech by Professor Tim Vyse a leading researcher at Guy's Hospital, London who have a lucid insight into lupus. This was followed by a presentation by Messrs Christopher Shaw and Bob Willis of MAAP on the proposed Barbara Kwateng Children's Hospital project in Juabeng, Ashanti, Ghana. Representatives of Juabeng Stool also took to the centre stage to express compliments on behalf of Nana Otuo Siribuo for the proposed hospital project.
The event raised a total amount including ticket and raffle sales of approximately £12,650. The Trustees have since sent a sum of £1,800 to Professor Vyse, a leading researcher at Guy's Hospital for lupus research.
We wish to thank all supporters and guests and hope that you will continue to support us in our future activities.
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On Saturday 13 November 2010, at the Camden Centre, London WC1 9JE, the Barbara Kwateng Lupus Trust will be holding its first ever charity ball. The purpose of this ball is to fund raise for the main objectives of the Trust, including raising awareness of lupus and to assist in the hospital project with the assistance of MAAP.
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Introduction
 The second half of the twentieth century bore witness to significant declines in mortality among children in Africa. Ghana was no exception, experiencing declines in mortality from the 1950s onward. A series of Demographic and Health Surveys conducted in Ghana documented substantial improvements in infant and childhood mortality rates between 1988 and 1998. The results of recent World Health Organisation surveys , however, indicate that these improvements have stagnated. There was some concern that mortality might even be on the rise.
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