Our Values
Our organization pursues several goals that can be identified as our mission. Learn more about them below.
About GKA
The Ghana Kidney Association (GKA) is an organization that was formed in 2011 under the able leadership of Dr. Dwomoa Adu, the first president. The GKA’s core mandate is to advance the cause of kidney disease nationally. Our stated objectives are as follows:
- To promote, advance and disseminate knowledge of kidney structure and function
- To promote the prevention and treatment of kidney disorders
- To seek means for the enactment of enabling government legislation to the benefit of nephrology in Ghana
- To encourage all workers in this discipline and to foster friendship and cooperation among them both nationally and internationally
- To seek the interest of all who suffer from kidney disease in Ghana
Membership consists of healthcare and non-healthcare persons, including patients. Furtherance to this, the GKA actively encourages patient advocacy and has as a core mandate patient wellbeing, particularly patients afflicted with kidney diseases of varying types.
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