The office of former President Jerry John Rawlings has released a statement announcing the former leader is in good health and was not rushed to hospital as some reports have sought to portray.
The former President had a health scare last week, but according to the statement is now back home in good health and able to carry out his daily routine.
At the time reports said he was in a bad condition and had been admitted to the Cardiothoracic Centre of Korle-Bu.
However, his office, in a statement released Wednesday, September 26th, said he had visited the hospital as a precautionary measure.
Full statement below…
September 26, 2018
FORMER PRESIDENT RAWLINGS IN GOOD HEALTH
The office of His Excellency Jerry John Rawlings wishes to assure the general public that the former President is in his usual state of good health and is able to meet the demands of his daily routine activities.
As reported on his Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/President.J.J.Rawlings/ – page a couple of days ago, former President Rawlings was admitted to the cardiothoracic unit of the Korle Bu Teaching hospital a week ago as a precautionary measure to manage a low blood count condition. The primary cause has since been detected and managed.
He was not rushed to the hospital as erroneously published in a newspaper on Wednesday, September 26, 2018.
The Medical team who managed him have not recommended any further treatment outside the shores of Ghana. The former President has no immediate plans of seeking medical treatment outside the country.
The former President is grateful to all well-wishers who have called or sent messages of concern. He is also thankful to doctors and nurses at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital for their care during his stay at the hospital.
Issued By:
Kobina Andoh Amoakwa
(Communications Directorate)
Source: GhanaCelebrities.Com