The National Ambulance Service (NAS), in collaboration with the French Embassy, Alliance Française, and Ashesi University, hosted a Medical French Certificate Award ceremony on Saturday, April 12, 2025, at Alliance Française in Accra.
The ceremony recognized 140 Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) in the Greater Accra region who completed a six-month specialized course in Health French.
The course aimed to enhance the EMTs’ communication skills, enabling them to provide better medical care to French-speaking patients they encounter during emergencies.
Key figures in attendance included Dr. Felicia Birch, Freeman Greater Accra Regional Coordinator at NAS, Mrs. Fati Masoud Salifu, Deputy Director of Training at NAS, and Dr. Daniel Asare, PAEMT. Also present were Jules Armand Aniambossou, representing the French Ambassador, and H.E. Assielou Felix Tanon, Ambassador of the Republic of Côte D’Ivoire to Ghana, among others.
In her address, Dr. Felicia Freeman, speaking on behalf of the CEO of NAS, Prof. Ahmed Nuhu Zakariah, congratulated the participants and highlighted the importance of the initiative in improving emergency medical care across Ghana.
She emphasized that the integration of French language training would significantly enhance communication with French-speaking patients and international partners, further advancing the quality of medical services.
The EMTs expressed their gratitude for the opportunity to gain valuable language skills, recognizing how this collaboration with Ashesi University and the French Embassy had equipped them with essential conversational French for better service delivery in the field.
The event underscored the critical role of language in fostering global cooperation in healthcare.
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