Jacob Plange-Rhule

Prof.
Jacob Plange-Rhule
Born(1957-07-27)27 July 1957
Died10 April 2020(2020-04-10) (aged 62)
Accra, Ghana
NationalityGhanaian
Alma materKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology;
Victoria University of Manchester
Occupation(s)Physician, academic
SpouseGyikua Plange-Rhule

Jacob Plange-Rhule, FRCP, FWACP, FGCP (27 July 1957 – 10 April 2020) was a Ghanaian physician, academic, and Rector of the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons from October 2015 until his death in 2020.[1][2]

At the time of his death, Plange-Rhule was a professor and Head of the Department of Physiology of the School of Medical Sciences in Kumasi, Ghana.[1] He was also a consulting physician at the Department of Medicine of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, where he founded the Hypertension and Renal Clinic and headed it for more than two decades.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Africa's top coronavirus deaths: Professor Jacob Plange-Rhule: Ghana loses renowned physician". Africanews. 20 April 2020. Archived from the original on 21 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. ^ Jawad, Ali (12 April 2020). "Professor Jacob Plange-Rhule - a personal reflection". Royal College of Physicians. Archived from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.