{"id":5877,"date":"2022-06-22T16:15:27","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T16:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sicklecelldisease.org\/?p=5877"},"modified":"2022-06-22T16:15:27","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T16:15:27","slug":"memorial-service-for-dr-kwaku-ohene-frempong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sicklecelldisease.org\/2022\/06\/22\/memorial-service-for-dr-kwaku-ohene-frempong\/","title":{"rendered":"Memorial Service for Dr. Kwaku Ohene-Frempong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sicklecelldisease.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20.KofatEork-IMG_2379002-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"225\" class=\"wp-image-5878 alignright\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sicklecelldisease.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20.KofatEork-IMG_2379002-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sicklecelldisease.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20.KofatEork-IMG_2379002-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.sicklecelldisease.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20.KofatEork-IMG_2379002.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/> Dr. Kwaku Ohene-Frempong, a visionary sickle cell doctor and advocate, passed away on May 7, 2022, at 76. A memorial service to honor his life has been planned for Saturday, June 25, in Accra, Ghana. The memorial will be livestreamed for the hundreds of community members who will be unable to attend the live event in Accra. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/virtual-memorial-service-for-dr-kwaku-ohene-frempong-tickets-367169222027\">Please click here to register.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A website has also been created to commemorate Dr. Ohene-Frempong&#8217;s memory. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kwakuohenefrempong.com\">Click here to visit the site<\/a><\/strong> and learn more about the outstanding impact he had on so many lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Kwaku Ohene-Frempong, a visionary sickle cell doctor and advocate, passed away on May 7, 2022, at 76. A memorial service to honor his life has been planned for Saturday, June 25, in Accra, Ghana. 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