Overview
At the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, the Nutrition and Dietetics Department is dedicated to providing high-quality therapeutic and advisory services. The goal is to manage, prevent, and improve various health conditions while promoting overall wellness. With evidence-based dietary management and personalized nutrition interventions, the department supports patient care and empowers individuals to make informed dietary choices. Through education and a collaborative approach, it enhances healthcare delivery across the hospital. The department provides nutrition therapy through medical referrals and walk-in consultations, with Registered Dietitians assigned to different hospital departments.
Our Services
- Diabetes and hypertension dietary management
- Dyslipidemia: abnormal lipid level nutrition strategies
- Weight management: underweight and obesity plans
- Geriatric nutrition
- Pre and post-surgical nutrition for healing and recovery
- Neurological nutrition and rehabilitation
- Hepatology nutrition: cirrhosis, liver conditions
- Enteral feeding (tube feeding) management
- Dysphagia (swallowing disorders) specialised diets
- Paediatric nutrition: malnutrition, PICU, childhood oncology, sickle cell
- Renal, stroke, cardiovascular, and dialysis nutrition
- Oncology nutrition: breast, head & neck, prostate cancer, leukaemia
- Burns and wound healing nutrition
- Infectious disease nutrition: TB, HIV/AIDS, outbreak response
- Therapeutic cookery: liquid diets, semi-solid foods, family meals
Facilities & Equipment
- Dietetic consultation rooms
- Nutrition assessment tools and body composition analysis
- Hospital kitchen and catering facility
- Diet preparation area
- Nutrition education room