Dr. Christiana Mensah and Dr. Kofi Ablor, two distinguished Ghanaian medical practitioners, attended the FIFA Medical Conference 2024 held in Boston on the 6th and 7th of February 2024. The conference, hosted in a state aspiring to host the World Cup in 2026, brought together medical professionals from around the world for a significant gathering aimed at sharing knowledge and exchanging ideas.

The two-day conference focused on the latest scientific research and medical advancements in methodologies, techniques, and procedures applied in football. It aligned with FIFA’s commitment to making football medicine accessible to all Member Associations and fostering collaboration among them.

The conference introduced a new paradigm shift, emphasizing the creation of a platform for increased collaboration between Member Associations to bridge knowledge gaps. Various topics were discussed during the conference, ranging from spotting head injuries, the FIFA Medical Concussion Protocol, on-pitch head injury assessment, implementing surveillance in a national team, and football language, to infectious diseases, cardiac screening in youth football, estimating return to play, postpartum return to play, menstrual health awareness in low-resource settings, menstrual cycle myths, ACL epidemic, hamstring injuries, and mental health.

Dr. Christiana Baah and Dr. Kofi Ablorh, the Ghanaian delegates, expressed their gratitude to the FIFA Medical team and the Ghana Football Association for providing them with the platform to interact and learn new ways of achieving excellence in football medicine. They emphasized their readiness to both teach and apply the knowledge gained to positively impact the game of football.