Mokowa Blay Adu-Gyamfi
Ghanaian diplomat and doctor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mokowa Blay Adu-Gyamfi[1] is a former Ghanaian diplomat.[2] In the 1960s, she was part of the first batch of doctors to be trained in Ghana.[3] As at 2022, she is the Presidential advisor on HIV/AIDS at the Office of the President of Ghana.[4][5][6]
Mokowa Blay Adu-Gyamfi | |
|---|---|
| Preceded by | Kabral Blay Amihere |
| High Commissioner of Ghana to Sierra Leone | |
| In office 2009–2005 | |
| Presidential advisor on HIV/AIDS at the Office of the President of Ghana | |
| Assumed office 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sekondi, Western Region |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Spouse | Yaw Adu-Gyamfi |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Medical doctor |
| Profession | Diplomat |
Early life and education
Adu-Gyamfi hails from Sekondi in the Western Region of Ghana.[7] She attended the Wesley Girls' where she completed her 'O' levels in 1959 and further had her 'A' level.[3] She is an alumna of University of Ghana.[8] In 1969, she had both her Bachelor of medicine and Bachelor of surgery from the University of Ghana Medical School. She also has a certificate in Family Planning from the Family Planning Association of Great Britain.[9] She also has a postgraduate degree in family and community medicine, venereal diseases and family planning from the Glasgow University in the United Kingdom.[10]
Career
Adu-Gyamfi is a medical doctor by profession.[3] In 2002, she was the National co-ordinator on AIDS program at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra.[11] She is also a founding fellow of the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons and also a fellow of the West African College of Physicians.[10]
In 2017, she was appointed by Nana Akufo-Addo as the Director-General at the Ghana AIDS Commission.[12][13][9]
She is also a board member of Joberg Foundation, an NGO of Joberg Ghana Limited, a construction company.[14]
Notable work
- Family Planning as a Means of Promoting Health[15]
Ambassadorial role
Adu-Gyamfi was the High Commissioner of Ghana to Sierra Leone from 2005 to 2009.[8][9][16] She replaced Kabral Blay-Amihere as the High Commissioner of Ghana to Sierra Leone.[17]
Personal life
Adu-Gyamfi is married to Yaw Adu-Gyamfi, a Ghanaian professor.[12] She is a descendant of R. S. Blay.[18]
References
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