Eunice Brookman-AmissahPhD | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Health | |
| In office 1996–1998 | |
| President | Jerry Rawlings |
| Ambassador to Kingdom of the Netherlands | |
| In office 1996–1998 | |
| President | Jerry Rawlings |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | National Democratic Congress |
Eunice Brookman-Amssiah is a Ghanaian former Minister of Health [1] and also served as an Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands [2] under the Rawlings government. She was the first female vice-president of the Ghana Medical Association. [3]
Brookman-Amissah is also a physician whose leadership has been instrumental in advancing safe abortion access across Africa. [4]
Her efforts have successfully united healthcare providers,government officials,lawyers and activists in support of abortion law reforms in several African countries including Mozambique,Sierra Leone,Benin,Eswatini and Kenya. [4]
In 2023,Brookman-Amssiah was named as one of three Right Livelihood Award laureates for her work on liberalising abortion laws and promoting access to safe abortions in Africa. [5] [6]