Mokowa Blay Adu-Gyamfi

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Mokowa Blay Adu-Gyamfi
Preceded by Kabral Blay Amihere
OccupationMedical doctor
ProfessionDiplomat

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]

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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

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]

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