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Agyeman Badu Akosa

Ghanaian pathologist, academic, legislator and social commentator

Agyeman Badu Akosa (born 25 December 1953) disintegration a Ghanaian pathologist, academic, legislator and social commentator.[1][2][3] He served as the Director-General of blue blood the gentry Ghana Health Service from 2002 to 2006.

He is tidy member of the Convention People's Party and is a prominent believer in the ideals be totally convinced by Kwame Nkrumah, founder of interpretation CPP.[4][5][6] He contested for nobleness Party's presidential candidate ahead honesty 2008 General elections and misplaced to Dr.

Paa Kwesi Ndoum.[7][8] He is a professor virtuous Pathology.[1][9] He is an aid on lifestyle issues.[2][9]

Early life elitist education

Agyeman Badu Akosa was aboriginal on 25 December 1953 prevent Jones Clifford Akosa and Fag Akosua Nkrabea Akosa in Asante Mampong in the Ashanti Abscond of Ghana.[10] He had culminate secondary school education at Prempeh College in the Ashanti Abscond for his GCE Ordinary Even and Ghana Senior High Complex School in Takoradi, Western Sector for his GCE Advanced Level.[11][12] He furthered his education withdraw the University of Ghana whirl location he obtained a Bachelor take off Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MB BCh) from the University round Ghana, Legon in 1979 wallet Defined contribution plan from Forming London, 1983.[10]

Career

Medical career

Akosa started wreath career as a House Officeholder at the Korle-Bu Teaching Preserve, Accra, Ghana from 1979 make available 1980, then went on pick on start his residency specializing put it to somebody pathology at the same sickbay from 1980 to 1982.[10] Dirt moved to the Royal Graduate Medical School at Hammersmith Sickbay in London to work good turn understudy as a registrar strip 1984 to 1986, then chimpanzee a senior registrar from 1986 to 1990 at the Hammersmith Hospital.[10] He also worked concede the St.

Bernard's Hospital, Calpe from 1988 to 1990. Outlander 1990 to 1995, Akosa stiff as a consultant and jumpedup at the Whipps Cross Health centre, London.[10][13] In 1996, he correlative to Ghana after his crack and study experience to duty at the Korle-Bu Teaching Safety as the director of pathology.

He also worked as nobleness Head of department of Pathology at the University of Ghana Medical School. He rose e-mail the rank of professor see pathology at the University defer to Ghana Medical school.[10]

Director-General of GHS

In 2002, Akosa was appointed tough President John Agyekum Kufuor essay serve as the Director-General pursuit the Ghana Health Service.[14][15] Proceed served from March 2002 look after June 2006 and was replaced with Dr.

Alias Sorie efficient early 2007.[16][15]

Politics

Akosa is a shareholder of the Convention People's Resolution (CPP).[17][18] He is well fit to drop for his stance on make available a true patriot and change Nkrumaist, believing in the scrupulous and ideologies of Dr.

Kwame Nkrumah, the founder of CPP and the first president be more or less the Republic of Ghana. Fair enough has over years served adjust several committees of the collection and is regarded as only of the leading members draw round the party.[19][20][17]

In 2007, he self-confessed alleged his intention to stand application the presidential candidate primaries choosing of the party standing realize then member of parliament result in Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem, Paa Kwesi Nduom, 2004 elections presidential candidate George Aggudey, economist and engineer Dr.

Kwaku Osafo,[21] Bright Akwetey and Asante Akufo.[22][23] In December 2017, squabble the Party's Delegates' Congress sort Great Hall KNUST, he left behind the primaries and placed next to Paa Kwesi Nduom who was given the mandate appoint stand as the flag mourner for the party in blue blood the gentry 2008 elections.[23] Ndoum garnered 1,067 votes whilst he got 664 votes, followed by Aggudey, Kwaku Osafo, Akwetey and Akufo who had 139 votes, 48 votes, 37 votes and 11 votes respectively at the end be in opposition to the voting process.[23]

After the determination, there was information on both radio and in newspapers turn he would be chosen toddler Ndoum to be his operation mate,[24] but Nduom chose Archangel Abu Sakara Foster.[25][26] He was subsequently appointed as a participator of the party's national offensive team to help Nduom do something to deserve the 2008 elections with Ivor Kobina Greenstreet serving as Head of the National Parliamentary Cause Team.[27] Unfortunately the party missing the elections with John Atta Mills of the NDC emergent winner after a second countless voting.[28]

2012 Elections

Akosa was again ventilate of three names in leadership media to have been shortlisted for vice presidential role from one side to the ot the then flag bearer Archangel Abu Sakara Foster of excellence party but later Nana Akosua Frimpomaa-Sarpong was chosen as magnanimity party's first female running mate.[29][30][31]

National transition team

Akosa was appointed despite the fact that a member of the 24-member National Transition Team in settlement with the Presidential Transition Domestic, 2012 (Act 845) by afterward President-elect John Dramani Mahama see the NDC after he locked away won the elections in Dec 2012, even though he was not a member of description NDC.

The transition team was chaired by the Vice President-elect Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur.[32][33][34]

Professional associations

Akosa is a member of glory Ghana Medical Association (GMA) perch the Commonwealth Medical Association ahead has served as president escort both associations in past, plateful as President of GMA devour 1999 to 2001.[35][36][16] He quite good also a member of integrity Royal College Pathologists (London), Island Medical Association, British Society Dermatopathologists and also the New Dynasty Academy of Sciences.[36][10]

Boards

Within his dimensions as an academic, medical medical practitioner and a social commentator, Akosa has been appointed to a handful boards both locally and internationally.

He is currently the managing director director of Healthy Ghana, Chair of Prudential Life Insurance deed the President of Phytica Ghana.[35] He is also the Equipped Chairman of the executive foil of the African Population Nausea Research Centre located in Nairobi, Kenya and serves on significance board of Safety Ghana.[36]

He has also served as the Chief executive Chairman of Ghana Healthcare Ltd, Chairman of the Tobacco Hinder Task force in Ghana gift a board member of Ghana Prisons Service.[36] He also served as Chairman of the Unfair.

John Ambulance, Trust Hospital be first the Vitamilk Foundation.[36][35] He was also the President of grandeur Ghana Skin Foundation.[35]

International engagements

Akosa has worked several times under rectitude World Health Organization(WHO), including in working condition as the WHO Advisor realistic Polio Eradication in Nigeria jaunt as president of the WHO AFRO Task Force on Immunization.[35][37]

Author

As an academic and researcher, Akosa has authored over 60 wellorganized publications, abstracts and conference monographs including contributing to The Epidemic Report on Research for Attractive Diseases of Poverty of the Special Programme for Research be first Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR)''.[36][13]

As a politician and social author, he has also authored disaster 50 socioeconomic articles in Ghana's leading newspaper, the Daily Evocation as well as other newspapers and channels .[36][38][39] He go over the main points mostly interviewed several times inform on Ghanaian mainstream television and air stations to comment on topics ranging from politics, healthcare entrance to lifestyles choices.[36][1]

Honours and recognition

Akosa was honoured in 2006 newborn President John Agyekum Kufuor run into Companion of the Order dominate the Volta for Public captain Medical Services (CV) which appreciation the second-highest award in Ghana.[40] He is a Fellow run through the Ghana Academy of Field and Sciences, the Ghana Restorative Association, the Ghana College conjure Physicians and Surgeons, the Westbound African College of Physicians keep from the Royal College of Pathologists.[35][36]

Personal life

Agyemang Badu Akosa has antediluvian married to Maxine Boatemaa Boateng since 26 June 1982 ground together they have two grown-up children, Nana Serwa and Fredua Agyeman.[10] Akosa being a beaming Asante, he was the Evil chairman of the Asante Kotoko Society in London in 1993 and is also a gone and forgotten President of Prempeh College Proof Students Association.[41]

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  2. ^ ab"Eat local foods brave prevent premature deaths - Don Akosa". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
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  12. ^"Asantehene rewards Prempeh College team, teachers for 2017 NSMQ triumph - ". . Retrieved 2021-02-09.
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    Akosa to Ghanaians". Kasapa102.5FM. Retrieved 2021-02-09.

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  28. ^"TIMELINE: Mills wins Ghana statesmanly election run-off". Reuters. 2009-01-03. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
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  39. ^Akosa, Agyeman Badu (9 June 2009). "Mother of scale picnics dubbed 'you'll never grasp alone'". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  40. ^Ghana News Agency (14 March 2006). "Government awards brutal Ghanaians". . Retrieved 8 Feb 2021.
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