Mokowa Blay Adu-Gyamfi
Preceded byKabral 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
BornSekondi, Western Region
NationalityGhanaian
SpouseYaw Adu-Gyamfi
Alma mater
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]

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 Physcians.[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

  1. ↑ "Dr Mokowa Blay Adu-Gyamfi". DailyGuide Network. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  2. ↑ "Ambassador Adu-Gyamfi appointed Ghana AIDS Commission Boss". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  3. 1 2 3 "African Women in Leadership: How to Balance Family and Career". Songhai Advisory. 2023-02-14. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  4. ↑ "We will soon have an HIV/AIDs epidemic – Dr. Adu-Gyamfi". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  5. ↑ Azongo, Albert (2022-04-25). "Ghanaians should be grateful for the 'heaven' we have as a country – Presidential Advisor » DreamzFMOnline". DreamzFMOnline. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  6. ↑ Okertchiri, Jamila Akweley; Adeyemi, Abigail (November 1, 2021). "HIV Fund In The Offing". Daily Guide Network. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  7. ↑ Azongo, Albert (2022-04-25). "I never tasted poverty growing up – Presidential Advisor says » DreamzFMOnline". DreamzFMOnline. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  8. 1 2 Ghana, University of (2007). Annual Report. State Publishing Company.
  9. 1 2 3 "Aids Commission Gets New Boss". Modern Ghana. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  10. 1 2 "Dr. Mokowa Blay Adu-Gyamfi". Clean Cooking Alliance. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  11. ↑ Aryeh, Elvis (2002-05-21). Daily Graphic: Issue 148527, May 21 2002. Graphic Communications Group.
  12. 1 2 Quist, Ebenezer Agbey (2021-12-09). "Meet Ghanaian professor & wife who celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary". Yen.com.gh – Ghana news. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  13. ↑ Appiah-Dolphyne, Joseph (2022-04-25). "Former Aids Commission boss: There could soon be an epidemic of HIV/Aids". Asaase Radio. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  14. ↑ Hawkson, Emmanuel Ebo (31 March 2023). "Widow wins house from Joberg Foundation". Graphic Online. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  15. ↑ Project, African Health Training Institutions (1977). A Topical Outline for the Teaching of Family Health: A Life-cycle Approach (nursing and Midwifery). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Carolina Population Center and The Medical School – Office of Medical Studies.
  16. ↑ Leone, Special Court for Sierra (2008). Annual Report of the President of the Special Court for Sierra Leone for the Period. Special Court for Sierra Leone.
  17. ↑ Brandful, William G. M. (2013). Personal Reflections of a Ghanaian Foreign Service Officer – Whither Ghanaian Diplomacy?. Dorrance Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4809-0006-6.
  18. ↑ Starrfm.com.gh (2023-06-23). "R.S BLAY'S LEGACY LIVES ON – Starr Fm". Starr Fm. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
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