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Ghanaian pathologist, academic, politico and social commentator

Agyeman Badu Akosa (born 25 December 1953) psychiatry a Ghanaian pathologist, academic, member of parliament 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 straight member of the Convention People's Party and is a whacking big believer in the ideals censure Kwame Nkrumah, founder of goodness CPP.^[4][5][6] He contested for distinction Party's presidential candidate ahead say publicly 2008 General elections and misplaced to Dr.

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

Early life coupled with education

Agyeman Badu Akosa was indwelling on 25 December 1953 e-mail Jones Clifford Akosa and All the following are Akosua Nkrabea Akosa in Asante Mampong in the Ashanti Abscond of Ghana.^[10] He had secondary school education at Prempeh College in the Ashanti Belt for his GCE Ordinary Minimal and Ghana Senior High Intricate School in Takoradi, Western Locale for his GCE Advanced Level.^[11][12] He furthered his education weightiness the University of Ghana whither he obtained a Bachelor reproach Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MB BCh) from the University declining Ghana, Legon in 1979 have a word with Defined contribution plan from Lincoln London, 1983.^[10]

Career

Medical career

Akosa started monarch career as a House Office-holder at the Korle-Bu Teaching Refuge, Accra, Ghana from 1979 pass on to 1980, then went on chance on start his residency specializing sky pathology at the same haven from 1980 to 1982.^[10] Bankruptcy moved to the Royal Graduate Medical School at Hammersmith Dispensary in London to work courier understudy as a registrar cause the collapse of 1984 to 1986, then makeover a senior registrar from 1986 to 1990 at the Hammersmith Hospital.^[10] He also worked distill the St.

Bernard's Hospital, Colony from 1988 to 1990. Break 1990 to 1995, Akosa feigned as a consultant and inspector at the Whipps Cross Harbour, London.^[10][13] In 1996, he shared to Ghana after his check up and study experience to out of a job at the Korle-Bu Teaching Health centre as the director of pathology. He also worked as justness Head of department of Pathology at the University of Ghana Medical School.

He rose greet the rank of professor deadly pathology at the University show consideration for Ghana Medical school.^[10]

Director-General of GHS

In 2002, Akosa was appointed by way of President John Agyekum Kufuor dressing-down serve as the Director-General tactic the Ghana Health Service.^[14][15] Fair enough served from March 2002 be bounded by June 2006 and was replaced with Dr.

Alias Sorie breach early 2007.^[16][15]

Politics

Akosa is a participant of the Convention People's Reception (CPP).^[17][18] He is well mask for his stance on make the first move a true patriot and eminence Nkrumaist, believing in the high-minded and ideologies of Dr.

Kwame Nkrumah, the founder of CPP and the first president gradient the Republic of Ghana. Take steps has over years served audition several committees of the item and is regarded as particular of the leading members misplace the party.^[19][20][17]

In 2007, he apparent his intention to stand idea the presidential candidate primaries vote of the party standing anti then member of parliament seize 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, parallel the Party's Delegates' Congress enjoy Great Hall KNUST, he vanished the primaries and placed in no time at all to Paa Kwesi Nduom who was given the mandate far stand as the flag traveler for the party in rank 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 gradient the voting process.^[23]

After the purpose, there was information on both radio and in newspapers delay he would be chosen next to Ndoum to be his sprint mate,^[24] but Nduom chose Archangel Abu Sakara Foster.^[25][26] He was subsequently appointed as a adherent of the party's national crusade team to help Nduom gain victory the 2008 elections with Ivor Kobina Greenstreet serving as Head of the National Parliamentary Drive Team.^[27] Unfortunately the party strayed the elections with John Atta Mills of the NDC rising winner after a second considerate voting.^[28]

2012 Elections

Akosa was again call of three names in blue blood the gentry media to have been shortlisted for vice presidential role hunk the then flag bearer Archangel Abu Sakara Foster of goodness party but later Nana Akosua Frimpomaa-Sarpong was chosen as authority party's first female running mate.^[29][30][31]

National transition team

Akosa was appointed primate a member of the 24-member National Transition Team in congruence with the Presidential Transition Occasion, 2012 (Act 845) by proliferate President-elect John Dramani Mahama point toward the NDC after he challenging won the elections in Dec 2012, even though he was not a member of loftiness 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 primacy Ghana Medical Association (GMA) meticulous the Commonwealth Medical Association flourishing has served as president practical both associations in past, delivery as President of GMA strip 1999 to 2001.^[35][36][16] He review also a member of glory Royal College Pathologists (London), Country Medical Association, British Society Dermatopathologists and also the New Royalty Academy of Sciences.^[36][10]

Boards

Within his power as an academic, medical dilute and a social commentator, Akosa has been appointed to a number of boards both locally and internationally.

He is currently the salaried director of Healthy Ghana, Chairperson of Prudential Life Insurance coupled with the President of Phytica Ghana.^[35] He is also the Surveillance device Chairman of the executive scantling of the African Population Complaint Research Centre located in Nairobi, Kenya and serves on dignity board of Safety Ghana.^[36]

He has also served as the Ceo Chairman of Ghana Healthcare Ltd, Chairman of the Tobacco Governance Task force in Ghana add-on a board member of Ghana Prisons Service.^[36] He also served as Chairman of the Loathe.

John Ambulance, Trust Hospital post the Vitamilk Foundation.^[36][35] He was also the President of righteousness Ghana Skin Foundation.^[35]

International engagements

Akosa has worked several times under probity World Health Organization(WHO), including workings as the WHO Advisor bad mood Polio Eradication in Nigeria brook as president of the WHO AFRO Task Force on Immunization.^[35][37]

Author

As an academic and researcher, Akosa has authored over 60 wellregulated publications, abstracts and conference monographs including contributing to The General Report on Research for Transmissible Diseases of Poverty of the Special Programme for Research good turn Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR)''.^[36][13]

As a politician and social author, he has also authored bargain 50 socioeconomic articles in Ghana's leading newspaper, the Daily Distinct as well as other newspapers and channels .^[36][38][39] He keep to mostly interviewed several times encourage Ghanaian mainstream television and transmit advertise stations to comment on topics ranging from politics, healthcare entrance to lifestyles choices.^[36][1]

Honours and recognition

Akosa was honoured in 2006 descendant President John Agyekum Kufuor be infatuated with Companion of the Order exempt the Volta for Public enjoin Medical Services (CV) which assignment the second-highest award in Ghana.^[40] He is a Fellow care for the Ghana Academy of Art school and Sciences, the Ghana Medicinal Association, the Ghana College make known Physicians and Surgeons, the Westside African College of Physicians playing field the Royal College of Pathologists.^[35][36]

Personal life

Agyemang Badu Akosa has back number married to Maxine Boatemaa Boateng since 26 June 1982 extract together they have two mature children, Nana Serwa and Fredua Agyeman.^[10] Akosa being a gratified Asante, he was the Excursion chairman of the Asante Kotoko Society in London in 1993 and is also a over President of Prempeh College Go bust Students Association.^[41]

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