Afua Adwo Jectey Hesse

Afua Adwo Jectey Hesse, FRCSEd, FICS, FFGCS, FWACS, is a Ghanaian surgeon, the first Ghanaian trained female doctor to train as a paediatric surgeon. In August 2010, she became the first Ghanaian and second African to be elected President of the Medical Women's International Association (MWIA).[1][2][3][4][5]

Afua Adwo Jectey Hesse

FRCS(Ed), FICS, FFGCS, FWACS
NationalityGhanaian
Occupation
Spouse(s)Adukwei Hesse
Academic background
Alma mater
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Ghana Medical School
Main interestsPaediatric surgery

Education and training

Afua Hesse was born on 11 September in Kumasi.[6] She had her secondary level education at the Wesley Girls' Senior High School in Cape Coast.[7] Then furthered at the University of Ghana Medical School where she trained to become a medical doctor.[8] She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (FRCSE), UK, and the West African College of Surgeons (FWACS) as well as a Foundation Fellow of the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons (FFGCS). She is also a Fellow of the International College of Surgeons (FICS). She holds a Level 8 Diploma of the Chartered Management Institute, London, UK [9] She also holds a certificate in Health Management Administration for Senior Health Practitioners from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), a Certificate in Health Management, Planning and Policy from University of Leeds.[10]

Career

She is a woman of many firsts. She was the first female Paediatric Surgeon in Ghana as well as the first woman surgeon from her alma mater and served as the President of the Medical Women’s International Association, another first for a Ghanaian in the 91-year history of the Association which is the first International Professional Women’s Association.[9] She is a Professor of Surgery at the University of Ghana Medical School and has served in various capacities at both the Medical School and the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital with over three decades of experience. She was the first female to serve as Head of the Department of Surgery, Director of Medical Affairs, Head of the Paediatric Surgery Unit and subsequently the Acting CEO of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital.[11][8][10] She was the first female Honorary Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association. She lectures at both undergraduate and post graduate levels at the University of Ghana Medical School and is a reviewer for various International peer reviewed medical journals. She has undertaken several assignments including serving as a Consultant for the Ministry of Health, serving on boards of some companies and tertiary institutions and the Ghana Medical Association and the University Community in various capacities. [12] Currently, she is Co-founder and President of the Accra College of Medicine, Ghana’s leading private Medical school which will be graduating its first cohort of doctors in 2020.[9]

Selected publications

Afua Hesse has written and contributed chapters to several important publications. She has over thirty publications to her credit.[13]

Recognition

Afua Hesse has been honoured by several appointments, positions and awards. In 2010, she received the Millennium Excellence Award for Medical Leadership and in 2017, she won Glitz Africa Excellence in Health Award.[14][15]

Personal life

Afua Hesse is married to Adukwei Hesse, an Internal Medicine Specialist as well as a Minister of the Presbyterian Church and the Co-Founder of the Accra College of Medicine with whom she has four children.[16]

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References
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  4. "Glitz top 100 inspirational women – Glitz Africa Magazine". Archived from the original on 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  5. "Professor Afua Adwo Jectey Hesse – Presbyterian University College, Ghana". Archived from the original on 2019-11-08. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  6. "AMWA". American Medical Women's Association. Archived from the original on 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  7. "Joy FM's Personality Profile : Prof. Afua Hesse, Korle-Bu CEO talks about love". Modern Ghana. Archived from the original on 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  8. 122108447901948 (2013-02-27). "Prof Hesse appointed acting CEO of Korle Bu". Graphic Online. Archived from the original on 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2019-10-17.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. "www.acm.edu.gh". Archived from the original on 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  10. "Team – OAK FOUNDATION". Archived from the original on 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  11. "Prof Hesse appointed acting CEO of Korle Bu". www.ghanaweb.com. Archived from the original on 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  12. "Korle Bu makes history again... As doctors perform first Laparoscopic Surgery". Modern Ghana. Archived from the original on 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  13. www.acm.edu.gh
  14. "Glitz honours Ghanaian Women". www.pulse.com.gh. 2017-05-15. Archived from the original on 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  15. "Glitz Africa To Honour JoyNews' Dzifa Bampoh For Media Excellence". The Ghana Star. 2017-05-12. Archived from the original on 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  16. "PROF AFUA ADWO JECTEY HESSE, Acting Chief Executive Officer of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital... Tells youth, "Do not Procrastinate."". Archived from the original on 2018-07-18. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
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