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Eunice Brookman-Amissah

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Eunice Brookman Amissah
human
Ein sex anaa genderfemale Edit
Country wey e be citizenGhana Edit
Name wey dem give amEunice Edit
Family nameBrookman Edit
Ein date of birth1945 Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signEnglish Edit
Ein occupationphysician, politician Edit
Position eholdAmbassador of Ghana, health minister Edit
Work period (start)1996 Edit
Work period (end)1998 Edit
Political party ein memberNational Democratic Congress Edit

Eunice Brookman-Amssiah be Ghanaian former Minister of Health[1] wey she sanso serve as an Ambassador give de Kingdom of the Netherlands[2] for Rawlings government insyd. She sanso be de first female vice-pee give de Ghana Medical Association.[3]

Brookman-Amissah sanso be physician wey ein leadership come be instrumental give advancing safe abortion access across Africa.[4]

Ein efforts successfully unite healthcare providers, government officials, lawyers den activists dema support for abortion law reforms for several African countries wey dey include Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Benin, Eswatini den Kenya.[4]

2023 insyd, dem name am as one of three Right Livelihood Award laureates for ein work on liberalising abortion laws den promoting access give safe abortions for Africa insyd.[5][6]

References

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  1. "Minister explains inability to appoint director of medical service". www.ghanaweb.com. 30 November 2001. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  2. "Conscience Magazine | Africa: Challenges of Culture and Conscience". consciencemag.org. Archived from the original on 2020-11-14. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
  3. "Eunice Brookman-Amissah". Global Philanthropy Forum. Archived from the original on 2019-04-11. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Eunice Brookman-Amissah". Right Livelihood. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  5. "Rwandan president appoints accused general as minister". BBC News. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  6. "Meet the Ghanaian awarded for advocating safe abortions". GhanaWeb. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.