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Veronica Bekoe

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Veronica Bekoe
human
Ein sex anaa genderfemale Edit
Ein country of citizenshipGhana Edit
Name wey dem give amVeronica Edit
Family nameBekoe Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signEnglish Edit
Ein occupationbiologist Edit
EmployerGhana Health Service Edit
Educate forKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Aburi Girls' Senior High School Edit
Work period (start)1972 Edit
Work period (end)2008 Edit
Notable workVeronica bucket Edit

Veronica Bekoe be biologist wey dey cam from Ghana. She be known for ein impact for de invention of de Veronica bucket wey dem use reduce de spread of communicable diseases such as COVID 19.[1][2][3][4][5]

Ein Education

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Na Veronica start ein basic education at de Government Girls School (currently Independence Avenue Basic School) insyd Accra. Na she attend Aburi Girls SHS for ein secondary education.[6] She later further ein education at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) wer she obtain Bachelor of Science insyd Biological Science/Biology between 1968 – 1972.[7][8][9]

Ein Career

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Ein career insyd de Ghana Health Service (GHS) span from 1972-2008, wey she work at de Public Health and Reference Laboratory, work as a prime person for de National AIDS/STI Control Program wey she sanso get over 30 years' experience insyd medical laboratory practice.[10][11] She get experience insyd laboratory management, development of training manuals, mentorship, development of guidelines for laboratory diagnostics among odas.[12]

Ein Achievement

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Veronica be noted for ein invention of de Veronica bucket, dem invent device wey go curb anaa reduce de spread of diseases lyk cholera thru handwashing cross-contaimination. For 2020 insyd, dem use bucket widely for de African continent insyd den de global community so say dem go fight de novel pandemic coronavirus disease COVID-19.[8][13] Ein discovery den invention of de veronica bucket be as a result of sam problem anaa gap she identify for ein field of work, she notice say na challenge dey plus running water wey dem for use bowl of water in turns make dem wash dema hands after medical work wey na ebe very dangerous give dema health secof na everybro for use de same water til de tym ego make dirty, so as she see de health implications wey she create prototype bucket plus tap attache to aluminium utensils wey dem dey take sell use Hausa koko, ebe popularly known as Akorlaa gyae su wey now e cam turn veronica bucket wey ebe recognized globally.[14][15][16][17][18]

Ein Awards

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  • Na Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo give am an award for ein social innovation in combating infectious diseases wey dey use soap under running water.[19]
  • She receive de covetous order of de Volta individual award for ein innovation.[20]

References

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  1. ↑ "Mrs. Veronica Bekoe".
  2. ↑ "Ghana Together Health and Sanitation Projects". ghanatogether.org. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  3. ↑ "Inventor of Veronica Bucket laments over unsuccessful attempts to patent it". ABC News Ghana (in American English). 2020-04-01. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
  4. ↑ Adu, Dennis (2020-03-26). "Revealed: Why this bucket is called 'Veronica Bucket'". Adomonline.com (in American English). Retrieved 2020-07-19.
  5. ↑ Acheampong, Kwame (2020-03-23). "Covid-19: You're 99% protected with effective hand washing - Veronica bucket inventor". Starr Fm (in American English). Retrieved 2020-07-19.
  6. ↑ "Veronica Bucket inventor shares intriguing story about its origin - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com (in American English). Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  7. ↑ Quist, Ebenezer (2020-03-25). "Meet Veronica Bekoe the genius Ghanaian woman who invented veronica buckets". Yen.com.gh - Ghana news. (in English). Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Veronica Bucket inventor seeks government support for patenting". Graphic Online (in British English). April 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  9. ↑ "The Ghanaian Woman Who Invented The Veronica Bucket". 30 March 2020.
  10. ↑ Tetteh, Nii Okai. "Veronica Bekoe: The Ghanaian Inventor Of The Life Saving Veronica Buckets | Kuulpeeps - Ghana Campus News and Lifestyle Site by Students" (in American English). Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  11. ↑ "Mrs. Veronica Bekoe – CfHSS" (in American English). Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  12. ↑ "Why is this bucket called 'veronica bucket'?". New Ghanaweb (in American English). 2020-03-26. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
  13. ↑ Team, Briefly (2020-03-27). "Meet Veronica Bekoe, the woman behind the ingenious Veronica Buckets". Briefly (in English). Retrieved 2020-07-19.
  14. ↑ "I invented the Veronica Buckets for my colleague biological scientists - Veronica Bekoe". www.ghanaweb.com (in English). 30 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  15. ↑ "Veronica Bucket-Interview of the Ghanaian prof who created it". YouTube.
  16. ↑ "Time with Veronica Bekoe (Designer of the Veronica Bucket)". YouTube. 20 March 2020.
  17. ↑ "HOW VERONICA BUCKET WAS INVENTED BY MADAM VERONICA BEKOE". YouTube.
  18. ↑ "SHE INVENTED THE VERONICA BUCKET BUT HMM: SHE TELLS HER STORY". YouTube. 13 April 2020.
  19. ↑ "Veronica Bucket: The Ghanaian invention helping in coronavirus fight".
  20. ↑ "National Honours: Veronica Bekoe awarded" (in American English). 2023-03-14. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
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