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Ministry commends new Ghanaian WHO
Deputy Director General
Accra, Jan. 10, GNA - The Ministry of Health on Wednesday
sent a message of congratulation to Dr Anarfi Asamoa-Baah,
the newly appointed Ghanaian Deputy Director General of the
World Health Organisation (WHO).
A statement signed by Mr Dan Osman, Public Relations Officer
of the Ministry said, "Dr Asamoa-Baah has indeed made both
the Ministry and the country very proud by his appointment
as the number two man of the World Health Organisation."
It said the Ministry was not surprised at Dr Asamoa-Baah's
appointment since records showed that he qualified as a
Medical Doctor from the Ghana Medical School in 1984 and
worked at the Offinso Government Hospital in the Ashanti
Region and later acted briefly as the Senior Medical Officer
of the same hospital.
Dr Asamoa-Baah pursued further studies in the UK where he
obtained postgraduate qualifications in community health,
health planning, health economics and health policy
analysis.
He returned home and continued to work with the Ministry of
Health until he was appointed Acting Director of the newly
created Policy, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PPME)
Division of the Ministry.
The statement said Dr Asamoa-Baah has been instrumental in
reforms in the health sector, in the civil service and in
budget and financial systems in the wider public service.
He has also served on a number of inter-sectoral committees
and taught part time at the Ghana Medical School and the
School of Public Health.
The Ministry thus urged all health professionals to see the
appointment of Dr Asamoa-Baah as the WHO Deputy Director
General as a motivation as well as a challenge to work
harder than before.
GNA
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