inspiring people
Afua A.J. Hesse
President of the Accra College of Medicine
CITIZEN
Ghana
Education
MBChB Medicine
Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Languages
English, French, Twi, Fante
IN SHORT
Professor Afua A.J. Hesse’s career has spanned Paediatric Surgery, Hospital and Health leadership, and the founding of a medical school. Her work as a surgeon and educator has paved the way for future doctors in Ghana, especially young women, to live up to their highest potential and carry on her legacy of commitment to excellence and positive change. “The goal is to try and make things better, because otherwise there is no point.”
