CHAPTER THREE

Meet the ip

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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.”

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