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Eunice Brookman-Amissah

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Eunice Brookman-AmissahPhD
Minister of Health
In office
1996–1998
PresidentJerry Rawlings
Ambassador to Kingdom of the Netherlands
In office
1996–1998
PresidentJerry Rawlings
Personal details
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress

Eunice Brookman-Amssiah is a Ghanaian former Minister of Health[1] and also served as an Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands[2] under the Rawlings government. She was the first female vice-president of the Ghana Medical Association.[3]

Brookman-Amissah is also a physician whose leadership has been instrumental in advancing safe abortion access across Africa.[4]

Her efforts have successfully united healthcare providers, government officials, lawyers and activists in support of abortion law reforms in several African countries including Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Benin, Eswatini and Kenya.[4]

In 2023, Brookman-Amssiah was named as one of three Right Livelihood Award laureates for her work on liberalising abortion laws and promoting access to safe abortions in Africa.[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. ^ a b "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.