The President of Family Health Medical School, the premier private medical school in Ghana, Professor Enyonam Yao Kwawukume, has been awarded by Impact Africa Summit; Ghana Health Laureate for his enormous contribution to the health sector of the country.
Professor Enyonam Yao Kwawukume, Mb ChB, FWAC, FGCPS, FACOG, Adm. & Mgt. is also the Director of Family Health Hospital and Board Chairman of the Family Health School of Nursing and Midwifery.
He is also Inaugural Professor and Chair, KK Bensti-Enchil, Chair, College of Health Sciences, UG Legon.
[contextly_sidebar id=”W5zwQHqoOi5VqYTcuI53chRjRQdADaMi”]Professor Kwawukume was a former Head, Department of Obstetrics and Gyaenacology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Korle Bu as well as the Past Chair, West African College of Surgeons, WACS (Obst & Gynae,.).
He is the immediate past President of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Ghana (SOGOG).
The Laureate award given to Professor Yao Kwawukume on July 7, 2016, saw his vision for the health sector as something that led to the birth of the Family Health Medical School; the premier private medical school in Ghana.
Professor Kwawukume’s vision again, was also recognized for adding up to government efforts to produce more medical doctors for the country.
In 2014, Professor Kwawukume received honorary Fellowship award from American College of Obstetricians and Gyaenacologists in recognition of his significant contribution to teaching and research in the area of obstetrics and Gyaenacology.
It should also be noted that, he was the first in the world to successfully perform bloodless myomectomy at caesarean section with a tourniquet, and he continues to teach all doctors in Ghana, West Africa and the United States of America.
He is the co-inventor of the medical eligibility criteria Wheel which was adopted by the World Health Organisation (WHO). He is the author of various standard text books in obstetrics and gynaecological, reproductive health and family planning which is used in the sub-region.
Professor describes himself as a writer and has contributed weekly in the Mirror Publications for over four years.
Apart from the many research works done and published, he’s now developing a media to increase the growth of embryos (egg and sperms) for in vitro fertilization ( IVF) popularly known as test tube babies, and this will help infertile men and women achieve pregnancy.
He’s accredited for successful IVF or test tube babies resulting in singletons, twins and triplets.
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By: Kojo Agyeman/citifnonline.com/Ghana