Rev. Prof. Adukwei Hesse
Profile
A senior consultant physician and medical opinion leader in Ghana (Past Vice-President and Assistant Secretary of GMA and Fellow of GMA) well trained in Ghana and abroad, and trainer of many doctors. A consultant physician specialised in chest and heart diseases, and preventive medicine. A respected TB and TB/HIV expert in Ghana and internationally. A minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.Experience
- Chief Executive, Executive Health Care and Consult. August 2005 - present. A private preventive medicine practice.
- Part-time Lecturer (Associate Professor), Department of Physiology University of Ghana Medical School 2005- present.
- Associate Professor of Physiology and Medicine & Therapeutics, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, 2002 - 31 July, 2005
- Consultant Physician, Department of Medicine, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, 1988 - July 2005
- Senior Lecturer, Departments of Physiology and Medicine & Therapeutics, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana, 1995 -2002
- Head, Chest Department, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, 1995 - 1998
- Head, Department of Physiology, University of Ghana Medical School, 1996 - 1998
- Lecturer, Departments of Physiology and Medicine & Therapeutics, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana, 1988 -1995
- Chairman, Ghana Country Co-ordinating Mechanism (CCM) for the Global Fund against HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria; 2005-2006
- Member of the Advisory Board of the National TB Control Programme 1995 - present.
- Member of the Advisory Board of the National TB Control Programme 1995 - present.
- Member of the Technical Working Group of the National TB Control Programme 1999-present.
- Chairman of the Tuberculosis Technical Committee of the CCM that wrote the successful applications for Ghana’s participation in the Global Health Fund in 2002, 2007 and 2010.
- Consultant to the National Health Insurance Council in the formulation of the Ghana DRGs and the tariffs, 2007-8.
Education
- 1984-1987: Royal College of Physicians of London, UK.
- 1980-1983: University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
- 1971-1978: University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana.
- 1964-1971: Achimota Secondary School, Accra, Ghana.
Qualifications
- FGCP 2004: Foundation Fellow, Ghana College of Physicians
- Rev. Minister 1996: Ramseyer Training Centre, Abetifi, Kwahu.
- MRCP (UK) 1987: Member of the Royal College of Physicians of London, UK.
- PhD 1983: Physiology, University of Birmingham, UK.
- MB ChB 1978: University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana,
- B.Sc. 1975: Physiology (Hons), University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana.
Training
| Undergraduate | University of Ghana Medical School and Korle-bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana |
| Postgraduate | Research and scientific writing in Physiology to PhD level at the University of Birmingham, UK; 1980-83. |
