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Ghana Medical Association

Coordinates: 5°32′20″N 0°13′48″W / 5.539°N 0.230°W / 5.539; -0.230
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Ghana Medical Association
Established4 January 1958; 66 years ago (1958-01-04)
Founded atAccra
Merger ofGold Coast Medical Practitioners Union &
British Medical Association (Ghana branch)
Professional title
Medical association
HeadquartersAccra, Ghana
Coordinates5°32′20″N 0°13′48″W / 5.539°N 0.230°W / 5.539; -0.230
Membership
1700
Official language
English
President
Dr. (Med) Frank Serebour
Vice President
Prof.(Med) Ernest Yorke
General Secretary
Dr. (Dent) Richard Selormey
Treasurer
Dr. Elizabeth Esi Crentsil
AffiliationsWorld Medical Association
Commonwealth Medical Association
Confederation of African Medical Associations and Societies
Websiteghanamedassoc.org

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) represents physicians, surgeons and dentists working throughout Ghana. It was established in 1958 and is divided into ten divisions representing each region of Ghana as at the end of 2018.

History

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The earliest medical organisation of medical staff was during the Gold Coast era when the Gold Coast Medical Practitioners Union was formed in 1933. This was founded by three doctors, Frederick Victor Nanka-Bruce who was the president and spokesman, C.E. Reindorf and W.A.C. Nanka-Bruce. J.E. Hutton Mills was the secretary. Following the establishment of an African government under colonial rule in 1951, a Ghana branch of the British Medical Association was formed in January 1953.[1] This also had Nanka-Bruce as its first president. Both associations were merged to form the Ghana Medical Association on 4 January 1958. It was inaugurated by Kwame Nkrumah at the Arden Hall of the Ambassador Hotel in Accra.[2] Charles Easmon was elected as the first president of the GMA.[3]

Affiliations

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National Executive Council

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This council meets every other month. It is made up of the following persons:[4]

  • Chairpersons of each of the divisions (numbering ten at end of 2018)
  • Society of Private Medical and Dental Practitioners
  • Ghana Dental Association
  • Junior Doctors Society

Publications

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Past presidents of the GMA

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The president of the GMA since 2017 has been Frank Ankobea. There have been 22 past presidents as at 2018.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "About GMA". Official website. Ghana Medical Association. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  2. ^ Kesse (4 January 2022). "Ghana Medical Association(GMA) inaugurated Today in History -". Ghanaian Museum. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  3. ^ "BRIEF HISTORY OF THE GHANA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION". Official website. Ghana Medical Association. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  4. ^ "NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE". Official website. Ghana Medical Association. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Ghana Medical Journal". Official journal website. Ghana Medical Association. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Past Presidents". Official website. Ghana Medical Association. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
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