Eunice Brookman-Amissah

Eunice Brookman-AmissahPhD
Minister of Health
In office 1996–1998
President	Jerry Rawlings
Ambassador to Kingdom of the Netherlands
In office 1996–1998
President	Jerry Rawlings
Personal details
Nationality	Ghanaian
Political party	National 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

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. "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.