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Board Chairman

Dr Dziedzorm Kwesi Klu is a Dental Surgeon and the former Head of the Dental Unit of the Regional Hospital, Sunyani. He is the CEO of OAKDENTAL  Clinic at Abesim, Sunyani.

He possesses great leadership and managerial skills. He is innovative and creative with very good human relationship skills. He is an analytical and strategic thinker, a great team player and a planner.

He is well experienced in the planning and execution of medical outreaches with the underserved population in mind. His Smiles serve as a great analgesic to his clients.

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Chief Executive Officer
Jefferson Agbotro Kwasi (JAK) is a nurse by profession with 12 years of working experience as a clinical nurse and currently works at the Regional Hospital, Sunyani and serves as the public relations officer ( PRO) for the Accident & Emergency department, a member of the Emergency board management of the same facility.
He holds an MSC in Organizational and Community Development from the College of Community and Organizational Development (CCOD) - an affiliate of the University of Development Studies (UDS), and the Institute of Organizational Development ( IOD), USA.

He holds certificates in Leadership and Human Resource Management, Economics and Health Care Management, Organizational Planning, Project Management, Corporate Governance & Ethics, Social Marketing, Financial Management, Health Information systems, Programme Monitoring and Evaluation from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), MDI 2017.
He Specializes In Dynamic Team Building, Organizational Design and Planning, Strategic Planning, Project Management, Appreciative Leadership, Conflict Resolution, Change and Transition Management, Organizational Psychology and Behaviour Management, Mentoring, Executive Coaching, Entrepreneurship, and Research. 

He is the founder and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Friends of Health Association (FOHA), with  12 years of working experience in NGO management and 10 years of working experience in International Relationships.
He is an Ordained Reverend Minister of the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. He serves as the Founding General Overseer and Senior Pastor of Watchers' Chapel International(WCI) with 10 years working experience in Pastoral Ministry. He is the founder, CEO and the Lead Consultant of the JAK LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT CONSULT - a leadership - management & OD Consulting firm that specializes in leadership  & community development. He is the president of the Sunyani regional hospital Christians' Fellowship. He also serves as the MEMBERSHIP & COMMUNICATION DIRECTOR of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIANS & CHARISMATIC CHURCHES ( NACCC) BONO Regional chapter. 

He is a Global Shaper and a Member of The World Economic Forum and the Programme Coordinator of the Sunyani Hub.
He is an advocate on radio and television for developmental issues, especially health. He is an empowerment specialist and a communication expert. He possesses high communication and human relationship skills, high writing skills, fluency in English, and social media management skills. He wants to see a world where everyone is empowered to take charge of their destiny through empowerment and appreciative leadership.

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Vice Board Member and ICT Technical Adviser
Marvin Appiah Osei holds a BSc in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and an MSc in Telecommunication Engineering from KNUST. He is a Certified Fiber Optics Specialist (FOA).

He is a website developer. He is also a computer programmer.

He is a Lecturer with the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department at the Sunyani Technical University. He developed and manages Berekumcity.com, an online portal to provide information about and showcase Berekum to the world. He also developed Fohaghana.org.

He aspires to see the youth empowered to take up responsibilities in making a positive change in the societies they find themselves.

He is a great team player with great human relationship skills

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Board Member
Francis Kwafo is a person of integrity, determined, reliable and a successful team player. He is a member of the Institute of the Chartered Accountant Ghana ( ICAG) and a vast experience in Accounting, Audit And Tax Issues. He has worked as a Finance Officer and as an Accountant at the Salvation Army Polyclinic - Agona Wamoase for 8 years. He has also been a teacher at Sonrise Christian Academy- Hohoe, Future Leaders Educational Complex- Sekondi and Apostolic D/A JHS Kumawu. He is a Senior Accountant and Deputy Head Of Finance at the Brong Ahafo Regional Hospital, Sunyani. He also teaches at the Institute of Chartered Accountants ( ICA) Class- Suncity Study Centre- Sunyani. He is pursuing his second degree in MPhil Accounting at the Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science And Technology. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Accounting from Christian Service University- Kumasi and an HND In Accounting From Takoradi Polytechnic. He is the Chairman of The FOHA Fundraising & Finance Committee.

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Board Member 
Debora Osei Mensah is a graduate nurse from the University of Cape Coast, A Nursing Officer and a Nurse Manager at The Private Ward of The Regional Hospital, Sunyani, with 6 years of working experience.

She is a great human resource manager, very proficient in coaching and mentoring with awesome networking skills. She is a team player and a cheerleader.

She also possesses strong analytical, financial management, resource mobilisation, and report-writing skills.

She wants to see lives changed and communities transformed through her volunteering and therapeutic best nursing practices.

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Board Member

Heidi Wellington Studied Development Communication and Currently works as a Country Representative for a company in Healthcare.

She has expertise in communication, administration and community development.
Passionate about empowering people through education and self-awareness.
I expect to see a transformation in the lives of people through research, advocacy and policy. She is an executive member of FOHA, Vice-Chairperson of the FOHA Research, Policy & Advocacy Committee and FOHA Coordinator in the UK.

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Board Member

Clement Achim Gyimah has been a minister of the Church of Pentecost for 14 years now. Currently, he is the area youth pastor for the Sunyani Area of the Church of Pentecost and the Resident Pastor for Pentecost International Worship Center, Sunyani.

He has been a youth spokesperson for the United Nations for the MDGs now SDGs with a wide range of experience in youth work.

He is among the first batch of emerging African leaders to benefit from the London School of Economics and Political Science- Programme for Africa leadership (LSE- PfAL) in 2012.

He currently serves as Youth Advisor on the African Renaissance and Diaspora Network (ARDN) based in New York.
He is an Organizational Development consultant.
Married to Beatrice and blessed with three kids Josephine, Emmanuel and Nana Kwaffo

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Board Member

Pharm. Dr Doris Adom Nyantakyi ( Pharm. D)

She had her BSC in Pharmacy from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). She has her Master in Business Administration ( MBA) in Logistics and Supply Chain at KNUST and a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm. D) at the same university. She has a certificate in hospital administration from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration ( GIMPA) in 2014.

She is a principal pharmacist. She is the Pharmacovigilance focal person for Brong Ahafo Regional hospital. She is also the pharmacist in charge of HIV for the Brong Ahafo regional hospital, a work she has done passionately from 2006 up to date, she is an HIV adherence counsellor. She is an executive and board member of the Friends of Health Association ( FOHA) and the chairperson of the FOHA Outreach Committee. She also deputizes for her boss who heads the pharmacy department of the regional hospital, Sunyani. Pharm. Doris is beautifully married to Mr Aikins Osei Amoako who was called into the Bar in 2019, and they are blessed with four wonderful children. She is also the CEO of DORAM Pharmacy. “I plan to undertake an HIV project with specific reference to orphans as a result of HIV, HIV patients neglected in society. To empower them and help them with livelihood support”.

We are grateful you choose to subscribe to our services. On behalf of the board of directors and on my own behalf, I welcome you to our website, dedicated to serving the hard to reach and the under-served population through HIV/AIDS services, clinical health services, Nutrition, Capacity building and livelihood support, Community development and health research aimed at saving lives and changing society at large.

The page allows you to share our articles, leave comments, ask questions, have current issues in health, read our reports, follow our projects and know what your donations are used for, download our videos.

The gravity and the seriousness attached to our work inspires our donors and partners to contribute in cash and kind to support the weak and the vulnerable in our society. We have a rich experience and relationship with wide range of medical experts to scale out our medical interventions. We encourage you to stay tune with our health articles, share our posts, donate in cash or in kind to support us reach out to more people.

Rev. Jefferson Agbotro Kwasi
FOUNDER & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Friends of Health Association, FOHA is a registered health organization in Ghana with the registration number G-31,189 under the company code 1963. This NGO seeks to make health care accessible to the poor and the needy through public and clinical healthcare services at the Brong Ahafo region and beyond.
FOHA works with partner’s in a wider scope of areas that seeks to promote the fight against hunger, elimination of poverty and provide good basic health to poor especially in rural communities in the region. FOHA provides services such as reproductive health education, HIV/AIDS education, career training, and employment assistance and community participatory training for farmers in rural communities, and have tremendous records in community outreach programs for health screening and nutrition education as part of it cooperate objective of making healthcare a assessable to all.

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Volunteers have been involved with our organization since it began and have been pivotal in the success of the organization. The organization relies heavily on volunteers, in both the management of projects and the delivery of services both at office and on the field activities.
This manual serve as a guide; it contains useful information that will assist you in your role at Volunteering with FOHA. The content is based on best practice, however should you require further explanation please discuss with the Volunteer Services Manager or the board for further clarification.

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This Volunteer Agreement is a description of the arrangement between us, (FRIENDS OF HEALTH, FOHA), and you (the volunteer) in relation to your voluntary work. The intention of this agreement is to assure you that we appreciate your volunteering with us and to indicate our commitment to do the best we can to make your volunteer experience with us a positive and rewarding one for your career development.

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Your role as a volunteer is (to play a supportive role toward the achievement of the NGOs objective of providing comprehensive health through the fight against hunger, and elimination of poverty for especially the poor).

Induction and Training
The project officer and the manager will provide thorough induction and capacity building training on the scope of work, and emerging issues, for fresh volunteers, staff on every first Sunday of the month and for all its members. Your volunteering role and the training necessary to assist you in meeting the responsibilities of your specific to your recruitment will be provided in the TORs before engagement with the organization.

Supervision, Support and Flexibility
The board members, CEO, and the project officer shall ensure as part of your commitment to the following duties during your stay with organization.
To define appropriate standards of our services, to communicate them to you, and to encourage and support you to achieve and maintain them as part of your voluntary work
To provide a personal supervisor who will meet with you regularly to discuss with your volunteering and any associated problems pertaining to the organization working areas
To do our best to help you develop you’re volunteering role with us and to be flexible in how we use your volunteering responsibilities and time, and to provide the necessary assistance depending on the TORs and scope of work and project assigned.

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FOHA is a non-profit making organization and will not be responsible for living expenses, arrangements for accommodation, travel to and from FOHA voluntary location, necessary logistic related costs.

FOHA may provide monthly stipends for volunteers and interns depending on the project area recruited, scope of work assigned and funding availability. Volunteers and therefore required to show high level of commitments of which upon consultations with board members and work output, may be rewarded.

Recruitment
Volunteering, WE (FOHA) believes that volunteer staff should be appointed on suitability, taking into account factors such as the applicant’s qualifications and experience appropriate to the volunteer position; their skills, knowledge and abilities; their potential; and their overall suitability for the position and the organization.
FOHA, do not permit discrimination against applicants or employees on the basis of race, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, socio-economic background or ethnicity. This applies to all areas of volunteer employment including recruiting, hiring, promotion, assigning of work, provided the individual is qualified and meets the requirements established for the position

Advertised Positions
Opportunities to volunteer will be publicized broadly, to ensure that no groups of people are excluded because of inappropriate or inadequate advertising.
We may approach potential volunteers with a designated volunteer position in mind. All applicants will be advised that their application has been received.
All interviewed volunteers will be contacted with the outcome by the Services Manager or the board or team member in the Manager’s absence.
Once an appointment has been determined the successful applicant will be advised and, subject to acceptance, all other applicants will be advised of the outcome of the selection process.
All applicants selected for interview will be advised of the time and date for their interview. Every endeavor will be made to determine a date and time suitable to the applicant.
FOHA recognizes that people are its most important resource and is committed to equal employment opportunity for all volunteer members and interns.
It supports the objectives of Ghana Equal Employment Opportunity Act and labor of the 1992 constitution.

Prohibitions

This Act prohibits discrimination or other unfair treatment at work based on a person’s:
Sex
Age
Race
Social orientation
Religious or political conviction
Family responsibility or status
Marital Status
Pregnancy
Impairment

Sexual or racial harassment are also unlawful. This legislation applies equally to all staff and they, as well as Volunteering with FOHA are responsible for ensuring that their actions are not discriminatory to others.

The Act prohibits anyone who may complain about their treatment from being singled out or criticized because they have made a complaint.
Any breach of this Act may result in counseling or other actions that may include dismissal.

Leave
Volunteers are required to give the Volunteer Services Manager as much notice as possible regarding leave.
Please phone the Volunteer Services Manager when you are aware you will need to take leave. We request you keep in regular contact with the Volunteer Services desk and or the secretary.
Volunteers are entitled to leave when requested and also encourages longer breaks in volunteering if required

Termination by Volunteer
Should a volunteer wish to resign from their role they are requested to give the Volunteer Services Manager a written notice of two weeks before termination of office. Property of FOHA must be returned all to the secretary and handover notes to the project manager or the CEO of the organization.
The volunteer will be reimbursed for outstanding payments in case of any.

Termination by FOHA; Misconduct
Misconduct will include breaches of any Volunteering of FOHA policies which warrant instant dismissal.
Examples of misconduct include:
Theft of property or funds from FOHA
Willful damage to Volunteering FOHAs property
Intoxication through alcohol or other prohibited substance
Verbal or physical harassment of any other employee, volunteer, Board Member or any other person particularly in respect of race, sex or religion
Disclosure of confidential information regarding the organization to any other party without prior permission from the Line Manager or the Chief Executive Officer
Falsification of any of Volunteering FOHAs records for personal gain or on behalf of any other employee/volunteer
Being convicted of a criminal offence
Unwillingness or inability to support and further the mission of the organization and/or the objectives of the programme
Immediate dismissal will only take place in the most serious of circumstances.
The Volunteer Services Manager and a Senior Manager will advise the volunteer together. A written report is to be supplied to the CEO.
A copy of the report is kept on the volunteer’s file securely. All property of FOHA must be returned and all staff notified of the dismissal.
All property of Volunteering with FOHA must be returned and all staff notified of the dismissal.

Filing
Volunteers Members have responsibility for filing all correspondence relating to their programs and retaining the files in their office until the completion of the program. The files should then be provided to the Executive Support Office for incorporation into the central filing system.
All correspondence relating to grants and acquittals is held by the Executive Support Officer.
Board correspondence is held by the Executive Support Officer.

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