Leaders instil in their people a hope for success and a belief in themselves, challenges people to challenge the status quo, and make difference in their generation. Positive leaders empower people to the peak of their goals. For distinguished contribution to the Nursing profession in both clinical and training field, and by extension the entire health system in Ghana. You have paid your due to the developmental agenda of Ghana. Her words and communication skills are balms that soothes and heals wounds. Her sense of professionalism, courtesy, responsibility and love for her work confirms the assertion that nursing is a call. Her lamps are not off but always blazing with the flames of love and care like the legend patron of nursing, Florence Nightingale. I introduce to you a great leader Ms. AGNES ASIEDU, the Director of Health services for Berekum West. CONGRATULATION Director. You have carved a niche for yourself, you are a great inspiration to the health care fraternity.
Madam Agnes attended St Martin Senior Secondary School from 1981 to 1986 at Addo Ajire, Nsawam. She went to Komfo Anokye Nursing Training College for the state registered Nursing programme from 1987 to 1990. She was posted to the regional hospital, Sunayni afterwards from 1990 to 1992 as a stuff Nurse. She furthered to pursue midwifery at Komfo Anokye Teaching hospital from 1992 to 1993. She received posting to Bechem Government Hospital as a staff midwife and worked in this facility from May 1993 to November 1996. Her love for her professional development landed her in KorleBu Public Health Nursing School from November 1996 to 1997 to be trained as a Public Health Nurse. After successful completion, she was posted to the Jeman District ( Drobo) as a Public Health Nurse. She was reassigned to the Sunyani Municipal hospital where she worked till 2012. By reason of her meticulous work, she was reassigned to the Dormaa Presbyterian Midwifery School as a tutor in Anatomy and Physiology from January 2012 to August 2012. Her posting was later reviewed and she was brought back to the Brong Ahafo regional health directorate as the In service training coordinator. She is currently at the rank of the Deputy Director of Nursing Services ( DDNS), the last but one rank in the Nursing professional ladder.
Madam Agnes holds a BSc in Public Health with specialization in education from the Catholic University College of Ghana, Fiapre from 2007 to 2010. She also holds her Masters in Public Health ( MPH) from the University of Ghana School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences with specialization in Population, Family & Reproductive Health. She has being a Family & Reproductive Health advocate on radio and on a lot of privilege platforms in Ghana especially the Brong Ahafo region for many years. She is a counselor, a human resource strategist, a facilitator, a personnel trainer, health promotion officer, has being a tutor at Kintampo College of Health, Sunyani Nursing Training college, Tanoso Nursing Training College, Berekum Nursing Training College and above all, a born again believer who worships with the Glad Tidings Assemblies of God Church, sunyani.
By virtue of her outstanding and her innovative contributions to the health care delivery in Ghana, she had a fellowship Award to UK- Liverpool School of Tropical medicine for a short course in Reproductive Health for developing countries from March to July, 2005. She was once again honoured to be visited by the then US ambassador Madam Mary Kalyn Yate in 2004 at her office as the facility manager at the Sunyani Municipal Hospital. As if that was not enough, in 2010, she again won a scholarship to Japan to do a short course in Health Promotion & Nutrition for women in Leadership position in Developing countries.
Indeed, you are a hero and have played your part very well, your story is very inspiring and challenging.
CONGRATULATION Madam Agnes. WAS NURSING YOUR CHILDHOOD DREAM? I had wanted to become a Lawyer, but found myself as a nurse. Thanks to God, I have never regretted being a nurse. I do my nursing work with a lot of passion, dedication, heart of love for my patients. Am highly fulfilled being a nurse, is a great call and must be delivered as such. A lot is expected from me as a nurse, hence building capacity to meet the needs of my patients. WHAT HAS BEING YOUR MOTIVATION all these years as a Nurse? You can only give out your best when you are self motivated. Am very self motivated and the ripple effect of inner joy and motivation radiates to my patients in the form of love, care, smiles, which goes a long way to help in the recovery process. The following people have also being of great motivation to my career development: Mr.Amoako Atta- my lovely husband & my two wonderful children, Dr. Opare, Madam Agnes Kwakye- former Public Health Nurse for Brong Ahafo, current Chief Nursing Officer for Ashanti Region- Madam Rita
Anafo and Madam Addoquaye- former DDNS public Health, Brong Ahafo region.
Finally, WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE TO THE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS and all reading your story? They should know why they chose to be nurses and health professionals. That a lot is expected from them as health professionals. They should be courteous, humble to learn and take instruction, they should be good models wherever they find themselves, even in a taxi by way of conversation, appearance and decency in dressing as a professional. They should embody the readiness to help, look sharp, smile, be scientific and above all loving.
How do we gain the the respect and love for the Nursing profession back as a noble one?
# Reingineering Nursing Education and Training
#Discipline
#Reversing the money factor as the prime motivation for entering the profession
# Supervision
# Health sector should be devoid of politics
These untold stories are written to let these heroes know how they mean to us for such an outstanding achievements they have chalked over time, and also to let the Ghanaian community know that there are still good people in society, we must celebrate and honour such people whiles they live. This is one of the tools to motivate and challenge the young generation to live up to expectation. Stay tune and in touch as I bring you more inspiring stories of our heroes across the country. Keep sharing, liking and commenting as we promote health in Ghana.
Rev.Jefferson Agbotro Kwasi- jak
Founder& CEO, FOHA
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