{"id":743609,"date":"2019-11-13T13:03:24","date_gmt":"2019-11-13T13:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/11\/13\/prof-adu-gyamfi-inducted-into-academy-of-arts-sciences\/"},"modified":"2019-11-13T13:03:24","modified_gmt":"2019-11-13T13:03:24","slug":"prof-adu-gyamfi-inducted-into-academy-of-arts-sciences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/11\/13\/prof-adu-gyamfi-inducted-into-academy-of-arts-sciences\/","title":{"rendered":"Prof. Adu-Gyamfi Inducted Into Academy Of Arts, Sciences"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Professor Yaw Adu-Gyamfi being decorated with the Academy\u2019s medal<\/strong><\/p>\n

THE BOARD Chairman of the National Health
\nInsurance Authority (NHIA), Professor Yaw Adu-Gyamfi, has been inducted into
\nthe Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS).<\/p>\n

Professor Adu-Gyamfi was among eight renowned
\nacademicians who were recognized and inducted into the Academy.<\/p>\n

Testimonial <\/strong><\/p>\n

In a testimonial read in his honour, the
\nConsultant of Anaesthesiology was described as \u2018the consultant\u2019s consultant\u2019 for
\nhis knowledge, skills and experiences in the health sciences as well as medical
\nand health services.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have been a leader in the fields of Anaesthesiology, intensive therapy and the management of complete pain status with particular reference to the challenges of resource-limited health care environments in the tropics,\u201d the testimonial partly read.<\/p>\n

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Qualifications<\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor Adu-Gyamfi is the founding Chairman
\nof the Faculty of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, a founding member of the
\nExecutive Board and a Member of the College Council.<\/p>\n

In December 2013, Professor Adu-Gyamfi received
\nan award from the College for Outstanding Achievements in Post Graduate Medical
\nEducation and was elected into the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences.<\/p>\n

He has also held consultant positions in
\nAnaesthesia in Kings College Hospital and Medical School, London; University of
\nGhana Medical School and the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital.<\/p>\n

Prior to his induction into the Academy, he was
\na Fellow of the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons and the West African
\nCollege of Surgeons.<\/p>\n

Other Inductees<\/strong><\/p>\n

At the same programme which coincided with the
\nAcademy\u2019s 2019 Founder\u2019s Week celebration, other prominent scientists and
\nresearchers were also inducted into the Academy.<\/p>\n

They included Daniel Kwadwo Asiedu, Professor
\nof Geology at the University of Ghana (UG), Legon; David Kofi Essumang,
\nProfessor of Chemistry at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), and Gabriel Ayum Teye,
\nProfessor of Animal Sciences and Vice Chancellor of the University for
\nDevelopment Studies (UDS), Tamale.<\/p>\n

Others were George Obeng Adjei, Associate Professor
\nof Clinical Pharmacology, UG; Gordon Akanzuwine Awandare, Associate Professor,
\nDepartment of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, Grace Ofori Sarpong,
\nAssociate Professor, Minerals Engineering at the George Grant University of
\nMines and Technology, Tarkwa and Julius Najah Fobil, Associate Professor, UG.<\/p>\n

President of GAAS, Professor Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu, charged them to not \u2018go to sleep\u2019 with their medals but rather work hard to advance the course of theArts and Sciences.<\/p>\n

By Nii Adjei Mensafio<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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