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Profile

Background

Rita Ama Narlyn Wurapa hails from Volta, now Oti region, Ghana. She is a highly dedicated and experienced health professional with a strong commitment to community health and well-being. She has demonstrated her leadership and management skills in various capacities within Ghana’s health sector and is known for her accessibility, kindness, and strong sense of empathy. Rita is also principled, bold, courageous, and fearless in her approach to achieving better health outcomes for the communities she serves.

Professional Profile

Rita Ama Wurapa is a seasoned healthcare professional with over two decades of experience in nursing, public health, and health service management. She has worked across various districts, holding senior leadership positions, including serving as the District Director of Health Services for Biakoye District and Akatsi North Health Directorate. Rita is passionate about community health education, health service delivery, and improving healthcare access, particularly in rural areas. Her expertise spans adolescent health, reproductive health, family planning, and non-communicable diseases.

Career Objective

Rita’s career objective is to continue contributing to the advancement of healthcare services, focusing on improving health outcomes in underserved communities through quality health education, effective service delivery, and innovative health programs. She aims to further develop her leadership skills while making a positive impact on public health in Ghana, particularly in the areas of reproductive health, family planning, and non-communicable diseases.

Miss Rita Ama Wurapa

DDHS- Biakoye District

Professional Experience

  • District Director of Health Services – Biakoye District, Oti Region (2018 – present)

  • District Director of Health Services – Akatsi North Health Directorate, Volta Region (2016 – 2018)

  • District Public Health Nurse – Jasikan MHD & Afadjato South District (2004 – 2016)

  • Staff Nurse – Battor Catholic Hospital, Volta Region (1996 – 2004)

  • Staff Nurse – Krachi West District Hospital, Volta Region (1996 – 2004)

  • Staff Nurse – Ho Municipal Hospital, Volta Region (1996 – 2004)

EDUCATION

  • Master of Public Health (MPH)

    University of Ghana, Legon

  • Master’s in Clinical Leadership and Management

    University of Ghana, Legon

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

    University of Cape Coast, Ghana

Other Training

  • Diploma in Human Resources Management

    Institute of Commercial Management, Bournemouth, England

  • Diploma in Reproductive Health in Developing Countries

    Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK

  • State Registered Public Health Nurse

    Public Health Nurses Training School, Korle-Bu, Accra

  • Diploma in Nursing

    Nursing Training College, Ho

duties

  • Overseeing the management and operations of health services in the Biakoye District.

  • Promoting healthcare services across various communities in the catchment area.

  • Leading community health education and health promotion programs.

  • Ensuring the efficient delivery of reproductive health, family planning, and adolescent health services.

  • Leading the District Directors group in the Oti Region.

languages

  • Fluent in several Ghanaian languages