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Profile

Mr. Emmanuel Yaw Affelkum a nutritionist, has been a District Director of Health Services in the Ghana Health Service since 2002 to date. He is a strong team builder and an advocate of total health development of communities and the general population. His prime focus has been directed at deepening health strategies through partnership to sustain health service delivery at the community level. Spanning from the period August 1994 to date Mr Affelkum has worked across districts in the Western and Western North Regions in Ghana.

Mr. Emmanuel Yaw Affelkum

DDHS- Wassa East

professional experience

  • District Nutrition Officer-: Bibiani-Anhwiaso Bekwai District 1994-1999

  • District Director of Health Service-: Jomoro District 2002- 2005

  • District Director of Health Service-: Wassa Amenfi West District 2005-2015

  • District Director of Health Service-: Tarkwa Nsueam Municipal 2015-2020

  • Distrct Director of Health Service-: Wassa East District-: 2020 to date

education

  • Nutrition (College of Health and WellBeing Kintampo) 1990-1994

  • Gender Education and Primary Health Care (Manchester University UK) 1999

  • Advance Diploma in Primary Health Care (University of Manchester UK) 2000

  • Masters Degree (MEd) Primary Health Care (University of Manchester UK) 2001 + Field Epidemiology (Certificate) 2016