Afua Adwo Jectey Hesse

Afua Adwo Jectey Hesse
FRCS(Ed), FICS, FFGCS, FWACS
NationalityGhanaian
Occupations
SpouseAdukwei Hesse
Academic background
Alma mater
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Ghana Medical School
Main interestsPaediatric surgery

Afua Adwo Jectey Hesse, FRCSEd, FICS, FFGCS, FWACS, is a Ghanaian surgeon and the first Ghanaian-trained female doctor to become a paediatric surgeon. In August 2010, she became the first Ghanaian and second African to be elected President of the Medical Women's International Association (MWIA).[1][2][3][4][5]

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