PROFILE

                       NAME: MRS. ALICE DARKOA ASARE-ALLOTEY  

                       DATE OF BIRTH28TH OCTOBER, 1952

                       GENERAL EDUCATION: KADJEBI SECONDARY SCHOOL – 1964-1969

                        PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

  • Nurses’ Training College, Korle-Bu              – 1971 – 1974
  • Ankaful Psychiatry Nursing School               – 1975 – 1977
  • Midwifery Training School, Korle Bu  –  1978 – 1979

 

NURSING CAREER:  1974 – 2011

                       PRESIDENT (GRNA) EIGHT (8) YEARS FROM 2004 – 2011

                      ACHIEVEMENT:

  • Seventh President of the Ghana Registered Nurses’ Association from 2004 –

2011

  • General Secretary of the Ghana Registered Nurses’ Association from 1995 – 2003
  • General Secretary of the Ghana Registered Nurses’ Association from

1991- 1994

  • Board Member Commonwealth Nurses’ Federation West Africa – 2008 – 2013
  • Certificate of Honour – GRNA Greater Accra Regional Branch – May 1992
  • Member of the Order of the Volta (Ghana National Award) July 2007
  • Negotiated for the Single Spine Salary Structure for nurses
  • Acquisition of the Collective Bargaining Certificate, 11th October 2007
  • Commissioned the Eastern Regional Hostel @GRNA 50th Anniversary 2010
  • Commissioned the Volta Regional Conference Hall – 2012.
  • Board member Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana – 1977 – 2000.
  • Under her Presidency the GRNA Registered as a Union, 4th July 2005

 

 

                                PROFILE

                       NAME: MRS. ALICE DARKOA ASARE-ALLOTEY  

                       DATE OF BIRTH28TH OCTOBER, 1952

                       GENERAL EDUCATION: KADJEBI SECONDARY SCHOOL – 1964-1969

                        PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

  • Nurses’ Training College, Korle-Bu              – 1971 – 1974
  • Ankaful Psychiatry Nursing School               – 1975 – 1977
  • Midwifery Training School, Korle Bu  –  1978 – 1979

 

NURSING CAREER:  1974 – 2011

                       PRESIDENT (GRNA) EIGHT (8) YEARS FROM 2004 – 2011

                      ACHIEVEMENT:

  • Seventh President of the Ghana Registered Nurses’ Association from 2004 –

2011

  • General Secretary of the Ghana Registered Nurses’ Association from 1995 – 2003
  • General Secretary of the Ghana Registered Nurses’ Association from

1991- 1994

  • Board Member Commonwealth Nurses’ Federation West Africa – 2008 – 2013
  • Certificate of Honour – GRNA Greater Accra Regional Branch – May, 1992
  • Member of the Order of the Volta (Ghana National Award) July, 2007
  • Negotiated for the Single Spine Salary Structure for nurses
  • Acquisition of the Collective Bargaining Certificate, 11th October, 2007
  • Commissioned the Eastern Regional Hostel @GRNA 50th Anniversary 2010
  • Commissioned the Volta Regional Conference Hall – 2012.
  • Board member Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana – 1977 – 2000.
  • Under her Presidency the GRNA Registered as a Union, 4th July 2005

 

PROFILE

                       NAME: MRS. HELEN EMMA BANGA

                       DATE OF BIRTH4TH FEBRUARY, 1937 

                        GENERAL EDUCATION: HOLY CHILD SECONDARY SCHOOL,CAPE COAST –                                                                  1953 – 1958

                        PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

  • State Registered Nurse Qualification at St Olive, England – 1958 – 1962
  • State Certified Midwife Part I & II Courses in London        –  1962 – 1963
  • Health Visitor & School Nurse – Battersea College, London – 1964

                        NURSING CAREER:  1964 – 1997

PRESIDENT (GRNA) EIGHT (8) YEARS – 1995 – 2003

                      ACHIEVEMENT:

  • Sixth President of the Ghana Registered Nurses’ Association from 1995 – 2003
  • General Secretary of the Ghana Registered Nurses’ Association from

1991 – 1994

  • Ensured quality educational standard of nursing.
  • Negotiated for better salary structure for nurses
  • Negotiated for the passing of the  white paper on Enrolled and Community Health      Nursing promotion exercise in July,1992
  • Member of the Consultative Assembly – 1991-1992
  • Initiated for Collective Bargaining Agreement Certificate of the Association – 2003
  • Initiated the building of Regional hostels
  • Initiated the institution of the Nurses Fund – 2003
  • Planning Committee member for World Health Organisation (WHO) – 1989
  • Planning Committee member for Curriculum Development for Nurses and Midwives’ Council of Ghana in 1991
  • Board Member of the Commonwealth Nurses’ Federation (CNF) – 1994 – 2000
  • Member of the Evaluation Committee responsible for Evaluating the State Registered Nurses (SRN)Examination of Ghana – 1994
  • Board Member, Ministry of Health – 1998 – 2004
  • Commissioned the National Secretariat of GRNA in Greater Accra in 1997.

                              

                                                       PROFILE

                        NAMEMS. COMFORT AYIMAA ASIAMA

                        DATE OF BIRTH: 11TH OCTOBER, 1931

                        GENERAL EDUCATION:  WESLEY GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL 1948-1951

                        PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION:

  • Korle Bu Nursing Training College, Korle Bu – 1952- 1955
  • Midwifery Training School, Korle Bu –  1958 – 1959

  

   NURSING CAREER:  1959 – 1991

                       PRESIDENT (GRNA) EIGHT (8) YEARS FROM 1987 – 1994

                         CHIEVEMENT:

  • Fifth President of the Ghana Registered Nurses’ Association, elected in absentia from       1987- 1992
  • National PRO of the Ghana Registered Nurses’ Association from    – 1975 – 1978
  • Assistant National PRO of the Registered Nurses’ Association from – 1971 – 1974
  • The National Secretariat building started under her presidency –   1987
  • Under her presidency that the International Council of Nurses’ President (Mrs. Nelly Garson) visited Ghana in 1988.
  • Negotiated for better salary scales for nurses and midwives.
  • Encouraged members to compete for the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing (3M) Award and encouraged nurses to compete for the prize which two nurses won – 1987             – 1988

Chairperson, Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana (N&MC) – 1988 – 1994

  • Board Member West African Representative of the Commonwealth Nurses’ Federation   –  1988 – 1989
  • Advisory Member on Nursing Education, Word Health Organization (WHO)

                                      PROFILE

                       NAME: MS. SARAH ROBERTA ADDISION   

                       DATE OF BIRTH15TH JUNE, 1926  

                       GENERAL EDUCATION:  WESLEY GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL – 1944 – 1946

                       PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

  • Nurses’ Training College Cape Coast and Midwifery Training School, Accra                           – 1952 – 1955

                     NURSING CAREER:  1952 -1990

                     PRESIDENT (GRNA) FOUR (4) YEARS – 1983 – 1986

                      ACHIEVEMENT:

  • Fourth President  of the Ghana Registered Nurses’ Association from 1983 -1986
  • Ensured quality educational standard of nursing.
  • Initiated the institution of the “Johnson Wax Award” for nurses
  • Acquired two Tata Buses from Government for nurses and midwives to facilitate the easy operation of the Association  – 1986 – 1987
  • Instituted the Christine Riemann’s Award and encouraged GRNA members to compete for the prize which three nurses won in 1985.
  • Negotiated for salaries and conditions of service during her term of office
  • Developed a Unit on Evaluation of Nursing Care in 1997
  • Silver Jubilee Celebration of GRNA and Sod cutting of the land during her tenure of office as President – 1985.
  • Awarded a certificate of recognition of service on ICN Board of Directors in July
  • Chairman of the Nurses and Midwives Council of Ghana Examination Committee – 1982 – 1986
  • Member of the of International Council of Nurses Board of Directors – 1985 – 1989

 

                              PROFILE

                       NAME:  MRS. EDITH SAKI-QUARTEY

                       DATE OF BIRTH:   30TH DECEMBER, 1926

                       GENERAL EDUCATION: CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL CERTIFICATE -1946

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

  • Nursing and Midwifery Training School, London   – 1953 – 1954
  • Theatre  Nursing Training School, Korle Bu           – 1955

                        NURSING CAREER:  1953 – 1986

                       PRESIDENT (GRNA) EIGHT (8) YEARS FROM – 1975 – 1982

ACHIEVEMENT:

  • Third President  of the Ghana Registered Nurses’ Association from 1975 – 1982
  • Re-juvenated the Celebration of the Nurses Week (Nurses Day) in 1977
  • Initiated the registration of the Professional Association (NRCD 143) in June, 1977 at the Registrar General’s Department.
  • Member, new staff designation of the  Nursing Profession  in -1977
  • Initiated the formation of the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing School programme in Ghana (CGFNS) – 4th October, 1978
  • Board Member, Nurses & Midwives Council – 1978 – 1985

                                                   

                                PROFILE

                        NAME:  PROF. AYODELE AKIWUMI

                        DATE OF BIRTH:  

                        GENERAL EDUCATION: WESLEY GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL – 1950- 1953

                        PROFESSION EDUCATION:

                           * Nursing and Midwifery Training School – 1957

 

 

                       NURSING CAREER: 

                       PRESIDENT (GRNA) FOUR (4) YEARS

CHIEVEMENT:

  • Second President of the Ghana Registered Nurses’ Association from 1971 – 1974
  • President of the West African College of Nursing (WACN) – 1995 – 1996
  • Editor-in-Chief of the Ghanaian Nurse Journal –  1987
  • Chairperson, Nurses and Midwives Council of Ghana (N&MC) 1993- 1996
  • Board Member, Nurses and Midwives Council of Ghana (N&MC) 1985 – 1988
  • Board Member West African Representative of the Commonwealth Nurses’ Federation – 1988 – 1999
  • Advisory on Nursing Education Word Health Orgnisation (WHO)
  • Member, Inter-ministerial Committee on the Registered Colleges of Applied Arts, Science and Technology
  • Member, Professional Services Committee, International College of Nurses’ (ICN)
  • West African Representative of the Commonwealth Nurses’ Federation (CNF) 1970 – 1974
  • Instituted the Celebration of the Nurses Week (Nurses Day) in 1970

                    PROFILE

                       NAME:  DR. DOCIA ANGELINA NAKI KISSEIH

                       DATE OF BIRTH13TH AUGUST, 1919

GENERAL EDUCATION: ACHIMOTA COLLEGE (1935-1938)

                      PROFESSONAL EDUCATION:

  • Maternity Hospital Korle-Bu      – 1940 – 1943
  • Queen Charlotte’s Maternity        – 1949 – 1950
  • Florence Nightingale Nurses Training School  – 1950 – 1953

NURSING CAREER:  1943 -1981

                     PRESIDENT (GRNA) TEN YEARS – 1960 – 1970

                     ACHIEVEMENT:

  • First President and founder of the Ghana Registered Nurses’ Association.

From 1960 – 1970 and was awarded Meritorious Award in 1966 by GRNA.

  • Initiated the Merger of (QRNs) the Society of Registered Nurse of Ghana and the State Registered Nurses of Ghana (SRN)into one Association in 1960 as Ghana

Registered Nurses’ Association (GRNA).

  • First Ghanaian Chief Nursing Officer to take over from British Colonial Government 1961- 1974.
  • Initiated the Affiliation of the Ghana Registered Nurses’ Association to International Council of Nurses (ICN) – 1961.
  • Negotiated for the salary scales for nurses in 1962.
  • Developed a comprehensive National Basic Nurse Education Curriculum.
  • Recommended the creation of the Nursing & Midwifery Council of Ghana.
  • Influenced the establishment of the Nursing Department in University of Ghana,            Legon in 1963 for higher nursing education which she gained the Name “Mother of    
  • Structured of the Nursing Division of the Ministry of Health.
  • Introduction of In-Service Education in Nursing.
  • Member of the World Health Organisation Expert Advisory Panel on Nursing for Africa -1961 -1983.
  • Member of the World Health Organisation Expert Advisory Panel on Nursing, Geneva Switzerland  – 1961- 1983.
  • Member of the Board of Directors of the International Council of Nurses (ICN)

– 1969 – 1973.

  • First Vice President of International Council of Nurses (ICN)- 1973 -1977.
  • Member of the Order of the Volta in March, 1979 (Ghana National Award).
  • Honoured by the Ghana Government in 1984 with her portrait on the 100 cedis note.
  • Honorary Doctorate Degree of Law (honoris Causa) was conferred on her 89th birth day (13/08/2008) for her immense contribution to Nursing Education and Practice in            Ghana (Meritorious)