BRIEF PROFILE OF MRS. PERPETUAL OFORI-AMPOFO
Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo is the current President of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA). She has 25 years of experience in Ghana’s health sector with over 15 years of experience in Trade Unionism.
She is the immediate past Chairperson of the West African Health Sector Unions Network (WAHSUN) of Public Services International (PSI) and Chairperson of the Ghana PSI National Coordinating Council, positions she held for four years until May 2024.
She is a Nurse Educator and currently teaches at the Nursing and Midwifery Training College at Korle-Bu, where she has worked for the past 18 years.
She holds a Master of Public Health and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Nursing with Psychology from the University of Ghana, Legon, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Education from the University of Cape Coast.
She is also a certified Trustee of the National Pensions Regulatory Authority of Ghana.
She is a Foundation Fellow of the Ghana College of Nurses and Midwives, a Fellow of the West African College of Nurses and Midwives, and a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.
She serves on several national and international committees and Boards, including the Governing Board of the Nursing and Midwifery Council, Ghana, the Ghana College of Nurses and Midwives, the Health Sector Occupational Pension Scheme, the PSI Health and Social Sector Task Force, ITUC-Africa Occupational Health and Safety Network, CODEO Advisory Council of Ghana, and the Ghana Social Partnership Council.
She has received several invitations as a speaker from reputable organizations such as WHO AFRO, PSI, ICN, Action Aid, THET, ITCILO, OTUWA, and many others.
She has received awards in recognition of her dedication to strengthening Trade Unions and her passion and commitment to addressing issues related to Social Protection, Migration, and adolescent sexual and reproductive health.
She is married with three children.