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Dr. Eunice Brookman-Amissah is a pioneering Ghanaian physician & diplomat. Originally anti-abortion, her life changed when one her pediatric patients, a 14-year-old, died from a botched procedure. She vowed to fight unsafe abortions, which cause up to 30% of maternal deaths in Africa. #WomenInSTEM

Admirable Women
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In 1996, Dr. Brookman-Amissah became Ghana's first female Minister of Health. She restructured national healthcare delivery, launched the Ghana Health Service, and later served as Ghana’s Ambassador to the Netherlands, successfully rebuilding key diplomatic ties. #WomenInSTEM #GlobalHealth

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As VP for Africa at Ipas (2001–2014), she turned her clinical mission into policy. She united lawyers, doctors, and leaders to liberalize reproductive laws in Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Benin, Eswatini & Kenya, contributing to a 40% drop in regional unsafe abortion deaths. #WomenInSTEM #WomensRights

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Her legacy earned her the 2023 Right Livelihood Award (the "Alternative Nobel Prize") for safeguarding women's lives. In 2025, she was appointed to Ghana’s Council of State, where she continues to advise on healthcare equity, reproductive rights, and medical access. #WomenInSTEM #Ghana

youtube.com2023 #RightLivelihood Laureates: Eunice Brookman-AmissahEunice Brookman-Amissah receives the 2023 Right Livelihood Award for pioneering discussions on women’s reproductive rights in Africa, paving the way for libe...