Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare has been appointed Director General of the Ghana Health Service by the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. His appointment took effect from March 1, 2017.
He takes over from Dr. Ebenezer Appiah-Denkyira who has retired from active service Dr. Nsiah-Asare prior to his current appointment, worked in the health sector spanning over 36 years in senior management position and as a surgical specialist at the St Patrick Hospital in Offinso-Ashanti and Tamale Teaching Hospital.
He also worked at the KomfoAnokye Teaching Hospital as a Chief Executive Officer and Consultant General Surgeon.
Between 1997 and 2001, DrNsiah-Asare served as a part-time lecturer in Clinical Anatomy at the University of Development Studies (UDS), School of Medical Sciences, Tamale.
Source: GhanaWeb
