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Mr. Kofi Amekudzi
(International Labour Organization)
As a dynamic, patriotic, insightful and results-oriented Pharmacist and Public Health Practitioner currently working with the International Labour Organization, a specialised UN Agency in Geneva, Switzerland, Kofi Amekudzi has experience which spans across health and development at the national and international levels. Starting his career in Ghana as a Pharmaceutical Medical Representative, Kofi worked closely with medical doctors, pharmacists, nurses and other medical staff to ensure the availability of high quality medicines in Ghana. At the Ghana Social Marketing Foundation (GSMF), Kofi played a key role in the conceptualisation, design and implementation of national campaigns such as the Stop AIDS Love Life HIV campaign, the Life Choices Family Planning national campaign, among others in partnership with Johns Hopkins University,
USAID, DFID and the Government of Ghana. As a consultant, Kofi worked across West Africa and was the executive producer of a World Bank-funded documentary on HIV across the Abidjan-Lagos corridor. Together with a team of consultants, Kofi helped draft the National Health Promotion Policy of the Federal Ministry of Health in Nigeria. Kofi also consulted for WHO, UNESCO, USAID and DFID among others. At the University of Leeds in the UK, Kofi obtained a Masters in Public Health (MPH) and received the John Griffith and Ruth Griffith awards for outstanding academic work and a noticeable contribution to the development community. At the International Labour Organization (ILO), Kofi currently works as a Specialist and provides global leadership for the ILO’s engagement with the United Nations Joint Programme on HIV (UNAIDS) which comprises 11 United Nations Agencies including UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, UNDP, UNFPA, UNODC, UN Women, ILO, UNESCO, WHO and the World Bank. In his spare time, Kofi commits himself to advancing the course of Ghana and was nominated and elected the first president of the Ghanaian Community in Geneva between 2016 and 2019. Kofi has considerable experience across the health and development domains both at the national and international levels and combines this knowledge and experience with a deep sense of affection for his country, Ghana.
