Susan Ofori-Atta
| Susan Ofori-Atta | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1917 Accra, Ghana |
| Died | July 1985 |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Relatives | Ofori Atta I |
Susan Gyankorama Ofori-Atta also de-Graft Johnson (1917 – †1985) was a Ghanaian physician and the first female doctor in the Gold Coast. Eventually she became medical officer in charge at Kumasi Hospital, and later she assumed charge of the Princess Louise Hospital for Women. Her contemporary was Matilda J. Clerk, the second Ghanaian woman to become a physician in the Gold Coast who incidentally was also educated at Achimota and Edinburgh. She was made an Honorary Doctor of Science by the University of Ghana for her work on malnutrition in children, and received the Royal Cross from Pope John Paul II when he visited Ghana in 1980 in recognition of her offering of free medical services at her clinic. She helped to establish the Women's Society for Public Affairs and was a Foundation Fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences. Her achievements were a symbol of inspiration to aspiring women physicians in Ghana.
Ofori-Atta was born in Kyebi in 1917 to Nana Sir Ofori Atta I, the Okyenhene and Paramount Chief of the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Area and Nana Akosua Duodu, his wife. She received her primary education at sT. Mary's Convent at Elmina in 1921 and enrolled at Achimota School in 1929 for her secondary education. Susan Ofori-Atta was one of the pioneer students after the college was opened in 1927 where she was the head girl's prefect in her final year and sat for the Cambridge School Certificate. She studied midwifery at the Korle-Bu Midwifery Training School, graduating in 1935, and had further training in midwifery in Scotland. After her tertiary education, she practised midwifery at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital,she further continued her education at Edinburgh University Medical School where she obtained her MBChB degree in 1949. Her medical education abroad was sponsored by her wealthy chieftain father, Ofori Atta I.
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