She attended the Achimota Primary School and continued at the Wesley Grammar School in Accra and then to the Government Secretarial School where she qualified as a Secretary. The foundation is also helping to improve learning outcomes for Ghanaian children.First lady of the Republic of Ghana, H.E.
The country has scaled up existing interventions and is on track to pilot the malaria vaccine.” She said.She stressed that “it is of great pride to me to have met the target for reduction of the mortality indicator as promised by the President.”Despite these significant results, she disclosed that “people still die from malaria and the disease continues to be the number one cause of out-patient attendance in our health facilities” and expressed worry Ghana is listed among the 10 African countries with a high burden of malaria in the world.Looking forward, the First Lady was confident that, “it is possible to achieve zero malaria. We have to share data and experiences. Rebecca Akufo-Addo Parents: Jacob Hackenburg Griffiths-Randolph, Frances Philippina Griffiths-Randolph. She has always been supportive of her husband’s career and has maintained an unshakeable belief in his ability to “Move Ghana Forward”. It provides a cushion for underprivileged girls in society and guarantees continuous education and skills training for female school dropouts.The foundation built and commissioned a new Pediatric and Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at the In June 2019, the foundation presented six ambulances to some healthcare organizations to enhance the delivery of their services.In September 2019,she made an appeal for the empowerment of women, at the In January 2020, the foundation's women empowerment program, the Terema Women's Empowerment Initiative, in conjunction with the National Board for Small Scale Industries, trained women in soap making.In February 2020, the Rebecca Foundation,through the ‘Enhancing the Youth through Education and Health (EYEH) Soup Kitchen’ project, made a donation of assorted food items worth about GH¢15,000 to some street children in Accra.In April 2020,the foundation made a donation of assorted items through its 'Relief Boxes Challenge' to the SOS children's Village. She was born in 1951 as Rebecca Naa Okaikor. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo,According to Press Aide at the Office of the First Lady, Mr. Richard Darko, the event which is in consonance with the mission of The Rebecca Foundation to identify and implement initiatives that support government efforts to improve the lives of Ghanaians, especially women and children, will afford stakeholders the conducive platform to work on strong strategies to build healthcare capacity and provide the necessary training to establish a strong platform of experts in Diabetes, Hypertension, Cancer and Fertility care and define interventions to break infertility stigma.In attendance will be First Ladies of several African countries including Liberia, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Burundi, Sierra Leone, Central African Republic,Chad and Nigeria, as well Ministers of Health, Gender, Information and Education and over a 1000 healthcare providers and policy makers to lend technical and political support to the formulation and implementation of policies and decisions at the programme.Rebecca Akufo-Addo and Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo have been married for over 20 years. Rebecca Naa Okaikor Akufo-Addo Biography and Profile The ( NEW! Rebecca Naa Okaikor Akufo-Addo and her husband are both staunch members of the Accra Ridge Church and are committed Christians.Her hobbies include floristry, interior decoration and reading. She has always been supportive of her husband’s career and has maintained an unshakeable belief in his ability to “Move Ghana Forward”.
She is an old student of Wesley Grammar School in Dansoman in Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Rebecca Naa Okaikor Akufo-Addo loves children and is the patron of Infanta Malaria a charity dedicated to the prevention of Malaria in children. at 8.30 am.The event, the 6th edition in its series will bring together policy makers, technical experts and stakeholders to discuss educational, social and technological developments in the management of fertility, oncology, women’s health, diabetes and cardiology.The programme which will be co-chaired by Mrs. Akufo-Addo and CEO of Merck Foundation Dr. Rasha Kelej, will be officially opened by the President of the Republic of Ghana, H.E. The number of countries with less than 100 indigenous cases, which is a strong indicator that elimination is within reach, increased from 15 countries in 2010 to 24 countries in 2016 and 26 countries in 2017.”“We can also do it, if we all work together and follow guidelines established by the WHO and our national strategy.” She emphasised.Describing the theme, ‘’Zero Malaria starts with me’’ as a call to action, he said it requires all of us to take advantage of the existing interventions for control of malaria in the country.The First Lady, in collaboration with the Infanta Malaria Prevention Foundation has for 14years fought to reduce and eradicate the incidence of malaria, especially in children and mothers in Ghana.Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo, the First Lady of the Republic of Ghana is the Executive Director of the Rebecca Foundation. In recognition of World Autism Day, I would like to take a moment to recognize the efforts of parents of children with disabilities all across Ghana. What is needed is renewed and vigorous commitment to the fight against it”The First Lady made this known at the launch of the 2019 World Malaria Day in Somanya – Akutunya Lorry station in the Yilo Krobo Municipal Assembly under the theme ‘Zero malaria starts with me.”“In July 2018, at the African Union Summit, President Akufo-Addo pledged his commitment to champion innovation, to reduce the malaria burden.