Patterns & Meaning Episode 8: Building Resilient Health Systems with Dr. Jemima Dennis-Antwi
COVID-19 has underscored the importance of strengthening health systems globally. We talked to Dr. Jemima Dennis-Antwi about what it takes to build resilient health systems and the power of centering community experiences and knowledge systems to achieve health for all.
Dr. Jemima Dennis-Antwi is the President and Chief Executive Officer for the Centre for Health Development and Research (CEHDAR) in Ghana. She is a midwife and nurse with over 31 years of experience in the country and around the world. Her long-standing interests include sustaining health workforce education, preceptorship, sickle cell disease, health promotion, qualitative research, and strategic planning and implementation systems in maternal health and midwifery. Her current research work is on sustaining midwifery education during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
