Andy Kwaku Beke

Background

Beke, Andy Kwaku was born on January 18, 1956 in Borada, Volta Region, Ghana. Son of Selina Akua and Theophilus Kwamifio Bruku.

Education

Bachelor of Medicine, University Ghana Medical School, Korle-bu, Accra, 1981. Bachelor of Science in Surgery, University Ghana Medical School, Korle-bu, Accra. Master of Science in Community Health, Medical University Southern Africa, Pretoria, 1996.

Career

Intern Ministry Health Ghana, Accra, 1981—1982. Medical officer St Magdeline Hospital, Benin city, Nigeria, 1982—1984. Resident medical officer Oraifor Medical Center, Ekpoma, Nigeria, 1985—1985.

Principal medical officer Department health Gazankulu, Malamulele, South Africa, 1986—1989. Medical superintendent Department Health Ciskei, Whittlesea, South Africa, 1989—1993. Lecturer Medical University Southern Africa, Pretoria, 1993—2000, registrar.

Senior lecturer School Health Systems & Public health, University Pretoria, principal specialist. Consultant John Snow Inc and Measure evaluation, Gaborone, Botswana, 2006—2007, International Labour Organisation, Maseru, Lesotho, 2007—2007. Examiner Colleges Medicine South Africa, Johannesburg, since 2002.

Advisor National Department Health, Pretoria, since 2001. Medical assessor Department Labour, Pretoria.

Achievements

• Andy Kwaku Beke has been listed as a noteworthy medical educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Founding member Workplace Dignity Institute, Johannesburg, 2003—2008, Mpumalanga Occupational Health Forum, Witbank. Technical task team member Joint United Nations Programme on Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Capacity building, Geneva. Member of International Commission Occupational health, South African Society Occupational medicine (specialist accreditation committee member 2006-2008), South Africa Monitoring and Evaluation Association (science committee member 2007-2008).

Interests

• Gardening, stamp collecting/philately, photography.

Connections

Married Masase Girly Maluleke, September 21, 1991. Children: Aku Mawuena, Dzifa Awo, Mawuli Komla.

Father:

Selina Akua

Mother:

Theophilus Kwamifio Bruku

Spouse:

Masase Girly Maluleke

child:

Mawuli Komla Beke

child:

Aku Mawuena Beke

child:

Dzifa Awo Beke