Adjoa Amana
Adjoa Amana is a Ghanaian former official within World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA),[1] credited by UNFPA as being the "driving force behind the first behaviour change campaign to significantly reduce HIV prevalence."[2] The campaign was called the Ugandan Information, Education and Communication Campaign (IEC) or the Health Education Campaign, and Adjoa Amana was its driving force between 1987 and 1990.[3] She became aware that the prominent Ugandan singer Philly Lutaaya had AIDS. This was used in the communication campaign to make sure "AIDS had a face".[2][3] Her and Lutaayas work was covered in the TV program "FRONTLINE / AIDS Quarterly Special Report; Born in Africa".[4]
After retiring from international public service, Adjoa Amana has worked with out-of-school children and children on the streets in Ghana, founding the "Enhancing Youth Education and Health (EYEH) Soup Kitchen".[5] The project received GH¢15,000 by the Rebecca Akufo-Addo, the first lady of Ghana, and her Rebecca Foundation.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Barz, Gregory; Cohen, Judah M. (13 October 2011). The Culture of AIDS in Africa: Hope and Healing Through Music and the Arts. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 978-0-19-974448-0.
- ^ a b Luchsinger, Gretchen; Jensen, Janet; Jensen, Lois; Ottolini, Cristina (2019). Icons & Activists. 50 years of people making change (PDF). New York: UNFPA. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-89714-044-7.
- ^ a b Slutkin, Gary; Okware, Sam; Naamara, Warren; Sutherland, Don; Flanagan, Donna; Carael, Michel; Blas, Erik; Delay, Paul; Tarantola, Daniel (2006–2007). "How Uganda Reversed Its HIV Epidemic". AIDS and Behavior. 10 (4): 351–360. doi:10.1007/s10461-006-9118-2. ISSN 1090-7165. PMC 1544374. PMID 16858635.
- ^ "FRONTLINE/THE AIDS QUARTERLY: A SPECIAL REPORT: BORN IN AFRICA (TV)". www.paleycenter.org. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Eyeh Soup Kitchen donates to street children with support from UNFPA". UNFPA Ghana. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "First Lady supports street children". Graphic Online. Retrieved 5 April 2021.