Hon. Kweku Agyemang Manu: 10 Facts You Need To Know About The Honourable Minister

Hon. Kweku Agyemang Manu is a a Ghanaian politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Dormaa Central and the Minister of Health

Here are 10 Facts you probably didn’t know about the current Minister of Health

1. He was born in Dormaa Ahenkro in the then Brong Ahafo region of Ghana.
2. He is the Member of Parliament for Dormaa Central constituency.
3. He has served on the Boards of institutions such as the Small Arms Commission of Ghana, the Ghana Revenue Authority, Bank of Ghana, and the Divestiture Implementation Committee.
4. He was the acting CEO of the National Health Authority in 2006, and also the deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Planning under the Kufour administration.
5. He is the Board Chairman for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) headquartered in Geneva.
6. He has been called to serve on the executive board of the World Health Organization (WHO) as the representative of Ghana who is a member state of the WHO
7. On June 13, 2020, several media outlets in Ghana announced that he, his wife and his son had tested positive for COVID-19 and were on admission at the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC).
8. He has been designated as health minister for the new Akufo-Addo administration in the year 2021.
9. He has served on the Boards of institutions such as the Small Arms Commission of Ghana, the Ghana Revenue Authority, Bank of Ghana, and the Divestiture Implementation Committee.
10. He has ever served as the Ag. Chief Executive of the National Health Insurance Authority.