Courage Quashigah
Courage Quashigah | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Health | |
| In office January 2005 – January 2009 | |
| President | John Kufuor |
| Preceded by | Dr. Kwaku Afriyie |
| Succeeded by | Dr. George Sipa-Adjah Yankey |
| Minister for Agriculture | |
| In office January 2001 – January 2005 | |
| President | John Kufuor |
| Preceded by | Ibrahim Issaka Adam |
| Succeeded by | Ernest Akubuor Debrah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 September 1947 Kedzi, Ghana army |
| Rank | Major |
Early life and education
Quashigah was born at Kedzi in the
Military career
Quashigah served as an Intelligence officer at the headquarters of the Second Infantry Brigade of the Ghana Army based at Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He was a Platoon Commander/Instructor at Junior Leaders Company, a.k.a. Boys Company in Kumasi. He then became the Chief Instructor at the Jungle Warfare School at Akyease, in the Eastern Region. Other positions later held by him include Commanding Officer of the Ghana Military Police and Commanding Officer of the Forces Reserve Battalion. He has also served as a Director at the Military Academy and Training School at Teshie, a suburb of Accra. Quashigah distinguished himself in various fields in the army. After serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, he won a Commendation for Efficient and Effective Command.
Politics
During the military rule of the
for outstanding and exceptional contribution towards initiating a national health education on healthy lifestyle living and nutrition in Ghana and his efforts has grandly become extremely successful since the Africa Union has called on member states to declare the last Friday of each year as Africa's Healthy Lifestyles Day. Subsequently Ghana has named Ghana's Former Minister for Health, Major Quashigah, FGNAHAF as Africa's Best Health Minister in recent times and Ghanaians should be proud.[7]
Personal life
He was married to Gertrude Quashigah, the CEO of Ambar Quality Foods Limited and the National Coordinator of the School Feeding Program.[8]
Death
Quashigah traveled to Israel during a short illness for some public engagements and to seek medical attention but died during his trip.[4][9]
References
- ^ "Country studies: Charting the Political Transition". Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
- ^ "The 1981 Coup and the Second Rawlings Government". Ghana National Security profile. www.theodora.com. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
- ^ "WEEKLY UPDATE SERVICE 13/92 (INCLUDES ADDITION)". Amnesty International. 1 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
- ^ a b "Quashigah is dead". General News of Tuesday, 5 January 2010. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
- ^ "Eleven Ministers Sworn-in". General News of Friday, 2 February 2001. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
- ^ "Twenty-nine Ministers sworn into office". General News of Wednesday, 2 February 2005. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
- ^ "Ghana's Former Minister Major Quashigah Named for Africa's Best Health Minister Award".
- ^ "Dismissal of School Feeding Programme boss an 'administrative error' – Adwoa Safo". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
- ^ "Courage Quashigah Is Dead". Daily Graphic Online. Archived from the original on 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
External sources
- Profile on Ghanaweb.com Archived 2011-10-21 at the Wayback Machine
- Quashigah's death on Ghanaweb.com