{"id":3754,"date":"2020-11-17T15:01:09","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T14:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afrika-kommt.de\/mutual-benefit-great-impact\/"},"modified":"2020-11-20T11:31:08","modified_gmt":"2020-11-20T10:31:08","slug":"mutual-benefit-great-impact","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/afrika-kommt.de\/de\/mutual-benefit-great-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"Mutual Benefit, Great Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Market Expansion for\u00a0<\/span><\/b>B.Braun<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

After participating in the 5<\/span>th<\/span>\u00a0intake of AFRIKA KOMMT! in 2015 \u2013 2017, Akofa immediately transitioned to opening the first branch office of B.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Braun in Ghana, covering Western and Central Africa. Here, she worked\u00a0<\/span>as a consultant for\u00a0<\/span>B.<\/span>B<\/span>raun<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to support market access and expansion.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As a young leader\u00a0<\/span>zealous<\/span>\u00a0about health care access\u00a0<\/span>for<\/span>\u00a0the bottom of the pyramid population<\/span>\u00a0and in partnership with B.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Braun<\/span>, Akofa left no stone unturned in the pursuit of her\u00a0<\/span>passion<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>Within 18 months of her engagement in the Ghana office, s<\/span>he\u00a0<\/span>s<\/span>ingle-handedly conducted a\u00a0<\/span>nationwide training<\/span>\u00a0on\u00a0<\/span>specialized medical equipment<\/span>\u00a0by training 618 doctors, nurses and biomedical engineers in 12 secondary and tertiary level health facilities. What a great achievement in such a short time<\/span>!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Her zeal\u00a0<\/span>came from<\/span>\u00a0her realization that much of this equipment had been lying idle in health facilities, denying its benefits to those it was meant to serve.<\/span>\u00a0In addition to this, she connected her now employer<\/span>, B.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Braun,<\/span>\u00a0to other Government and private institutions that\u00a0<\/span>needed<\/span>\u00a0training and organized<\/span>\u00a0several<\/span>\u00a0symposia where she transferred the skills and knowledge she had acquired. The results<\/span>\u00a0of her work and passion<\/span>\u00a0have<\/span>\u00a0not only<\/span>\u00a0had direct impact on<\/span>\u00a0quality<\/span>\u00a0health access for the local population\u00a0<\/span>but also<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>opened up<\/span>\u00a0new markets for B.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Braun.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n

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High level networking<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In her days as an AFRIKA KOMMT! fellow, Akofa had the opportunity to give a\u00a0<\/span>speech<\/span>\u00a0at a reception with federal president Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Schloss Bellevue. In addition, together with former<\/span>\u00a0B.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Braun board chairman, Prof.\u00a0<\/span>Heinz-Walter\u00a0<\/span>Gro\u00dfe<\/span>, she represented the company during a visit of the Ghanaian President in Berlin<\/span>. I<\/span>n Ghana<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0she represented B. Braun, again together with\u00a0<\/span>Prof<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Gro\u00dfe<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0at a lunch during a delegation visit of Angela Merkel to Ghana.\u00a0<\/span>The constant support she received from former board member at B.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Braun,\u00a0<\/span>Prof.\u00a0<\/span>Heinz-Walter\u00a0<\/span>Gro\u00dfe<\/span>, is something she will always carry with her.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The story continues<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As one is open to continuous learning and new ideas,\u00a0<\/span>Akofa<\/span>, who<\/span>\u00a0is based in Ghana,\u00a0<\/span>has now positioned herself as a\u00a0<\/span>Health Systems Development Consultant for Hospital Engineering GmbH<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>among other institution<\/span>s<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Her<\/span>\u00a0career trajectory\u00a0<\/span>continuous to<\/span>\u00a0rise<\/span>\u00a0and we<\/span>\u00a0are glad to be witness to her great success.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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