| Ghana Medical Association | |
| Founding Location: | Accra |
| Merger: | Gold Coast Medical Practitioners Union &<br>British Medical Association (Ghana branch) |
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| Professional Title: | Medical association |
| Headquarters: | Accra, Ghana |
| Coordinates: | 5.539°N -0.23°W |
| Membership: | 1700 |
| Language: | English |
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| Leader Title: | President |
| Leader Name: | Dr. (Med) Frank Serebour |
| Leader Title2: | Vice President |
| Leader Name2: | Prof.(Med) Ernest Yorke |
| Leader Title3: | General Secretary |
| Leader Name3: | Dr. (Dent) Richard Selormey |
| Leader Title4: | Treasurer |
| Leader Name4: | Dr. Elizabeth Esi Crentsil |
| Affiliations: | World Medical Association Commonwealth Medical Association Confederation of African Medical Associations and Societies |
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) represents physicians, surgeons and dentists working throughout Ghana. It was established in 1958 and is divided into ten divisions representing each region of Ghana as at the end of 2018.
The earliest medical organisation of medical staff was during the Gold Coast era when the Gold Coast Medical Practitioners Union was formed in 1933. This was founded by three doctors, Frederick Victor Nanka-Bruce who was the president and spokesman, C.E. Reindorf and W.A.C. Nanka-Bruce. J.E. Hutton Mills was the secretary. Following the establishment of an African government under colonial rule in 1951, a Ghana branch of the British Medical Association was formed in January 1953.[1] This also had Nanka-Bruce as its first president. Both associations were merged to form the Ghana Medical Association on 4 January 1958. It was inaugurated by Kwame Nkrumah at the Arden Hall of the Ambassador Hotel in Accra.[2] Charles Easmon was elected as the first president of the GMA.[3]
This council meets every other month. It is made up of the following persons:[4]
The president of the GMA since 2017 has been Frank Ankobea. There have been 22 past presidents as at 2018.[6]