For: all doctors, nurses, dentists, pharmacists and other health professionals. Location: Accra and Kumasi, Ghana. Time: Monday 14th and
16th May 2001, respectively.

moderated by Professor Richard Smith, Editor British Medical Journal.

BMJ W.A: Prof JKM Quartey Deputy Editor in chief BMJ West Africa
Prof TA Lambo Joint Editor in Chief BMJ West Africa
Prof Idris Mohammed " " " "
Dr J. Ana Managing Editor BMJ West
Africa
Dr B Gana Editorial consultant BMJ W A ed.
Mr L Zannah Director, BMJ West Africa
Mr S. Akinola Management consultant BMJ W A ed
Dr M. Ekpo Editorial Coordinator BMJ W A ed

Special Guest: Dr Richard Anane The Hon. Minister of Health, Ghana.

Accra : Prof A S Ayetteh Provost, College of Health Sciences
Prof E D Yeboah Co-ord. of PG studies Ghana Med
school
Dr S Asante-Poku Director, Medical education unit
Dr N A Adu-Aryee Dept of Surgery, Ghana Med School

Kumasi : Prof G W Brobby Dean, Sch of Med Sciences, UST.
Prof T C Ankrah Vice- Dean , UST
Dr K Aboah Dept of surgery, UST

For more information, please contact:
Accra Abuja
Lagos UK
Prof J. Quartey Mr Prince Ana Mr
J. Umana Mr S. Akinola

Tel 233 21 228468 090 804 516 090
804 516 +44 1582 416616
Fax 233 21 230535 09 234 185 01
493 9138 +44 1582 451177

Abuja office: Plot 86-3, SL Akintola Blvd,off Ahmadu Bello Way, Garki
Accra: Prof Quartey, c/o dept of surgery, Univ of Ghana Medical school

Corporate Organiser : conference unit of TCE International Limited.

Signed: Dr Joseph Ana, Managing Editor BMJ West Africa

['HIF-net at WHO' profile: Joseph Ana is a GP Principal in Leighton Buzzard,
Bedfordshire. He originally trained in Nigeria and is a member of the
British Association of Urological Surgeons. He is a pioneer trustee-director
of the Nigerian Medical Forum UK, the charity which initiated the
publication of BMJ West Africa Edition in 1996. He is particularly
interested in the setting-up and sustainance of continuing professional
development schemes in Nigeria and West Africa for isolated doctors in rural
medical/health institutions. ]