PROFOH is headquartered in the United States of America with most of the prominent Global Board Members and Advisory Board Members forming the HQ team which runs PROFOH Internationally.
Professionals For Humanity (PROFOH) is a global brand that was established in October 1998, during the interventions in the Jesse Fire Disaster in Delta State, Nigeria. That mission was supported by the Netherlands Embassy, South Africa High Commission, UNICEF, etc.
Since inception, our mandate has been to provide emergency services portfolio that consists of health, quality education, safe drinking water, poverty reduction interventions and Climate Sustainability . around the world. Our global membership is about 10,000 professionals.
PROFOH’s headquarters was located first in Texas (2014) and recently we have moved to Washington, D.C. in the year 2022.
PROFOH has and continues to strengthen the capacities and capabilities of domestic and international health services across the globe.
PROFOH is now officially incorporated in the following countries, while having presence in 15 other countries:
Nigeria,
United Kingdom,
Germany,
Ghana,
India,
Jamaica,
Nepal,
South Africa and
Ireland.
We also have our active membership in many other countries including Brazil, Italy, Czech Republic, Ivory Coast, Honduras, Kenya, Benin Republic, Liberia, Cameroon and the United Kingdom for our humanitarian missions.
PROFOH’s funding has largely come from its Board and members, and we have also received financial support from public spirited individuals; organizations and governments, including UNICEF; and the Japanese, Netherlands, and South African governments through their embassies.
Since 1998, PROFOH and its partners have conducted several education missions in public and private schools; provided writing desks; awarded scholarships; donated medical equipment and supplies to several public and private hospitals in Ghana and Nigeria; provided hundreds of households with filters for safe drinking water; immunized more than 50,000 children against Polio; and performed over 20,000 bold surgeries and more than 1.6 million
OP cases globally.
As an organization, we have organized world class summits and forums to recommend solutions to policy makers and respective governments on how to improve the underfunded public health sector and to create a better world.
PROFOH has also participated in several global conferences, roundtables and dialogues, among which are:
United Nations Conference of State parties in Marrakesh – Morocco, Dubai – UAE, Athens – Greece, Vienna – Austria,
Amman – Jordan, Istanbul -Turkey
World Bank Springs Meeting Dialogue, Washington, DC, United States.
United Nations General Assembly Stakeholders Hearings on Universal Health Coverage, New York, United States.
UN COP , Vienna, Austria.
COSP 10, Atlanta Georgia United States.
And many more.
The organization has received ten international honors and awards, including Humanitarian Organization of the Year 2013 by GTF London and City of Athens, Greece as well as the 2021 Go-Global Award by International Trade Council, Washington, D.C., USA.
We have equally received Goodwill messages and letters of commendation from world leaders such as Presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton, Nelson Mandela, Kofi Annan, etc..
PROFOH is the official partner of the Medical School of Texas A&M University since 2011-a foremost institution that has provided international leadership in the education of physicians and medical scientists in biomedical research and in the application of medical knowledge for the advance health care delivery globally and also top British government agencies including United Kingdom International Health Management Association (UKIHMA) British Integrated Solutions Export Network, (BISEN).The European Center For Leadership, Education and Entrepreneurship (ECLEE) -France. Etc.
Our Technical Partners includes the following:
WHO TB Partnership – Geneva;
Treatment Action Group – New York;
United Nations UNCAC – Berlin;
Global Thinkers Forum – London;
International Sanitation Organization – New Jersey;
Commonwealth Foundation – London;
Medical Mission International Texas; United Nations UNODC – Vienna;
Earthwide Surgical Foundation – Texas;
Drug Free Australia – Sydney;
World Bank Springs Meeting Dialogue – Washington, DC;
Global Cancer Care & Research Institute, Nairobi.
UKIHMA , London
BISEN, London
ECLEE, Paris
A 2 Z Universals FZ-LLC – U.A.E.
PROFOH NIGERIA LTD – Nigeria
GLOBAL BOARD:
Ms. Reem N. Bsiaso, Chair – Jordanian.
Dr. Gbemuotor Dan Kama, ED- Nigerian
Prof. Brian Camazine – American
Mr. Cliff Henry Jarrell – American
Mr. Markus von-Have, German
Dr. Gbaranen Gbanaador – American
Ms. Melina Masanovic – Serbian
Dr. Alexander Rochlitz – German
Ms. Angela C. Johnson – American
Dr. Conrado Ordonez – American
Prof. Yitzhak Lippin – Israeli
Mr. Nicolaas Herholdt – South African .
Ms. Claudia N. Scott – American
ADVISORY BOARD:
Prof. Stuart Quartemont, Chair – American
Amb. Joe Ayalogu – British
Dr. Marcia Russell – Jamaican
Ms. Jutta Wisura – German
Mr. Orson Nurse – American
Mr. Matthias Gerhardy – German
Ms. Anita Singh – Nepalese
Mr. Yaron Aharon – Israeli
Mr. Mansur Arif Shamsi – Indian
Ms. Camille Bradshaw – American
Ms. Sabine Dohlus – German
Mr. Allan Martin – British
Ghana Board
Amb. Sylvester Parker Allotey – Chair
Joseph Fabian Ayitevi – Country Director
Dr. Gbemuotor Kama
Dr. Marcia Maria Russell
Emmanuel Kofi Anokye
Richmond Asante Appiah
Raymond Danso
Isac Agya Koomson
Hannah Andho
For more details, please contact.
Joseph Fabien Ayitevi
ghana@profohmed.org
info@profohmed.org
www.profoh.org
www.profohmed.org
PROFOH Headquarters Address:
112 Upsal Street, SE, Washington, DC 20032-2481, USA.
PROFOH MEDICAL MISSION IN GHANA – MAY 2024
*World Hygiene Week PROFOH Ghana and partners are celebrating “World Menstrual – Hygiene Week” Theme- Together for a period Friendly World. We are;
Smashing the stigmas around menstruation.Ending Menstrual Poverty. Increase of Academic performanceFeeling confident, while we flow strongly.Breaking the taboos around menstruation and reduction of infections. Activities ;
Social Media Campaigns School Visitations Health Talks Distribution of Sanitary Towels Radio Talk Shows Etc. HRH Queen Mother & Admin Manager PROFOH Ghana National Coordinator
PROFOH DRIVES THE MENSTURAL HYGENIC DAY IN GHANA- !!
Provide Free Sanitary Pads For Girls In School – PROFOH begs the Ghana Govt!!
Professionals For Humanity (PROFOH Ghana) has appealed to the government of Ghana to consider the free provision of sanitary pads in schools as a way of supporting menstruating girls.
According to PROFOH Ghana, health and hygiene, especially among girls should be prioritized.
Women and girls face numerous challenges with regards to their sexual and reproductive health as well as accessing services. Although there are efforts to improve educational opportunities for girls, one of the challenges they face is menstrual hygiene management and other pubertal changes.
Many studies have documented the impact of menstruation on the education of girls, with challenges of menstrual hygiene management and acquisition of sanitary towels affecting girls’ school attendance. It is reported that, some girls stayed away from school for up to five days in a month during their menstrual period. This setback leads many to fully withdraw from school altogether.
Creating a healthier, safer, and more equitable world in which women and girls are not stigmatized, excluded, or discriminated against merely because they menstruate, is a non-negotiable obligation for which everyone must take responsibility.
In view of that, the world commemorates Menstrual Hygiene Day on 28th May of every year to draw global attention to the issues women and girls face just to be women and girls.
Menstrual Hygiene day is observed on May 28th because the menstrual cycle is an average of 28 days and lasts for 5 days each month (May is the 5th month of the year).
In revere of the 2024 Global Menstrual Hygiene Day, the Professionals for Humanity (PROFOH) had the privilege to advocate menstrual hygiene awareness at St. Stephens Presbyterian Secondary Technical School and Presbyterian Secondary School Apedwa.480 packs of sanitary pads were donated to the aforementioned schools on this year’s Menstrual Hygiene Day by PROFOH in collaboration with Good and Sustainable Medical Outreach (GASMO).
Nana Adwoa Enyinfuaa III headed over the items—480 pieces of sanitary pads—to the two schools.
The donation, according to Mr. Joseph Fabian Ayitevi, Country Director of PROFOH Ghana, is an investment in the future of our girls, guaranteeing that they can confidently attend school.
“Menstrual hygiene is crucial for health, dignity, education, and equality. This is an investment in the future of our girls, ensuring they can attend school confidently”, he said. He asserts that, PROFOH Ghana, founded in 1998, is dedicated to providing emergency services like healthcare and education globally.
In order to avoid the negative consequences of inaccessibility, such as teenage pregnancy and school dropout rates, Mr. Joseph Fabian urged government intervention to make sanitary pads accessible.
“We urge government intervention to make sanitary pads accessible to prevent the adverse effects of inaccessibility, such as teenage pregnancy and school dropouts”.
As a means of assisting menstruating girls, the administrative manager of PROFOH Ghana and Queenmother of Ekumfi Swedru, Nana Adwoa Enyinfuaa III, made a plea to the government to take into consideration offering free sanitary pads in schools.
Administrative manager of PROFOH Ghana and Queenmother of Ekumfi Swedru, Nana Adwoa Enyinfuaa III, addressed the students.
She said that since the health of young girls is important as future leaders, it is imperative that the government provide them with pads to support their health. It ought to be included in the agenda for development.
She also noted that the lack of access to pads caused some of the schoolgirls to resort to frugal and insanitary methods during their periods and often absent themselves from classes. Nana Adwoa Enyinfuaa III said the government should be able to take up the provision of sanitary pad for schoolgirls until local production could guarantee affordability.
She emphasized the significance of commemorating the Day, noting that it aims to break the stigma and taboo surrounding menstruation while also providing public education on the need for parents/guardians to act as agents of change by advocating for the continued provision of sanitary materials to all girls and women of reproductive age. She urges young girls to take good care of themselves throughout their menstrual cycle as a result. She went on to say that since early sex can result in teenage pregnancy, young girls should exercise extreme caution when they approach adolescence.
Professionals For Humanity (PROFOH Ghana) : PROFOH Ghana has made significant global impacts, providing healthcare, education, clean water, and immunizations to millions. It has received numerous international awards and commendations from leaders like Nelson Mandela and Bill Clinton. Their global partnerships with WHO, UN agencies, and others amplify our impact. Menstrual hygiene is a fundamental human right. Let’s empower our girls, protect their futures, and build a society where everyone can thrive.
The Executives of PROFOH
Nana Adwoa Enyinfuaa III handed over 480 pieces of sanitary pads—to the two schools.
Administrative manager of PROFOH Ghana and Queenmother of Ekumfi Swedru, Nana Adwoa Enyinfuaa III, addressed the students.
480 packs of sanitary pads were donated to the aforementioned schools on this year’s Menstrual Hygiene Day by PROFOH in collaboration with Good and Sustainable Medical Outreach (GASMO).
Ghana FM Radio 201.5 NEWS on PROFOH
According to Radio Ghana, PROFOH Ghana has been supporting the country’s healthcare system by providing free medical equipment to public hospitals, conducting free medical and educational missions, and this year, donating high-quality face masks to several hospitals across the country.
Ghana, as a nation, has asked me to extend their special appreciation to the Board, Members, and Volunteers of PROFOH in the 10 countries where we are incorporated and the 21 other nations where we have a presence.
Dr. Gbemuotor Kama
Executive Director
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