Meet Our Board Members
Elizabeth Korasare
Executive Director
Elizabeth Korasare is a patient advocate who has undergone two surgeries to remove uterine fibroid. The first occurred at age 31 when she was carrying her first baby. A scan result indicated that she had multiple Uterine Fibroid which according to her doctor, would interfere with the development of her baby and therefore had to be removed together with the baby.
She was able to carry her baby to full term after she consulted another doctor who provided her with care and treatment until she delivered through cesarean section and the tumor was removed as well.Her second experience occurred twenty-two years after. On the day of the surgery, there were two other women with her. One was a married woman looking for a child but was at the clinic for a myomectomy, and the other woman had a C-section and a myomectomy. At the recovery ward, these women shared their ordeal with fibroid with her. It was these stories that motivated her to learn more about fibroid and its effect on motherhood and this gradually led to the establishment of the Fibroid Foundation Africa.
Dr. Daniel Kofi Yeboah
Dr. Daniel Kofi Yeboah, MD. He is a general practitioner with a surgical inclination in Obstetrics & Gynaecology including pediatric surgery. Dr. Yeboah has been in active service since 2008. He has experience in both the public and private health sectors in Ghana. He has worked in the 37 Military hospital, the La General Hospital, and also the Ridge Hospital before moving to the rural setting. He is currently one of the surgeons at Hawa Memorial Saviour Hospital. His favorite mantra is ‘ Only God is faithful”. His commitment and dedication to his work, family, and community cannot be over-emphasized.
Jane Amerley Oku
‘Whenever people talk about Fibroids, it brings tears into my eyes because this endemic health
condition has adversely affected women in my family for years. My elder sister had a very painful experience with fibroids. At age 37, my younger sister also has to undergo surgery to remove fibroids. I have personally lived with the condition for many years. I therefore see this occasion to serve as a board member of FibFA an opportunity to break the silence and create awareness of this condition, to support other women overcome their fears, rise above the odds and go in for early treatment’. Jane Amerley Oku is a social worker, an activist and community development practitioner. Her passion is to contribute towards the provision of lasting solutions to issues involving individuals and community groups to promote community development. She is currently the CEO of Janok Foundation, an NGO with focus on public health education, Water and Sanitation and Food Security and Nutrition. She works with many women’s groups in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.