Obstetric Capacity Strengthening in Ghana Results in Wide
Geographic Distribution and Retention of Certified
Obstetrician-Gynecologists: A Quantitative Analysis
Melani Kekulawala1,2, Ali Samba3,
Yael Braunschweig1,4, Jacob
Plange-Rhule5, Cornelius Turpin6,
Timothy R.B. Johnson7, Frank W.J.
Anderson*1,7
1University of Michigan, School of Public Health,
Department of Health Behavior and Health Education
2University of Toledo, College of Medicine and Life
Sciences
3Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University
of Ghana
4Department of Primary Care and Population Health, Stanford University
5Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons
6Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kwame
Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
7Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University
of Michigan
*Corresponding Author:
Frank W.J. Anderson
University of Michigan, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Address: 1540 E Hospital Drive, Ann Arbor, MI
Email: fwja@umich.edu
Phone: (734) 904-1852
Running Title: Obstetric Capacity Strengthening in Ghana