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Ghana's pioneering obstetrician

Maxwell Suuk
March 24, 2022

Dr. Hawa Malechi is the first woman from northern Ghana to be trained as an obstetrician. She's devoted to helping pregnant mothers give birth in the region, where there are hardly any female doctors.

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Dr. Hawa Malechi is the first woman to be trained in Ghana as an obstetrician. She focuses on helping pregnant mothers give birth in northern Ghana, where there are very few female doctors. 

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Maxwell Suuk Maxwell is a DW reporter based in Tamale, Northern Ghana.
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