About Us

CEHDARis an evolving cutting-edge organization that seeks to deliver services that inform evidence-based strategic decisions and actions for leadership, health and social development. CEHDAR works with its team of diverse experts and strong Advisory Board to create an environment of real-life and face-to-face/online learning experience that collectively leads to building of appropriate technical competencies informed by local content and cultural relevance. CEHDAR seeks to foster relationships that do not stop after one interaction. CEHDAR is sculptured for your health professional and systems' ; improvement needs. Our board members include experts in the fields of midwifery, nursing, public health, medicine, sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, adolescent health (SRMNAH), health communication and health promotion, health learning materials development, policy development, advocacy, social research, monitoring and evaluation, gender, community development, sickle cell disease and genetic counselling. The background of the board members creates an exceptional mix of capabilities to address current interrelated challenges in health care programming. As challenges of the health care system evolve, CEHDAR stands committed to the spirit and principles of passion, assertiveness, mutual respect, innovation, accountability and excellence to work with stakeholders/partners to deliver on assigned mandate towards equitable, respectful and accessible health care to save human lives. Our work is grounded in evidence with a focus on developing the capacities of the health community such as midwives, nurses, policy makers, health strategists, programme managers as well as women and other populations towards improved health care and services. Continual engagement is core to decision-making and product finalization. LEADERSHIP: Initiatives of CEHDAR is led by Dr. Mrs. Jemima A. Dennis-Antwi. She is the Founding President and CEO. She is described as a results-oriented, triple-certified midwife, nurse, public health nurse and a global public health professional with over 36 years of multidisciplinary experiences in health. She has impacted countries in the areas of midwifery, nursing, programmes and projects establishment and management, policy development, advocacy, strategic planning, health systems strengthening, health promotion, capacity building, social research, genetic counseling in sickle cell disease. PARTNERS/COLLABORATORS: The Founding President and CEO has over her years of work collaborated with diverse organizations and development partners. These include but not limited to: Africa Partners: UNFPA (various countries: Ethiopia, Ghana, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda, Zambia): WHO (Ghana and Sierra Leone), Expertise France (Liberia), African Women Development Fund (AWDF) through White Ribbon Alliance -Kenya (WRA-K),UNICEF-Ghana, University of Cape Town-South Africa, Population Council-Ghana, Ghana College of Nurses and Midwives, Ministries of Health of Ghana and other African countries, Ghana Health Service, DFiD-Ghana, World Vision International-Ghana, West Africa Postgraduate College of Nursing and Midwifery (WAPCNM), East, Central and Southern Africa College of Nurses and Midwives (ECSACON), Catholic Relief Services-Ghana, Nigeria Breweries Ltd. Partnerships for Transforming Health Systems II- Nigeria (Abuja (PATHS -John Hopkins University -Centre for Communications Programs), Jhpiego (Ghana and Tanzania), Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA-Ghana) and Unifying Midwifery in Africa Initiative. Global Organisations:Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, American College of Nurse-Midwives-USA, International Confederation of Midwives-Hague (ICM), WHO-Geneva, White Ribbon Alliance-USA (WRA), STOP TB-WHO/Global Health Fund (Geneva), USAID, Johns Hopkins University-USA, Yale University School of Nursing, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)-University of Pennsylvania, Ipas-North Carolina, Global Health Partnerships (formerly THET) -UK, Sick-Kids-Canada and GOPA Worldwide/GIZ.