13 Facts About Rebecca Akufo-Addo

Rebecca Naa Okaikor Akufo-Addo is a Ghanaian public figure who served as the First Lady of Ghana from 2017 to 2025.

Rebecca Akufo-Addo is the wife of former President Nana Akufo-Addo.

Rebecca Akufo-Addo has been recognized as a champion for malnutrition for her fight against malnutrition in children and adolescents, and for her outstanding contribution to women's health and efforts against infant mortality in Ghana and across Africa.

Rebecca Akufo-Addo furthered her education at the Government Secretarial School where she qualified as a secretary.

Rebecca Akufo-Addo worked as a secretary at Merchant Bank in Ghana and later relocated to United Kingdom.

Rebecca Akufo-Addo is an advocate for fighting the disease, Malaria, in Ghana.

Rebecca Akufo-Addo is a member of the National Malaria Control Programme and the Ghana Health Service which commemorates World Malaria Day.

Rebecca Akufo-Addo raises awareness to fight against malnutrition, especially in children and adolescents.

Rebecca Akufo-Addo charged The National Development Planning Commission to take a key role in coordinating and accelerating policies that supported healthy diets to ensure coherence with other actors in the food system.

Rebecca Akufo-Addo was given the 'Excellence in Empowering Women and Children Award' at the Africa Public Sector for her outstanding contribution to women's health and efforts against infant mortality in Ghana and across Africa in Rwanda.

In November 2017, the Rebecca Akufo-Addo foundation signed a deal with Licang District Experimental School in Qingdao, China.

Rebecca and Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo have been married since 1997 and in 2017 they celebrated their 20th Anniversary.

Rebecca Akufo-Addo is a member of the Accra Ridge Church and the patron of the Infanta Malaria, a charity organization dedicated to the prevention of Malaria in children.