Health professionals across the Western and Western North Regions have paid glowing tribute to Dr. Marion Okoh-Owusu as she concludes her tenure as Western Regional Director of the Ghana Health Service, describing her leadership as transformative in strengthening healthcare delivery systems.
Dr. Okoh-Owusu is being credited with improving service delivery, mentoring health personnel and building stronger institutional structures during her time in regional health leadership, with many describing her impact as both strategic and people-focused.
Public Health Nurse Dorcas Abakah said her leadership stood out for its professionalism, vision and commitment to expanding access to quality healthcare services across communities.
According to her, Dr. Okoh-Owusu played a key role in coordinating emergency health responses, including outbreaks such as Mpox, while also strengthening community-based healthcare systems and promoting digital tools for health management.
As the first Regional Director of Health Services for the Western North Region following its creation in 2019, she was responsible for setting up key administrative and operational structures to support healthcare delivery in the newly established region.
Her tenure is also associated with improvements in maternal and child health indicators, reductions in malaria cases and overall strengthening of preventive healthcare interventions in underserved communities.
Health workers further noted her advocacy for improved infrastructure, including health facilities, medical stores, staff accommodation and emergency response systems, alongside her efforts to attract and retain skilled professionals in rural areas.
Dr. Okoh-Owusu also promoted continuous professional development among health workers and encouraged innovation in healthcare delivery to improve outcomes across the regions she served.
With an academic background spanning medicine, public health and health policy—including qualifications from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, the University of Warwick and Boston University—she is widely regarded as one of the experienced health administrators in the service.
She is also a member of the Ghana College of Physicians and has previously served as Treasurer of the Ghana Medical Association as well as National President of the Medical Women Association of Ghana.
Dr. Okoh-Owusu has since described her reassignment to the Greater Accra Region as an opportunity to expand her contribution to national health development, saying she intends to apply her experience in policy implementation, strategic planning and health systems management to benefit the country on a broader scale.
