The Research team from the Centre for Health Policy, School of Public Health at the University of Witwatersrand collaborating with the Professor Lydia Aziato, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Ghana had interactions with the nursing leaders of Ghana on the 18^th February, 2019 at the African Regent Hotel Accra. The meeting was organized for the research team working on the topic, “A Comparative Analysis of Institutional Arrangements, Functioning and Effectiveness of Nursing Governance Structures in Ghana and South Africa: Implications for Universal Health Coverage” to interact with the nursing leaders with the purpose of understanding nursing leadership and governance in Ghana.

Present at the leaders engagement were the Director for Nursing and Midwifery, Ghana Health Service (GHS); the President of Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA); the Rector, Ghana College of Nurses and Midwives (GCNM); President of Ghana College of Nurses and Midwives (GCNM), President of the Conference of Heads of Health Training Institutions (COHETI), The Research Team (Professor Laetitia Rispel, Dr. Christmal Dela Christmals and Dr. Prudence Ditlopo),  from the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesberg, South Africa; and Professor Lydia Aziato, the Ag. Dean, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Ghana, Legon. In attendance also was Dr. Sue Armstrong from the Department of Nursing Education, University of Witwatersrand.

Nursing Leaders: From Left to Right: Mrs. Monica Nkrumah, (President of COHHETI); Ms. Hannah Acquah, (Rector of GCNM); Dr. Susan J. Armstrong, (Wits University); Prof. Lydia Aziato, (Ag. Dean, School of Nursing and Midwifery-Legon); Dr. Kweku Asante Krobea, (President of GRNMA); Prof. Laetitia Rispel, (Wits University);Dr. Prudence Ditlopol, (Wits University);  Mrs. Eva Mensah, (Director for Nursing and Midwifery); Dr Christmal Dela Christmals (Wits University).

Prof. Lydia Aziato, (Ag. Dean, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Ghana) in an interaction with Prof. Laetitia Rispel (University. of Witwatersrand, Johannesberg, South Africa) and Dr. Prudence Ditlopol (University. of Witwatersrand, Johannesberg, South Africa)