Harold H. Phillips

Harold Hopwood Phillips (1928 — 1999) was a Ghanaian academic and doctor. He was chairman of the Ghana Medical Association and also Dean of the University of Ghana Medical School . Phillips also served as the chairman of the University of Cape Coast Council.[1] He was the first head of the Department of Physiology of the school.[2]

Harold Phillips
Born(1928-05-29)29 May 1928
Cape Coast
Died2 May 1999(1999-05-02) (aged 70)
London
NationalityGhanaian
OccupationDoctor
EmployerUniversity of Ghana
OrganizationUniversity of Ghana Medical School
Known forPresident, Ghana Medical Association
Chairman, University of Cape Coast
RelativesJ. V. L. Phillips

Professional life

Phillips was recruited from Canada to help establish and lead the Physiology department of the fledgling University of Ghana Medical School in Accra.[2][3] He went on to become the third Dean of the medical school.

He was also chairman of the Ghana Medical Association between 1986 and 1990.[4][5]

He was also made chairman of the University of Cape Coast in the late 1990s.[1]

Personal life

Phillips was born at Cape Coast and died in London in 1999. His father was William Reginald Phillips and his mother Beatrice Phillips (ter Meulen).[6] He had four sons with his wife Gladys.[7] One of his brothers was J. V. L. Phillips who was the chairman of Volta Aluminium Company.

References
  1. "Letter from Kofi Annan" (PDF). www.un.org. United Nations. 9 January 1998. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  2. Commey, J. O. O. (December 2019). "The Journey to Medical Graduation in Ghana". Ghana Medical Journal. 53 (4): 254–255. doi:10.4314/gmj.v53i4.1. ISSN 0016-9560. PMC 7036436. PMID 32116335.
  3. "Ghana Cannot Be Idle On Ebola—CPP". Modern Ghana. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  4. "History". www.ghanamedassoc.org. Ghana Medical Association. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  5. "Dr. Phillips cremated". GhanaWeb. 11 May 1999. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  6. Homs, George J. "Harold Hopwood Phillips". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  7. "Harry Bon'". www.cs.cmu.edu. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
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