GDDA-UK Annual Conference 2025

Advancing Community Health: Primary Care Perspectives from Ghana and the United Kingdom

Saturday 11 October 2025 · Hotel La Tour, Milton Keynes, MK9 3FP

Recap

The 20th Annual Conference & Dinner Dance Fund Raising Event was held at Hotel La Tour in Milton Keynes on Saturday 11 October 2025.

Speakers of Ghanaian and African heritage across the UK and Ghana graced the occasion to share their expertise and insights, build networks and improve the health of communities both in Ghana and the UK.

The programme focused on primary care, with talks on community dental practice, family medicine, AI in primary care and social prescribing in Ghana and the UK, followed by a fundraising dinner dance and the GDDA-UK Legacy Awards.

Schedule

  • Main conference from 9:00am (CPD points available)
  • Fundraising dinner dance: 7:00pm to 1:00am

Talks and topics

  • Community Dental Practice in Ghana
  • Family Medicine in Ghana: Past, Present & Future
  • Primary Care Issues of Note in the Ghanaian Community in the UK
  • AI in Primary Care: Opportunities for Use in Ghana
  • Advancing Community Health Through Social Prescribing in Ghana and the UK

GDDA-UK Legacy Awards

The awards recognise colleagues and members of the health fraternity for their impact on healthcare in Ghana and the UK. Categories:

  • Rising Star
  • Contribution to the field of medicine
  • Contribution to the field of dentistry
  • Social Enterprise

Featured speakers

  • Dr Robert Cann, GDDA-UK Past President (2017-2019)
  • Dr Hannah Brew, Corporate Wellbeing & Inclusion Consultant
  • Prof Henry Lawson, Vice Rector, Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons
  • Prof Sandra Hewlett, Dean, University of Ghana Dental School
  • Dr Dominic Oduro-Donkor, GDDA-UK Vice-President; Specialty Trainee in Diabetes and Endocrinology