Fred T. Sai, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetFred T. Sai
Ghanaian academic and physician
Date of Birth: 
Place of Birth: Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana
About Fred T. Sai
- Frederick Torgbor Sai, (23 June 1924 – 17 September 2019) was a Ghanaian academic and family health physician who co-founded the Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana in 1967.
- A gender and reproductive health advocate, he was known for his campaigns and education drawing attention to the food and nutrition problems of Africa, particularly of women and children.
- He served as the Chief Physician for Nutrition and the Director of Medical Services at the Ghana Health Service and Professor of Community Health at the University of Ghana, Legon.
- He was also a nutrition advisor to the Food and Agriculture Organisation, Africa Region as well as the coordinator for the World Hunger Programme of the United Nations University and a Senior Population Advisor to the World Bank.
- He was the President and Honorary Secretary of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences.
- In professional circles, he was known as the “Godfather or Father of Family Planning” and sometimes as the “Grandfather of Maternal Health”.
Read more at Wikipedia