Multiple award-winning Ghanaian artiste and philanthropist,
Kwame Nsiah-Apau, popularly known “Okyeame Kwame” has received a United
States Presidential Volunteer Service Award for an outstanding
humanitarian effort.
The award was pinned on him on Sunday 19th March, 2017 in Ohio by
USA’s immediate Ex-President Barack Obama, in recognition of his
Hepatitis B campaign in Ghana.
The Presidential Service Award, the highest civilian honour is
granted to US citizens and permanent residents for their voluntary
community service towards development.
Starting in 2009, the awardee has in partnership with MDS-Lancet
Laboratories spearheaded and funded the screening, vaccination,
sensitisation of over 7,000 beneficiaries against the deadly Hepatitis B
disease in his country. The cause, worth applauding lands him the
recognition herein.
Presented to him by Dr. Pauline Key, on behalf of the former
president was a congratulatory plaque with an inscription, “Outstanding
Humanitarian Service in Ghana”.
The artiste expressed his appreciation to President Obama for the
honor and pledged even greater intensity of his campaign towards ridding
Africa of Hepatitis. The OK management has announced, earlier this year
that plans were advanced to extend their Hepatitis activations to West
African countries in the ensuing months.
Not long ago, he had received a key to the city of Cincinnati for the
same reason, as well as an appointment as an iconic figure by the World
Hepatitis Alliance.
OK, bent on inspiring creative difference takes this laurel in the
midst of an overwhelming public excitement at his recent music projects,
“Best Rapper Alive” and “Saucing” (which features his children Sir and
Sante).
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