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‘Africa’s fastest woman’ bids farewell to her nursing career after five decades at UK hospital

‘Africa’s fastest woman’ bids farewell to her nursing career after five decades at UK hospital

Former international sprinter and renowned NHS nurse Matron Rose Amankwaah, once described as the “fastest woman in Africa,” is bidding farewell to her nursing career after nearly 50 years of service. Representing Ghana at the Olympics and Commonwealth Games, the theatre matron began her journey with the NHS in 1975, shortly after her athletic pursuits…

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