Episode 19- Interview with Dr. Nii Lante Heward-Mills

In this episode we talk with Dr. Nii Lante Heward-Mills from Ghana. Dr. Nii Lante is the Country Director for Viamo in Liberia and Ghana. His background is in Public Health-Health Promotion and has worked extensively with Health Services and Ministries of Health in Ghana and Nigeria.  We discussed: How Nii started out his career training as an Optometrist then how he ended up choosing to specialize in Health Promotion  What motivated Nii to choose a career in Public health promotion and what experiences influenced this What does Nii do now and what does a day in his life look like? Key projects Nii has worked on , and the outcomes and the impact they have had in Ghana and beyond Nii's favorite and least favorite things about working in in digital health and ICT4D space What does Public health mean to Nii? Challenges around working in Public health and development  Acknowledgements