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Amy Yeboah Quarkume and the Reach Alliance

Associate Professor Amy Yeboah Quarkume is a faculty mentor at the Reach Alliance — a global consortium of cross-sector partners developing student leaders to co-create climate, public health and economic solutions with hard-to-reach communities.

Research and Discovery

Howard University's Reach Alliance Team Studies Black Maternal Health in the U.S. and Ghana

A recent study shows that the American and Ghanian health care systems, while notably different in context, are both failing Black mothers.

Mar 26, 2026 3 minutes

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