Dr. Promise E. Sefogah

Dr. Promise E. Sefogah

Dr. Promise E. Sefogah has built his career around expanding access to high-quality, ethical fertility care in low-resource settings and ensuring that where someone lives does not determine whether they can build a family.

A Consultant Obstetrician-Gynecologist and reproductive medicine specialist based in Accra, Ghana, Dr. Sefogah serves as a Senior Lecturer and Head of Research in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Ghana Medical School and as a Consultant OBGYN at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, the country's largest tertiary referral center. He completed advanced training in Clinical Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the Yale Fertility Center and holds a Master of Public Health degree from the University of London-training that he has leveraged to translate global best practices into locally sustainable care models.

Dr. Sefogah has been an ASRM member for nine years and credits the society as a driving force in his ability to lead fertility access efforts at home. "ASRM is the only place where you get to network with world-class experts, learn, and share experiences through meaningful scientific exchange," he says. "Everything I have gained, from skills training to advocacy strategies, has fed directly into how we train fellows and expand services in Ghana."

Through regular attendance and presentations at the ASRM Scientific Congress, Dr. Sefogah has amplified research from sub-Saharan Africa on infertility, fibroids, fertility preservation, menopause, maternal mental health, and the ethical and regulatory challenges of ART in low-resource settings. "Sharing our context-specific experiences on a global stage has not only increased visibility for our work but helped shape collaborations that now strengthen postgraduate REI training in Ghana," he notes.

Those collaborations have had a tangible impact. Dr. Sefogah was a facilitator for the ASRM Embryo Transfer Simulation Training Course in December 2024 and played a key role in bringing hands-on skills training using ASRM embryo transfer simulators directly to Ghana. "That moment captured what ASRM does best," he says. "Skills transfer, partnership, and real capacity building. This is how access improves."

Beyond technical expertise, ASRM has also sharpened Dr. Sefogah's voice as an advocate. Through leadership engagement and global health programming, he has developed the skills to push for policy change, including government subsidies and insurance coverage for fertility care. "Reproductive healthcare should not remain a luxury," he says. "It must be a right for all, regardless of geography."

Dr. Sefogah currently serves as Vice President of the Fertility Society of Ghana, General Secretary of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Ghana, an RMNCAH consultant to the World Health Organization, and an external reviewer for the WHO Infertility Guidelines. Looking ahead, his goals include establishing a national infertility registry in Ghana, strengthening ethical and regulatory frameworks for ART, and mentoring the next generation of reproductive endocrinologists to expand affordable, high-quality fertility care across the region.

"Joining ASRM and staying actively engaged has been game-changing for my career," he says. "If you want to become the best in reproductive medicine, you need to learn from the best, and ASRM brings that expertise together in one place."

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