Deputy Health Minister-designate Dr.

Grace Ayensu-Danquah has robustly defended her use of the title "Professor", stating she has been teaching surgery for at least 15 years.

Her clarification came in response to probing questions from Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, who sought to understand the basis of her professorial title in the context of academic norms when she appeared before Parliament's Appointments Committee on Friday, July 25.

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