Epidemiology
Vision Statement
To be a department with the requisite skill sets to assist the institute achieve its vision
Mission Statement
To be a key partner in the institute liaising with both internal and external collaborators to achieve the institute’s vision.
Some of the pathogens being investigated in the Department are;
- Malaria
- Buruli Ulcer
- Tuberculosis
- Cancer
- LF
- SARS Cov2
Departmental Research Activities
- Monitoring of anti-malarial drug efficacy in the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Ghana.
- Tracking malaria prevalence in sentinel sites in Ghana
- Filariasis non-compliance study in western region
- Mass testing, tracking and treatment of malaria in the Pakro sub-district
- Maternal health
- Rapid pooling of malaria samples for monitoring of drug resistance and parasite populations
- The impact of Covid-19 on health seeking among people living with HIV
- SARS COV 2 Seroprevalence studies in Urban and Rural Population in Ghana
Key facilities and labs
- Clinical Trials Unit
- Health Support Unit
- Data Management Unit
- Molecular Lab
key techniques employed
- Surveillance
- Molecular techniques
- Next generation Sequencing
- Social and epidemiology research techniques
Key Research Projects
Gallery
Key Publications
- Abuaku B, Duah-Quashie NO, Quashie N, Gyasi A, Opoku-Afriyie P, Owusu-Antwi F, Ghansah A, Malm KL, Bart-Plange C, Koram KA. Trends and predictive factors for treatment failure following artemisinin-based combination therapy among children with uncomplicated malaria in Ghana: 2005 – 2018. BMC Infect Dis 2021, 21: 1255 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06961-4
- Tandoh K. Z., Amenga-Etego L., Quashie N. B., Awandare G., Wilson M., Duah-Quashie N. O. (2021). Plasmodium falciparum Malaria Parasites in Ghana Show Signatures of Balancing Selection at Artemisinin Resistance Predisposing Background Genes. Evolutionary Bioinformatics Online 17:1176934321999640. doi: 10.1177/1176934321999640. eCollection 2021.
- Tandoh KZ, Wilson MD, Quashie NB, Duah-Quashie NO (2021). Implicating extracellular vesicles in Plasmodium falciparum artemisinin resistance development. Traffic 22(6):194-200.
Internal Collaborator(s)
- Prof. Mrs. Dorothy Menu –Bacteriology Department
- Prof. Michael D. Wilson –Parasitology Department
- Dr. Dziedzom K. De Souza –Parasitology Department
- Dr. Michael Ofori, Immunology Department
- Dr. Anita Ghansah
- Dr. George Kyei Dr. Yayra Bonney
External Collaborator(s)
- Dr. Venkatachalam Udhayakumar, Malaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), USA
- Prof Lisa Ranford-Cartwright, University of Glasgow
- Prof. Hongzhuan Tan, CSU, Changsha, China
- Dr. Terrel Sanders, US Naval Medical Research Unit no. 3 (NAMRU-3) Ghana Detachment
- Dr. Hugo Miranda Quijada, NAMRU-3 Ghana Detachment
- Dr. Keziah Malm, NMCP, Ghana
- Dr. Paul Psychas, CDC, Atlanta, USA
- Dr. Felicia Owusu-Antwi, WHO, Ghana
- Prof. K. Williamson, USUHS, Bethesda, USA
- Prof. Denis Valle, UF, Gainesville, USA
- Prof. Hongzhuan Tan, CSU, Changsha, China
- Dr. Pascal Ringwald, WHO, Geneva
Funder(s)
- Japan International Coorporation Agency (JICA)
- Office of Research, Innovation and Development (ORID), University of Ghana