UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES, HO | GHANA Dr. Francis Agyei is a psychologist and a research scientist, whose professional training intersects social, health and community psychologies. His research interests focus on mental health transformation in community contexts. His doctoral project focused on community mental health competence in resource-poor communities. He has worked on […]
UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM | NETHERLANDS Prof. Charles Agyemang is a Professor of Global Migration, Ethnicity and Health and Principal Investigator at Amsterdam University Medical Centres, University of Amsterdam; and an Adjunct Professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. He received his PhD from Erasmus Medical Centre, University of Rotterdam, and
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BOOTH COLLEGE | | CANADA Cynthia A. Sottie obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from the University of Ghana, a Masters in Social Work from West Virginia University, USA and her PhD from the Queen’s University in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. She taught for 16 years at the University of Ghana. Separate from teaching
UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK | UK Ursula has a PhD in Anthropology from University College London and is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Warwick in the UK. She has been conducting research on mental health in Ghana with colleagues from Kintampo Health Research Centre and the University of Ghana since 2006. Her research
OHIO STATE UNIVERISTY | USA Dr. Macarius Donneyong is an assistant professor with joint faculty appointments in the Division of Outcomes and Translational Sciences, College of Pharmacy (70%) and the Division of Health Services Management and Policy, College of Public Health. He is also a faculty affiliate of the Translational Data Analytics Institute (TDAI), Discovery Themes. His
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WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY | CANADA Dr. Magnus Mfoafo-M’Carthy is a Professor of Social Work in the Lyle S. Hallman Faculty of Social Work at Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada. Dr. Mfoafo-M’Carthy holds a master’s and PhD in Social Work from Columbia University, New York, and the University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada respectively. A former Associate
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To me, kelewele is the spicy aroma that fills the warm Accra night breeze. As soon as I land in the city, my first stop is for some kelewele on the way to my accommodation. I am never too tired for kelewele. If you are not Ghanaian or not acquainted with any Ghanaians, you may
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Mr Salifu Manneh, our researcher of the month of April shares with us how people living with all kinds of mental health issues can be cared for. He shared that, his organization is trying to help people understand that institutional care is not always the best form of care. Rather, we should to look at
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Welcome to the Chronic Care Matters podcast, a conversation series of the Chronicity and Care in African Contexts Project. Chronic Care Matters features conversations with individuals and caregivers with personal experiences of chronic illness, and with researchers, health professionals and advocates who are working with African communities on the continent and in the diaspora. We
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