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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We are thrilled to welcome Tilapia Da Cartoonist to the Chronicity and Care in African Contexts Project and the Chronicity Care Africa Network. Born in Ghana in 1984, Tilapia Da Cartoonist is a famous Ghanaian cartoonist whose illustrated political and social cartoons are constantly featured on TV3 and its online portal 3news.com. Tilapia has illustrated
We are thrilled to welcome Fatric Bewong to the Chronicity and Care in African Contexts Project and the Chronicity Care Africa Network.
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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“Now that my mother is old, it’s my responsibility to take care of her so that one day my children can also do the same for me.” The world’s population is growing old. According to the Population Reference Bureau, 10% of the world’s population are aged 65 years and older as of 2021. It is
Professor Ama de-Graft Aikins, the Principal Investigator (PI) for the Chronicity and Care in African Contexts project, was interviewed by Priya Venkatesan for a The Lancet Psychiatry profile in December 2021. The Lancet Psychiatry (TLP) is an authoritative forum for key opinion leaders across medicine, government, and health systems to influence clinical practice, explore global policy,
