A. Apatu

 

Full Name: Nana Abena Kwaa Ansah Apatu

Contact details: email / phone number: 0244712919, abena.addaidonkoh@ghsmail.org

Relevant Positions held:

Year of Appointment

Name of Institution and Position Held

2019 to date

Ghana Health Service Ethics Review Committee, Administrator

2020 to date

Research and Development Division, Ghana Health Service Principal Health Research Officer

2015 to 2020

 

Research and Development Division, Ghana Health Service, Senior Health Research Officer

2012 to 2019

 

Ghana Health Service Ethics Review Committee, Deputy Administrator

2012 to 2015

Health Research Officer

 

Education/Professional Qualifications: (University and above)

Dates

Universities/Colleges Attended

Field of Study

Degrees

2019

KIT, Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam

Public Health

Master of Science

2010

 

University of Ghana, Legon

Psychology

Bachelor of Arts

 

Recent short training: (Last five years)

  1. Research and Development Division, Ghana Health Service-/USAID-

Ghana/Evaluate for Health Project - Proposal Development Workshop - March 2018

  1. Research and Development Division, Ghana Health Service-/USAID-

Ghana/Evaluate for Health Project - Qualitative Data Methodology Workshop and Qualitative

Data Analysis Using QRS Nvivo – July 2018

  1. Saccade, Research Ethics Training Virtual Course - July 2022

  2. Africa Bioethics Network, Fundamentals of Research Ethics Training July 2022

 

Research interest

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

Qualitative Research

 

Ongoing Research works

Co-Investigator (Ongoing) – Assessing the Impact of Covid-19 on Selected Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health Indicators in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana: A Secondary Data Analysis.

 

Publications: Sybil Sory. Opoku-Asiedu, Nana Abena Kwaa Ansah Apatu, Rosemond Tetteh and Abraham Hodgson. Neonatal Cord Care Practices among Mothers and Caregivers in the Volta Region of Ghana. “ International Journal of Maternal and Child Health and AIDS”.