Full Name: Dr Abraham Rexford ODURO

Current Position : Director, Research and Development Division, Ghana Health Service.

Contact Details:
Email: aroduro@gmail.com; abraham.oduro@ghs.gov.org
Mobile: +233(0)504698534 / +233(0)244593231


Relevant Positions Held:

Dates

Name of organization and position held

2022 – Date

Consultant (Public Health), Ghana Health Service

2019 - 2022

Senior Specialist (Public Health), Ghana Health Service

2011 - 2020

Director, Navrongo Health Reserach Centre, GHS

2006 - 2019

Specialist (Public Health), Ghana Health Service

2001- 2006

Senior Medical Officer, Navrongo Health Reserach Centre, GHS

1996 - 2001

Medical Officer, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, MOH


Educational / Professional Qualifications:

Dates:

Universities/colleges attended

Field of Study

Degrees

2018

University of Ghana, Legon

Governance & Leadership

MA

2012

Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons, Accra, Ghana.

Public Health

Fellow

2011

London School of Hygiene & Tropical, London. United Kingdom

Epidemiology

PhD

2002

University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Epidemiology & Biostatistics

MSc (Med)

1996

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana

Medicine

MB ChB

1992

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana

Human Biology

BSc


Recent Short Training :

  • AVAREF – MRCT Center’s Training for Ethics Review of Clinical Research; April 2022

  • CREST Training course for supervisors of doctoral candidates in African universities. University of Stellenbosch, December 2021.

Research Interest:

Clinical trials, Disease control, Health measurements, Health systems, Maternal and Child Health.

Selected Ongoing Research Works

  • Malaria Vaccine Project Evaluation – Mortality Arm.

  • A prospective study to evaluate the safety, effectiveness and impact of the RTS, S/ASO1E vaccine in young children in sub-Saharan Africa.

  • Birth Preparedness and Complications Readiness Among Women In hard-to-reach areas.

  • Quality of care for maternal and Newborn health


Synergistic Activities

  • Part-time Lecturer, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Legon Accra.

Professional Membership & Affiliations:

Fellow, Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons

• Member, Ghana Medical Association

• Member, Ghana Public Health Association

• Member, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

• Registered with Medical and Dental Council, Ghana

 

Publications: