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Prof Ellis Owusu-Dabo

Immediate past Pro-Vice Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.

Professor Ellis Owusu-Dabo is a professor of epidemiology and global Health, a consultant public health physician and researcher.In his previous role as Dean of the School of Public Health, Professor Owusu-Dabo saw to the  introduction of new programs and growth of the school, increasing the number of Master of Public Health (MPH) programs from three to seven. He also served as both Deputy Director and Director of the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research (KCCR) into Tropical Medicine for a period of eight years. He has a wealth of experience in resource mobilisation, grantsmanship, research management, clinical trials and community-based research implementation. His research interests lie in pandemic preparedness, epidemic-prone diseases, vaccine development and Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). Currently, he leads KNUST’s Africa Health Collaborative, funded by the Mastercard Foundation. 
As an advocate for inclusive education, Professor Owusu-Dabo has led the development and implementation of five diploma programs, specifically designed to suit persons with various forms of disabilities. 
He currently has over 300 scientific publications, 26000+ citations, an hi index of 51 and i10 index of 156, making him one of Ghana’s top five research scientists. He is a Perelman International Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. . His passion is in building capacities of next generation scientists and health systems to help solve Africa’s health challenges through scientific innovation and research collaborations.

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