(Minister of Health)
Kwabena Mintah Akandoh born 19 June 1980 is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Juaboso Constituency in the Western Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.
Kwesi ASABIR (PhD) is the Director of the Human Resource for Health Directorate at the Ministry of Health, Ghana. He is a seasoned Human Resource practitioner with over twenty-two (22) years of experience at the Senior Management level of the Ghana Health Sector.
Chair, Planetary and Public Health, University of Bayreuth, Germany
Prof. Dr. Wilm Quentin is the Chair of Planetary & Public Health in the Faculty of Law, Business and Economics at the University of Bayreuth, Germany. Prior to his appointment at the University of Bayreuth, Prof. Quentin worked for almost 15 years at the Department of Health Care Management, Berlin University of Technology (TUB) in Germany, where he received his formal lecturer qualification (Habilitation) in Public Health in 2017.
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Director of Research Statistics and Information Management (RSIM) at the Ministry of Health
Dr. Wisdom Atiwoto is a multidisciplinary specialist with advanced leadership and technical skills in digitalization (Digital Health & Informatics), healthcare leadership and health systems strengthening specifically health financing, spatial data science, climate change in health, program and project management and has been involved in the digital transformation currently ongoing in Ghana health sector.
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SafeCare Director, PharmAccess, Ghana
Bonifacia's professional journey is marked by her expertise in strengthening healthcare systems through quality improvement, business development, and innovation. Prior to her tenure at PharmAccess, Bonifacia honed her skills and gained valuable experience in various senior capacities. She worked for over a decade in the Ghana Health Service, the Ministry of Health (Nurse education), and the National Health Insurance Authority.
Dr Sodzi Sodzi-Tettey is current Vice President, Global, of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), providing strategic, technical, and operational leadership in Africa, Middle East and South East Asia regions. Sodzi Sodzi-Tettey also serves as IHI’s Senior Technical Advisor, overseeing the Quality work portfolio under USAID’s new flagship health systems strengthening LHSS project in 52 priority countries.
Prof. Dr. Christian Drosten
He is a German virologist whose field of research broadly concerns RNA-viruses, specifically in the areas of ecology, epidemiology and evolution of novel viruses (emergent viruses). During the COVID-19 pandemic, Drosten's extensive work on previously described Coronaviruses (MERS-CoV, SARS-CoV) enabled him and his laboratory to notably contribute to the efforts to identify, monitor and manage the spread of SARS-CoV2, which led to his national prominence as an expert on the implications and actions required to combat the illness in Germany.
Prof. Kofi Busia
Kofi is an accomplished Associate Professor of Ethnomedicine and Director of Postgraduate Studies and Research at Pentecost University. He is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Herbal Medicine. He also holds positions as a Visiting Associate Professor at the University of Medical Sciences in Ondo State, Nigeria, and as an Eminent Visiting Scientist at Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals in India. Additionally, he lectures part-time at the Department of Chemistry, University of Ghana.