Although preventable, obesity, and diet-related non-communicable diseases (DR-NCDs) are a major global public health problem, especially in low and middle-income countries. Reducing obesity and DR-NCDs remains an urgent task.
Organized by the School of Public Health (SPH), University of Ghana (UG) and the Division of Medical Ethics at NYU School of Medicine, the Conference on Ghanaian Research Integrity Development (GRID) took place at the Bank of Ghana Conference Facility, Department of E
MPH student Nana Asiedu winning the 2017 Research of the Year Award (Medicine and Health Sciences Category) from the National Graduate Students’ Association of Ghana.
The lecture held at the School of Public Health was chaired by Dr. Emmanuel Asampong. Dr. Laar introduced the speaker, Prof. Miles, an Emeritus Professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota. Professor Miles’ visit to Ghana was his first. The lecture centered on an article that Prof.
The Strengthening Mental Health and Research Training In Africa (SMART AFRICA) project came about as a result of existing collaborations with the New York University in several other projects.
At its last annual general meeting held from 23rd – 25th February, 2017 in Cuernavaca, Mexico, GEMNet-Health elected Prof. Moses Aikins, an Associate Professor at the School of Public Health, as Vice Chair-Elect (Vice Chair and Chair-in-waiting) of the network.
In May 2016, Yale University in collaboration with University of Ghana School of Public Health, with funding from Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation started the Breastfeeding Friendly Country Index project now called “Becoming Baby Friendly”. In consultations with
