Dr. John Amuasi

Prof. Amuasi heads the Global Health Department at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana and Leads the Global One Health Research Group at the Kumasi Center for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR). He holds a W2 Professorship of Global One Health at the Bernhard Nocht Institute of Tropical Medicine and the University of Eppendorf in Hamburg, Germany. For over 20 years, he has engaged in Tropical Medicine and Global Health research - including in malaria, NTDs, AMR and One Health. He has also consulted for several Global Health-focused organizations with technical expertise on matters related to access to drugs, vaccines, and diagnostics, as well as strategic advice related to Global Health research. He further serves as Co-Chair of The Lancet One Health Commission. He is passionate about mentorship and sustainably building health research capacities in Africa.