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Research Operations Office (ROO)

Running a vigorous research enterprise in the University requires an efficient administrative establishment for the management and coordination of facilities and resources for research. The University of Health and Allied Sciences Research Operations Office (UHAS-ROO) supports faculty, staff and students as they develop proposals, conduct research and develop plans for stimulating research growth and research career development.

Centre For Health Policy And Implementation Research (CHPIR)

On the eve of 2015 when MDG targets were expected to be met some progress had been made yet critical targets had not been met. Global forums concluded that research should not stop after providing the proof of principle for a product, or after demonstrating its effectiveness in selected situations, but that it has an additional critical role to play in helping to solve major implementation problems.  A systematic approach to understanding and addressing barriers to effective and quality implementation of health innovations, strategies and policies with the hope of scaling up the results (Implementation research) is needed in low and middle income countries.

Centre For Non-Communicable Diseases Research (CNCDR)

Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) or chronic diseases, are diseases that are not transmitted from person to person. These diseases usually progress slowly and last for years. NCDs contribute significantly to illness, disability and deaths in Ghana. The four major types of NCDs are cardiovascular diseases, (such as hypertension, heart attack, and stroke), diabetes, cancers, and chronic respiratory disease (such as asthma and chronic obstructive lung disease).  These four account for 42% of total deaths in Ghana. Cardiovascular disease is the single largest contributor, followed by cancers, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases. Ghanaians between the ages of 30 and 70 years have a 20% chance of dying from one of these four major NCDs. Mental health disorders, which can be classified as neglected NCDs, are a major cause of morbidity and mortality with depression being the largest cause of disability worldwide. 

Centre For Neglected Tropical Diseases Research (CNTDR)

What are Neglected Tropical Diseases?

Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are a diverse group of diseases with distinct characteristics that thrive mainly among the poorest and deprived populations. They threaten the lives and well-being of millions of people in neglected populations of the world’s poorest communities. The burden of these diseases is extremely high in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). For example, approximately 40% of the global burden of Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) is found in SSA while all the remaining cases of Guinea Worm Disease (GWD) is also found in the same region. The World Health Organisation has prioritised 17 of these NTDs in 149 endemic countries for focused global attention.

WHO prioritised neglected tropical diseases for control

Helminth

  • Cysticercosis/Taeniasis
  • Dracunculiasis (guinea-worm disease)
  • Echinococcosis
  • Foodborne trematodiases
  • Lymphatic filariasis
  • Onchocerciasis (river blindness)
  • Schistosomiasis
  • Soil-transmitted helminthiases
  • Dengue and Chikungunya

Protozoa

  • Chagas disease
  • Human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness)
  • Leishmaniases

Virus

  • Dengue and Chikungunya
  • Rabies

Bacteria

  • Buruli ulcer
  • Leprosy (Hansen disease)
  • Trachoma
  • Yaws

Centre For Malaria Research (CMR)

Malaria continues to be an important parasitic disease in Africa where majority of deaths and the greatest economic loses are believed to occur. The disease is seen mostly as an African problem despite gains made in its control. The burden is heaviest in sub-Saharan Africa, where an estimated 90% of all malaria deaths occur. Children aged less than five years account for 78% of all malaria deaths. In Ghana malaria accounted for 38.1% of all outpatient illnesses, 27.3% of all admissions and 7.0% of all deaths in 2015.There were 10 million suspected cases of malaria in Ghana in 2015, 31.2% of which were children under five years old (NMCP, 2016).