Community Durbar
As part of the community engagement process to commence the {write study name} at Agbogbloshie, the GeoHealth West Africa team organised a community durbar. This event took place on the 15th February, 2017 on the grounds of Sikkens Limited. The purpose of this durbar was to formally launch the…
Celebration of Eid-al-Fitr and End of Ramadan
On June 26, 2017, the West Africa GEOHealth Hub joined the global Muslim community in marking the joyous celebration of Eid-al-Fitr, signaling the end of the holy month of Ramadan. In a gesture of solidarity, appreciation, and cultural respect, members of the GEOHealth West Africa research team…
GEOHealth team delivers National Health Insurance
In its continued effort to promote community well-being and strengthen partnerships with key research participants, the GEOHealth West Africa Network organized a one-day outreach event at the Agbogbloshie Scrap Yard in Accra, Ghana, on December 22, 2017. This event was part of the Hub’s broader…
GeoHealth Holds First Scientific Conference and Policy Dialogue
The West Africa Center for Global Environmental and Occupational Health (GEOHealth), in partnership with the College of Health Sciences and the Ministry of Health, has held the first Scientific Conference and Policy Dialogue under the theme, “Electronic Waste Recycling Activities, Environment,…
H3Africa Delegates visit Agbogbloshie
On the 26th September 2019, the GEOHealth West Africa Hub hosted and gave a group of delegates from H3Afria a tour of the Old Fadama training facility and clinic as well as the Agbogbloshie e-waste and scrap metal yard. The group were a section of attendees from the fourteenth H3Africa…
End of Study on Reference Intervals
Prof. Julius Fobil, PI for GEOHealth West Africa in a collaboration with Prof Kiyoshi Ichihara and MedLab Ghana Ltd. has successfully completed the Ghanaian component of the global multicenter reference interval study. Prof. Kiyoshi Ichihara, MD & PhD and currently research professor has…