Here you will find information and resources on global health research activities in Ghana.
If you would like to share your work within health research in Ghana or would like to get involved with any of our initiatives, please email us and we will get back to you within 24 hours! If you would like to share your work within health research in Malawi or would like to get involved with any of our initiatives, please email us on
The Network's Strategic Goals:
RESEARCH ECOSYSTEMStrengthening Rwanda’s research systems through skills, tools, and institutional support. |
CAPACITY BUILDINGEmpowering researchers with knowledge, mentorship, and skills for independent research excellence. |
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SUSTAINABILITYBuilding lasting local research systems through ownership, innovation, and continuous support. |
Current Initiatives:
- Mpox Disease Characterisation Study – A funded research grant conducted in DRC’s South Kivu region to assess Mpox transmission and severity.
- Mpox in Pregnancy Study – A funded research grant to investigate the impact of Mpox infection in pregnant women and newborns in DRC.
- Research Clubs Initiative – A collaborative, volunteer-based initiative to establish research clubs in local district hospitals and medical schools, fostering mentorship and research capacity building.
Upcoming Initiatives:
Nurse Research Program
Equipping 100 nurses annually with research training and mentorship opportunities
Women Leaders in Health Research
Creating mentorship programs and grant opportunities for African women researchers
One Health Research Opportunities
Addressing zoonotic disease surveillance, environmental health, and community-driven research
Youth in Health Research Initiative
Empowering the next generation of Rwandan researchers through school-based engagement, internships, and hands-on research exposure
Digital Research Tools & Data Skills Hub
Providing training on data collection, management, analysis, and open science using digital tools
Funding Mechanisms
Engagement Opportunities
- Hosting workshops, training, and webinars
- Forming technical working groups for collaborative research initiatives
- Applying for joint grant funding to support research in low-resource settings
- Using TGHN’s e-learning resources to enhance research knowledge
"Join TGHN Rwanda in advancing equitable health research."
Upcoming Workshops and Webinars
Workshops are a valuable and engaging way to learn, providing a fantastic opportunity for collective training sessions, skills transfer, networking, and information sharing. Please see the range of workshops delivered across various settings.
Harnessing Generative AI for health care Innovations - Lessons, Challenges, and Future Directions
Date: 24th July, 2025 Register >>
Enhancing Health Systems Research Through Community and Stakeholder Engagement
Date: 29th July 2025 Register >>
Resources
TGHN Rwanda brings together essential tools, research outputs, and guidance from institutions and partners committed to advancing global health research across Rwanda. The aim is to ensure access to credible information, enable collaboration, and support growth within a connected research ecosystem. This hub provides key resources that are accessible, discoverable, and relevant, supporting every stage of the research journey from concept to impact.
About UsThe Global Health Network (TGHN) is a neutral, well-respected, and globally established facility (WHO collaborating centre) from which country centres can deliver research support and capacity development. In line with the vision of TGHN, “Equity in Health Research by improving methods, building careers & sharing knowledge”, the Malawi Centre for TGHN is being established as a hub to strengthen the country's research development. The Global Health Network (TGHN) Malawi is partnered with Faith Based organization, Christian Health Association and its health facilities, Universities, and other institutions interested in conducting research. The TGHN Malawi hub is Established to collaboratively work towards enabling research in every healthcare setting by sharing knowledge, research skills, evidence data, and methods. The Center will play a crucial role in coordinating and supporting global health research capacity and training initiatives in Malawi. The center is responsible for implementing the strategic vision and goals of TGHN, as well as promoting the network's resources and training programmes to the national audience and fostering partnerships with other organizations and institutions to further advance global health topics and health research. Purpose of TGHN Malawi Hub: This centre will work under the guidance of the African regional office of TGHN to achieve the following:
Specific Objectives of the Malawi Country Centre include:
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Knowledge mobilization and sharingThe TGHN Malawi centre will work closely with the central TGHN team to identify high-value resources suitable for research groups locally and regionally, work on them, and share them in TGHN Africa/Asia/LAC knowledge hub and in the dashboard. |
Career Enhancement & Capacity BuildingThis will include skills-based workshops, webinars, supported learning sessions, twinning and site exchange schemes, training courses (classroom-based and eLearning), as well as career development initiatives. |
Resources:
Here, we attempt to bring together information, resources, and research from organizations and networks in Malawi on Global Health Research. The aim is to make it as easy as possible to find the right information, support, and guidance, by connecting Malawi researchers together and making all the sources of reliable information and tools both accessible and discoverable.
Welcome to the African coaLition for Epidemic Research, Response and Training (ALERRT), a clinical research and response network for epidemic infections in sub-Saharan Africa
This hub aims to bring together all the partners in ALERRT to share knowledge and plan for capacity development and training through efforts within the sites, and here online.
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Welcome to the African coaLition for Epidemic Research, Response and Training (ALERRT), a clinical research and response network for epidemic infections in sub-Saharan Africa
This hub aims to bring together all the partners in ALERRT to share knowledge and plan for capacity development and training through efforts within the sites, and here online.
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The Global Health Network (TGHN), is in partnership with the Global Health and Infectious Diseases Group at the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR) to promote research and knowledge sharing in the health sciences. KCCR is an open international platform for biomedical research. Established in 1997, its main objective has been to promote world-class research in tropical diseases. The development of training facilities and educational programs for postgraduate students and technical staff is one of its key priorities. The Global Health and Infectious Diseases Research Group (GHID) at KCCR conducts field epidemiologic studies, clinical trials, and operational and implementation research in Neglected Tropical Diseases, Emerging and re-emerging Infectious Diseases, Antimicrobial Resistance, in addition to some Non-Communicable Diseases.
TGHN Ghana is established as a hub to enhance research for health improvement by transferring know-how, creating enabling environments for research, building team capabilities, and developing improved research methods. This hub aims to implement the strategic plan set by TGHN which seeks to assure equity where research happens, by leveraging evidence-produced Pathfinder projects and Community of Practice (CoP) platforms. TGHN Ghana also seeks to support the uptake and implementation of capacity strengthening and data science initiatives and practices in Ghana and across the African region. The TGHN Ghana hub has the following set objectives:
With many shared goals and a uniting vision of promoting impactful health, the GHID group at KCCR and TGHN are collaborating in hosting TGHN Ghana. |
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Free eLearning courses in global health research for staff of all roles, in all regions and covering all disease areas, developed by The Global Health Network in collaboration with respected partners such as the World Health Organization
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Online workshops and seminars in global health research, spanning research disciplines, regions, and therapeutic areas, aiming to foster collaboration, facilitate discussion, and celebrate advances and achievements towards faster and better research for health |
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Build your professional profile, create your CV and track your career in global health research as it develops. This flexible framework covers all the competencies that should be demonstrated by a research team to carry out a successful study |
Past Workshops and WebinarsWorkshops are a valuable and engaging way to learn, providing a fantastic opportunity for collective training sessions, skills transfer, networking and information sharing. Please see the range of workshops delivered across various settings. |
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Free eLearning courses in global health research for staff of all roles, in all regions and covering all disease areas, developed by The Global Health Network in collaboration with respected partners such as the World Health Organization
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Online workshops and seminars in global health research, spanning research disciplines, regions, and therapeutic areas, aiming to foster collaboration, facilitate discussion, and celebrate advances and achievements towards faster and better research for health |
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Build your professional profile, create your CV and track your career in global health research as it develops. This flexible framework covers all the competencies that should be demonstrated by a research team to carry out a successful study |
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2022 Schedule coming soon |
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Partnership for African Vaccine Manufacturing (PAVM) From Aspiration To ActionDate: 6th and 7th December 2021Languages: English and French Progress made so far on implementing the partnerships for vaccine manufacturing in Africa. More information >>
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1st international Conference on Public Health in AfricaDate: 14-16th December 2021 Languages: Arabic, English, French, Portuguese
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Preparing for the fair, equitable and timely allocation of COVID-19 vaccines in AfricaDate: 14th December 2020Languages: Arabic, English, French, Portuguese More information >>
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Kofi Annan fellowship in publis health leadership programmeDate: 20th December 2020 Languages: Arabic, English, French, Portuguese More information >> |
1ST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PUBLIC HEALTH IN AFRICADate: 12th May 2021Languages: English, French More information >>
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Nurses and Midwives in Ghana trained in Data Analysis
Thirty-five selected nurses and midwives from across Ghana were trained in basic data analysis using “Jamovi” a free open-source data analysis software.
The workshop held at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology followed a grant award to Kweku Ibrahim Duah, a nurse and Data analyst for the Global Health and Infectious Diseases Research Group (GHID) at Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research. The grant was awarded by the Global Research Nurses through the Burdett Trust for Nurses with the objective of training early-career researchers from the nursing and midwifery field in Data Analysis.
“Jamovi is a free and open-source data analysis software, unlike popular software like SPSS and STATA. Jamovi is powered by R, statistical software used by millions of people around the world,” Kwaku Duah said.
“The software was very new to them. The first time most participants heard of ‘Jamovi’ was during their application for the program.
“It was helpful because it has a simple intuitive interface which they could follow throughout,” he explained.
He added, “I believe the event has been very successful. The participants were very responsive and showed a lot of interest.”
Dr. Melvin Agbogbatey, a research fellow with the Global Health and Infectious Diseases Research Group (GHID) at the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (GHID-KCCR) believes that clinical practice can be enhanced with the application of data analysis.
“Evidence generation is arguably a defining characteristic of most scientific professions. Perhaps even more so in the clinical sciences where lives are at stake.
“In this workshop, what we sought to do was to expose nurses and midwives to the basic tools in data analysis as well as open-source software they can use.
“We wanted to expose them to the broader ecosystem within which data analysis occurs, essentially so they know what tools and techniques are available to them, and they know how much more powerful their practice can be when they apply scientific data analysis,” he said.
Emilia Oduro, a participant from the Western Region, was excited the workshop was designed for beginners like herself.
“I was expecting the workshop was going to start from a higher level of data analysis, but they started from the basics.
“I have learned a lot about Jamovi. It is easy to learn and use when analyzing data unlike other software”
Winfred Bemma Boakye, a midwife, also shared her learnings.
“I am very passionate about research and I came here expecting to understand and learn more about data analysis.
“I have been thrilled by all I have learned about data, what it is, and how to analyze data,” she said.
Robert Asampong, an epidemiologist and biostatistician, was a facilitator of the workshop. He shared that the training has empowered nurses and midwives to go back to their respective health facilities and garner insight from the data that is all around them.
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Global Research Nurses is a community of practice that aims to empower nurses and midwives to pursue a research career, regardless of their work setting or role. Their mission is to make research accessible to every nurse and midwife, allowing them to choose their level of involvement, from evidence-based practice to leading research initiatives. Global Research Nurses is a programme funded by the Burdett Trust for Nursing
Emergncy Medicine Webinar- 2023
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Nurses and Midwives in Ghana Trained in Data AnalysisDate: 17th Novenber, 2023Thirty-five selected nurses and midwives from across Ghana were trained in basic data analysis using “Jamovi” a free open-source data analysis software. Read article >>
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Preparing for the fair, equitable and timely allocation of COVID-19 vaccines in AfricaDate: 14th December 2020Languages: Arabic, English, French, Portuguese More information >>
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Kofi Annan fellowship in publis health leadership programmeDate: 20th December 2020 Languages: Arabic, English, French, Portuguese More information >> |
1ST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PUBLIC HEALTH IN AFRICADate: 12th May 2021Languages: English, French More information >>
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Emergncy MedicineCoP WebinarEmbark on an edifying journey with us as we discuss the pivotal role that Emergency Medicine plays in the field of clinical research |
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Nurses and Midwives in Ghana Trained in Data AnalysisDate: 17th November, 2023Thirty-five selected nurses and midwives from across Ghana were trained in basic data analysis using “Jamovi” a free open-source data analysis software... Read article >>
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Africa makes strides in local snakebite antivenom manufacturingDate: 18 February 2024...though most of the true burden of snakebite envenoming is experienced by low middle- income countries (LMICs), very little data from theses areas contribute to the global discussion.... Read article >>
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Nurses and Midwives in Ghana Trained in Data AnalysisDate: 17th November, 2023Thirty-five selected nurses and midwives from across Ghana were trained in basic data analysis using “Jamovi” a free open-source data analysis software... Read article >>
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Africa makes strides in local snakebite antivenom manufacturingDate: 18 February 2024...though most of the true burden of snakebite envenoming is experienced by low middle- income countries (LMICs), very little data from theses areas contribute to the global discussion.... Read article >>
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Nurses and Midwives in Ghana Trained in Data AnalysisDate: 17th November, 2023Thirty-five selected nurses and midwives from across Ghana were trained in basic data analysis using “Jamovi” a free open-source data analysis software... Read article >>
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Africa makes strides in local snakebite antivenom manufacturingDate: 18 February 2024...though most of the true burden of snakebite envenoming is experienced by low middle- income countries (LMICs), very little data from theses areas contribute to the global discussion.... Read article >>
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Africa makes strides in local snakebite antivenom manufacturingDate: 18 February 2024...though most of the true burden of snakebite envenoming is experienced by low middle- income countries (LMICs), very little data from theses areas contribute to the global discussion.... Read article >>
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Nurses and Midwives in Ghana Trained in Data AnalysisDate: 17th November, 2023Thirty-five selected nurses and midwives from across Ghana were trained in basic data analysis using “Jamovi” a free open-source data analysis software... Read article >>
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