AWUNI Thomas Kwasi

Academic title

MPH, MA, DipR&D, DipHI, Cert. HSA

Interests

1. Climate Resilient Health Systems – What evidence is needed to co design climate resilient policies with health information systems to lessen disease burden and improve reproductive, maternal, and child health? 2. Planetary Health, Climate Justice and Environmental Health – How can climate inclusive discourse enhance human and ecosystem health, especially by promoting equitable and sustainable development? 3. Water, Nutrition, and Health – How does water quality affect maternal and infant health and nutrition in relation to SDG 6 (clean water and sanitation)? 4. Indigenous Knowledge and Health Equity – Does indigenous knowledge mitigate climate related health disparities? 5. Global Health Security – Migration & Epidemic Prevention – How can migration patterns and localized surveillance be integrated for disease control?

Education

2025~Candidate Doctor of Public Health, Interfaculty Initiative in Planetary Health, Nagasaki University, Japan

2021~2023 Master of Arts, Center for Conflict, Human Rights and Peace Studies, University of Education, Winneba, Ghana

2017~2019 Master of Public Health – International Health Development, School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Japan

2013~2015 Bachelor of Public Health – Nutrition, School of Public Health, Department of Family and Community Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ghana

2005~2008 Diploma – Health Informatics, College of Health and Wellbeing, Kintampo, Ghana

Employment History

2020~Present Principal Public Health Officer – Nutrition, Ghana Health Service – Effutu Municipal Health Directorate, Central Region, Ghana

2016~2020 Public Health Officer – Health Informatics, Ghana Health Service – Elmina Municipal Health Directorate, Central Region, Ghana

2009~2016 Technical Officer – Health Informatics, Ghana Health Service – Agona East District Health Directorate, Central Region, Ghana

2003~2005 Nursing Aid, Wenchi Methodist Hospital – Nursing, Bono Region, Ghana

Publications

2022 Improved income status increased obesity and decreased anaemia risk compared to high parity and low-Income in pregnant South Ghanaian women: Analysis of hospital acquired data.
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.12.19.22283683v1

2018 Knowledge and determinants of fruit and vegetable consumption among adults in Hohoe Municipality, Ghana.
http://www.scholink.org/ojs/index.php/fsns/article/view/1181/1332

2015 Assessment of overweight and obesity prevalence among practicing nurses and midwives in the Hohoe Municipality of the Volta region, Ghana.
http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/j/sjph

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