Child Health and Nutrition Research in Africa
A Database of Research Organisations and Researchers in sub-Saharan Africa

Activities & Research Addresses Researchers
Research Interests Training Provided Collaboration Applied Research

GH010 Ghana Health Service
National Child Health Unit

CountryGhana
Head of Dept or Unit
Type of OrganisationMinistry of Health
Source of Funding(Public/Private/Both)Public
Respondant

Activities and Research
Types of Activities Undertaken Types of Research Undertaken
Research Clinical
Training Public Health
Health Promotion
Advocacy

Addressestop
PhysicalGhana Health Services, Accra,
PostalAccra,
Telephone+233 21 666101
Fax+233 21 21 674366
emailismoses@hotmail.com

Primary Research Intereststop
Neonatal care practices within the community and health facilities.
Keywordstop
Health and Disease - Perinatal

Trainingtop
Type of Training Type of Trainees Course Co-ordinator
IMCI Health workers, Health managers Dr Isabbella Sague-Moses
Supervisory skills training Health managers, health workers Dr Isabbella Sague-Moses
Breastfeeding counseling Health workers, community members Ms Veronica Gomez
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of AIDS Health workers, health managers Dr Henrietta Adi-Agyarko

Collaborating Organisations
UNICEF
WHO
Basics / USAID
Noguchi, Ghana
Health research Unit, Ghana
USAID-Ghana
Noguchi, Ghana

Applied Research
Implementation of IMCI. Feeding recommendation for under fives.