George Wireko Brobby

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Research Summary

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A researcher has conducted extensive research across multiple domains, focusing on vaccination coverage and hesitancy in sub-Saharan African nations, issues related to Hepatitis B Virus studies and rabies epidemiology, global maternal and child health challenges, Adolescent sexual and reproductive health concerns, viral gastroenteritis, and other infectious diseases. Their work highlights the importance of vaccine delivery strategies, immunization training for healthcare professionals, and addressing public health crises such as polio eradication efforts. The researcher emphasizes the need for improved healthcare infrastructure, community engagement in vaccination programs, and addressing the stressors faced by healthcare professionals, particularly in rural and low-income settings.

Research Themes

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Pre- and in-service training of health care workers on immunization data management in LMICs: a scoping review(2019)

Development of a valid and reliable scale to assess parents’ beliefs and attitudes about childhood vaccines and their association with vaccination uptake and delay in Ghana(2019)

Barriers to healthcare workers reporting adverse events following immunization in four regions of Ghana(2019)

Regional disparities in immunization services in Ghana through a bottleneck analysis approach: implications for sustaining national gains in immunization(2017)

Immunization delivery in the second year of life in Ghana: the need for a multi-faceted approach(2017)

Evaluation of the Impact of Immunization Second Year of Life Training Interventions on Health Care Workers in Ghana(2021)

Vaccine wastage in Ghana, Mozambique, and Pakistan: An assessment of wastage rates for four vaccines and the context, causes, drivers, and knowledge, attitudes and practices for vaccine wastage(2023)

Country Immunization Information System Assessments — Kenya, 2015 and Ghana, 2016(2017)

Building and sustaining public and political commitment to the value of vaccination: Recommendations for the Immunization Agenda 2030 (Strategic Priority Area 2)(2022)

Evaluation of Container Clinics as an Urban Immunization Strategy: Findings from the First Year of Implementation in Ghana, 2017–2018(2023)

The Prevalence and Risk Factors for Hepatitis B Surface Ag Positivity in Pregnant Women in Eastern Region of Ghana(2012)

Community-based mass treatment with azithromycin for the elimination of yaws in Ghana—Results of a pilot study(2018)

Costs of continuing RTS,S/ASO1E malaria vaccination in the three malaria vaccine pilot implementation countries(2021)

Bottleneck analysis approach to accelerate newborn care services in two regions in Ghana: implications for national newborn care(2016)

Sex differences in perceived risk and testing experience of HIV in an urban fishing setting in Ghana(2014)

Rotavirus vaccine product switch in Ghana: An assessment of service delivery costs, switching costs, and cost-effectiveness(2023)

Has Ghana's Rotavirus Vaccine Switch Met Programmatic Expectations? An Analysis of National Surveillance Data; 2018–2022(2024)

The Costs of Implementing Vaccination With the RTS,S Malaria Vaccine in Five Sub-Saharan African Countries(2019)

Yaws Prevalence, Lessons from the Field and the Way Forward towards Yaws Eradication in Ghana(2014)

Applying Adult Learning Best Practices to Design Immunization Training for Health Care Workers in Ghana(2021)

RAPID ASSESSMENT AS AN EVALUATION TOOL FOR POLIO NATIONAL IMMUNISATION DAYS IN BRONG AHAFO REGION, GHANA(2005)

P2-535 Progress towards eradication of poliomyelitis in Ghana: a review of eastern region- Ghana, 1997–2009(2011)

Correction: Costs of continuing RTS,S/ASO1E malaria vaccination in the three malaria vaccine pilot implementation countries(2021)

SP5-12 Outbreak of cholera, East-Akim Municipality, Ghana, November 2010(2011)

Community-involved strategy to improve tuberculosis (TB) treatment outcomes in Eastern Region of Ghana(2012)

Prevalence and risk factors for human immunodeficiency virus infection in pregnant women in Eastern Ghana(2012)

Household exposure and animal-bite surveillance following human rabies detection in Southern Ghana(2018)

Assessment Of Burnout and Quality of Life Among Nursing Professionals in The Ashanti Region of Ghana(2024)

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