Fred Binka

Fred Newton Binka
NationalityGhanaian
Alma materUniversity of Ghana, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsPublic health, epidemiology, malaria
InstitutionsUniversity of Health and Allied Sciences, World Health Organization, INDEPTH Network, Navrongo Health Research Centre

Fred Newton Binka is a public health physician and researcher from Ghana. He serves as a distinguished professor of clinical epidemiology at the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) in Ho, Ghana,[1] and has previously coordinated the World Health Organization (WHO) Emergency Response to Artemisinin Resistance in the Greater Mekong sub-region of Asia.[2] He is the founding vice-chancellor of UHAS and the former executive secretary of the INDEPTH Network, a global network of health and demographic surveillance systems.[2][3] His work in malaria control and health development in Africa, particularly in the areas of vitamin A supplementation, insecticide-treated bed nets, and rotavirus and meningitis vaccination, has been impactful.[4][5]

  1. ^ "The Lancet Commission on malaria eradication Malaria eradication within a generation: ambitious, achievable and necessary" (PDF). Malaria Eradication Commission. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b Therson-Cofie, Jessel Lartey (8 June 2023). "Ghana: Prof Fred Newton Binka, A Pillar in Medical Technology, Research, and Innovations". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  3. ^ Asare, Fred Quame (12 June 2022). "UHAS names School of Public Health after Foundation Vice-Chancellor Prof Fred Newton Binka". MyJoyOnline. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  4. ^ Abdul-Rahaman, Salifu (28 June 2022). "Professor Fred Newton Binka: An academic and researcher par excellence". Ghanaian Times. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Abstracts of the Eighth EDCTP Forum, 6–9 November 2016". BMJ Global Health. 2 (Suppl 2). BMJ Publishing Group: A1–A72. 2017. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2016-000260 (inactive 2024-09-24). PMC 5418676. PMID 28589036.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of September 2024 (link)