Paul Okyere

Paul Okyere, Ph.D., is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Health Promotion and Disability Studies at the School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi, Ghana. His work focuses on public health promotion with emphasis on injury prevention, health determinants, and community-based interventions.

His research interests include:

• Injury prevention and safety promotion
• Commercial determinants of health
• Non-communicable Diseases
• Health behaviour change
• Community-based Public Health
• Social determinants of health
• Malaria
• Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)
• Health-related behaviors

Dr. Okyere has conducted significant research including a study on Alzheimer's disease and related dementia prevalence in Ashanti and Greater Accra regions with caregiver experience documentation, and a three-year longitudinal study on healthcare utilization dynamics following malaria vaccine (RTS,S) introduction across Volta, Central, and Brong Ahafo regions.

Professional affiliations include:

• International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE)
• International Society of Global Health (ISoGH)

Consulting engagements:

• Health Promotion Division of Ghana Health Service
• Communicate for Health (C4H)
• Sinapi Aba Trust
• Allied Health Professions Council in Ghana

His scholarly contributions appear in Health Promotion International, Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, Journal of Community Health, and American Journal of Health Promotion. Dr. Okyere collaborates with multidisciplinary research teams on public health promotion initiatives across Ghanaian communities.