Professor Kofi Nyarko

Prof. Kofi Mensah Nyarko is the Team Lead for Non communicable Disease (NCDs) in the World Health Organization African Regional Office, Brazzaville, Congo. He is a medical doctor and an epidemiologist who holds an MPH, M.Ed, and a PhD in epidemiology. He has worked at senior level leadership positions at Ministries of Health and was the program Manager for NCDs in Ghana. He also has significant multi-country experience and led various health programs in sub-Saharan Africa in both communicable and non-communicable diseases.

He was the immediate past country lead for Africa Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) in Sierra Leone was the Resident Advisor for Field Epidemiology Training Program for Sierra Leone and Namibia. He also served as the Dean of the School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, University of Environment and Sustainable Development, Ghana. He has worked and collaborated with several international organizations. He has several publications to his credit.