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Education
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Research
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IGNATIUS ATUGUBA

IGNATIUS ATUGUBA

Independent Public Health Analyst
Accra

Summary

  • A dedicated public health professional in Infectious Diseases Management and Research Interest & Skills in;
  • Modeling and simulation of the impact of social determinants on pediatric chronic pain management and infectious disease outbreaks in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • SAS & SPSS data analysis including data and research reporting
  • Survey development and administration I aim to become a leading principal investigator at the Ghana Health Service where I can develop robust predictive models that can integrate climate data and social factors to forecast the impact of climate change on infectious disease transmission and pediatric health outcomes in resource-limited settings.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications

Work History

Independent Public Health Analyst

Independent Public Health Analyst - Freelance
09.2021 - 06.2025
  • Conducted public health data analysis and epidemiological research in collaboration with local health institutions including the Ministry of Health and Asemnyinakrom Health Center.
  • Supported Ghana's COVID-19 response by contributing to national epidemiological modeling projects and community health education strategies.
  • Designed community health intervention strategies based on statistical trends and localized disease burden reports.
  • Authored briefs and reports for district-level health stakeholders on surveillance data and public health planning.

Census Enumerator (2020 Census) Part time

Ghana Statistical Service
06.2021 - 08.2021
  • Collected and managed the processing and analysis of census data for over 100,000 individuals in the Madina Municipality providing critical insights for national health policy planning.
  • Implemented an innovative data validation protocol that reduced processing errors by 30%.

Research Assistant

Ministry of Health, Ghana
08.2019 - 08.2021
  • Company Overview: (Monitoring & Evaluation Unit)
  • Contributed to a landmark study on healthcare delivery models that informed the restructuring of regional health services.
  • Analyzed data from over 200 healthcare providers to identify key performance indicators influencing patient satisfaction.
  • Presented findings at two national conferences influencing the adoption of new health monitoring standards.
  • (Monitoring & Evaluation Unit)

Research Assistant (Internship)

Catholic University of Ghana
05.2018 - 06.2019
  • Conducted a comprehensive assessment involving 4 health facilities and over 500 immunization records that identified data discrepancies and led to a 20% improvement in reporting accuracy after implementing recommendations.
  • Presented findings to district health officials resulting in the adoption of new data collection protocols.

Research Assistant (Student Internship)

Sunyani Teaching Hospital
05.2017 - 08.2017
  • Played a key role in the migration of patient records to a new database system that enhanced data retrieval times by 20%.
  • Collaborated with senior database administrators to identify and rectify system vulnerabilities resulting in a 20% reduction in critical incidents.

Education

BSc. - Public Health

Catholic University of Ghana
Sunyani

MSc. - Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Western University
London, ON

Skills

Statistical modeling

Certification

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Covid-19: Tackling the Novel Corona Virus, 05/20

Awards Distinctions

  • Best Student Leader, Catholic University of Ghana, 2019
  • Six (6) times Dean's List, Catholic University of Ghana, 2016-2019

Research

  • Ministry of Health, Ghana, Accra, Accra, Ghana, Research Assistant: COVID-19 Response Team, 03/20 - 05/21, Collaborated with a team of three (3) researchers at the Noguchi Memorial research institute in using the SEIQHRS model to predict the trajectory of the Covid-19 epidemic that helped in planning an effective control strategy for the pandemic in Ghana., Provided a short-term forecast of the early phase of the epidemic trajectory in Ghana using the generalized growth model and estimated the effective basic Reproductive number Re in real-time using three different estimation procedures.
  • Catholic University of Ghana, Sunyani, Sunyani, Ghana, Thesis, 05/18 - 06/19, Conducted a comprehensive assessment involving 4 health facilities and over 500 immunization records that identified data discrepancies and led to a 20% improvement in reporting accuracy after implementing recommendations., Presented findings to district health officials resulting in the adoption of new data collection protocols.
  • Sunyani Teaching Hospital, Sunyani, Sunyani, Ghana, Research Assistant (Internship), 05/17 - 08/17, Collected and analyzed data from 500 patient records to identify trends in infectious disease prevalence that assisted in reducing hospital-acquired infection rates by 10% through improved sanitation protocols.

Community Service

  • SRC President, Catholic University of Ghana, 01/18 - 05/19
  • Member, University Governing Council, Catholic University of Ghana, 01/18 - 05/19
  • Member, University Health Services Committee, Catholic University of Ghana, 01/18 - 05/19
  • Youth Chief Justice, United Nations Youth Association of Ghana, 04/21 - 06/22
  • Youth Minister for Health, Youth Empowerment Consortium of Ghana, 02/21 - 05/22

Timeline

Independent Public Health Analyst

Independent Public Health Analyst - Freelance
09.2021 - 06.2025

Census Enumerator (2020 Census) Part time

Ghana Statistical Service
06.2021 - 08.2021

Research Assistant

Ministry of Health, Ghana
08.2019 - 08.2021

Research Assistant (Internship)

Catholic University of Ghana
05.2018 - 06.2019

Research Assistant (Student Internship)

Sunyani Teaching Hospital
05.2017 - 08.2017

BSc. - Public Health

Catholic University of Ghana

MSc. - Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Western University

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