Solomon Ayertey Narh-Bana

Accomplished Senior Research Officer at Dodowa Health Research Centre, excelling in data management and project leadership. Spearheaded successful clinical trials and research initiatives, leveraging STATA for statistical analysis. Adept at fostering team collaboration and community engagement, enhancing research impact. Proven track record in securing funding and publishing scientific papers, driving innovation and excellence.

Chief Technical Officer (Health Information)/ Senior Health Research Officer

• Gender: Male
• Nationality: Ghanaian
• Marital Status: Married

• Correction: Effect of Removing Direct Payment for Health Care on Utilisation and Health Outcomes in Ghanaian Children: A Randomised Controlled Trial., Ansah EK, Narh-Bana S, Asiamah S, Dzordzordzi V, Biantey K, et al., PLoS Med, 6, 2, 2009
• Making Health Insurance equitable and proper financing mechanizing in Ghana. Some Reflections., Agyepong I, Bruce E., S. A. Narh-Bana, Ansah E., Gyapong M., Ghana Health Bulletin, 1, 4, 2006
• Management of Mutual Health Organizations in Ghana., R. Baltussen, E. Bruce, G. Rhodes, S. A. Narh-Bana, I. Agyepong, Tropical Medicine and International Health, 11, 5, 654 – 659, 2006
• Adult deaths and the future: A cause specific analysis of adult deaths from a longitudinal study in rural Tanzania, 2003 – 2007., S. A. Narh-Bana, T. F. Chriwa, M. A. Mwanyangala and R. Nathan, Tropical Medicine and International Health, 2012, 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2012.03080.x
• Estimating cause of adult (15 years) death using InterVA-4 in a rural district of southern Ghana., Elizabeth Awini, Doris Sarpong, Alexander Adjei, Alfred Kwesi Manyeh, Alberta Amu, Patricia Akweongo, Philip Adongo, Vida Kukula, Gabriel Odonkor, Solomon Narh-Bana and Margaret Gyapong, Glob Health Action, 2014, 7, 25543, http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/gha.v7.25543
• Feasibility and cost of using mobile phones for capturing drug safety information in peri-urban settlement in Ghana: a prospective cohort study of patients with uncomplicated malaria., Vida Ami Kukula1, Alexander A. N. Dodoo, Jonas Akpakli, Solomon A. Narh-Bana, Christine Clerk, Alexander Adjei, Elizabeth Awini, Simon Manye, Richard Afedi Nagai, Gabriel Odonkor, Christian Nikoi, Martin Adjuik, Patricia Akweongo, Rita Baiden, Bernhards Ogutu, Fred Binka and Margaret Gyapong, Malaria Journal, 2015
• The impact of providing rapid diagnostic malaria tests on fever management in the private retail sector in Ghana: a cluster randomized trial., Evelyn K Ansah, Solomon Narh-Bana, Harriet Affran-Bonful, Constance Bart-Plange, Bonnie Cundill, Margaret Gyapong, Christopher J M Whitty, BMJ, 2015, 350, h1019
• Rapid testing for malaria in settings where microscopy is available and peripheral clinics where only presumptive treatment is available: a randomized controlled trial in Ghana., Evelyn K Ansah, Solomon Narh-Bana, Michael Epokor, Samson Akanpigbiam, Alberta Amu Quartey, John Gyapong, Christopher J M Whitty, BMJ, 2010, 340, c930, 10.1136/bmj.c930
• Socioeconomic and demographic determinants of birth weight in southern rural Ghana: evidence from Dodowa Health and Demographic Surveillance System., Alfred Kwesi Manyeh, Vida Kukula, Gabriel Odonkor, Rosemond Akepene Ekey, Alexander Adjei, Solomon Narh-Bana, David Etsey Akpakli and Margaret Gyapong, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2016, 16, 160, 10.1186/s12884-016-0956-2
• Fidelity of implementation of TB screening guidelines by health providers at selected HIV clinics in Ghana., Narh-Bana SA, Kawonga M, Chirwa ED, Ibisomi L, Bonsu F, Chirwa TF, PLoS ONE, 2021, 16, 9, 10.1371/journal.pone.0257486
• Adherence of HIV clinics to guidelines for the delivery of TB screening among people living with HIV/AIDS in Ghana., Narh-Bana SA, Chirwa TF, Chirwa ED, Bonsu F, Ibisomi L, Kawonga M, BMC Health Services Research, 2021, 21, 1110, 10.1186/s12913-021-07121-9
• Factors influencing the implementation of TB screening among PLHIV in selected HIV clinics in Ghana: a qualitative study., Narh-Bana, S.A., Kawonga, M., Odopey, S.A., Bonsu F., Ibisomi L., Chirwa T.F., BMC Health Serv Res, 2022, 22, 898, 10.1186/s12913-022-08295-6

• Prof Margaret Gyapong, Director, Centre for Health Policy and Implementation Research, Institute for Health Research, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ghana, +233 244 573 138, mgyapong@uhas.edu.gh
• Prof Freeman Tobias Chirwa, Head, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of The Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, +27 11 717 2547, tobias.chirwa@wits.ac.za
• Prof Irene Akua Agyepong, Public Health Physician, Research and Development Division, Ghana Health Service, Public Health Faculty, Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons, Ghana, +233 244 862 665, iagyepong@hotmail.com

• National Polio Immunization (Supervisor, Shai-Osudoku and Ningo-Prampram Districts)
• Vitamin “A” Supplementation in children under five years (Supervisor)
• National Census (2000) - Ghana (Interviewer)

• Factors responsible for disparities in access to education: a case study of Prampram area., PI, 2007
• Community Satisfaction, Equity in Coverage and the Sustainability of the Dangme West Health Insurance Scheme, Co-Investigator, 2001
• Mutual Health Organizations (MHO’s) in Ghana and Implications for improving the success of Health Insurance in Ghana, Co-Investigator, 2003
• The effect of reducing the direct cost of care on health service utilization and health outcomes in Ghana – A randomized controlled trial., Research Assistant, 2006
• Risk factors and causes of adult deaths in the Ifakara health and demographic surveillance system population, 2003 – 2007, PI, 2010
• The role of rapid diagnostic tests for malaria for the targeting of acts at community level: a cluster randomized controlled trial (COMMRDT Ghana Trial), Co-Investigator, Coordinator & Data manager, 2012
• Long Lasting Insecticide Nets Evaluation campaign in Ghana., Field Team Trainer and Supervisor, 2012
• The feasibility and acceptability of expanding the use of RDT for Malaria with the private sector in Ghana, Study Co-Coordinator, 2013
• Rural Household Impact Review Assessment in Ghana, Consultant and Field Supervisor, 2013
• Ghana Ensure Mothers and Babies Regular Access to Care – Implementation Research (JICA), Data Manager, 2015
• Observational study to evaluate the clinical safety after introduction of the fixed dose artemisinin-based combination therapy Eurartesim in public health districts in Burkina Faso, Mozambique, Ghana And Tanzania, Coordinator/Data Manager, 2012
• Evaluating the Implementation Process of the Networks of Practice Programme in Ghana: An Implementation Research Project, Project Manager

• Certificate in Management, GIMPA, 08/01/05
• Diploma in Economics, GIMPA, 06/01/06
• Certificate in Leadership for Health Managers, Ghana Health Service, 11/01/08
• Certificate in Monitoring and Evaluation, GIMPA, 05/01/15
• Certificate in Knowledge Management and Knowledge Translation, USAID, 03/01/16
• Certificate in Primer in Systematic Review and Research Synthesis, LSTM, 05/01/16
• Certificate of Competence Specialized Project Management, Wits SA, 10/01/18

• Appointed as a member of the Research Policy Committee of the Research and Development Division of the Ghana Health Service, 2023.
• Nominated to serve on the Abstract Review Committee for the 12th SA AIDS Conference The conference to be held at the Durban ICC from 23–26 June 2025.