Ghana
Overview
INFORMAS in Ghana is run by Dr Amos Laar (with support from Dr. Richmond Aryeetey, Ms. Akua Tandoh, and Amy Barnes/Kristin Bash)
INFORMAS is a component of two research projects which are led by Prof Michelle Holdsworth
INFORMAS training was undertaken for both Ghana/Kenya in September 2017 by Stefanie Vandevijvere. The data collection and analysis will begin in autumn 2017, finishing in October 2018. The report to stakeholders and write up of publications will be November 2018-January 2019.
- People Involved
- Output Table
- Outputs (publications, reports, conference presentations)
- Acknowledgements/Funders
Ghanaian Team
Dr Amos Laar
Senior Lecturer
Department of Population, Family & Reproductive Health,
School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
Phone: +233244982176
E-mail: alaar@ug.edu.gh
Dr Richmond Aryeetey
Senior Lecturer
Department of Population, Family & Reproductive Health,
School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
Phone: +233261128506
E-mail: raryeetey@ug.edu.gh
Ms. Akua Tandoh
Principal Research Assistant on ‘Dietary Transitions in Ghanaian Cites’ Project, Department of Population, Family & Reproductive Health,
School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
Phone: +233200784676
E-mail:atandoh@hm2r.org
Dr Amy Barnes
Lecturer in Public Health (Policy)
School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR)-Public Health Section
The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
Phone: (0044)114- 222-0875
Email: a.barnes@sheffield.ac.uk
Kristin Bash
Honorary Lecturer in Public Health
School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR)-Public Health Section
The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
Phone: (0044)796-476-8082
Email: k.bash@sheffield.ac.uk
Professor Michelle Holdsworth
Professor of Public Health
School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR)-Public Health Section
The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
Phone: (0044)114- 222-0723
Email: Michelle.holdsworth@sheffield.ac.uk
| Module | Status (as of May 2018) | Outputs |
| Public Sector (Food EPI) | Food-EPI in Ghana has progressed through the first 3 steps of the Food-EPI method. The team in Ghana with support from the team at the University of Sheffield, UK has prepared a draft evidence pack and are at the stage of pilot testing the rating workshops using the draft evidence pack. | |
| Private Sector | Applied for funding | |
| Food Composition | Applied for funding | |
| Food Labelling | ||
| Food Promotion | Applied for funding | |
| Food Prices | ||
| Food Retail | ||
| Food Provision | Applied for funding | |
| Food Trade & Investment |
None currently
- This research in Ghana is part of the ‘Dietary Transitions in Ghanaian Cites’ project, which is supported by the Drivers of Food Choice (DFC) Competitive Grants Programs, which is funded by the UK Government’s Department for International Development and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and managed by the University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health, USA.
- The research in Kenya is part of the TACLED project: Transitions in African Cities Leveraging Evidence for Diet-related NCDs funded by a GCRF-MRC led Foundation Award.