Norbert Ndaah Amuna is a lecturer in Public Health Nutrition at the University of Health and Allied Sciences School of Public Health, Ghana. His teaching and research interests include maternal and child nutrition and care practices, food safety HACCP design and operation, diarrhoea and infectious diseases, adolescent health and nutrition, nutrition sensitive food systems and nutrition education. He holds postgraduate qualifications from the University of Ghana, University of Leicester (UK), the University of Greenwich (Uk) and the University of Sheffield (UK). He is a trainer of the FAO module on professional training in nutrition education for Africa (ENACT).
Education
Norbert Amuna is currently a PhD candidate in Public Health Nutrition at the University of Ghana. He holds two MPhil degrees in Medical Entomology (University of Ghana); and Food Safety University of Greenwich, UK). He also holds Certificates in HACCP (Greenwich) and Education (University of Cape Coast, Ghana).
Science/Research output and Research Interest
Public health nutrition, infectious diseases, maternal health and women’s health within the context of resource-poor settings. Courses taught at undergraduate levels include Public health entomology, microbiology for public health, Diet and diseases, Epidemiologic perspectives on nutrition and chronic diseases, Global health security and Effective nutrition education in action.
Public health nutrition, dietary practices and care practices; National food-based dietary guidelines; Food safety and hygiene, HACCP design and operation; Food security, livelihoods, vulnerability, climate change adaptation and resilience; and Gender-based analysis of health and vector-borne diseases.
Selected Publications
Ayanore, M.A., Amuna, N., Aviisah, M., Awolu, A., Kipo-Sunyehzi, D.D., Mogre, V., Ofori-Asenso, R., Gmanyami, J.M., Kugbey, N. and Gyapong, M. (2019). Towards Resilient Health Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review of the English Language Literature on Health Workforce, Surveillance, and Health Governance Issues for Health Systems Strengthening. Annals of Global Health. 85(1): 113, 1–15. (Read more...).