Dr Hubert Amu is a population health scientist. He is currently a senior lecturer in the Department of Population and Behavioural Sciences, Fred N. Binka School of Public Health (FNBSPH), University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS). He is also the graduate programmes coordinator of FNBSPH, UHAS. Dr Amu is an adjunct lecturer with the Department of Health Science, University of the People, USA and Unicaf University, Cyprus.
Education
Dr Amu holds a PhD in Population and Health from the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Ghana (2020). He also holds an International Postgraduate Certificate in Education from the Liverpool John Moores University, UK (2022), a Master of Philosophy in Population and Health (2015) and a Bachelor of Arts in Population and Family Life (2012) from the UCC, Ghana.
Work Experience
Dr Hubert Amu has taught at all three tiers of education. He started as a basic school teacher at Leads International Basic School and later as a second-cycle school teacher at Mafi Kumase Senior High Technical School. He also served as a teaching assistant with the Department of Population and Health and an HIV/AIDS senior tutor, both at UCC. Apart from teaching, Dr Amu also worked briefly as a reproductive health assistant with the South Tongu District Health Directorate.
At UHAS, Dr Amu has taught and examined several undergraduate and postgraduate public health courses including foundations of population studies, research methods, change interventions for chronic diseases, health promotion and education, and social determinants of health since 2016. He is the immediate past ccoordinator of the School’s Vocational Training (VT) Programme. He also coordinated the UHAS-Yonsei University Partnership Project and the CHPS+ Project. As the VT coordinator, Dr Amu led the reorganisation of the VT programme which is the University’s flagship field practical training programme for students, by introducing several innovations including the development and successful implementation of a comprehensive VT manual for students, an elaborate training manual for VT preceptors, nationwide monitoring and supervision of students and comprehensive training of preceptors. He currently supervises students both at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Dr Amu is also a member of various international professional bodies including the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP), Health Systems Global, American Psychological Association (APA), and TDR global.
Research Output
Dr Amu’s research areas are population health, chronic non-communicable diseases, maternal and child health, social health insurance, HIV/AIDS, and mental health. He has a vast experience in conducting both qualitative and quantitative research. Hubert has been involved in several research projects by the National Population Council (Ghana), Ghana Health Service (Ghana), University of Cape Coast (Ghana), Yonsei University (South Korea), Columbia University (UK) and Southampton University (UK).
He has over 120 publications in reputable peer-reviewed journals and several national and international conference presentations. He is an academic editor for several journals including Plos One, BMC Public Health, BMC Health Services Research and Frontiers in Public Health. Dr Amu was ranked the 8th and 57th best scientist in UHAS and Ghana respectively in the 2024 AD Scientific Index global ranking of scientists.
Selected Publications
1. Amu, H., Aboagye, R. G., Dowou, R. K., Kongnyuy, E. J., Adoma, P. O., Memiah, P., Tarkang, E. E., & Bain, L. E. (2023). Towards achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 3: Multilevel analyses of demographic and health survey data on health insurance coverage and maternal healthcare utilisation in sub-Saharan Africa. International Health, 15, 134-149. DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/ihac017.
2. Amu, H., Aboagye, R. G., Dowou, R. K., Kongnyuy, E. J., Adoma, P. O., Memiah, P., Elvis Enowbeyang Tarkang, E. E., & Bain, L. E. (2022). Towards achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 3: Multilevel analyses of demographic and health survey data on health insurance coverage and maternal healthcare utilisation in sub-Saharan Africa. International Health, 1-16. DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/ihac017.
3. Amu, H., Dowou, R. K., Saah, F. I., Efunwole, J. A., Bain, L. E., & Tarkang E. E. (2021). COVID-19 and health systems functioning in Sub-Saharan Africa using the “WHO Building Blocks”: The challenges and responses. Frontiers in Public Health, 10, 1-4. DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.856397.
4. Amu, H., Dickson, K. S., Adde, K. S., Kissah-Korsah, K., Darteh, E. K. M., & Kumi-Kyereme, A. (2022). Prevalence and factors associated with health insurance coverage in urban sub-Saharan Africa: Multilevel analyses of demographic and health survey data. PLoS One, 17(3), e0264162. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0264162.
5. Amu, H., Agyei M. E., Dowou, R. K., & Bain, L. E. (2022). Adopting population-based interventions towards sustaining child health services in the midst of COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa: application of the socio-ecological model. Pan African Medical Journal, 41(70), 1-6. DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2022.41.70.31396.
6. Amu, H., Osei, E., Kofie, P., Owusu, R., Bosoka, S. A., Kennedy Diema Konlan, K. D., … John Owusu Gyapon, J. O. (2021). Prevalence and predictors of depression, anxiety, and stress among adults in Ghana: A community-based cross-sectional study. Plos One, 16(10), e0258105. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0258105.
7. Amu, H., Darteh, E. K. M., Tarkang, E. E., & Tarkang, E. E. (2021). Management of chronic non-communicable diseases in Ghana: A qualitative study using the chronic care model. BMC Public Health, 21(1120), 1–18. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-11170-4.
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