PROFILE OF PROFESSOR FRANK EKOW BAIDEN
Professor Frank Ekow Baiden is the Dean of the Fred N. Binka School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences. Prior to this appointment, he was an associate professor and Head of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Binka School.
Education
He earned his medical degree at the University of Ghana Medical School and obtained a PhD in Epidemiology & Infectious Diseases at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM).
Work Experience
For many years, Prof. Baiden worked with the Ghana Health Service at the Navrongo and Kintampo Health Research Centres in Ghana, and with the World Health Organization (WHO) in East Africa. He has taught and examined public health courses in Ghana and other countries in the subregion. Between January 2018 and March 2022, he was a full-time member of faculty (from 2021 as Associate Professor) at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Based in Kambia in rural, northern Sierra Leone, he led field teams in various Ebola vaccine studies in collaboration with the College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences (COMAHS), University of Sierra Leone.
Research Output
Prof. Baiden’s areas of research include malaria, and emerging and neglected tropical diseases. Among his important contributions to global health has been work in Ghana and East Africa on the development of rectal artesunate as pre-referral drug for severely ill children living in hard-to-reach areas; the development of evidence on the use of test-based management of malaria and its incorporation into the Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI); and WHO’s development of guidelines on the use of verbal autopsy.
