Yaw Awuku-Larbi
Epidemiologist at Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR)- Claim this Profile
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German Limited working proficiency
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Credentials
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ICH GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE E6 (R2)
The Global Health NetworkJun, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Research Ethics
The Global Health NetworkJan, 2019- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR)
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Ghana
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Research Services
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300 - 400 Employee
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Epidemiologist
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Nov 2021 - Present
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EQUIP Health
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Ghana
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Monitoring And Evaluation Coordinator
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Oct 2017 - Oct 2022
*Develop data collection tools, supervise data collection exercises, analyze and disseminate accurate data to monitor and evaluate the indicators (using the PEPFAR Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting indicators) needed to achieve UNAIDS 90/90/90 cascade adopted by the National AIDS Control Program in 20 selected facilities in Ghana. *Training of health workers and management staff on quality improvement to identify and work on gaps in HIV services to improve HIV care *Developing M&E frameworks, writing quarterly reports to our major stakeholders and (Ghana Health Service, Global Fund, USAID). *Quarterly reporting to PEPFAR using the Data Accountability, Transparency and Impact Monitoring Tool (DATIM) Show less
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noguchi memorial institute
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Research Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Research Assistant
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Sep 2016 - Dec 2017
Sample collection and epidemiological data management and analysis • Coordination of sample (stool for Polio, oro/ nasopharyngeal swabs for influenza) collection, receipt and processing • Epidemiological data collection, management and analysis on patients meeting Influenza-like-illness case definition Molecular detection and characterization of influenza and poliovirus • RNA extraction of influenza • Real-time polymerase chain reaction for nucleic acid amplification • Sequencing of Polio Virus using 3130xl Genetic Analyzer Cell Culture and virus isolation • Passage of MDCK cell lines for influenza virus isolation, and L20B & RD cell lines for polio and enteric virus isolation. • Isolation of influenza viruses [inoculation, Hemagglutination Assay (HA) and Hemagglutination Inhibition Assay (HAI)]. • Polio Virus Isolation Serology • INNO-LIA HIV I/II score line immunoassay for HIV I/II confirmation • CD4 count with FACSCount • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) Show less
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Education
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University of the Witwatersrand
Master's degree in Epidemiology, Infectious Disease Epidemiology -
Kwame Nkrumah' University of Science and Technology, Kumasi
BSc Biological Science, Molecular Biology