Seth Owusu-Adjei joined the centre from Noguchi memorial Research Institute as a Research Officer (Medical Parasitologist/Entomologist). He was involved in coordination of field activities and rose to become the Head of the Malaria Unit, and Coordinator of the Malaria Incidence Study at the NHRC.
Owusu proceeded to do his Master Degree, and Doctorate, and is currently the head of Kintampo Health Research Centre (KHRC).
Malaria Epidemiology as well as Epidemiology and control of Lymphatic filariasis and Schistosomiasis in northern Ghana.
I am also interested in Molecular Entomology, Mechanisms of gene flow in wild populations of mosquitoes in Ghana; the genetic factors determining the viability of malaria parasites in the mosquito, and the immune protection systems of the mosquitoes to the malaria parasites.
Malaria Attack Rate Study - Coordinator
NDSS - Migrations and Field Supervision
Seminar on Malaria in Ghana. Auditorium, Uni-versity of Ghana Medical School: 15-16 March, 1989.
Ghana-Japan Joint Scientific Conference: 7 - 9 August, 1989. THEME: Current trends in the Diagnosis, Treatment, Control and prevention of communi-cable diseases and malnutri-tion in Ghana. Great Hall University of Ghana, Legon.
WHO/ARI Conference: Ross, D.A., Owusu-Agyei, O.S. and Huttly, S.(1991): A report presented on Methodolog-ical issues relevant to the Development of an ARI-Household morbidity and treatment survey. San Francisco July, 1991. (Temporary Adviser to WHO)
National Consultative Meeting on Safe Motherhood, Accra. 19-21 January 1993. Dollimore, N., Odoi-Agyarko, H. and Owusu-Agyei, O.S. Presented a paper on A Com-munity based study of risk factors in maternal mortality in northern Ghana. Dissemina-tion of results in a report to the Division of Family Health. WHO Contract Number: HQ/93/001454.
British Society for Parasitology. MALARIA MEETING. University of Liverpool; 18-21 September, 1994.
Workshop in Longitudinal Population Studies and Data Analysis, from Oct.9 to Oct 20 1995 by Brown University, USA at The Navrongo Health Research Centre.
Workshop on Operational Research for Malaria Control in English-speaking Africa. Held in Banjul, The Gambia 22 February - 2 March, 1996. Sponsored by WHO/AFRO and USAID.