IRB Faculty
The Medical &
Scientific Research Directorate
Dr. Melvin Agbogbatey
MBChB, MPH, MWACP, PGDip
Senior Lecturer
melvin.agbogbatey@knust.edu.gh | 0001111111 |
Education
- MBChB – University of Ghana
- MPH – University of Ghana
- PGDip – University of Oxford
- SITC-G Certificate in Cancer Immunotherapy
Board Certifications
- Ghana Medical and Dental Council
- Specialist, Community Health (MWACP), West African College of Physicians
Research Fellowships
- WHO-TDR Fellowship in Implementation Research (2018 – 2019)
- ISARIC Clinical Research Fellowship (2023)
Research Interest
My research interests focus on
- Infectious Diseases, Oncology Trials, Implementation Science, One Health Past Projects (Selected)
- Member & Coauthor – The Lancet One Health Commission
- Principal Investigator – ASAAP Antimalarial Triple Therapy Clinical Trial
- Co-Investigator – Clinical Characterization Protocol for COVID-19 in Ghana
- Project Coordinator – Africa CDC Partnership for Accelerated COVID Testing (PACT)
- Project Coordinator – WHO/FLI One Health Evidence Informed Approaches (OH-EVI Ghana)
- Advisor – The Global Health Network
- National Research Consultant – UNAIDS/Oxford Policy Management
Current projects
- Lead – Analysis of Global Trends in Multiple Myeloma Clinical Trials
- Collaborator – The Global Burden of Disease Collaborators
- Global Assessor – The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- DSMB Board Member – Oxford ViTAL-01/02 Lassa Fever Vaccine Trials
Selected Publications
- Winkler AS, Brux CM, Carabin H, das Neves CG, Häsler B, Zinsstag J, Fèvre EM, Okello A, Laing G, Harrison WE, Pöntinen AK, Huber A, Ruckert A, Natterson-Horowitz B, Abela B, Aenishaenslin C, Heymann DL, Rødland EK, Berthe FCJ, Capua I, Sejvar J, Lubroth J, Corander J, May J, Roth LF, Thomas LF, Blumberg L, Lapinski MK, Stone M, Agbogbatey MK, Xiao N, Hassan OA, Dar O, Daszak P, Guinto RR, Senturk S, Sahay S, Samuels TA, Wasteson Y, Amuasi JH. The Lancet One Health Commission: harnessing our interconnectedness for equitable, sustainable, and healthy socioecological systems. Lancet. 2025 Aug 2;406(10502):501-570. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)00627-0. Epub 2025 Jul 16. PMID: 40683291.
- Amuasi, J., Agbogbatey, M.K., Sarfo, F., Beyuo, A., Agasiya, P., Adobasom-Anane, A., Newton, S. and Ovbiagele, B., 2024. Protocol for a mixed-methods study to explore implementation outcomes of the Phone-based Interventions under Nurse Guidance after Stroke (PINGS-II) across 10 hospitals in Ghana. BMJ open, 14(8), p.e084584.
- Aguilar, R., Jiménez, A., Santano, R., Vidal, M., Maiga‐Ascofare, O., Strauss, R., Bonney, J., Agbogbatey, M., Goovaerts, O., Boham, E.E. and Adu, E.A., 2024. Malaria and other infections induce polyreactive antibodies that impact SARS‐CoV‐2 seropositivity estimations in endemic settings. Journal of Medical Virology, 96(6), p.e29713.
- Aglanu, L.M., Amuasi, J.H., Prokesh, E., Beyuo, A., Dari, C.D., Ravensbergen, S.J., Agbogbatey, M.K., Adobasom-Anane, A.G., Abass, K.M., Lalloo, D.G. and Blessmann, J., 2023. Community members and healthcare workers’ priorities for the control and prevention of snakebite envenoming in Ghana. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 17(7), p.e0011504.
- Amuasi, J., Agbogbatey, M.K., Sarfo, F.S., Beyuo, A., Duah, K., Agasiya, P., Arthur, A., Appiah, L., Nguah, S.B., Bockarie, A. and Ayisi-Boateng, N.K., 2022. Feasibility, acceptability, and appropriateness of a mobile health stroke intervention among Ghanaian health workers. Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 439, p.120304.
- Sarfo, F.S., Commeh, M.E., Tandoh, I.O., Agbogbatey, M., Ankrah, O., Akpalu, A. and Ovbiagele, B., 2022. Nationwide rates of outpatient clinic attendance by stroke survivors in Ghana: analysis by region and facility. Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 437, p.120250.
- Aglanu, L.M., Amuasi, J.H., Schut, B.A., Steinhorst, J., Beyuo, A., Dari, C.D., Agbogbatey, M.K., Blankson, E.S., Punguyire, D., Lalloo, D.G. and Blessmann, J., 2022. What the snake leaves in its wake: Functional limitations and disabilities among snakebite victims in Ghanaian communities. PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 16(5), p.e0010322.