Gifty Boateng
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 9065287 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Gifty Boateng |
| PRENOMES | Gifty |
| SOBRENOME | Boateng |
| ASSINATURA | BOATENG G |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Ghana Health Service |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8833-7235 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 3 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 0 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 3 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 0 |
Improving the specimen referral system in Ghana
Introduction: Ghana's specimen referral system (SRS) is driven by vertical surveillance programs and outbreak response events; the lack of integration limits public health disease surveillance capacity. We assessed the current state of the SRS, the existence of biosafety, biosecurity guidelines, and the turnaround time (TAT) from sample collection to result return. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey using the African Society for Labor…
Timeliness of yellow fever specimen collection and transport in Ghana, 2018–2022
Yellow fever is a mosquito-borne viral hemorrhagic fever, and recent outbreaks of yellow fever have occurred in multiple African countries, including Ghana (2021–2022). Delayed diagnosis of yellow fever may cause increased morbidity and mortality. To improve timely detection of yellow fever, we need to better understand the factors contributing to diagnostic delays. We analyzed the diagnostic testing timeline of all suspected yellow fever cases i…
Implementation of an Integrated Sample Referral System (ISRS) in Ghana
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic exposed the fragile health system in Ghana and in particular, its specimen referral system (SRS), which for years had been limited to Tuberculosis (TB), HIV Viral Load and Early Infant Diagnosis among few laboratories. The implementation of a siloed SRS with the sole focus on TB, HIV viral load, and early infant diagnosis has been to the detriment of other diseases of public health importance. This programmat…
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Improving the specimen referral system in Ghana
Introduction: Ghana's specimen referral system (SRS) is driven by vertical surveillance programs and outbreak response events; the lack of integration limits public health disease surveillance capacity. We assessed the current state of the SRS, the existence of biosafety, biosecurity guidelines, and the turnaround time (TAT) from sample collection to result return. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey using the African Society for Labor…
Timeliness of yellow fever specimen collection and transport in Ghana, 2018–2022
Yellow fever is a mosquito-borne viral hemorrhagic fever, and recent outbreaks of yellow fever have occurred in multiple African countries, including Ghana (2021–2022). Delayed diagnosis of yellow fever may cause increased morbidity and mortality. To improve timely detection of yellow fever, we need to better understand the factors contributing to diagnostic delays. We analyzed the diagnostic testing timeline of all suspected yellow fever cases i…
Implementation of an Integrated Sample Referral System (ISRS) in Ghana
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic exposed the fragile health system in Ghana and in particular, its specimen referral system (SRS), which for years had been limited to Tuberculosis (TB), HIV Viral Load and Early Infant Diagnosis among few laboratories. The implementation of a siloed SRS with the sole focus on TB, HIV viral load, and early infant diagnosis has been to the detriment of other diseases of public health importance. This programmat…
Public health (2 obras) · Referral (2 obras) · Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research (2 obras) · Zoonotic diseases and public health (2 obras) · Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research (1 obras) · Diagnostic test (1 obras) · Environmental planning (1 obras) · Environmental resource management (1 obras) · Environmental Science (1 obras) · Family medicine (1 obras)