German West-African Centre for Global Health and Pandemic Prevention

The German-West African Centre for Global Health and Pandemic Prevention (G-WAC) is based at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)-College of Health Sciences in Kumasi, Ghana. Its research is focussing on the existential threat of global pandemics to the health and welfare of people through trans- and inter-disciplinary research projects targeting both the main drivers of pandemics (e.g. health impact of wild habitat encroachment, extensive agriculture and climate change, spillover of pathogens from wild animals to humans) and the key pillars of resilient health systems in the WHO framework (e.g. effective governance, sustainable financing mechanisms, appropriate human resource capacity, availability of essential medicines and technology, reliable health information, and responsive health service delivery) using One Health approaches.

Partners:

G-WAC draws on international experience and expertise of three main partners and a broad international network: (1) College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), (2) Berlin School of Public Health, including Technische Universität Berlin (TUB) and Charité Universitätsmedizin - Berlin, and (3) Medical Faculty and University Hospital Bonn (UKB). The partners contribute complementary expertise in health systems/health economics, virology/diagnostics, bacteriology/parasitology, epidemiology and surveillance, community engagement/social sciences, digital health, and zoonoses. Furthermore, the RKI contributes practical expertise and experience to facilitate the transfer of research results into policy and practice and vice versa. 

More information:

Please see the G-WAC website for more information: www.g-wac.org

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