Prof. Emmanuel Kweku Nakua

PhD, MSc, BSc,
Co-investigator, The Trauma/Injury Project

Professor Emmanuel Kweku Nakua is the Vice Dean of the School of Public Health at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi. A seasoned epidemiologist and biostatistician, he holds a PhD in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and is an alumnus of KNUST.

With deep expertise in population health, Professor Nakua serves as Ghana's Principal Investigator for the Sub-Saharan Africa Consortium for Advanced Biostatistics (SSACAB), a program committed to building biostatistical capacity across Africa. His translational research focuses on testing and promoting evidence-based interventions in resource-limited settings.

Over the past decade, his work has addressed key public health challenges, including maternal health, injury prevention, ageing, family planning, and human resources for health. With over 50 scholarly publications, Prof. Nakua is dedicated to contributing his expertise to data-driven health interventions that aim to reduce injuries and improve outcomes across communities in Ghana.