President Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo has appointed Dr Addai-Mensah Otchere as the Director of the Ghana Standards Authority mynewsgh.com can exclusively report.

The former acting Dean, of the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) until his appointment was also the Head of Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences of KNUST.

He is credited for contributing to the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) victory in the Ashanti region and regular panelists of political programmes on radio stations in Kumasi.

His appointment according to a letter sighted by mynewsgh.com took effect from March 7, 2017

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EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS ATTENDED

PhD Immunology and Biotechnology, Institute for Molecular Biotechnology, RWTH Aachen University-Germany; October 2014.

MSc Biomedical Sciences (Haematology), University of Westminster, (UK) September 2005.

MBChB (Medicine) Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology –Ghana, August 2002.

BSc Human Biology Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology; July 1999

Completed courses in Pharmacovigilance /Pharmacoepidemiology

Completed taught component of the Executive MBA program at KNUST

EMPLOYMENT

Senior Lecturer, Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences College of Health Sciences KNUST- 2016- Date

Lecturer, Department of Medical Laboratory Technology-KNUST 2008-2016

Research Scientist, Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology, Aachen Germany- 2010-2013

Medical Officer, Departments of Medicine and Pathology -Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Kumasi – 2002-2008

POSITIONS HELD

Acting Dean, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, KNUST- several times within the period from 2014-2016

Head, Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, KNUST.02/2015- Present

Course Leader-Haematology and Immunology Unit, Department of Medical Laboratory Technology.2015-present

Academic Tutor, Department of Medical Laboratory Technology 2015-Present

Member, Faculty board, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, KNUST 2015-Present

Member, College Board, College of Health Sciences, KNUST

Fellow, Republic Hall, KNUST 2010 -Present.

Member, Planning Committee, 6th Annual Scientific Conference of the College of Health Science, KNUST 2015-Present

Chairman, Publicity Subcommittee, 6th Annual Conference of the College of Health Sciences, KNUST 2015-Present

Acting Head, Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, KNUST, at various times from 2009-2014.

Chief Invigilator, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, KNUST

Member, Vice Chancellors Committee on Feedback from Industry and professional Bodies on performance of KNUST Graduates

Member, Quality assurance Committee, College of Health Sciences

Member, Governing Council, Pan African University College, Winneba, Ghana

Member, Regional Prisons Council, Ashanti Region

Member National Executive Council, Ghana Medical Association

Member, Negotiations Committee, Ghana Medical Association

National Spokesperson, Junior Doctors Association, Ghana

Secretary Ghana Medical Association, Ashanti region

Spokesperson, Junior Doctors Association, Ashanti Region

Member, Protocol and Publicity Sub-committee of the 2nd Annual Scientific Conference, College of Health Sciences, KNUST, Kumasi Ghana

Member, University Examinations Council, KNUST Kumasi-Ghana

AWARDS

Best student in Internal Medicine; School of Medical Sciences-KNUST 2002

Best student in Neurology; School of Medical Sciences-KNUST 2002

Best Student in Clinical Methods; School of Medical Sciences-KNUST 2002

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Member, British Society for Immunology

Member American Society for Microbiology

Member, European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.

Member, The Antibody Society

Member, European Biotechnology Network

Member, International Society for Infectious Diseases

Member, University Teachers Association of Ghana

Member, Ghana Medical Association