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Anitah Ghansah is a Ghanaian genetic epidemiologist. She is currently as Associate Professor[1] at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research at the University of Ghana.[2] She is a pioneer in bioinformatics training within Ghana and has introduced expertise for genotyping molecular markers of drug resistance[3]. These efforts led to ground breaking policy changes in Ghana's approach to malaria treatment from chloroquine to artemisinin-based combination therapies.

In November 2021, Ghansah was selected as a Calestous Juma Science Leadership Fellow by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to spearhead the development of a cost-efficient malaria molecular surveillance system in Ghana.[4] She will rapidly monitor key molecular markers of drug and diagnostic resistance in blood samples from malaria patients using high-throughput sequencing and bioinformatics.

  1. ^ "Anita Ghansah". gcgh.grandchallenges.org. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
  2. ^ "2 Ghanaian scientists selected for prestigious Calestous Juma Science Leadership Fellowship". 2021-11-11. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
  3. ^ Ghansah, Anita; Amenga-Etego, Lucas; Amambua-Ngwa, Alfred; Andagalu, Ben; Apinjoh, Tobias; Bouyou-Akotet, Marielle; Cornelius, Victoria; Golassa, Lemu; Andrianaranjaka, Voahangy Hanitriniaina; Ishengoma, Deus; Johnson, Kimberly; Kamau, Edwin; Maïga-Ascofaré, Oumou; Mumba, Dieudonne; Tindana, Paulina (2014-09-12). "Monitoring parasite diversity for malaria elimination in sub-Saharan Africa". Science. 345 (6202): 1297–1298. doi:10.1126/science.1259423. PMC 4541720. PMID 25214619.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: PMC format (link)
  4. ^ https://mesamalaria.org/mesa-track/rapid-clinical-sampling-pooling-and-targeted-deep-sequencing-malaria-parasites-novel/

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