Dr. Kwabena Twum-Nuamah is an international student who has worked as a public health physician with over fifteen years of experience in the fields of community medicine, hospital administration, disease control, and health policy, with six years of experience as a hospital manager at his district hospital. He did his residency in Public Health with Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons. Prior to pursuing his doctorate, he worked as a Member of the Parliament of the Republic of Ghana, during which he was the chairman of the Parliament health committee between 2017- 2021. His research interest is health financing (especially Sustainable Financing Models for Pediatric Cancer Care). 

Hometown

Ghana

Undergraduate School

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana

Undergraduate Major

Medicine

Graduate School(s)

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana

Medical School

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana

Focus Area/Interests

• Community medicine
• Hospital administration
• Disease control
• Health policy
• Health Financing
• Sustainable Financing Models for Pediatric Cancer Care

Career Experience

• Public health physician 
• Hospital manager at his district hospital
• Member of the Parliament of Republic of Ghana
• Chairman of the Parliament of Republic of Ghana Health Committee