Dr. John Benjamin Annan

Dr. John Benjamin Annan

Email: benjaminannan2012@gmail.com

Mobile: +233 (0) 24 397 8903

Positions Held
  • Medical Superintendent, Municipal Hospital, Ghana Health Service, Dunkwa.
  • Clinical investigator, Population and Health Research Centre, Dunkwa
Other Positions
  • N/A: Specialist (Public Health), Ghana Health Service
  • N/A: Medical Superintendent, Twifo Praso District Hospital, Central Region
  • N/A: Medical Officer, St. Francis Xavier Hospital, Assin Fosu, Central Region
  • N/A: Medical Officer, 37 Military Hospital, Accra
  • N/A: House Officer, Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital, Takoradi
Educational/Professional Qualifications
  • N/A: MPH, Public Health, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
  • N/A: MBChB, Medicine and Surgery, University of Science and Technology, Kumasi Ghana
  • N/A: BSc, Human Biology, University of Science and Technology, Kumasi Ghana
  • N/A: A ‘Level’, General Certificate of Education, St. Augustine’s College, Cape Coast
Relevant Short Courses
  • Attended a two-week workshop on Minilaparotomy and Jadelle insertion
  • Attended the six-month leadership development program
  • Participated in National AIDS Control Programme training
  • Participated in 51st General and Scientific Meeting on strategies to improve access to surgical services
  • Participated in the peritoneal dialysis workshop organized by the Paediatric Nephrology Unit of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital
  • Participated in a virtual workshop on diabetic foot infection
  • Participated in a workshop on “Non-communicable disease burden in Ghana: the role of the family physician”
Selected International Seminars, Symposia and Workshops
Selected Recent International Conferences
Selected Teaching, Supervision & Mentorship Activity
  • Teaching
  • Mentoring
Scholarships and Awards
Research Interest

Clinical Research, Clinical Trials, Surgery, Maternal and Child Health, Hospital Administration.

Selected Ongoing Research Works
  • Responsible for general administrative matters
  • Appraising staff for promotions
  • Organising regular monthly management meetings
  • Organising quarterly staff durbars
  • Analysing data for annual report writing
  • Monthly data validation meetings
  • Daily ward rounds
  • Organising weekly diabetic/hypertensive clinic
  • Consultation at out-patient department with average monthly attendance > 7000
  • Providing antenatal, postnatal and child welfare clinic services
  • Providing major and minor surgical services
Professional Membership & Affiliations
  • Member, Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons
  • Member, Ghana Medical Association
  • Member, Ghana Public Health Association
  • Registered with Medical and Dental Council, Ghana.
Publications