Prof. Otchere Addai-Mensah

Associate Professor


Dept: Medical Diagnostics
Department of Medical Diagnostics
Faculty of Allied Health Sciences
College of Health Sciences
KNUST

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Research Areas/Interests

Malariology( Immunology and Haematology) Haematology Immunology Global Health Immunoepidemiology...~more

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Positions Held & Hold

  1. Chief Executive Officer, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital - 2022-2025 (the hospital is the second largest teaching hospital in Ghana with a patient turnover of over three hundred and eighty thousand (380,000) per annum, seeing an average of one thousand five hundred (1500) patients daily. It has a staff strength of over six thousand (6000) and has an annual budget of over six hundred and eighty million cedis (GHC 680,000,000.00)
  2. Executive Director, Ghana Standards Authority - March 2017.
  3. National Vice President, University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) -2019-2021.
  4. Secretary, Ghana Medical Association, Ashanti Division - 2006-2007.
  5. National Spokesperson, Junior Doctors Association, Ghana - 2003-2004.
  6. Member, Negotiations Committee Ghana Medical Association - 2003-2004.
  7. President, University Teachers Association of Ghana, KNUST Branch - 2021-2022
  8. Vice President, University Teachers Association of Ghana, KNUST Branch -2019-2021.
  9. Executive Member, University Teachers’ Association of Ghana-KNUST Branch - 2017-2019.
  10. Deputy Director of Student Affairs (Conduct and Discipline), Directorate of Student Affairs - 2022-2023.
  11. Vice Dean of Students, KNUST - 2019 – 2022.
  12. Head, Department of Medical Diagnostics - August 2019-July 2020.
  13. Head, Department of Medical Laboratory Technology August - 2018-July 2019.
  14. Dean, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences KNUST - August 2017- July 2018
  15. Head, Department of Medical Laboratory Technology August - 2016-July 2017.
  16. Head, Department of Medical Laboratory Technology - August 2015-July 2016.
  17. Chief Invigilator (Deputy Faculty Exams Officer), Faculty of Allied Health Sciences - 2009-2010.
  18. Chairman, Junior Members’ Disciplinary Committee - 2026
  19. Chairman, University Council’s Committee to Evaluate the Director of Works’ Application for Reappointment - June 2022
  20. Chairman, Students’ Guide Review Committee - 2022.
  21. Chairman, Peer Review Committee, Department of Supply Chain and Information Systems, School of Business - June 2022.
  22. Chairman, Selection of Candidates for Admission to the PhD Haematology Programme for 2021/2022 Academic Year - January 2022.
  23. Chairman, Dean of Students Ad-Hoc Committee - March 2022.
  24. Chairman, Faculty Peer Review Assessment, FAHS-College of Health Sciences - March 2022.
  25. Chairman, Parallel Session, College of Health Sciences 9th Biennial Scientific Session - 2021.
  26. Chairman, University Council’s Committee to Evaluate the Registrar’s Application for Reappointment, KNUST - September 2021.
  27. Chairman, FAHS Space Allocation Committee - 2021.
  28. Chairman, Committee to investigate the Alleged removal of Hijab of a student by a lecturer - September 2019.
  29. Chairman, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences Strategic Plan Committee - Nov 2018.
  30. Chairman, Postgraduate Admission Committee, Department of Medical Laboratory technology - 2018.
  31. Chairman, Curriculum Review Committee for Diploma Programs - March 2018.
  32. Chairman Faculty Board, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences - 2017
  33. Member Faculty Board Faculty of Allied Health Sciences - 2025
  34. Member, KNUST Teaching Hospital Implementation Committee - April 2023
  35. Member, Search Committee for the evaluation of application by Provost of College of Art and Built Environment for reappointment - 2022.
  36. Member, KNUST Council Charter Review Committee - June 2022.
  37. Member, Search Committee for Provost College of Engineering - 2022.
  38. Member, Review Committee for Proposal to Separate the School of Medicine and Dentistry into School of Medical Sciences and Dental School - June 2022
  39. Member, Search Committee for the evaluation of application by Provost of Colleges of Science - 2022.
  40. Member, Local Organising Committee, 2022 Ghana Universities Sports Association Games.
  41. Member College Board, College of Health Sciences - 2021-2022
  42. Member Development Committee, KNUST - 2021-2022
  43. Member, Search Committee for Director, Institute of Distance Learning - 2021.
  44. Member, College of Health Sciences Mentorship Team - July 2021 – Present.
  45. Member, College of Health Sciences Committee to review restoration of Departments of Medical Laboratory Technology and Medical Imaging - July 2021
  46. Member, Academic Board - 2020-2022.
  47. Member, Committee for Evaluation of Halls of Residence’s Environmental ranking reports - March 2020.
  48. Member, Dean of Students Board - 2019-2022
  49. Member, University Outreach Team to Nigeria - March 2018.
  50. Member, Committee to draft MOU on academic collaboration with the College of Health Sciences -University of Kwazulu-Natal 2018
  51. Member, Affiliations Committee - 2017-2018.
  52. Member, College of Health Sciences Strategic Plan Committee - October 2017
  53. Member Committee on Feedback from Industries on the Performance of KNUST Graduates - Nov 2016.
  54. Member, Quality Assurance Committee, College of Health Sciences KNUST - October 2016.
  55. Leader and Visioneer, Asantehene’s Heal Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Project (HEKAP) - Nov 2023-May 2025
  56. Chairman, Management Committee, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital - 2022-2025
  57. Chairman, Monitoring Committee of the 2022 Ghana Universities Sports Association Games
  58. Chairman, Accreditation team from National Accreditation Board to assess Diploma and BSc Medical Laboratory Science programs at Royal Ann College of Health for accreditation, Kumasi - 2020.
  59. Chairman Ministry of Health Team for Diploma upgrade Examinations - 2018
  60. Chairman Finance and General Purposes Committee, Nursing and Midwifery Council, Ghana - 2018-2022
  61. Supervisor, Ghana Nursing/Midwifery Training Institutions in Examinations - May 2018
  62. Member, Sector Budget Committee Ministry of Health - 2023-2025
  63. Member, Governing Board of The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital - 2022- April 2025.
  64. Member, Technical and Planning Committee of The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital - 2022-2025.
  65. Member, Governing Board of KNUST Bottling Company Ltd - 2021- 2022.
  66. Member, Governing Council, KNUST - 2020 –2022.
  67. Member, Development Committee of the KNUST Council - 2020-2022.
  68. Member, Governing Board of the Ghana Universities Staff Superannuation Scheme (GUSSS) - 2019-2021.
  69. Member, Governing Board, Nursing and Midwifery Council - 2018 –2022.
  70. Moderator, BSc Medical Laboratory Technology program at Narh-Bita College Tema - 2018- 2020.
  71. Moderator, BSc Medical Laboratory Technology program at Medicare College of Applied Sciences Kumasi - 2018- 2020.
  72. Member, Planning Committee of AFRINEAD (African Network for Evidence-to- Action in Disability) International Conference 2018.
  73. Member, Committee for the update of the MOU between KNUST and the Ministry of Health Ghana, for the affiliation of health training institutions 2018.
  74. Moderator, Dip Medical Laboratory Technology program at Medicare College Tema - 2016- 2018.
  75. Visiting Scholar, Center for Applied Biology Research, University of Energy and Natural Resources Sunyani, Ghana - 2025-Date.
  76. Visiting Research Scientist, Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology, Aachen Germany - 2010-Date
  77. External Assessor, University of Kwazulu-Natal Republic of South Africa – 2026
  78. External Assessor, University of Energy and National Resources, Ghana- 2020-2022.
  79. External Examiner, University of Energy and Natural Resources, Ghana- 2019-2022.
  80. External Examiner, University of Ghana - 2017-Date.
  81. External Examiner, University for Development Studies, Ghana - 2016-2017.
  82. Reviewer, South Asian Journal of Parasitology - 2025-2026.
  83. Reviewer, 7th KNUST Research Fund (KREF) Applications - March 2022.
  84. Reviewer, 4th KNUST Research Fund (KREF) Applications - March 2019.
  85. Reviewer, PlosOne Journal - 2018-2022.
  86. Reviewer Biomed Research International - 2018-Date.
  87. PhD Internal Examiner, KNUST- April 2018.
  88. Reviewer, Journal of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology - 2016-Date.
  89. Reviewer, International Blood Research and Reviews - 2016-Date.


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