My name is Dr Samuel Bernard Ekow Harrison, a medical officer and Clinical Research Fellow at Kintampo Health Research Centre located in Ghana, West Africa. I obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in 2007 and a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBChB) degree from the University of Ghana School of Medicine and Dentistry in 2013.

I have gained critical clinical research experience over the past 3 years as a Clinical Research Fellow at the Kintampo Health Research Centre (KHRC). KHRC is a reputable public health research institution located in the middle belt of Ghana and established by the Research Division of the Ghana Health Service in 1994. The centre seeks to develop health research capacity and conduct research with a pro-poor and gender equity focus, with the goal of influencing policy and practice towards improving the health of Africa’s most disadvantaged communities. I have attended workshops on Knowledge Management, Project Management and Contract Negotiation as well as the Ghana Health Service/Research Development Division's Symposium on Translating Research into Policy. I have participated in other training programs on Good Clinical Practice, Research on Human Subjects and Data Management.

I am committed to contributing to relevant public health research that can generate the necessary evidence needed to overcome the challenges confronting communities and individuals in rural settings of Ghana. Many communities require the reinforcement of public education, the generation of new evidence and the proper implementation of interventions that have the potential to end preventable deaths especially among pregnant women and children such as introduction of newer and effective vaccines.