- Courtesy of the Directorate of International Relations and Advancement (DIRA) led by #Developer Prof. Courage Saba, we bring you this week’s uds@30 Alumni Profile
- Profiled today is Dr. Eunice Okyere
- Enjoy the read below as scripted by the DIRA.
Developer of the week by DIRA
- UDS@30 ALUMNI PROFILING SERIES
- The Developer of the Week
- Name: Dr. Eunice Okyere
- Programme of study at UDS: BSc. Community Nutrition
- Campus: Nyankpala
- Current status: Assistant Professor in Public Health, Fiji National University
“The Third Trimester Field Practical Program (TTPFPP) brought me closer to the less privileged in the society and offered me the opportunity to become less self-involved and more attuned with the needs of the less privileged. Assessing the health needs together with the community members, exposed me to public health research. This experience improved my analytical skills and my ability to find solution to a problem or an answer to a question, through research. The TTFPP has indeed played a vital role in my career development.”
Dr. Eunice Okyere
Congratulations Developer Dr. Okyere!!!
Please read his profile below.
Eunice Okyere left UDS after obtaining her BSc. in Community Nutrition degree. She pursued her master’s degree (MSc. International Health) in Heidelberg University, Germany, and her PhD (Public Health), in Flinders University, Australia. As an Assistant Professor in Public Health, Eunice’s core business is to impact generations through teaching and research. She has worked on various projects in Africa, Europe, Australia and the Asian Pacific regions, collaborating with universities, health institutions, and various governmental and non-governmental organizations. Her research interest includes maternal and child health, health systems, health policies, disability, climate change, rural development, nutrition, health care services and impact assessment, and has published papers in these areas. Eunice has over 15 years of research experience by involving in several funded projects. She is experienced in proposal writing leading to outstanding research grants and scholarship awards. Due to her passion for addressing public health issues, especially among women and children, she recently received funding from UK research & innovation, to investigate the impact of Covid-19 among women and children in Sierra Leone (National project), which was successfully executed.
To our current students, I have no doubt that, UDS is adequately equipping you for greater works in future. Please grab every opportunity available, be diligent towards your studies and your hard work will never be in vain. Stay blessed, be the best, and always remember that the will of God will always take you to a place where His grace will be more than sufficient for you, so victory will be yours. Love you heaps!
