• 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. Joseph Mawunyo Apeadido
  • 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. Joseph Mawunyo Apeadido
  • Programme of study at UDS: BSc. in Human Biology, MBChB
  • Campus: Nyankpala
  • Current status: Medical Superintendent of Worawora Government hospital, Oti Region.

“As a proud alumnus of UDS, my formative training provided the foundation and enhanced my current commitment towards my medical career. The unique TTFPP, later named COBES cum the PBL methodology approach of training offered me the experience to adapt to any challenges especially in low socio-economic settings to practice and relate with my clients. I can attest to the fact that most hospitals in and outside Ghana seek and engage UDS doctors because we are committed, hardworking, passionate and above all, we are ever ready to serve in all deprived areas in the country and easily adapt due to our unique UDS training advantage”

Dr. Joseph Mawunyo Apeadido

Congratulations Developer Joseph!!!

Please read his profile below.

Dr. Joseph Mawunyo Apeadido AKA Big Joe is a medical superintendent of the Worawora Government Hospital. He had BSc. in Human biology, MBChB in UDS School of Medicine and Health Sciences (now School of Medicine) and a pioneer Graduate of the Poblem-Based Learning (PBL) Methodology in 2013. He was the course representative for 6 years and the first UDS medical student representative executive in the Federation of Ghana Medical Students Association (FGMSA) as the financial secretary in 2010. His year group was the first to start lectures at the Tamale-Dungu campus but resided at the Nyankpala campus. He was the Vice President of Volta Students Union of Ghana in 2009 and President of National Baptist Student’s Union in 2012. He did 2 years housemanship job at 37 Military hospital, Princess Marie Louise Children hospital-Accra and Ketu South Municipal Hospital-Aflao, which respectively ended in 2015. He also briefly worked as the Medical Director at New Crystal hospital in Tema in 2016.

He was assigned to the Volta Regional Health Directorate by the Ghana Health Service and posted to Worawora Government Hospital as a medical officer to perform relieving duty awaiting permanent assignment. He became a Senior Medical Officer and appointed as the Clinical Coordinator in 2017.

In 2020, he obtained a certificate in Hospital Administration and Management (HAMS) at GIMPA-Legon and appointed as medical superintendent of the Health Directorate by the Ghana Health Service and posted to Worawora. Concurrently, he was appointed as the acting Deputy Director of Clinical care of the new Oti Regional Health Directorate. He is also the Head Clinician/Chairman of the COVID-19 case management team of the Oti Region.

He is a training facilitator for GHS/USAID/IMPART Malaria, where he trains key participants on supportive supervision using the new HNQIS App, and training of health personnel on management of cardiovascular diseases under Ghana heart initiative program. He collaborated with WHO consultants to trained clinicians and health information officers on migration from ICD 10 to ICD 11 reporting on morbidity and mortality data for health facilities in the Oti Region. He is the regional referring clinician for the National TB program in the Oti region; builds capacity of other clinicians to enroll patients on operational research for MDR new treatment protocols and updates TB patient records promptly and precisely enabling optimal ongoing care. He is the Chairman of Medical Superintendents’ group of the Oti region.

In 2022 Joseph was selected as beneficiary of KOFIH sponsored fellowship course in emergency medicine in South Korea for 6 months at the Inje university hospital and jointly conducted research project in emergency care in Ghana.

Dr. Apeadido was recently recognized by Ghana Medical Association at its maiden awards ceremony as a distinguished medical practitioner in the Volta/ Oti Regions.

He passed the primary examination in Emergency medicine of Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons in 2022 and awaiting to start residency program.

His ambition is to become an expert in emergency medicine practice and train other colleagues in future and thereby keeping to the passion and commitment for continue professional development. In conclusion, Dr. Apeadido is a motivated Senior Medical Doctor with 10 years of progressive experience, energetic, self-starter and team builder.