Migrant Health Archives - Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research /dighr/tag/migrant-health/ Effectiveness, equity, and excellent in global health. Fri, 07 Nov 2025 21:09:38 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Timothy Oppong /dighr/person/timothy-oppong/ Fri, 07 Nov 2025 21:09:37 +0000 /dighr/?post_type=person&p=15103 Dr. Timothy Bonney Oppong is an Epidemiologist and Public Health Professional with more than a decade of experience in research, academia, and community health. He holds a Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) in Epidemiology and Health Statistics from Zhengzhou University, China, and a Master of Public Health (MPH) from the University of Luzon, Philippines. His research […]

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]]> Dr. Timothy Bonney Oppong is an Epidemiologist and Public Health Professional with more than a decade of experience in research, academia, and community health. He holds a Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) in Epidemiology and Health Statistics from Zhengzhou University, China, and a Master of Public Health (MPH) from the University of Luzon, Philippines.

His research focuses on health policy review, social and cultural determinants of health as evidence-based approaches for advancing health equity.

Previously, Dr. Oppong served as a Public Health Personnel with Maamobi General Hospital, Ghana (2014 – 2015) and as Lecturer and Co-Lead of the Research Directorate of the Faculty of Health and Allied Sciences at Pentecost University, Ghana (2017 – 2025), where he taught courses in Epidemiology, Public Health, Health Promotion, and Research Methods. He coordinated faculty research initiatives, mentored and supervised both undergraduate and graduate students, and led studies addressing infection prevention, hypertension, and youth health behavior.

Beyond academia, Dr. Oppong is the Founder and Director of ROTI, a non-profit organization that provides free medical screening, immunizations, and mentorship to underprivileged children and youth in rural Ghana, reflecting his dedication to bridging research and practice through community-driven health programs.

Dr. Oppong is currently working with Dahdaleh Faculty Fellow, Dr. Godfred Boateng at the Global and Environmental Health Lab on projects describing the effects of environmental exposures and health outcomes in Ghana, Mexico and Canada.

Research Keywords

Global health, determinants of health, migrant health, health behavior

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]]> Sylvia Gyan /dighr/person/sylvia-gyan/ Fri, 17 Oct 2025 19:23:45 +0000 /dighr/?post_type=person&p=14976 Sylvia Esther Gyan (PhD) is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Ghana, with over a decade of experience in teaching and research. Currently, she is a visiting Professor at the Department of Sociology, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, 91ÑÇÉ«. She earned her PhD in Sociology from the University of […]

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]]> Sylvia Esther Gyan (PhD) is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Ghana, with over a decade of experience in teaching and research. Currently, she is a visiting Professor at the Department of Sociology, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, 91ÑÇÉ«. She earned her PhD in Sociology from the University of Ghana, completing the final year of her program at the University of Sussex, UK, as a Commonwealth Scholar. From 2018 to 2023, she served as an Affiliate Assistant Professor at the College of Public Health, University of South Florida. In 2019, she was honoured as an African Studies Association Carnegie Corporation of New 91ÑÇÉ« Scholar.
Her research focuses on Sociology of Health, with emphasis on adolescent sexual and reproductive health, maternal health, and child marriage. Her broader academic interests include Gender Studies, Climate Change, Ageing, and Migration. She is currently Co-Principal Investigator on the project "Utilising AI to Promote Sexual and Reproductive Health Outcomes for Adolescents with Disabilities in Ghana," funded by IDRC through the Infectious Disease Institute’s HASH program.

Prof. Gyan’s work has been published in leading international journals, including Current Sociology and Archives of Sexual Behaviour. She is deeply committed to collaborative, socially responsive research that informs policies to improve the lives of women and other vulnerable populations.

At the GEHLab, Sylvia works with Prof. Boateng to investigate the impact of housing and water insecurity on intimate partner violence among people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Kenya. Her research focuses on understanding how social and environmental factors shape health outcomes and contribute to vulnerabilities within marginalised communities. Through this work, Sylvia aims to generate evidence that can inform interventions and policies to improve the well-being of PLHIV.

Research Keywords

Reproductive Health; Resource Insecurities; Women; PLHIV; HIV; Older adults; Migrant Health

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