When GHSI began in early 2026, the team was small and the partnerships were aspirational. Six months later, both have grown into something operational.
This month, GHSI's core team expanded to include three new members, each filling a critical gap in the pilot's clinical and data infrastructure. Prince Osei Agyemang, PharmD, MPH, has joined as Data and Follow-Up Coordinator, bringing population health analytics experience to the 12-month closed-loop tracking system that defines GHSI's model. Ekua Yeboah, MD, MPH, a Johns Hopkins-trained physician, is now serving as Clinical Advisor, providing a second clinical lens on screening protocols and BP classification thresholds. And Dr. Maame Araba Oduro, MBChB, MPH, has joined as Clinical Lead for Maternal Health and Hypertension in Pregnancy, guiding the pregnancy exclusion pathway within the screening protocol.
New Partnerships
Equally significant is the formalization of three partnerships that anchor GHSI's implementation, education, and institutional identity.
The Public Health Alliance International Ghana (PHAIG) has signed on as GHSI's pilot implementation partner in the Greater Accra Region. Led by Dr. Prince Samuel Nuamah, PHAIG brings on-the-ground operational capacity, established relationships with Ghana's National Health Insurance Authority, and experience navigating the regulatory landscape that community health initiatives must operate within.
The Archdiocese of Accra, through its Directorate of Health led by Fr. Peter Rocky Hesse, provides GHSI with access to four Catholic health facilities and a network of 62 parishes across Greater Accra. The church partnership anchors GHSI's community education model through trusted faith-based institutions with deep community roots.
MedExplain Health, led by Dr. Monika Safford at Weill Cornell Medicine, has contributed the PALS (Patient Activated Learning System) curriculum methodology that forms the foundation of GHSI's training materials. Their evidence-based approach to community health education, built on adult learning theory and designed for populations with low health literacy, has been adapted for the Ghanaian context in collaboration with SASNET-Ghana.
What This Means for the Pilot
These additions are not symbolic. Each one closes a gap that the pilot cannot operate without. A data coordinator to manage the tracking system. Clinical advisors to ensure screening protocols are sound. An implementation partner with regulatory access. A church network with community trust. An education methodology with a research base.
The December 2026 pilot in Greater Accra now has the clinical, operational, and institutional infrastructure behind it. The work ahead is curriculum finalization, regulatory clearance, and community engagement. The team to do it is in place.
Visit our updated Team and Partners page to learn more about the people and organizations behind GHSI.