Dr. Ernest Osei is a scholar in Health Informatics, Health Information Management Studies, Disease Control and Prevention, Healthcare Services and Global Health Issues. Dr. Osei is currently a Lecturer at the Department of Public Health, School of Public Health and Allied Sciences, Catholic University of Ghana, Fiapre-Sunyani, Ghana since 9^th September 2022. This is his stepping-stone position as he aspires to become a renowned Professor and contributes immensely to public health issues globally. Dr. Osei had his Ph.D. in Public Health (Health Informatics) at University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban-South Africa. He had his Postgraduate Certificate in Health Informatics at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology-Kumasi, Ghana. He also had his undergraduate Certificate in Science Education at University of Cape Coast-Cape Coast, Ghana.

PhD Public Health, MSc Health Informatics and B. Ed Science

University of KwaZulu-Natal, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, University of Cape Coast

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2021 South African Medical Research Council, South Africa (1, 000, 000 Zar)

2019 College of Health Sciences PhD Scholarship, UKZN (60,000 Zar)

2020 College of Health Sciences PhD Scholarship, UKZN (60,000 Zar)

Senior Member

1.     Adjei, Evelyn Serwaa, Ernest Osei, Anthony K. Edusei, and Emmanuel K. Nakua. "A systematic review of academic performance of Children with Disabilities (CWDs) in inclusive education schools in Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs)." Heliyon (2024).

2.     Kissi J, Annobil C, Mensah NK, Owusu-Marfo J, Osei Ernest, Asmah ZW. Telehealth services for global emergencies: implications for COVID-19: a scoping review based on current evidence. BMC Health Services Research. 2023 Jun 1;23(1):567.

3.     Jonathan Kissi, Joseph Owusu-Marfo, Ernest Osei, Kennedy Dzamvivie, Vivian Akorfa Anku & Jessica Naa Lamiokor Lamptey: Effects of coronavirus pandemic on expanded program on immunization in Weija Gbawe municipality (Accra-Ghana), Human Vaccines& Immunotherapeutics, 2022, 10.1080/21645515.2022.212983

4.     Ernest Osei, Desmond Kuupiel and Tivani P. Mashamba-Thompson. Mapping Evidence of Mobile Health Technologies for Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Support by Health Workers in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision making, 2021; 10.1186/s12911-020-01381-x

5.     Ernest Osei and Tivani P. Mashamba-Thompson. Mobile health applications for disease screening and treatment support in low-and middle-income countries: A narrative review. Heliyon. 2021; 7(3): e06639. doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06639

6.     Ernest Osei, Sphamandla Josias Nkambule, Portia Nelisiwe Vezi, and Tivani P. Mashamba-Thompson. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Diagnostic Accuracy of Mobile-Linked Point-of-Care Diagnostics in Sub-Saharan Africa. Diagnostics 2021, 11, 1081. https:// doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11061081 

7.     Ernest Osei, Kwasi Agyei, Boikhutso Tlou, and Tivani P. Mashamba-Thompson. Availability and Use of Mobile Health Technology for Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Support by Health Workers in the Ashanti Region of Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Survey. Diagnostics, 2021, 11, 1233. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11071233 

8.     Ernest Osei, Desmond Kuupiel and Tivani P. Mashamba-Thompson. Availability and use of mHealth for disease diagnosis and treatment support by health workers in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review Protocol. BMJ Open, 2020;10:e036641. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2019-036641.

9.     Desmond Kuupiel, Portia Vezi, Vitalis Bawontuo, Ernest Osei and Tivani P. Mashamba-Thompson. Tuberculosis active case-finding interventions and approaches for prisoners in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic scoping review. BMC Infectious, 2020; 10.1186/s12879-020-05283-1

10.  Ernest Osei and Peter Oppong. The Role of Computer Education in the Behavioural Intention to Use Information Technology in Hospitals in Kumasi Metropolis: Cross-sectional study. Journal of Economics and Behavioural studies, 2020

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