Mercy Naa Aduele Opare-Addo
The researcher has conducted extensive research across multiple domains within health sciences, focusing primarily on blood pressure and hypertension studies in Ghana, antibiotic use and resistance practices globally, interprofessional education initiatives, tuberculosis research for prevention and treatment, global public health policies addressing healthcare access and quality, pharmaceutical studies related to patient care, medical student perceptions of pharmacists, and the impact of these research areas on healthcare outcomes.
Faculty Biography
Dr (Mrs.) Mercy Naa Aduele Opare-Addo is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Pharmacy Practice. She worked at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital for 20years and rose through the ranks to become Deputy Director Pharmaceutical Services. Whilst at KATH, Mercy worked as the Quality Assurance Coordinator for 10 years having obtained a Master of Health Services Planning and Management degree in 2001. She joined the University in August 2013 and undertook her PhD in Social Pharmacy completing in 2017. Her research interests are Health Seeking Behaviour, Medication Safety, Patient Safety, in persons with chronic diseases. Mercy’s area of specialization is Public Health, Ethics in Healthcare, Effective Communication in Healthcare, Quality Assurance in Healthcare, Teamwork and Collaboration in Healthcare, Research Methods and Research Ethics.Currently, she is the Experiential Training Coordinator for the Doctor of Pharmacy Programme.Dr. (Mrs) Opare-Addo is a member of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH), Lady Pharmacist Association (LAPAG), the Commonwealth Pharmacy Association (CPA), and the International Federation of Pharmacist (FIP).
Antibiotic Use and Resistance
Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
Pharmaceutical studies and practices
Schizophrenia research and treatment
Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
Urinary Tract Infections Management
Informal over-the-counter supply of antibiotics in Ghana: A qualitative analysis of practices in community pharmacies
Open AccessOperational Research Improves Compliance with Treatment Guidelines for Empirical Management of Urinary Tract Infection: A Before-and-After Study from a Primary Health Facility in Ghana
Open AccessOver-the-Counter Distribution of Antibiotics in Ghana: A Qualitative Analysis of Pharmacy Practitioners' Perspectives
Determinants of health-related quality of life in drug-susceptible tuberculosis patients in Ghana: a prospective observational study
Open AccessFactors influencing treatment success in drug-susceptible tuberculosis patients in Ghana: A prospective cohort study
Open AccessPerspectives and Satisfaction of Consumers with Hypertension and Diabetes on Services Provided by Community Pharmacy
Open AccessDeterminants of treatment success among drug-susceptible tuberculosis patients in Ghana: A prospective cohort study
Open AccessAssessing the impact of antimicrobial stewardship implementation at a district hospital in Ghana using a health partnership model
Open AccessDeterminants of adverse reactions to first-line antitubercular medicines: a prospective cohort study
Open AccessAttitudes of health care professionals towards interprofessional teamwork in Ashanti Region, Ghana
Open AccessEvaluation of workplace hypertension preventative and detection service in a Ghanaian University
Attitudes of health care professionals toward interprofessional teamwork in Ashanti Region, Ghana
Open AccessSocio-demographic and clinical determinants of quality of life among tuberculosis patients in Ghana: A prospective cohort study
Open AccessImplementation of Antimicrobial Stewardship in a District Hospital in the Ashanti Region of Ghana Using a Health Partnership Model
Open AccessAdherence to Prescribing Indicators at a District Hospital in Ghana: Do We Match WHO Standards?
Open AccessAdherence to Prescribing Indicators at a District Hospital in Ghana: Do We Match WHO Standards?
Open AccessImplementation and outcomes of interprofessional education programme among health care students and practitioners in Ghana
Open AccessDisposal of leftover and expired medicines by community pharmacies and their clients in Ghana
Antimicrobial stewardship capacity and infection prevention and control assessment of three health facilities in the Ashanti Region of Ghana
Open AccessThe effectiveness of medication therapy management services in the care of hypertensive patients in a developing setting
Burden of hypertension in Ghana – Analysis of awareness and screening campaign in the Ashanti Region of Ghana
Open AccessPrevalence of Hypertension in Ghana: Analysis of an Awareness and Screening Campaign in 2019
Open AccessExploring the role of pharmacists in improving blood pressure control among hypertensive patients at the workplace
Open AccessBlood Pressure Control, Accessibility, and Adherence to Antihypertensive Medications: Patients Seeking Care in Two Hospitals in the Ashanti Region of Ghana
Open AccessHealth-Care Students' Perception on the Role and Contribution of Pharmacists: A Case Study in Ghana
Open AccessKnowledge of hypertension and diabetes comorbid patients about their medication in a municipal hospital in Ghana
Open AccessKnowledge and experience of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study in Tema, Ghana
Open AccessAnti-hypertensive medication access and affordability and their association with blood pressure control at a teaching hospital in Ghana
Open AccessHealthcare services utilisation among patients with hypertension and diabetes in rural Ghana
Open AccessA Case of Schizophrenia in a Young Male Adult with no History of Substance Abuse: Impact of Clinical Pharmacists’ Interventions on Patient Outcome
Open AccessParenteral Antibiotic Use at a General Surgery Department of a Large Teaching Hospital in Ghana
Open AccessSource of medicines and medicine information by self-reported persons living with hy-pertension and diabetes in rural and urban Ghana
Open AccessDepartment of Pharmacy Practice
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology