Development Impact West Africa (DIWA) evaluations
Impact evaluations and evidence summits on poverty, agriculture and health, presented by GIMPA researchers through Development Impact West Africa.
SDG 3
Good Health and Well-being
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.
Explore this goal.
Public health and global health education
Degree programmes and community health engagement led by the Department of Global Health and Public Health.
Greener, safer hospitality on campus
GIMPA Hospitality Services runs the Executive Conference Centre, two hostels and the campus food outlets with green operating practices, strict food safety, local sourcing and fair conditions for its 74 full-time staff.
Decent work and welfare for GIMPA staff
The Human Resource Directorate’s conditions of service, leave arrangements, life insurance, on-campus clinic, safety officer and grievance procedures give GIMPA’s 497 employees fair, secure and supportive working conditions.
Tema Campus: safer, more accessible, closer to students
GIMPA’s Tema Satellite Campus has certified seven staff as fire marshals, built a ramp at its main entrance, opened a QR-code student help desk, standardised its teaching materials and taken a women’s health outreach to the community.
Research, programmes & evidence.
Father’s Day forum on men’s health, sexual health and well-being
GIMPA marked Father’s Day 2026 with a forum at Mamphey Hall on men’s health, identity and modern masculinity. Counselling psychologist Mrs Perfect Elorm Kumah Oduro and Dr Daniel Nortey, Medical Officer at the GIMPA Clinic, discussed sexual health, mental and emotional well-being, nutrition and exercise, and relationships.
Tema Campus marks Mother’s Day with women’s health outreach alongside Meridian Clinic
Staff and students of GIMPA’s Tema Satellite Campus joined Meridian Clinic for a Mother’s Day community engagement in May, promoting women’s health under the message that a healthy woman is a strong foundation.
Eight-week training in M&E, Health Leadership and Global Health concludes
GIMPA Training and Consulting concluded an eight-week programme covering Monitoring and Evaluation, Health Leadership and Administration, and Global Health for professionals from public and private health institutions. The Institute also announced newly developed courses in Bioethics and Clinical Psychology to address healthcare delivery, medical ethics and mental health management.
GIMPA Training and Consulting graduates 61 health professionals in health management
GIMPA Training and Consulting held a graduation ceremony on 27 February 2026 for 61 health professionals who completed its four-week Health Administration and Management (HAM) programme. Participants came from health facilities across several regions of Ghana. The Director, Prof. Kenneth Ofori-Boateng, urged graduates to drive efficiency and champion quality care in Ghana’s health sector.
Two-day Leadership and Health Resilience Seminar for staff and health stakeholders
GIMPA held a two-day Leadership and Health Resilience Seminar for staff, management, health-sector stakeholders, alumni and students, led by Professor Jill Klein of Melbourne Business School and Melbourne Medical School. Sessions covered resilience in leadership, stress management, learning from mistakes, a growth mindset and mental and emotional well-being.
Survey of 1,484 Ghanaian vegetable farmers on pesticide use and health
A study by Francis Clottey Odonkor and Prof. Stephen T. Odonkor, published in Crop Protection and featured in GIMPA’s Research Newsletter (March 2026), surveyed 1,484 vegetable farmers on pesticide use. It reports that 75.9% used suitable pesticides while 70% acknowledged negative health effects, and documents unsafe disposal such as burning containers (56.9%).
DIWA 2025 Development Impact Summit presents maternal health and agriculture evidence
Development Impact West Africa, a partnership between GIMPA and the Center for Effective Global Action, hosted the 2025 Development Impact Summit in Accra on 26 and 27 August 2025, themed 'Advancing Evidence-Informed Policymaking for Sustainable Development in West Africa'. Presentations included the impact of Ghana’s free maternal health policy on infant and child feeding, and irrigation for smallholder farmers.
SRC commissions Baby Care Room to support student-parents on campus
On 20 August 2025 the Students’ Representative Council commissioned a Baby Care Room at the Procurement Block to support the childcare needs of students and staff. The facility was initiated and renovated under the SRC Women’s Commissioner for 2024/2025, and the Secretary of the Institute described it as a demonstration of the SRC’s commitment to inclusivity for parents balancing study and family.
Study on energy poverty and health outcomes in Ghana featured in Research Newsletter
The GIMPA Research Newsletter (Volume 2, Issue 2, June 2026) features a study by Kwasi Nyame-Baafi, Joseph Kofi Agyapong Darmoe, Williams Ohemeng and Michel Adurayi Amenah assessing the effect of energy poverty on health outcomes and healthcare-seeking behaviour in Ghana. It calls for integrated policies that expand access to clean, affordable energy.
Business students train Dome market women and renovate hospital female ward
As part of GIMPA Business School’s 2024 Business Week, the GIMPA Business Students Association held a community outreach at Dome Market on 20 April 2024, educating traders, many of them market women, on digital marketing, social media marketing, book-keeping and customer relationship management. The association also renovated the female ward (Ward 1) at Achimota Hospital.
Study documents challenges of rural women living with obstetric fistula
GIMPA’s Research Newsletter (September 2025) features 'Challenges of rural women living with obstetric fistula: A phenomenological study' by Prof. Stephen T. Odonkor and Theodora N. Yeboah, published in Women and Birth. The study reports psychosocial, physical and economic challenges including divorce, incontinence and loss of livelihood, leaving women dependent on family members.
GIMPA public health students screen over 500 residents of Nungua
The GIMPA chapter of the National Association of Public Health Students, in collaboration with the Dr Annang Foundation, offered free health screening to residents of Nungua, Accra. Over 500 people were screened for malaria, hypertension, diabetes, hepatitis B and C and HIV, with breast cancer screening, laboratory, pharmacy and counselling services also provided.