Drug discovery research in Ghana, challenges, current efforts, and the way forward

Richard Kwamla Amewu; Patrick Amoateng; Patrick Kobina Arthur; Prince Asare; Isaac Asiamah; Daniel Boamah; Isaac Darko Otchere; Cedric Dzidzor Amengor; Edmund Ekuadzi; Kelly Chibale; Susan Jane Farrell; Regina Appiah-Oppong; Dorcas Osei-Safo; Kevin David Read; Ian Hugh Gilbert; Dorothy Yeboah-Manu

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Drug discovery research in Ghana, challenges, current efforts, and the way forward

Richard Kwamla Amewu (Lead / Corresponding author), Patrick Amoateng, Patrick Kobina Arthur, Prince Asare, Isaac Asiamah, Daniel Boamah, Isaac Darko Otchere, Cedric Dzidzor Amengor, Edmund Ekuadzi, Kelly Chibale, Susan Jane Farrell, Regina Appiah-Oppong, Dorcas Osei-Safo, Kevin David Read, Ian Hugh Gilbert, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu

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Abstract

We have a long-term vision to develop drug discovery research capacity within Ghana, to tackle unmet medical needs in Ghana and the wider West African region. However, there are several issues and challenges that need to be overcome to enable this vision, including training, human resource, equipment, infrastructure, procurement, and logistics. We discuss these challenges from the context of Ghana in this review. An important development is the universities and research centres within Ghana working together to address some of these challenges. Therefore, while there is a long way to go to fully accomplish our vision, there are encouraging signs.

Original language	English
Article number	e0010645
Number of pages	9
Journal	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Volume	16
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010645
Publication status	Published - 15 Sept 2022

Keywords

Drug Discovery
Ghana
Humans

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases

UN SDGs

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Amewu, R. K., Amoateng, P., Arthur, P. K., Asare, P., Asiamah, I., Boamah, D., Darko Otchere, I., Dzidzor Amengor, C., Ekuadzi, E., Chibale, K., Farrell, S. J., Appiah-Oppong, R., Osei-Safo, D., David Read, K., Hugh Gilbert, I., & Yeboah-Manu, D. (2022). Drug discovery research in Ghana, challenges, current efforts, and the way forward. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 16(9), Article e0010645. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010645

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