Research Directorate
Our researchers study the questions that shape care in Ghanaian hospitals and communities, from trauma imaging to maternal anaemia and child nutrition.
Featured research
Medical Imaging & Sonography · 2026
Klintaps researchers reviewed the X-ray reports of 1,736 people injured in motorcycle accidents across several Ghanaian centres between 2020 and 2023. Leg and thigh bones were broken most often, passengers were hurt worse than riders, and the number of cases rose every year, adding pressure on emergency departments.
The tibia/fibula (43.3%), femur (20.6%) and skull (9.3%) were the most frequently fractured bones.
Read the researchMedical Imaging & Sonography · 2026
Testicular torsion is an emergency where every hour counts. Reviewing five years of surgically confirmed cases at a Ghanaian quaternary hospital, the team found that scrotal ultrasound correctly identified about 87% of cases, but most patients, mainly teenagers, arrived more than six hours after symptoms began.
Ultrasound sensitivity was 92.96% and overall diagnostic accuracy 86.96% (specificity 66.67%).
Read the researchPublic Health · 2026
More than half of 152 pregnant women attending antenatal care at an Accra medical centre were anaemic. Women who ate too few iron-rich foods, had sickle cell disease or carried intestinal worms were far more likely to be anaemic, which supports routine screening and nutrition support in antenatal care.
Anaemia affected 55.9% of participants: 63.5% of cases mild, 36.5% moderate.
Read the researchNutrition & Dietetics · 2026
In a study of 265 children and their mothers in Cape Coast, one in five children was stunted. Stunting was more common where mothers had less education, lower income or no job, and less common among children who were exclusively breastfed for their first six months.
Stunting affected 20.7% of children, wasting 11.3% and underweight 16.6%.
Read the researchResearch areas
Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound, X-ray and MRI in Ghanaian hospitals, trauma imaging, radiation safety and climate-smart radiography.
11 publicationsStudy it: BSc Diagnostic Medical Sonography · BSc Medical Imaging Science
Infection biology, computational drug discovery, molecular biology and AI-driven laboratory science for African health priorities.
4 publicationsStudy it: BSc Medical Laboratory Science
Child malnutrition, breastfeeding, diet in diabetes and the nutrition behaviours that drive non-communicable disease in Ghana.
2 publicationsStudy it: BSc Community Nutrition · BSc Clinical Dietetics
Myopia, contrast sensitivity, glaucoma quality of life and clinical vision assessment in Ghanaian populations.
4 publicationsStudy it: BSc Ophthalmic Dispensing
Maternal health, anaemia, neglected tropical diseases, student health behaviours and health-service delivery.
5 publicationsStudy it: BSc Public Health · BSc Health Services Management
Cancer biology and immunotherapy, regenerative medicine and clinical research supporting the Klintaps School of Medical Sciences.
6 publicationsJames Owusu, Daniel Gyingiri Achel, David Okoh Kpeglo, et al. · Radiation Protection Dosimetry
Stephen Ocansey, Ebenezer Nana Kojo Bondzie Ghartey, Ebenezer Oduro Antiri, et al. · AJO International
Daniel Awuah, Alphonse Hounkpe, Jesse Anane-Asamoah, et al. · Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Stephen Ocansey, Emmanuella Adjei Baffour, Ebenezer Oduro Antiri, et al. · Clinical and Experimental Optometry
Brenda Abena Ampah, Augustina Badu‐Peprah, Adu Tutu Amankwa, et al. · BMC Medical Imaging
Mr. Frank Quarshie
Director of Research
9 publications · Medical Imaging & Sonography
Mr. Daniel Eshun
Assistant Lecturer
6 publications · Medical Imaging & Sonography
Prof. Philip Narteh Gorleku
Founder & President
6 publications · Medical Imaging & Sonography
Dr. Maurice Ofoe Gorleku
Vice President
5 publications · Public Health
Mr. Joseph Otchere
Lecturer
4 publications · Public Health
Mr. Yakubu Adam
Lecturer
4 publications · Medical Laboratory & Biomedical Sciences
From the Director
“Through rigorous scientific inquiry, interdisciplinary collaboration, and a commitment to translational research, we aim to generate evidence-based solutions that inform clinical practice, influence policy, and empower communities.”
Mr. Frank Quarshie
Director of Research
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