Nana‐Kwadwo Biritwum

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Ghana Health Service ORCID

Also Known As

Biritwum, Nana-Kwadwo, N. K. Biritwum, Nana Biritwum, Nana Kwadwo Biritwum, Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum, Nana‐Kwadwo Biritwum

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1.8K

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All Affiliations

Ghana Health Service Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research University of Ghana Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Imperial College London

About

Nana‐Kwadwo Biritwum is an author at Ghana Health Service specializing in medicine, parasitology, and public health.

Top Concepts

#	Concept	H-Index	Publications	Citations
1	Medicine	5	5	149
2	Public Health	3	3	76
3	Epidemiology	3	3	102
4	Engineering	1	1	14
5	Health Sciences	1	1	59

Nana‐Kwadwo Biritwum

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1.4K

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	Year	Citations
Does Increasing Treatment Frequency Address Suboptimal Responses to Ivermectin for the Control and Elimination of River Blindness? Kwadwo K. Frempong, Martin Walker, Robert Cheke, Clinical Infectious Diseases	2016	195
The Cost of Annual versus Biannual Community-Directed Treatment of Onchocerciasis with Ivermectin: Ghana as a Case Study Hugo C. Turner, Mike Y. Osei‐Atweneboana, Martin Walker, PLoS neglected tropical diseases	2013	184
Transmission Assessment Surveys (TAS) to Define Endpoints for Lymphatic Filariasis Mass Drug Administration: A Multicenter Evaluation Brian Chu, Michael S. Deming, Nana‐Kwadwo Biritwum, PLoS neglected tropical diseases	2013	99
Reaching the London Declaration on Neglected Tropical Diseases Goals for Onchocerciasis: An Economic Evaluation of Increasing the Frequency of Ivermectin Treatment in Africa Hugo C. Turner, Martin Walker, Thomas S. Churcher, Clinical Infectious Diseases	2014	92
Mapping Helminth Co-Infection and Co-Intensity: Geostatistical Prediction in Ghana Ricardo J. Soares Magalhães, Nana‐Kwadwo Biritwum, John O. Gyapong, PLoS neglected tropical diseases	2011	85
Onchocerciasis Transmission in Ghana: Persistence under Different Control Strategies and the Role of the Simuliid Vectors Poppy H. L. Lamberton, Robert Cheke, Peter Winskill, PLoS neglected tropical diseases	2015	70
Elimination within reach: A cross-sectional study highlighting the factors that contribute to persistent lymphatic filariasis in eight communities in rural Ghana Corrado Minetti, Edward Jenner Tettevi, Frank Mechan, PLoS neglected tropical diseases	2019	67
Developing a community-led SMS reporting tool for the rapid assessment of lymphatic filariasis morbidity burden: case studies from Malawi and Ghana Michelle C. Stanton, Square Mkwanda, Alexander Yaw Debrah, BMC Infectious Diseases	2015	64
Onchocerciasis Control: Vision for the Future from a Ghanian perspective Mark J. Taylor, Kwablah Awadzi, María‐Gloria Basáñez, Parasites & Vectors Preventive MedicineHealth SciencesOnchocerciasis ControlTreatment And PreventionPhysiology	2009	59
Schistosomiasis in Africa: Improving strategies for long-term and sustainable morbidity control Michael D. French, Darin Evans, Fiona Fleming, PLoS neglected tropical diseases	2018	57

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