Kintampo Health Research Center

Kintampo Health Research Centre is a well-established, African-based, research centre. The African identity of KHRC is important as it emphasises African solutions to African health challenges. KHRC is one of three field research centres of the Research and Development Division (RDD) of Ghana Health Service established in 1994. KHRC is situated in the middle belt of Ghana in the Brong Ahafo Region. However the work of KHRC has implications for health policy and practice throughout Ghana and Africa. KHRC technical staff are multidisciplinary and comprise various cadres of researchers, social scientists, laboratory, data management and financial and accounting professionals. There are over 500 employees at KHRC. KHRC has accumulated over 20+ years of experience in health research in Ghana. During this time it has developed one of the largest Demographic Surveillance Systems (DSS) and study populations in Africa and has established a reputation for quality research. As a result KHRC is highly regarded and is the preferred partner of governments, organizations and donors in health research initiatives in particular large-scale health research trials. KHRC funding collaborators include government, bilateral and multilateral institutions, private corporations, private charities and international organisations from Africa, Europe, Canada and the USA.