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John Koku Awoonor‐Williams · Sankore

Ministry of Health

John Koku Awoonor‐Williams

ORCID, self-asserted

ORCID 0000-0002-1094-8212

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Publications

23

Citations

765

h-index

10

Computed over the works the graph holds, so it is a floor rather than a career figure.

i10-index

10

Works published 2022 onward have been swept for this country. Figures are complete within that window, to the extent the open indexes are.

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Every institution this scholar has appeared with on a work, by how many.

Ghana Health Service13 works
Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons6 works
University of Ghana5 works
Ministry of Health4 works
University of Health and Allied Sciences1 works

Publications

22 works in the graph, newest first.

Capacity building improves implementation of primary health care by frontline health workers: qualitative evidence from the CHPS+ project in two Systems Learning Districts of Ghana
2026Journal of Global Health ScienceJournalOpen access0 citations10.35500/jghs.2026.8.e10
Caregivers’ early stimulation behaviors on early child development outcomes in Northern Ghana
2026PLoS ONEJournalOpen access0 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0344687
Morbidity profile and prevalence of postoperative complications among patients after a short-term surgical mission in a district hospital in Ghana
2026Journal of Surgery and MedicineJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.28982/josam.8360
Examining implementation of health exception laws in six countries
2026African Journal of Reproductive HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.29063/ajrh2026/v30i9.3

Correlates of self-reported pregnancy complications: a cross-sectional study in two districts in Northern Ghana

2026Archives of Public HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1186/s13690-026-01960-w

Factors shaping the mental health of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study in Ghana

2025BMC Health Services ResearchJournalOpen access2 citations10.1186/s12913-025-12476-4

Factors influencing healthcare workers’ and health system preparedness for the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study in Ghana

2024PLOS Global Public HealthJournalOpen access13 citations10.1371/journal.pgph.0003356

Unpacking the impact of COVID-19 on child immunization: evidence from Ghana

2024BMC Public HealthJournalOpen access6 citations10.1186/s12889-024-19033-4

Perils and possibilities of health exception laws: A narrative review

2024International Journal of Gynecology & ObstetricsJournalOpen access4 citations10.1002/ijgo.15337

Uncovering the determinants of health in deprived urban neighborhoods in Accra, Ghana: a qualitative and participatory reconnaissance study

2024Frontiers in Public HealthJournalOpen access1 citations10.3389/fpubh.2024.1457682

Prevalence of fever and its associated risk factors among patients hospitalised with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) at the Eastern Regional Hospital, Koforidua, Ghana

2024PLoS ONEJournalOpen accessCorresponding2 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0296134

Implementation of the Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) in rural and urban Ghana: a history and systematic review of what works, for whom and why

2023Frontiers in Public HealthJournalOpen access40 citations10.3389/fpubh.2023.1105495

Associations between the stringency of COVID-19 containment policies and health service disruptions in 10 countries

2023BMC Health Services ResearchJournalOpen access21 citations10.1186/s12913-023-09363-1

Impact of community health interventions on maternal and child health indicators in the upper east region of Ghana

2023BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthJournalOpen access16 citations10.1186/s12884-023-05577-7

Compendium of medically important snakes, venom activity and clinical presentations in Ghana

2023PLoS neglected tropical diseasesJournalOpen access16 citations10.1371/journal.pntd.0011050

Trial-based economic evaluation of the system-integrated activation of community health volunteers in rural Ghana

2023Global Health ActionJournalOpen access4 citations10.1080/16549716.2023.2203541

Tracking health system performance in times of crisis using routine health data: lessons learned from a multicountry consortium

2023Health Research Policy and SystemsJournalOpen access11 citations10.1186/s12961-022-00956-6

Self-reported delays in care-seeking in West Africa during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic

2023BMC Health Services ResearchJournalOpen access8 citations10.1186/s12913-023-09812-x

“The trip actually opened our eyes to things that we were supposed to do and we were not doing”: developing primary health care system leadership in a low-income country with peer exchanges

2023Research in Health Services & RegionsJournalOpen access0 citations10.1007/s43999-023-00030-w

COVID-19 and resilience of healthcare systems in ten countries

2022Nature MedicineJournalOpen access575 citations10.1038/s41591-022-01750-1

Sub-national variations in general service readiness of primary health care facilities in Ghana: Health policy and equity implications towards the attainment of Universal Health Coverage

2022PLoS ONEJournalOpen access17 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0269546

Supporting the utilization of community-based primary health care implementation research in Ghana

2022Health Policy and PlanningJournalFirst author14 citations10.1093/heapol/czab156