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Franklin Asiedu‐Bekoe · Sankore

Ministry of Health

Franklin Asiedu‐Bekoe

ORCID, self-asserted

ORCID 0000-0002-0691-5020

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Publications

49

Citations

312

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 Service61 works
Ministry of Health9 works
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research3 works
Korle Bu Teaching Hospital2 works
University of Ghana2 works

Publications

49 works in the graph, newest first.

Effectiveness of poliovirus environmental surveillance in Ghana: an indicator-based performance evaluation across seven regions, 2018–2022
2026BMJ OpenJournalOpen access1 citations10.1136/bmjopen-2025-109733
Outbreak of dengue fever in Ghana: The emergence of DENV-1 serotype
2026PLoS neglected tropical diseasesJournalOpen access1 citations10.1371/journal.pntd.0014248
Integration of COVID-19 testing into existing ILI surveillance system in Ghana
2026PLOS Global Public HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1371/journal.pgph.0005788
COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) hospitalisations associated with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 in Ghana, June 2022 to March 2024
2026VaccineJournalOpen access0 citations10.1016/j.vaccine.2026.128310

Key drivers of measles infection in Ghana, 2014-2023

2026Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.37432/jieph-confpro7-0029

Ordinary Differential Equation Modeling and a Novel Zubair‐Fréchet Distribution for Cholera in Ghana With Control Strategies

2026Health Science ReportsJournalOpen access0 citations10.1002/hsr2.72380

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 among travellers entering Ghana through the Kotoka International Airport at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic: 2021 to 2022

2026Health Sciences Investigations JournalJournalOpen access0 citations10.46829/hsijournal.2026.3.8.1.1384-1390

COVID-19 in Ghana-Using the health system framework to describe RISE-mitigation strategies for COVID-19 response and recovery in Ghana

2026Frontiers in Public HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.3389/fpubh.2026.1810964

Post-introduction evaluation of COVID-19 vaccine deployment in Ghana: lessons learnt to inform future new vaccine introductions and strengthen public health readiness, 2023

2026BMC Public HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.1186/s12889-026-29057-7

Implementing laboratory quality management systems in Ghana: A quality audit of accreditation readiness in clinical and public health laboratories (2021–2023)

2026African Journal of Laboratory MedicineJournalOpen access0 citations10.4102/ajlm.v15i1.3049

Subnational introduction of the RTS,S/AS01E malaria vaccine into routine immunization: experience and lessons from the three pilot countries

2025Malaria JournalJournalOpen access10 citations10.1186/s12936-025-05484-6

The epidemiology of Lassa fever in Ghana: a study on the 2023 Lassa fever outbreak in Ghana

2025Frontiers in Public HealthJournalOpen access7 citations10.3389/fpubh.2025.1542842

Clinical Impact and Genetic Analysis of Enteric Viruses Associated With Acute Gastroenteritis in Greater Accra, Ghana: A Comprehensive Study of Five Viruses

2025Journal of Medical VirologyJournal3 citations10.1002/jmv.70216

Implementation of an Integrated Sample Referral System (ISRS) in Ghana: Successes and Lessons Learnt from a Pilot Study in the Northern and Greater Accra Regions

2025PLOS Global Public HealthJournalOpen access2 citations10.1371/journal.pgph.0004735

Improving the specimen referral system in Ghana: findings from a landscape assessment

2025Frontiers in Public HealthJournalOpen access2 citations10.3389/fpubh.2025.1645873

Assessment of routine childhood immunization data quality, Bono Region, Ghana 2023

2025Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citations10.37432/jieph.2025.8.1.154

Factors influencing the achievement of core acute flaccid paralysis indicators in the Western North Region, Ghana, 2022

2025Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.37432/jieph.2025.8.3.170

Polio eradication in Ghana: past, present, and future

2025Frontiers in Tropical DiseasesJournalOpen access0 citations10.3389/fitd.2025.1577945

The epidemiology of Lassa fever in Ghana: A study on the 2023 Lassa fever outbreak in Ghana

2025Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.37432/jieph-confpro5-00289

Outbreak of Dengue fever in Ghana: The emergence of DENV-1 serotype

2025Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.37432/jieph-confpro5-00105

Timeliness of yellow fever specimen collection and transport in Ghana, 2018–2022

2025PLOS Global Public HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.1371/journal.pgph.0005703

An assessment of Ghana’s pilot of the RTS,S malaria vaccine implementation programme; 2019–2021: a retrospective study

2024Malaria JournalJournalOpen access8 citations10.1186/s12936-024-05113-8

Evaluation of Diagnostic Performance of Three Commercial Interferon-Gamma Release Assays for Mycobacterium tuberculosis

2024DiagnosticsJournalOpen accessSenior author7 citations10.3390/diagnostics14192130

Trend of RTS,S vaccine uptake in the malaria vaccine implementing programme (MVIP) pilot regions, Ghana; 2019–2022

2024HeliyonJournalOpen access6 citations10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e38858

Yellow fever in Ghana: Predicting emergence and ecology from historical outbreaks

2024PLOS Global Public HealthJournalOpen access8 citations10.1371/journal.pgph.0003337

Molecular detection of dengue virus from febrile patients in Ghana

2024BMC Infectious DiseasesJournalOpen access4 citations10.1186/s12879-024-10289-0

Decreased influenza activity during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana, 2020

2024Frontiers in Public HealthJournalOpen access3 citations10.3389/fpubh.2023.1290553

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Variants Imported Through Land Borders at the Height of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ghana, 2022

2024CureusJournalOpen access3 citations10.7759/cureus.68220

Has Ghana's Rotavirus Vaccine Switch Met Programmatic Expectations? An Analysis of National Surveillance Data; 2018–2022

2024Open Forum Infectious DiseasesJournalOpen access1 citations10.1093/ofid/ofae539

Implementation of antimicrobial resistance surveillance in Ghana using the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response strategy

2024African Journal of Laboratory MedicineJournalOpen access2 citations10.4102/ajlm.v13i1.2404

Serologic evidence of dengue and chikungunya among patients with acute febrile illness in Ghana, 2016 – 2018

2024Journal of Clinical Virology PlusJournalOpen access0 citations10.1016/j.jcvp.2024.100193

Post introduction evaluation of the malaria vaccine implementation programme in Ghana, 2021

2023BMC Public HealthJournalOpen access47 citations10.1186/s12889-023-15481-6

Response to back-to-back outbreaks of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 in two nomadic pastoralist settlements in Oti Region, Ghana-2019

2023Archives of Public HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author17 citations10.1186/s13690-022-01021-y

Marburg Virus Disease in Ghana

2023New England Journal of MedicineJournal14 citations10.1056/nejmc2300867

Facilitators and Barriers in the Implementation of a Digital Surveillance and Outbreak Response System in Ghana Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Qualitative Analysis of Stakeholder Interviews

2023JMIR Formative ResearchJournalOpen access14 citations10.2196/45715

Risk factors for COVID-19 infections among health care workers in Ghana

2023PLoS ONEJournalOpen access13 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0288242

Molecular Characterization of Circulating Yellow Fever Viruses from Outbreak in Ghana, 2021–2022

2023Emerging infectious diseasesJournalOpen access9 citations10.3201/eid2909.221671

Call detail record aggregation methodology impacts infectious disease models informed by human mobility

2023PLoS Computational BiologyJournalOpen accessCorresponding4 citations10.1371/journal.pcbi.1011368

Repurposing an integrated national influenza platform for genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in Ghana: a molecular epidemiological analysis

2023The Lancet Global HealthJournalOpen access12 citations10.1016/s2214-109x(23)00189-4

The role of digital surveillance during outbreaks: the Ghana experience from COVID‑19 response

2023Journal of Public Health in AfricaJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding9 citations10.4081/jphia.2023.2755

An assessment of the laboratory network in Ghana: A national-level ATLAS survey (2019–2020)

2023African Journal of Laboratory MedicineJournalOpen access5 citations10.4102/ajlm.v12i1.1844

Leaving no disease behind: The roadmap to securing universal health security and what this means for the surveillance of infectious diseases in Ghana as a precedent for sub-Saharan Africa

2023PLoS ONEJournalOpen accessCorresponding5 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0284931

1777. Yellow Fever Dynamics in Ghana During the Past Century

2023Open Forum Infectious DiseasesJournalOpen access1 citations10.1093/ofid/ofad500.1606

Leaving no disease behind: the roadmap to securing universal health security and what this means for the surveillance of infectious diseases in Ghana as a precedent to sub-Saharan Africa

2023DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)JournalOpen access0 citations10.5281/zenodo.7510270

Diarrhea-Causing Bacteria and Their Antibiotic Resistance Patterns Among Diarrhea Patients From Ghana

2022Frontiers in MicrobiologyJournalOpen access33 citations10.3389/fmicb.2022.894319

Using drones to transport suspected COVID-19 samples; experiences from the second largest testing centre in Ghana, West Africa

2022PLoS ONEJournalOpen access27 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0277057

Association between mobility, non-pharmaceutical interventions, and COVID-19 transmission in Ghana: A modelling study using mobile phone data

2022PLOS Global Public HealthJournalOpen accessCorresponding14 citations10.1371/journal.pgph.0000502

Epidemiology of influenza in Ghana, 2011 to 2019

2022PLOS Global Public HealthJournalOpen access9 citations10.1371/journal.pgph.0001104

An evaluation of the diagnostic performance characteristics of the Yellow Fever IgM immunochromatographic rapid diagnostic test kit from SD Biosensor in Ghana

2022PLoS ONEJournalOpen access8 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0262312