Lawrence Lartey, a graduate of ECOPH (2017) is a medical doctor and public health specialist. He is Head of Port Health at the Kotoka International Airport and the Acting Manager of the Public Health Emergency Operation Center (PHEOC) at the Public Health Division of the Ghana Health Service. He is an active member of the National Public Health Rapid Response Team (PHRRT) and of the National Technical Coordinating Committee chaired by the Minister of Health. His work is mainly to provide COVID-19 response support through active risk assessment, national COVID-19 data management, managing travel related COVID-19 data and generating information through analysis to inform policy decision.
Lawrence is involved in conducting risk assessments at various ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) and other national institutions like the Parliament of Ghana before the events are organized. He reviews various COVID-19 local outbreaks in schools, football clubs, churches and organizations (private and public) and subsequently provides recommendations to control
these outbreaks.
Lawrence has also been involved in the development of COVID-19 related safety protocols, standard operating procedures and guidelines and also in the development of the National COVID-19 response strategic plan, occupational health strategic plan for Ghana amongst others. His work has had and continues to have a direct impact on the lives of people in Ghana by guiding the
policy decision making process through the provision of scientific data and information. Public health advocacy has been a greater part of his work. ‘ECOPH has been one of the best things that happened to me. Commitment, systematic thinking, dedication, hard-work and truthfulness are qualities ECOPH has imbibed in me. We can always create a difference if we want to’
– Lawrence Lartey
