ABOUT PETER WONTUO DOMEZAG

Peter Wontuo Domezag is the Deputy Chief Health Research Officer of the Ghana Health Service and serves as Senior Data Manager at the Navrongo Health Research Centre (NHRC). Since April 30, 2013, he has led NHRC’s Data Science Department, which encompasses Data Management, Information Technology, Statistics, Health Informatics, Archives & Library, and Demographic Surveillance. In this role, he manages essential operations within these units, focusing on data planning, analysis, processing, training, and archiving, and represents the department in management meetings, offering expert technical guidance.

Peter Wontou’s career with NHRC began in March 1989 as a fieldworker for the Vitamin A Supplementation Project’s Child Survival Study (Ghana VAST). He was promoted to Deputy Field Supervisor in 1990, later transitioning to the Computer Centre as a Data Assistant. By 1997, he was appointed Data Manager for the Navrongo Health and Demographic Surveillance System (NHDSS), followed by a promotion to Head of the Computer Centre in 1999. Recognizing the need for integrated data operations, he established the Information Technology Unit, which later merged with the Data Unit to form the comprehensive Data Management Unit at NHRC.

Peter has overseen the data management of numerous significant research studies, including NIH Studies, GMZ2, MenAfriCar, INESS Eurartesim, P3 Cookstove, EpiMAL, H3Africa, and EMBRACE. He has also provided technical support to other research centers in Ghana and across Africa via the INDEPTH Technical Support Network.

Peter Wontou holds a Diploma in Data Processing from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and a Master of Science (MSc) in Information Technology from the University of Liverpool in partnership with LAUREATE Online Education.