ABOUT SAMUEL OLADOKUN

Samuel Oladokun is a biostatistician with extensive experience in data management and statistical analysis in health and demographic research. With a career spanning over two decades, Samuel’s journey began with a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Statistics, which he completed in 2003. Following his National Service with the Ghana Statistical Service, he contributed as an enumerator and supervisor on multiple large-scale projects, including the National Industrial Census, Integrated Child Health Survey, Ghana Living Standards Survey (GLSS5), and the World Food Program, gaining hands-on experience in field data collection and management.

Samuel joined the Navrongo Health Research Centre in 2008 as a Bio-statistician and quickly advanced as a data manager for key clinical trials, including the RRV-TV and Rotateq follow-up projects. He expanded his expertise while managing data entry, cleaning, and preparing data for analysis for projects such as the Qualmat Clinical Decision Support System, GARDASIL clinical trial, and entomology and IPAS baseline projects.

Balancing work with further studies, he earned a BSc in Statistics in 2013 and later completed a Master of Science in Epidemiology with a focus on Biostatistics in 2020.

Currently, Samuel heads the Navrongo Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS), where he coordinates field activities, oversees verbal autopsy data management, and supports data extraction and analysis using STATA. His expertise lies in managing longitudinal and survey data, with a dedication to improving the accuracy and quality of data for research projects.