Medical science • Epidemiology • Public health
Principal Biomedical Scientist / Epidemiologist / Public Health Researcher
Valentine Golden Ghanem is a Ghanaian medical scientist, epidemiologist and public health researcher. As Principal Biomedical Scientist at Cocoa Clinic, Ghana Cocoa Board, he connects laboratory medicine, disease surveillance, spatial analysis and machine learning to strengthen public health decision-making.
01 - Professional identity
My work connects diagnostic medicine with public health practice. I interpret laboratory, clinical and field evidence to inform surveillance, service planning and timely response, while preserving the clinical context of each analytical decision.
Clinical foundation
Clinical laboratory services produce quality-assured evidence for clinical and public health decision-making.
Validated results, accountable laboratory operations and interpretation grounded in clinical practice.
I aim to lead interdisciplinary programmes that bring biomedical science, epidemiology, data science and health policy into public health decision-making. My focus is stronger disease surveillance and fairer access to care in African health systems, especially where resources and routine data are limited.
02 - Professional verification
Licensure
Ghana
09007815
Ireland
MS 063958
Professional bodies
140437
12474
AS 1206
1637
Status disclosure
Research identity
03 - Education and training
Completed qualification
01Machine learning for infectious-disease analysis, with dissertation research on HIV/AIDS trends in Ghana.
04 - Career record
Supervises the clinical laboratory workflow during assigned shifts, including quality assurance, equipment management and result validation.
Supervised clinical laboratory shifts and supported diagnostic validation, internal quality control, staff development and preparations for ISO 15189 accreditation.
Serves as a member of the COCOBOD medical-mission team, assisting with outreach planning and providing laboratory screening services during community medical programmes.
Performed diagnostic testing across haematology, chemical pathology and microbiology while supporting instrumentation, SOP development, safety and external quality assurance.
Managed laboratory operations during outreach clinics, provided diagnostic testing and community screening, and contributed to SOP development and quality systems.
Rotated through haematology, microbiology, chemical pathology and immunology, with exposure to SLIPTA and SLMTA quality-improvement frameworks.