Dr Winfred Dotse-Gborgbortsi
Winfred joined WorldPop as a Research Fellow in 2023 following several years’ contribution to WorldPop projects as a doctoral student, and the successful completion of his PhD at the University of Southampton.
He has extensive public health experience, working with the Ghana Health Service and leading tuberculosis, malaria, and schistosomiasis programme interventions. Winfred is a Commonwealth Scholar and ESRC funded and was awarded a finalist in the ESRC Celebrating Impact Prize, 2022. Winfred teaches on GIS, global health, quantitative methods, population health, maternal health, and reproductive health modules at the University of Southampton.
He is involved in research projects on scabies, routine immunisation, maternal health and water quality, and supports the University’s international office to enhance the experience of international students, particularly from West Africa.