Emmanuelle Dankwa

Biography

I am an infectious disease epidemiologist.

My interests are in tuberculosis (TB) research and the use of data to promote evidence-based decision making and health equity. I lead a project on the use of data and analytics in setting health priorities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). I also work on model development for evaluating the impact of contact tracing and preventive therapy interventions against the spread of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). MDR-TB is TB resistant to (at least) isoniazid and rifampin, the two most potent anti-TB drugs, and is a major global health concern.

Towards health equity, I am also been involved in various efforts to strengthen analytics capacity in LMICs. One of such is the UGHE (University of Global Health Equity, Rwanda)/Harvard training course in mathematical modeling of infectious disease transmission which trained public health leaders in East Africa to competently use data to respond to emerging disease threats.

Education and Training

• DPhil, Statistical Science
  University of Oxford
• BSc, Mathematics and Statistics
  University of Ghana

Awards and Honors

• Social Justice in Infectious Disease Travel Award, 2022
  Ecology & Evolution of Infectious Diseases Conference
• Graduate Studentship, 2021 - 2022
  Department of Statistics, University of Oxford
• Warden’s Discretionary Fund Award, 2021
  Rhodes Trust
• Warden’s Discretionary Fund Award, 2019
  Rhodes Trust
• St. Peter’s College Foundation Graduate Award, 2019 - 2020
  St Peter's College, University of Oxford
• Rhodes Scholarship, 2018 - 2021
  Rhodes Trust, University of Oxford
• Professor F.T Sai Prize for the Best Graduating Female Student in B.Sc. Mathematics , 2018
  University of Ghana
• Professor F.T Sai Prize for the Best Graduating Female Student in B.Sc. Statistics, 2018
  University of Ghana
• Beige Capital Youth Excellence League Award for academic excellence in Statistics, 2017
  Beige Capital, Ghana
• Professor F.T Sai Prize for Best Female Student in Mathematical Sciences, 2016
  University of Ghana

Publications

• COVID-19 vaccination strategies in Africa: A scoping review of the use of mathematical models to inform policy.

  Ofori SK, Dankwa EA, Estrada EH, Hua X, Kimani TN, Wade CG, Buckee CO, Murray MB, Hedt-Gauthier BL. Trop Med Int Health 2024

• Determining Herd Immunity Thresholds for Hepatitis A Virus Transmission to Inform Vaccination Strategies Among People Who Inject Drugs in 16 US States.

  Yang J, Lo NC, Dankwa EA, Donnelly CA, Gupta R, Montgomery MP, Weng MK, Martin NK. Clin Infect Dis 2024 Apr 10

• Evidence-based Decision Making: Infectious Disease Modeling Training for Policymakers in East Africa.

  Ofori SK, Dankwa EA, Ngwakongnwi E, Amberbir A, Bekele A, Murray MB, Grad YH, Buckee CO, Hedt-Gauthier BL. Ann Glob Health 2025

• Characteristics and outcomes of an international cohort of 600?000 hospitalized patients with COVID-19.

  Kartsonaki C, Baillie JK, Barrio NG, Baruch J, Beane A, Blumberg L, Bozza F, Broadley T, Burrell A, Carson G, Citarella BW, Dagens A, Dankwa EA, Donnelly CA, Dunning J, Elotmani L, Escher M, Farshait N, Goffard JC, Gonçalves BP, Hall M, Hashmi M, Sim Lim Heng B, Ho A, Jassat W, Pedrera Jiménez M, Laouenan C, Lissauer S, Martin-Loeches I, Mentré F, Merson L, Morton B, Munblit D, Nekliudov NA, Nichol AD, Singh Oinam BC, Ong D, Panda PK, Petrovic M, Pritchard MG, Ramakrishnan N, Ramos GV, Roger C, Sandulescu O, Semple MG, Sharma P, Sigfrid L, Somers EC, Streinu-Cercel A, Taccone F, Vecham PK, Kumar Tirupakuzhi Vijayaraghavan B, Wei J, Wils EJ, Ci Wong X, Horby P, Rojek A, Olliaro PL. Int J Epidemiol 2023 04 19

• Structural identifiability of compartmental models for infectious disease transmission is influenced by data type.

  Dankwa EA, Brouwer AF, Donnelly CA. Epidemics 2022 12