Prof. Irene M.A. Kretchy
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Irene Kretchy was appointed as a management committee member for the Centre for Gender Studies and Advocacy (GECENSA) in 2022. She is an Associate Professor of Social Behavioural Pharmacy at the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of Ghana, Legon. She is an affiliate of the CEGENSA and a Fellow of the Ghana College of Pharmacists, with specialisation in Social Pharmacy/ Public Health.
Her interests include social and behavioural aspects of health, with a specific focus on biopsychosocial approaches to medication use and other treatments for physical and mental illness, as well as healthcare utilization based on gender dynamics and women’s health.