Brief Profile

Irene Kretchy was appointed as a management committee member for the Centre for Gender Studies and Advocacy (GECENSA) in 2022. She is a 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.