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Dr. Elliot Koranteng Tannor is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Medicine of the School of Medicine and Dentistry of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), a Senior Specialist Physician and Consultant Nephrologist at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi, Ghana and an International Society of Nephrology - Global Kidney Health Atlas Fellow. He was a Fellow of the West African College of Physicians (FWACP) and Fellow of the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) after training in Cape Town, South Africa. 

He is the Educational Committee Chairman of the Ghana Kidney Association (GKA) and the Chairman of the Young Nephrologists Committee of the Africa Association of Nephrology (AFRAN). He is a member of the ISN Educational Committee and part of the first cohort of the Emerging Leaders Program of the International Society of Nephrology.

He is a Senior Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity with the George Washington University, championing health equity in access and management of kidney disease in Ghana. He is the Founder/CEO of Kidney Health International a local NGO promoting Kidney health in Ghana and beyond.

He has 40 research publications and written 17 educational online publications on kidney disease prevention. He is a kidney health advocate, health promoter and educates the general public about kidney disease and its prevention. He has organized free kidney health screening for over 3,000 people, set up renal management teams in 5 district hospitals in Ghana, visited over 20 radio stations, 12 television stations and 23 organized groups educating on kidney disease prevention in 4 years. He has written two books on kidney disease prevention in Ghana. He is married with four children.

Professional Interests & Expertise

Advocacy,Education,Health Systems and Health Insurance,Health Workforce,Primary Care

Organization

Kidney Health International

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    Research Article

    Mind the gap in kidney care: translating what we know into what we do

    Publication

    Fifty Years of hemodialysis in Ghana - current status, utilization and cost of dialysis services

    Publication

    Impact of COVID-19 on health service utilisation in sub-Saharan Africa: protocol for a scoping review

    Review Article

    Inequities in kidney health and kidney care

    Publication

    Twitter As Educational Tool: A Global Web-Based Cross-Sectional Study On Social Media Behaviour Of Nephrologists

    Commentary

    Nurturing Global Leadership, Advocacy, Research, and Collegiality: The Unique Experience of The International Society of Nephrology Emerging Leaders Program

    Journal Article

    Access to Nephrology Care for Pregnancy-Related Acute Kidney Injury in Low- and Lower-Middle-Income Countries: A Perspective

    Journal Article

    COVID-19 and Kidney Disease: Progress in Health Inequity From Low-Income Settings

    Journal Article

    Early Identification of CKD—A Scoping Review of the Global Populations

    Journal Article

    The COVID-19 pandemic identifies significant global inequities in hemodialysis care in Low and Lower Middle-Income countries - an ISN/DOPPS survey

    Editorial

    Kidney Health for All—Efforts in Low-Income Settings to Enhance Community Engagement, Kidney Health Awareness, and Screening (December 2021)

    Annual Report

    The Ghana Renal Registry – a first annual report

    Editorial

    Challenges in Kidney Care in a Lower Middle Income Country During the COVID-19 Pandemic — the Ghanaian Perspective

    Journal Article

    Early detection of kidney disease in Ghana - A situational survey of secondary hospitals in the Ashanti Region of Ghana

    Protocol

    Assessing the impact of screening, early identification and intervention programmes for chronic kidney disease: protocol for a scoping review

    Journal Article

    Hyponatraemia as a Predictor of Mortality in Medical Admissions in Ghana: A Comparative Study

    Book

    How To Prevent Kidney Disease: Ten Most Important Things Everyone Must Know About their Kidneys

    Case Report

    A forgotten parasitic infestation in an immunocompromised patient-a case report of crusted scabies

    Opinion

    COVID-19: The person standing next to you could be Carlos Ahenkorah

    Article

    ‘Born too soon or too light’ and kidney disease in Ghana

    Journal Article

    Prevalence and predictors of chronic kidney disease among Ghanaian patients with hypertension and diabetes mellitus: A multicenter cross-sectional study

    Opinion Piece

    Alcohol consumption and kidney diseases in Ghana

    Opinion Piece

    Health inequities in management of kidney diseases in Ghana

    Journal Article

    Quality of life among patients with moderate to advanced chronic kidney disease in Ghana - a single centre study

    Editorial

    The coronavirus and your kidneys

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