Edwin Panford-Quainoo

Edwin studied pharmacy at DeMontfort University in Leicester where he completed his undergraduate degree in Pharmacy. Edwin is an accomplished pharmacist with over 20 years of experience following his registration as a pharmacist. He has worked predominantly as a community pharmacist for several years but also has experiences within the pharmaceutical industry as well as hospital settings. Edwin has had experience working as a pharmacist in multiple countries and has worked for several well-known companies within his field. He worked in Australia before going to Ghana, where he is currently still registered as a pharmacist, as well as in the UK.

Edwin holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy, Master of Public Health from the University of Liverpool and he is currently undertaking his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Global Health at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. He is a tutor on the MSc Global Health programme at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. This position led him to gain this Associate Fellowship with the Higher Education Academy.  

Edwin was one of the first cohorts to be awarded the Chief Pharmaceutical Officer’s Global Health Fellowship. He holds a practitioner membership with the Faculty of Public Health where he is also a member of the Faculty’s Africa special interest group. As well as being a member of the regulatory bodies for pharmacists in both the UK and Ghana, he is also currently a member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.