Bernard Appiah wears many hats. He is a pharmacist, science journalist, global health scholar, public engagement specialist, and science and health communication scholar and practitioner.
He is an Assistant Professor at Syracuse University Department of Public Health, and founding director of the Centre for Science and Health Communication in Ghana. He serves on the Healthcare Safety and Quality Expert Committee of the United States Pharmacopeia where he is involved in activities that empower patients’ health literacy. He is also an Associate Fellow of the Australia-based Communication Research Institute.
Bernard’s main research interest is using communication and public engagement approaches to address global health challenges. His science engagement project involving children’s use of storytelling and picture drawing to fight antimicrobial resistance resulted in him being a Falling Walls Engage Winner 2019. His book, Medicines: Using Them Safely, uses storytelling and cartoons to engage readers. He has won several awards or grants including Ghana’s first Young Pharmacist of the Year Award, Wellcome Trust’s International Engagement Award, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Grand Challenges Explorations Innovator seed grant, and Grand Challenges Canada’s Stars in Global Health innovator seed grant.