Dr. Mary Eyram Ashinyo

About

Mary Eyram Ashinyo is a Public Health Physician Specialist with emphasis on Health Policy and Systems Management. With more than 13 years working experience, Ashinyo previously worked as a Medical Director of a district-type hospital for 8 years in the Ghana Health Service. She currently works as Quality Lead and Deputy Director at the Institutional Care Directorate of the Ghana Health Service. Ashinyo has experience implementing several national and international maternal and child health flagship projects and programs including the making every baby count initiative (MEBCI), integrated management of neonatal and childhood illnesses (IMNCI), Saving Lives at birth initiative through Obstetric triage implementation package (SLAB/OTIP), the WHO Quality of Care Network for quality, equity and dignity for maternal and child health, improving quality of maternal and child health through KAIZEN approach, infection prevention and control (IPC), water sanitation and hygiene (WASH), Patient Safety, air quality and health, antimicrobial resistance and one health, safe motherhood, Quality Improvement, etc. Ashinyo is a World Health Organization Consultant especially around Patient Safety Strategic Planning. Additionally, Ashinyo serves on Ghana's National Quality Steering Committee as the Ghana Health Service Representative, as the General Secretary for the Ghana Public Health Association and as the West Africa Hub Representative for Harvard University's Planetary Health Alliance

Honors and Awards

Kofi Annan Fellow
2022, The African Union and Africa CDC

National Health Excellency Award
2022, BBN and DMAC Foundation

Health Policy Analysis Fellow
2020, The World Health Organization Alliance for Health Policy Analysis

Women Leaders in Global Health Fellow
2017, Stanford University Centre for Global Health Innovations

Young Physician Leaders Fellow
2016, The World Academy of Science and Inter Academy Partnership

Mandela Washington Fellow
2015, Awarded by President Barrack Obama-U.S Department of State

Teaching Interests

Universal Health Coverage 

Quality Improvement 

Systems thinking 

SDGs

Leadership and Health Systems Governance

Research Activities

Maternal and Child health

Patient safety

Infection prevention and control

Water, sanitation and hygiene in healthcare facilities 

Air pollution and Climate change 

Anti-microbial resistance 

Public Policy

Health systems governance 

Global Health 

Systems thinking 

Quality Improvement

Service Activities

Women and youth empowerment

Prison Health volunteerism 

Advocacy for drug policies 

Global Health dialogue 

Essential services continuity during outbreaks 

Infectious diseases 

Non-communicable diseases 

health worker safety

Practice Activities

Women and youth empowerment

Prison Health volunteerism 

Advocacy for drug policies 

Global Health dialogue 

Essential services continuity during outbreaks 

Infectious diseases 

Non-communicable diseases 

health worker safety

Key Publications

Infection prevention and control compliance among exposed healthcare workers in COVID-19 treatment centers in Ghana: A descriptive cross-sectional study. Ashinyo ME, Dubik SD, Duti V, Amegah KE, Ashinyo A, Asare BA, et al. (2021). PLoS ONE, 16(3).
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Healthcare Workers Exposure Risk Assessment: A Survey among Frontline Workers in Designated COVID-19 Treatment Centers in Ghana. Ashinyo ME, Dubik SD, Duti V, et al. (2020). Journal of Primary Care & Community Health.

Fear of infertility limits contraceptive usage among first-time mothers in Ghana: A cross-sectional study. . Adofo, E., Dun-Dery, E. J., Kotoh, A. M., Dun-Dery, F., Avoka, J. A., & Ashinyo, M. E.  (2021). SAGE Open Medicine.
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Realist evaluation to improve health systems responsiveness to neglected health needs of vulnerable groups in Ghana and Vietnam: Study protocol. Mirzoev T, Manzano A, Ha BTT, Agyepong IA, Trang DTH, Anthony Danso-Appiah,Le Minh Thi, Mary Eyram Ashinyo et al. (2021). PLOS ONE, 16(1).
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Protocol for a realist synthesis of health systems responsiveness in low-income and middleincome countries. Mirzoev T, Cronin de Chavez A, Manzano A, et al. (2024). BMJ Open.

Realist synthesis of key strategies to improve health systems responsiveness to health needs of vulnerable groups in low- and middle-income countries. Tolib Mirzoev, Ana Manzano, Anna Cronin de Chavez, Natalie King, Judy Wright, Sumit Kane, Irene Agyepong, Mary Eyram Ashinyo, Anthony Danso-Appiah, Irene Kretchy, Leveana Gyimah, Lucy Yevoo, Bui Thi Thu Ha, Do Thi Hanh Trang, Le Minh Thi, Le Thi Vui, Nguyen Thai Quynh Chi. (2020). PROSPERO.
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Staff/Administrative Duties

1. Develop national quality and safety programs for all government healthcare facilities in Ghana's 16 regions 

2. Implement, monitor and evaluate quality and safety programs in all government healthcare facilities 

3. Conduct research on quality and safety of healthcare 

4. Collaborate with all stakeholders to improve quality and safety

5. Empower and engage patients, their families and communities to improve patient safety

6. Provide supportive supervision to all levels of healthcare service delivery to improve quality and safety

Education