Ghanaian public health researcher Gifty Aboagye-Mensah is making significant strides in the field of international academia, earning acclaim for her outstanding contributions to global health research.

A Master of Public Health (MPH) student at The Brown School of Washington University in St.

Louis, Missouri, Gifty is majoring in Epidemiology and Biostatistics and has recently been recognized for her exemplary work at a prestigious research symposium in the United States of America.

At the university's 30th Annual Graduate Research Symposium, Gifty distinguished herself by winning two prestigious awards: First Place in the Professional Category and the Excellence in Research on Social Themes Award.