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Simon Mariwah is a Professor of Health and Development Geography and Head of the Department of Geography and Regional Planning, University of Cape Coast (UCC), Ghana. His research interests include community development, sanitation, waste management, health behaviours, mobile phones for health (mhealth) and livelihoods. He holds a BA (Economics and Geography) degree from UCC, and in his graduating class of 2004, Simon was adjudged the Overall Best Graduating Student with a CGPA of 3.9 on a 4.0 scale. He was subsequently awarded a scholarship by the University of Cape Coast for an Accelerated PhD in Geography with specialisation in Environment and Development. His PhD thesis focused on Urban Solid Waste Governance, and he has over 15 years post-PhD experience in teaching, research and community service. Between March and June 2014, he was a Visiting Fellow of International Studies at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University, Rhode Island, USA. He has rich experience in academic leadership, currently serving as the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences (August 2025 to Date), served as the Head of the Department of Geography and Regional Planning, UCC (2024 to 2025 and 2015-2017), and as the Director of the Institute for Oil and Gas Studies, UCC (2018 to 2023). He has consulted for several organisations including World Health Organisation, Plan International Ghana and World Vision Ghana. Simon has collaborated with both national and international researchers from University of Oxford, UK; University of Durham, UK; University of Bradford, UK; University of Reading, UK; University of Sussex, UK; University of Newcastle, UK; University of Hull, UK; Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, USA; University of South Florida, USA; University of Notre Dame, USA; University of Hasselt, Belgium; University of Malawi; University of Gondar, Ethiopia; and University of Ghana. He has over 70 research publications to his credit and has shared his research findings in conferences across the world.

Focus & expertise

Recent activity

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Project Mar 2024

Recognising & supporting informal mhealth in Africa through grassroots interventions (REIMAGINE). (Funded by Medical Research Council, UK-2024-2026). Value of Award: GB£ 592,634.37

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Project Mar 2024

Resource Capacity for Sustainable Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (wash) Services Delivery in the Fanteakwa North District, Ghana. Funded World Vision Ghana, Fanteakwa Area Programme (august to November 2023). Value of Award: Gh¢ 50,000.00

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Project Mar 2024

Evaluation of Risk Communication Campaigns and Development of a Practical Handbook for Member States on Substandard and Falsified (sf) Medicines in Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Uganda. (funded by the World Health Organisation [who], Geneva-2022-2024).

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Project Mar 2024

Forensic Epidemiology and Impact of Substandard and Falsified Antimicrobials on Public Health. (funded by Wellcome Trust, Uk-2021-2025). Value of Award: Gb£ 2.9 Million

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Project Mar 2024

IRES TRACK 1: US-Ghana Student Research Experience: Understanding and conceptualizing threats and solutions of onsite sanitation and sea level rise on coastal groundwater resources.

Background

🎓 Education & qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy in Geography

University of Cape Coast

2009

Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences (Economics and Geography)

University of Cape Coast

2004

Career & positions

Director

Institute for Oil and Gas Studies

Aug, 2020 to Nov, 2023

Head of Department

Department of Geography and Regional Planning

Aug, 2024 to Aug, 2024

Head of Department

Department of Geography and Regional Planning

Aug, 2024 to Jul, 2025

Career progression

Start date unknown

No university appointment date is on record, so this timeline begins at the earliest recorded change.

Institute for Oil and Gas Studies

Department until 2026

Origin not recorded

Professor

Prof. · Department of Geography and Regional Planning

Present

Teaching & projects

Projects

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Recognising & supporting informal mhealth in Africa through grassroots interventions (REIMAGINE). (Funded by Medical Research Council, UK-2024-2026). Value of Award: GB£ 592,634.37

Co-Investigator (with Prof Kate Hampshire, Durham University, Prof. Alister Munthali, University of Malawi; Dr Elsbeth Robson, University of Hall, UK; Prof Tadesse Awoke, University of Gondar, Ethiopia; Dr Janelle Wagnild, Durham University, UK).

March 2024 - Present

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IRES TRACK 1: US-Ghana Student Research Experience: Understanding and conceptualizing threats and solutions of onsite sanitation and sea level rise on coastal groundwater resources.

Collaborator (with Prof Joseph T. Zume Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, USA, and others). Funded by National Science Foundation [NSF], USA-2023-2026). Value of Award: USD$ 291,818.00

October 2023 - Present

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Resource Capacity for Sustainable Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (wash) Services Delivery in the Fanteakwa North District, Ghana. Funded World Vision Ghana, Fanteakwa Area Programme (august to November 2023). Value of Award: Gh¢ 50,000.00

Principal Investigator (with Dr Addae Boateng Adu-Gyamfi, Dr Yvonne Ami Adjakloe, and Mr Ebenezer N.K. Boateng, all of the University of Cape Coast).

August 2023 - November 2023

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Evaluation of Risk Communication Campaigns and Development of a Practical Handbook for Member States on Substandard and Falsified (sf) Medicines in Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Uganda. (funded by the World Health Organisation [who], Geneva-2022-2024).

Co-Investigator and Africa Team Leader (with Prof Kate Hampshire, Durham University, UK; Prof Heather Hamill, Oxford University, UK; Dr. Janelle Wagnild, Durham University, UK).

August 2022 - December 2024

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Forensic Epidemiology and Impact of Substandard and Falsified Antimicrobials on Public Health. (funded by Wellcome Trust, Uk-2021-2025). Value of Award: Gb£ 2.9 Million

Lead Ghana Collaborator (with Prof Paul Newton, Oxford University, UK; Prof Heather Hamill, Oxford University, UK; and others).

October 2021 - May 2025

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Baseline Survey for the Pathways for Sustainable Employment for Women and Youth in Ghana (paseway) Project. Commissioned by Plan International, Ghana. Value of Award: Gh¢ 90,000.00

Principal Investigator (with Dr Samuel Asiedu Owusu and Mrs Millicent Anning-Agyei, Directorate of Research, Innovation and Consultancy-DRIC, UCC).

June 2020 - October 2020

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Strengthening private-sector medicine systems to tackle the persistence of poor-quality medicines in Africa: a proof-of-concept study. Funded by Medical research Council. Value of Award: GB£ 200,000.00.

Co-Investigator and Ghana Team Leader (with Prof Kate Hampshire, Durham University, UK; Dr Heather Hamill, Oxford University, UK; Dr Elizabeth David-Barrett, University of Sussex, UK; Professor Graeme Ackland, University of Edinburgh, UK; Dr Edmund Cha

January 2020 - December 2021

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Gender (in)equality in Ghana: A critical discourse analysis of some selected Akan proverbs. Funded by the Directorate of Research, Innovation and Consultancy, University of Cape Coast, Ghana . Value of Award: GH¢ 22,582.00

Principal Investigator (with Dr Emmanuel Amo Ofori, Dr Yvvone Ami Adjakloe and Dr Addae Boateng Adu-Gyamfi, all of the University of Cape Coast).

January 2020 - December 2021

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Final Evaluation of the Green Skills for Ghana Project. Commissioned by Plan International, Ghana, With Funds From the European Union. Value of Award: Gh¢ 72,000.00

Principal Investigator (with Dr Samuel Asiedu Owusu, Directorate of Research, Innovation and Consultancy-DRIC, UCC).

October 2019 - December 2019

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Evaluating the Impacts of on-Site Sanitation Systems on Groundwater Quality in Low-Income Neighbourhoods of Cape Coast, Ghana. (funded by the Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, Usa). Value of Award: Usd$ 8,000.00

Co-Investigator (with Prof Joseph Zume, Department of Geography and Earth Science, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, USA

August 2019 - December 2019

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Factors influencing community health workers’ effectiveness in Ghana, Malawi and Ethiopia. (Funded by Save The Children, UK). Value of Award: GB£ 84,639.00

Co-Investigator and Ghana Team Leader (with Prof Kate Hampshire, Durham University, UK; Prof Albert Abane, UCC; Dr Samuel Asiedu Owusu, UCC; Dr Alister Munthali, University of Malawi; Dr Elsbeth Robson, University of Hall, UK; Dr Kassahun Alemu, Universit

January 2019 - December 2020

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Narrating Blood: An international network for cross-cultural research and intervention into blood-related reproductive and adolescent health and care- economies in India, Bangladesh, Ghana and the UK. Funded by the University of Sussex. Value of Award: G

Collaborator (with Prof Maya Unnithan, University of Sussex, UK; Prof Janet Boddy, University of Sussex, UK; Prof Kate Hampshire, Durham University, UK; Prof. Uma Vennam, Young Lives India; Daniel Amoako-Sakyi, SMS-UCC; Dr Shobhita Rajagopal, of Developme

January 2018 - December 2020

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Building partnership for strengthening accountability in the Civil Service in Ghana. Funded by GCRF, UK. Value of Award: GB£ 7,000.00

Collaborator (with Dr Emanuela Girei, Sheffield University, UK; Prof Ataur Belal, Sheffield University, UK; Mr Noble Kumawu, OD Institute, Ghana; Ms Gloria Sarku, Parliamentary Training Institute, Ghana; Mr. Nana Agyekum Dwamena, Office of the Head of Ci

January 2018 - December 2019

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Ghana Music Documentation Project: Mapping Cultural Diversity, Promoting Sustainable Musical Futures. (Funded by Directorate for Research, Innovation and Consultancy [DRIC], University of Cape Coast, Ghana ). Value of Award: GH¢ 50,000.00

Co-Investigator (with Prof. Florian Carl, Dept of Music, UCC; Dr. Eric Debrah Otchere, Dept of Music, UCC; Dr. Alimatu-Saadia Yussiff, Dept of Computer Science and Information Technology, UCC; and Mr. ADDAI Okyere-Darko, Dept of Computer Science and Infor

January 2018 - December 2019

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Building an evidence base to support and enhance community health workers’ (informal) use of mobile phones in Ghana, Malawi and Ethiopia. (Funded by Medical research Council, UK). Value of Award: GB£ 200,000.00

Collaborator (with Prof Kate Hampshire, Durham University, UK; Prof Abert Abane, UCC; Dr Samuel Asiedu Owusu, UCC; Dr Alister Munthali, University of Malawi; Dr Elsbeth Robson, University of Hall, UK; Dr Kassahun Alemu, University of Gondar, Ethiopia; Pro

January 2017 - December 2019

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Baseline Study of Green Skills for Ghana Project. Commissioned by Plan International, Ghana, With Funds From the European Union. Value of Award: Gh¢ 55,000.00

Co-Investigator (with Prof. S.K Annim, Dept of Economics, UCC; and Dr Owusu Boampong, Institute for Development Studies, UCC)

January 2017 - November 2017

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Graduate School on Performing Sustainability: Cultures and Development in West Africa. A collaborative training network of graduate students between the University of Hildesheim (Germany), University of Cape Coast (Ghana), and University of Maiduguri (Nig

Collaborator (with Professor Raimund Vogels and Dr Nepomuk Riva, both of the Centre for World Music, the University of Hildesheim, Germany; Dr. Abba Isa Tijani, the University of Maiduguri, Nigeria; Prof. Florian Carl, Department of Music and Dance at UCC

January 2016 - December 2020

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Trust, risk and uncertainty in medicinal transactions in Sub-Saharan Africa: Integrating Behavioural Game Theory and Ethnography to develop a robust analytical framework to address a major global public health challenge (Funded by The Wellcome Trust). Val

Co-Investigator and Ghana Team Leader (with Dr Kate Hampshire, Durham University, UK; Dr Heather Hamill, Oxford University, UK; Dr. Joseph Nwamga, NIMR, Tanzania; Daniel Amoako-Sakyi, SMS-UCC; Abigail Kyei, Independent Consultant, Ghana).

January 2016 - December 2017

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Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction: A Short Course for Practitioners in Ghana. Fund by the United Nations Development Programme (undp). Gh¢ 56,772.00

Co-Developer (with Prof S. K Annim, Prof S.B. Kendie, and Prof A.M. Abane).

January 2016 - December 2016

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Establishment of an International Research partnership between Cape Coast University, Ghana and University of Bradford, UK in the field of Human Resource Development for Public Sector Reform. (Funded by The British Academy, UK ). Value of Award: GB£ 28,82

Collaborator (with Prof. Farhad Analoui-University of Bradford, UK and Prof. K. Barima Antwi-University of Cape Coast, Ghana)

January 2015 - December 2017

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What Has Poverty Got to Do With It? Asset-Based Approach to Household Access to Improved Sanitation in Ghana. Funded by the Directorate for Research, Innovation and Consultancy (dric), University of Cape Coast, Ghana. Value of Award: Gh¢ 20,000.00

Principal Investigator (with Dr. Joshua Amo-Adjei, and Prisca Anima, University of Cape Coast, Ghana).

January 2015 - May 2016

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Access to land, food security and intergenerational transmission of poverty in the Brong-Ahafo Region of Ghana- A pilot study (Funded by University of Reading Internationalisation Fund and Walker Institute for Climate System Research, University of Readin

Co-Investigator and Ghana Team Leader (with Dr. Ruth Evans –Reading University, UK and Dr K. Barima Antwi - UCC, Ghana).

January 2012 - December 2014

Publications 77 works

ORCID 0000-0003-0803-9746 →

2026

An empirical network study of the antimalarial supply chain in Ghana

Osman Adams, Chia-Lin Wang, Edmund Chattoe‐Brown, Heather Hamill et al.

PLoS ONE · Article · Source: OpenAlex

Leveraging Social Media for Global Environmental Education: Platform Trends and Strategic Implications for Youth Outreach

Benjamin Damoah, Simon Mariwah

Preprints.org · Preprint · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

The urgent need for African research collaboration on medicine quality

Fanqi Zeng, Simon Mariwah, Gerry Mshana, Daniel Amoako-Sakyi et al.

Nature Communications · Article · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

2025

Medicines in motion: An ethnographic exploration of the informal cross-border pharmaceutical trade in Africa

Kate Hampshire, Heather Hamill, Simon Mariwah, Samuel Asiedu Owusu et al.

Social Science & Medicine · Article · 5 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Can public education campaigns equitably counter the use of substandard and falsified medical products in African countries?

Janelle Wagnild, Samuel Asiedu Owusu, Simon Mariwah, Victor I. Kolo et al.

Health Policy and Planning · Article · 3 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Managing climate change through social justice in Africa: Key lessons from the Libode area of Eastern Cape, South Africa

Amos Apraku, Benjamin Apraku Gyampoh, John Morton, Simon Mariwah

Scientific African · Article · 3 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

‘The new geriatric giants’: how do loneliness and social isolation contribute to probable depression in older adults?

Razak M. Gyasi, Simon Mariwah, Simon Boateng, Collins Adjei Mensah et al.

Journal of Biosocial Science · Article · 3 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

Logics of acquiring medicines from informal retailers in four African countries

Janelle Wagnild, Samuel Asiedu Owusu, Simon Mariwah, Victor I. Kolo et al.

Global Health Action · Article · 2 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Africa’s epidemic of low-quality medicines

Heather Hamill, Fanqi Zeng, Simon Mariwah

Science · Article · 1 citation · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

Smallholders’ perspectives on sustainable agriculture intensification in Northern Ghana

Ebenezer N. K. Boateng, Gerald Atampugre, Patricia Solís, Simon Mariwah et al.

Sustainable Futures · Article · 1 citation · Source: OpenAlex

Management of water, sanitation and hygiene facilities in basic schools within the Mfantseman Municipality, Ghana

Kingsford Kobina Annan, Simon Mariwah, Alice Annan, Innocent Chirisa

Discover Sustainability · Article · Source: OpenAlex

Sedentary Time, Light Physical Activity Intensity, and Pain Severity: Findings From the Ghana Study on Aging

Razak M. Gyasi, Simon Boateng, Barnabas Addai Amanfo, Benedict Osei Asibey et al.

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics · Article · Source: OpenAlex

Socio-economic determinants and spatial analysis of access to sanitation among older adults in Ghana

Ebenezer N. K. Boateng, Yvonne Ami Adjakloe, Addae Boateng Adu‐Gyamfi, Amos Apraku et al.

Discover Social Science and Health · Article · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

The Failure of Mining Laws and Regulations in Ghana: A Case of Small-Scale Gold Mining in the Denkyira Area in the Central Region of Ghana

Samuel Antwi, Stephen Bugu Kendie, Simon Mariwah, Emmanuel Yamoah Tenkorang

SSRN Electronic Journal · Preprint · Source: OpenAlex

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Practices among Pupils in Basic Schools in the Mfantseman Municipality, Ghana

Kofi Annan, Simon Mariwah

Oikos The Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University bulletin of Ecology Science Technology Agriculture Food Systems Review and Advancement · Article · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

2024

Households’ energy conservation and efficiency awareness practices in the Cape Coast Metropolis of Ghana

Abigail Nana Ama Baidoo, Jones Abrefa Danquah, Edward Kweku Nunoo, Simon Mariwah et al.

Discover Sustainability · Article · 12 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Spatial and multivariate assessment of access to water for sustainable agriculture intensification in semi-arid Ghana

Ebenezer N. K. Boateng, Gerald Atampugre, Simon Mariwah, Ishmael Mensah et al.

PLOS Water · Article · 6 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Drivers of artisanal and small-scale mining in the Denkyira area, central region of Ghana

Samuel Antwi, Stephen Bugu Kendie, Emmanuel Yamoah Tenkorang, Simon Mariwah

The Extractive Industries and Society · Article · 3 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Risk of Sleep Problems in Middle-Aged and Older Adults Experiencing Bodily Pains: Serial Multiple Mediation Estimates of Emotional Distress and Activity Limitations

Razak M. Gyasi, Emelia Aikins, Gift Dumedah, Nelson Gyasi-Boadu et al.

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry · Article · 1 citation · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

Managing Climate Change Through Social Justice in Africa: Key Lessons from the Libode Area of Eastern Cape, South Africa

Amos Apraku, Benjamin Apraku Gyampoh, John Morton, Simon Mariwah

SSRN Electronic Journal · Preprint · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

2023

Antimalarial stocking decisions among medicine retailers in Ghana: implications for quality management and control of malaria

Adams Osman, Fiifi Amoako Johnson, Simon Mariwah, Daniel Amoako-Sakyi et al.

BMJ Global Health · Conference-abstract · 2 citations · Source: OpenAlex

2022

Gender (In)Equality in Ghana: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Akan Proverbs on Masculinity

Simon Mariwah, Emmanuel Amo Ofori, Yvonne Ami Adjakloe, Addae Boateng Adu‐Gyamfi et al.

Journal of Asian and African Studies · Article · 13 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

Reflections on lived experiences of teenage mothers in a Ghanaian setting: a phenomenological study

Prisca Ama Anima, Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme, Simon Mariwah, Anthony Mwinilanaa Tampah-Naah

International Journal of Adolescence and Youth · Article · 13 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

“It is very difficult in this business if you want to have a good conscience”: pharmaceutical governance and on-the-ground ethical labour in Ghana

Kate Hampshire, Simon Mariwah, Daniel Amoako-Sakyi, Heather Hamill

Global Bioethics · Article · 12 citations · Source: OpenAlex

The potential of composting toilets in addressing the challenges of faecal sludge management in community-led total sanitation (CLTS)

Simon Mariwah, Jan-Olof Drangert, Ellis Adjei Adams

Global Public Health · Article · 8 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

Changing land cover and small mammal habitats: Implications for landscape ecological integrity

Adams Osman, Simon Mariwah, David O. Yawson, Gerald Atampugre

Environmental Challenges · Article · 7 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Towards a concrete landscape: Assessing the efficiency of land consumption in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana

Adams Osman, David O. Yawson, Simon Mariwah, Ishmael Yaw Dadson

PLoS ONE · Article · 7 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Impact of COVID-19 on community-led total sanitation (CLTS) in Ghana: perspectives of implementing partners

Kweku Tsekpetse-Akuamoah, Simon Mariwah, Ebenezer N. K. Boateng, Yvonne Ami Adjakloe

Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development · Article · 6 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Decentralization and Resource Capacity for Sustainable Sanitation Services Delivery in Ghana

Simon Mariwah

Advances in African economic, social and political development · Book-chapter · 4 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Broadening the narratives of ecosystem services: Assessing the perceived services from nature and services to nature

Adams Osman, Simon Mariwah, David O. Yawson, Stephen Kankam et al.

Journal for Nature Conservation · Article · 3 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Energy conservation and efficiency awareness practices of households in the Cape Coast Metropolis, Ghana

Abigail Nana Ama Baidoo, Jones Abrefa Danquah, Edward Kweku Nunoo, Simon Mariwah et al.

Preprint · 1 citation · Source: OpenAlex

Energy conservation and efficiency awareness practices of households in the Cape Coast Metropolis, Ghana

Abigail Nana Ama Baidoo, Jones Abrefa Danquah, Edward Kweku Nunoo, Simon Mariwah et al.

Preprint · Source: OpenAlex

Energy conservation and efficiency awareness practices of households in the Cape Coast Metropolis, Ghana

Abigail Nana Ama Baidoo, Jones Abrefa Danquah, Edward Kweku Nunoo, Simon Mariwah et al.

Preprint · Source: OpenAlex

Household’s energy conservation and efficiency awareness practices in the Cape Coast Metropolis of Ghana

Abigail Nana Ama Baidoo, Jones Abrefa-Danquah, Edward Kweku Nunoo, Simon Mariwah et al.

Research Square · Preprint · Source: OpenAlex

2021

Informal mhealth at scale in Africa: Opportunities and challenges

Kate Hampshire, Tawonga Mwase‐Vuma, Kassahun Alemu, Albert Abane et al.

World Development · Article · 70 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Emancipatory spaces: Opportunities for (re)negotiating gendered subjectivities and enhancing adaptive capacities

Alicea Garcia, Petra Tschakert, Nana Afia Karikari, Simon Mariwah et al.

Geoforum · Article · 24 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Evaluating the impacts of on-site sanitation facilities and saltwater intrusion on shallow groundwater quality in peri-urban communities of Cape Coast, Ghana

Joseph T. Zume, Simon Mariwah, Ebenezer N. K. Boateng

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment · Article · 16 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Formalising ‘informal’ mHealth in Ghana: Opportunities and challenges for Universal Health Coverage (UHC)

Simon Mariwah, Albert Abane, Samuel Asiedu Owusu, Adetayo Kasim et al.

Global Public Health · Article · 16 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

Mobile phone use and the welfare of community health nurses in Ghana: An analysis of unintended costs

Albert Abane, Simon Mariwah, Samuel Asiedu Owusu, Adetayo Kasim et al.

World Development Perspectives · Article · 15 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Public road transport system and the spread of communicable diseases: Perspectives of operators and passengers in Accra, Ghana

Akoto Otupiri Darko, Simon Mariwah, Albert Abane, Regina Obilie Amoako‐Sakyi et al.

Ghana Journal of Geography · Article · 3 citations · Source: OpenAlex

The impact of COVID-19 on antimalarial supply chains in Ghana

Kate Hampshire, Elizabeth Dávid‐Barrett, Adams Osman, Simon Mariwah et al.

The Lancet Global Health · Article · 3 citations · Source: OpenAlex

DISASTER CONSTRUCT AS A NEXUS BETWEEN SOCIAL AND NATURAL PHENOMENA: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF LITERATURE

William Aduah Yorose, Emmanuel Yamoah Tenkorang, Simon Mariwah

UDS International Journal of Development · Review · 2 citations · Source: OpenAlex

System Design and Usability Evaluation of Ghana Music Documentation System Using the System Usability Scale

Alimatu–Saadia Yussiff, Florian Carl, Wan Fatimah Wan Ahmad, Simon Mariwah et al.

Lecture notes in computer science · Conference-paper · 1 citation · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

2020

Taking the long view: temporal considerations in the ethics of children’s research activity and knowledge production

Kate Hampshire, Gina Porter, Samuel Asiedu Owusu, Simon Mariwah et al.

Book-chapter · 2 citations · Source: OpenAlex

2019

Managing uncertainty in medicine quality in Ghana: The cognitive and affective basis of trust in a high-risk, low-regulation context

Heather Hamill, Kate Hampshire, Simon Mariwah, Daniel Amoako-Sakyi et al.

Social Science & Medicine · Article · 57 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Households’ solid waste separation practices in the Cape Coast Metropolitan area, Ghana

Peter Gyimah, Simon Mariwah, Kwabena Barima Antwi, Kow Ansah-Mensah

GeoJournal · Article · 40 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Gendered and generational tensions in increased land commercialisation: Rural livelihood diversification, changing land use, and food security in Ghana's Brong‐Ahafo region

Simon Mariwah, Ruth Evans, Kwabena Barima Antwi

Geo Geography and Environment · Article · 20 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

Role of Trust in a Self-Organizing Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Model with Variable Good Quality and Imperfect Information

Graeme J. Ackland, Edmund Chattoe‐Brown, Heather Hamill, Kate Hampshire et al.

Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation · Article · 13 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Energy Efficiency Processes and Sustainable Development in HEIs

Edward Kweku Nunoo, Simon Mariwah, S. Shafic Suleman

Reference-entry · 10 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Energy Efficiency Processes and Sustainable Development in HEIs

Edward Kweku Nunoo, Simon Mariwah, S. Shafic Suleman

Reference-entry · 1 citation · Source: OpenAlex

2017

The application of Signalling Theory to health-related trust problems: The example of herbal clinics in Ghana and Tanzania

Kate Hampshire, Heather Hamill, Simon Mariwah, Joseph R. Mwanga et al.

Social Science & Medicine · Article · 32 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

Getting a foot on the sanitation ladder: user satisfaction and willingness to pay for improved public toilets in Accra, Ghana

Simon Mariwah, Kate Hampshire, Constance Owusu-Antwi

Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development · Article · 20 citations · Source: OpenAlex

What has poverty got to do with it? Analysis of household access to improved sanitation in Ghana

Simon Mariwah, Joshua Amo‐Adjei, Prisca Ama Anima

Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development · Article · 17 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Sanitation: the neglected Siamese twin of water in achieving the millennium development goals (MDGs) in Ghana

Simon Mariwah

GeoJournal · Article · 12 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

Is the underdevelopment of northern Ghana a case of environmental determinism or governance crisis

Martin Oteng‐Ababio, Simon Mariwah, Louis Kusi Frimpong

Ghana Journal of Geography · Article · 6 citations · Source: OpenAlex

KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND BARRIERS TOWARDS PREVENTION OF MOTHER - TO - CHILD TRANSMISSION OF HIV IN GHANA

Simon Mariwah, Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme, Augustine Tanle, Kobina Esia-Donkoh et al.

UDS International Journal of Development · Article · 5 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Preferences for antiretroviral therapy services: Qualitative evidence from people living with HIV in Ghana

Augustine Tanle, Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme, Simon Mariwah, Kobina Esia-Donkoh et al.

Ghana Journal of Geography · Article · 4 citations · Source: OpenAlex

‘One David, Two Goliaths’: Microcredit as a tool for sustainable ecological sanitation and smallholder agriculture in Ghana

Simon Mariwah

Oguaa Journal of Social Sciences · Article · 3 citations · Source: OpenAlex

2016

Who bears the cost of ‘informal mhealth’? Health-workers’ mobile phone practices and associated political-moral economies of care in Ghana and Malawi

Kate Hampshire, Gina Porter, Simon Mariwah, Alister Munthali et al.

Health Policy and Planning · Article · 78 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Vulnerability and risk levels of communities within Ankobra estuary of Ghana

Adams Osman, Benjamin Kofi Nyarko, Simon Mariwah

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction · Article · 20 citations · Source: OpenAlex

2015

Informal m-health: How are young people using mobile phones to bridge healthcare gaps in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Kate Hampshire, Gina Porter, Samuel Asiedu Owusu, Simon Mariwah et al.

Social Science & Medicine · Article · 161 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

Struggles over family land? Tree crops, land and labour in Ghana’s Brong-Ahafo region

Ruth Evans, Simon Mariwah, Kwabena Barima Antwi

Geoforum · Article · 50 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Urban land use/land cover changes in the Tema metropolitan area (1990–2010)

Simon Mariwah, Kingsley Osei, Mark Seyram Amenyo-Xa

GeoJournal · Article · 14 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

Residents’ perceptions and attitudes towards urban solid waste management in the Berekum Municipality, Ghana

Suleman Dauda, Simon Mariwah, Richard Agyapong

Oguaa Journal of Social Sciences · Article · 6 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Institutionalising Community Participation in Watershed Management: A Study of the Inchaban Watershed in the Western Region of Ghana

Albert Kobina Mensah, Okoree D. Mireku, Peter Kwabenah Acheampong, Simon Mariwah et al.

Article · 3 citations · Source: OpenAlex

2014

Cashew cultivation, access to land and food security in Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana:Preventing the intergenerational transmission of poverty

Ruth Evans, Simon Mariwah, Kwabena Barima Antwi

CentAUR (University of Reading) · Report · 14 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Approaches to watershed management in Ghana: A study of the Inchaban Watershed

Okoree D. Mireku, Simon Mariwah

Article · Source: OpenAlex

2013

Left to their Fate? Effects of Mining on the Environment and Wellbeing of Residents in the Asutifi District, Ghana

Suleman Dauda, Simon Mariwah, Collins Adjei Mensah

Journals & Books Hosting (International Knowledge Sharing Platform) · Article · 1 citation · Source: OpenAlex

Urban land use/land cover changes in the Tema metropolitan area (1990 - 2010)

Simon Mariwah

Journal of Earth Science & Climatic Change · Article · Source: OpenAlex

2012

The impact of gender and physical environment on the handwashing behaviour of university students in Ghana

Simon Mariwah, Kate Hampshire, Adetayo Kasim

Tropical Medicine & International Health · Article · 62 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

Taking the long view: temporal considerations in the ethics of children's research activity and knowledge production

Kate Hampshire, Gina Porter, Samuel Asiedu Owusu, Simon Mariwah et al.

Children s Geographies · Article · 30 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR MANAGING SOLID WASTE IN THE SHAMA-AHANTA-EAST METROPOLIS, GHANA

Simon Mariwah

Article · 13 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Spatial Inequality and Household Poverty in Ghana

Samuel Kobina Annim, Simon Mariwah, Joshua Sebu

SSRN Electronic Journal · Preprint · 10 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Spatial inequality and household poverty in Ghana

Samuel Kobina Annim, Simon Mariwah, Joshua Sebu

Economic Systems · Article · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

2011

Community perceptions of human excreta as fertilizer in peri-urban agriculture in Ghana

Simon Mariwah, Jan-Olof Drangert

Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy · Article · 84 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

The Soul is Willing but...: Exploring Community Sanitation Preferences for Environmental Sustainability

Simon Mariwah

Ghana Journal of Geography · Article · 1 citation · Source: OpenAlex

2010

Assessment Performance of Waste Management Institutions In Ghana

Simon Mariwah

West Africa review · Article · Source: OpenAlex

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Engagements

📅 Conferences attended

2019 2019 Petroleum Local Content Conference and Exhibition Participant · Best Western Plus Atlantic Hotel, Takoradi, Ghana
2019 30th MOLE WASH Conference Facilitator · Volta Serene Hotel, Ho, Ghana
2019 5th Africa Oil Governance Summit Participant · Labadi Beach Hotel, Accra, Ghana
2019 Annual Conference of Ghana Geographical Association Presented a Paper · Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
2019 7th National Community-Led Total Sanitation Stocktaking Forum Presented a Paper · Noda Hotel, Kumasi, Ghana
2019 Workshop on Democratic Decentralisation and Sustainable Development Presented a Paper · Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
2018 6th National Community-Led Total Sanitation Stocktaking Forum Presented a Paper · Noda Hotel, Kumasi, Ghana
2017 28th International Population Conference Presented a Paper · Cape Town, South Africa
2017 Development Studies Association (DSA) Annual Conference Presented a Paper · University of Bradford, Bradford, UK
2017 2nd International Conference on Engineering, Science, Technology and Entrepreneurship (ESTE) Participant · Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
2017 5th National Community-Led Total Sanitation Stocktaking Forum Presented a Paper · Noda Hotel, Kumasi, Ghana
2016 4th Global Symposium on Health Systems Research Presented a Paper · Vancouver Convention Centre, Vancouver, Canada
2016 4th International Conference of U6 Participant · University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
2016 4th National Community-Led Total Sanitation Stocktaking Forum Presented a Paper · Blue Royal Hotel, Larteh-Akuapim, Ghana
2016 10th Anniversary Conference of the ESRC-DFID Joint Fund for Poverty Alleviation Research Participant · Pretoria, South Africa
2015 12th International Conference on Urban Health Presented a Paper · Bangobandhu International Conference Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2015 3rd National Community-Led Total Sanitation Stocktaking Forum Presented a Paper · Noda Hotel, Kumasi, Ghana
2015 8th International Microfinance Conference Presented a Paper · University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
2014 Annual Conference of Ghana Geographical Association Presented a Paper · Notre Dame Senior High School, Sunyani, Ghana
2014 Conference on 'Food Justice: Knowing food/securing the future' Presented a Paper · University of Reading, Reading, UK
2013 2nd West African Clean Energy and Environment (WACEE '13) Exhibition and Conference Participant · Accra International Conference Centre, Accra, Ghana
2013 27th International Population Conference Presented a Paper · Busan, South Korea
2013 1st International ISOD Conference in Organisation Development Participant · Accra, Ghana
2013 7th International Micro Finance Conference Presented a Paper · University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
2012 International Conference on Poverty, Social Exclusion and Development Presented a Paper · University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
2012 Annual Conference of Ghana Geographical Association Rapporteur · Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
2011 6th African Population Conference Presented a Paper · Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
2011 10th International Conference on Urban Health Presented a Paper · Belo Horizonte, Brazil
2011 6th International Micro Finance Conference Rapporteur · University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
2010 International Conference on Urban Health Presented a Paper · New York City, USA
2010 5th Annual Micro Finance Conference Rapporteur · in University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
2009 8th International Conference on Urban Health Presented a Paper · Nairobi, Kenya
2009 Annual General Meeting of Ghana Geographical Association Rapporteur · University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
2021 Human Resource Localisation Virtual Conference. Organised by the Petroleum Commission, Ghana Participant · Virtual Conference
2020 5th Annual Scientific Virtual Conference and Congress of the West African Postgraduate College of Environmental Health (WAPCEH). Presented a Paper · Virtual Conference
2020 31st MOLE WASH Conference Moderator · Hillview Guest Centre. Accra, Ghana
2020 31st MOLE Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Conference Facilitator · Hillview Guest Centre. Accra, Ghana
2020 5th Annual Scientific Virtual Conference and Congress of the West African Postgraduate College of Environmental Health (WAPCEH). Presented a paper · Virtual
2021 Human Resource Localisation Virtual Conference. Organised by the Petroleum Commission, Ghana Participant · Virtually
2021 32nd MOLE Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Conference Facilitator · Anita Hotel, Ejisu, Ghana
2021 7th Africa Oil Governance Summit. Participant · Virtually
2022 13th Dealing with Disasters Conference Presented a paper · Virtually
2022 Ghana International Petroleum Conference Participant · Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel, Accra, Ghana
2022 33rd MOLE Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Conference Facilitator · Elmina Beach Resort, Elmina, Ghana
2022 8th Quadrennial Delegates Congress of Ghana Environmental Health Officers Association (GEHOA). Presented a paper · Virtually
2022 Annual Conference of Ghana Geographers Association, Chairman of a session · University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
2023 Annual Conference of Ghana Geographers Association Chairman of a session · University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast
2023 XVIII World Water Congress Presented a paper · Beijing, China
2023 34th MOLE Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Conference Theme address speaker · Royal Cosy Hills Hotel, Jirapa, Upper West region, Ghana
2023 3rd Conference on Fisheries and Coastal Management Chairman of a session · Mensvic Grand Hotel, Accra
2024 2nd CADFP Alumni Convening Meeting. Facilitator, Panellist and Steering (Planning) Committee Member · Virtually

Honors & affiliations

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University of Cape Coast Scholarship for Accelerated PhD
University of Cape Coast · 2005
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Overall Best Graduating Student (CGPA 3.9) across the university.
University of Cape Coast · 2004
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Visiting Scholar
Centre for World Music, University of Hildesheim, Germany · 2020
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Visiting Fellow in International Studies
Brown University, USA · 2014
Member
Development Studies Association (DSA) · 2017
Member
Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA) · 2016
Member
Population-Environment Research Network (PERN) · 2015
Member
Union for African Population Studies (UAPS) · 2011
Member
Ghana Geographers Association · 2010
Member
International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) · 2009

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