Governance and policy
Academic-board, appointments, research, budget, procurement, ethics and curriculum responsibilities across UHAS, the University of Ghana and professional structures.
Professional and community engagement
Connecting science, professional practice and public purpose
Prof. Banga’s engagement work brings evidence into the spaces where health decisions are shaped: universities, regulatory processes, practitioner organisations, scientific forums, professional networks and communities.
Fields of engagement
Service across a connected health ecosystem
Regulation and technical advice
Technical expertise in herbal-product evaluation, toxicology, efficacy and registration, including research reports supporting regulatory assessment.
Practitioner partnership
Structured engagement with traditional medicine practitioners through UHAS–GHAFTRAM collaboration, curriculum review and professional education.
Scientific diplomacy
Knowledge exchange across Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, France, China and wider African and international scientific networks.
Professional service
Peer review, academic editorship, grant review, technical consultancy and participation in pharmacology, ethnopharmacology and natural-products societies.
Community-facing translation
Initiatives that link research, safer practice, health education and responsible natural-product development to the needs of patients and communities.
Current professional service
Contributing where standards are made
Traditional Medicine Practice Council
Chair, Curriculum Review Committee · since August 2025
UHAS–GHAFTRAM
Chair, Joint Steering Committee · since June 2024
GHAFTRAM Green Gold Agenda
Member, Research Committee · since February 2025
UHAS
Academic Board, Research Advisory, Budget, Procurement and senior management committees
ITAM
Institute Board and Appointment, Promotion and Review Committee leadership
Evidence for regulation
Technical work behind safer products
Since 2016, Prof. Banga has contributed technical expertise to herbal-product registration processes in Ghana. His teams have undertaken efficacy, physicochemical and toxicological studies whose reports support evidence-based product evaluation. This work does not replace regulatory decision-making; it supplies scientific evidence for competent authorities to assess.
- 01Define the product and research question
- 02Select fit-for-purpose efficacy or safety methods
- 03Document methods, results and limitations
- 04Submit technical evidence for independent regulatory assessment
Practitioner and community partnership
Working with knowledge holders—not merely studying them
Engagement with traditional medicine is grounded in respect, accountability and shared benefit. Through NGO PRORESMAT, established in Côte d’Ivoire in 2008, and later work with ITAM and GHAFTRAM, Prof. Banga has promoted dialogue among practitioners, researchers, regulators and health professionals, including attention to intellectual property and equitable collaboration.
01Traditional knowledge02Scientific validation03Quality and safety04Professional standards05Responsible integration
Selected public and scientific forums
Taking evidence into wider conversations
ICASA 2025
Traditional medicine in primary health care and cancer management in West Africa.
African Research and Innovation Forum
African youth, innovation, entrepreneurship and the contribution of regional research programmes.
PHYMEPALU project conference
Research on traditional medicine in malaria management in Ghana.
Drug Innovation Week
Science and innovation in service of pharmaceutical and health enterprises.
Sino-African academic exchange
Traditional medicine, pharmacology and university collaboration through the 20+20 programme.
International biomedical forums
Mitochondrial, cardiovascular, respiratory and muscle research presented to specialist scientific audiences.
Professional networks
Communities of knowledge and practice
French Society of Pharmacology and TherapeuticsFrench Society of EthnopharmacologyGhana Science AssociationWest African Network of Natural Products Research ScientistsNon-Communicable Diseases Research Group, UGMCUniversity Teachers Association of Ghana
A note on roles
Transparency and professional boundaries
Academic, regulatory, professional, charitable and enterprise activities have distinct responsibilities. Engagement should disclose relevant roles, protect confidential information and intellectual property, avoid exaggerated health claims, and preserve the independence of scientific and regulatory judgement.
The initiatives described here involve universities, ministries, regulators, practitioner organisations, research collaborators, development partners and communities. Their outcomes are shared achievements.