Florence Anfaara

Program: Master's Candidate - Geography & Collaborative Program in Global Health Systems in Africa

Home: Ghana

Supervisor: Dr. Isaac Luginaah

Research Project: Perceptions of Hepatitis B
Florence Wullo Anfaara is from Jirapa- Konzokala in the Upper West Region of Ghana. She acquired a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of Ghana, Legon. Her passion in life has always been to help the vulnerable and less privileged in society- women, people living with a disability, the aged and the poor. Florence is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Geography (health geography) at University of ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ Ontario, Canada. Her research will look into health disparities and inequalities in four communities of the Upper West Region, Ghana with special attention on the perception of Hepatitis B and food security in four communities of the Upper West Region, Ghana. The findings from her research will be shared with both government and non-governmental organizations to help in the design of relevant policy to address the Hepatitis B prevalence in Ghana.