Fred Binka

Fred Newton Binka
Fred Newton Binka
Vice-chancellor of University of Health and Allied Sciences
	In office; March 2012 – July 2016
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	John Owusu Gyapong
Personal details
Born	1953 (age 72–73)
Scientific career
Alma mater	University of Ghana; Hebrew University of Jerusalem;
Awards	Rudolf Geigy Award (2001); Prince Mahidol Award (2010);
Fields	Public health, epidemiology, malaria
Institutions	University of Health and Allied Sciences; World Health Organization; INDEPTH Network; Navrongo Health Research Centre;

Fred Newton Binka (b. 1953) is a Ghanaian public health physician and researcher. He serves as a distinguished professor of clinical epidemiology at the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) in Ho, Ghana, and has previously coordinated the World Health Organization (WHO) Emergency Response to Artemisinin Resistance in the Greater Mekong sub-region of Asia. He is the founding vice-chancellor of UHAS and the former executive secretary of the International Network for the Demographic Evaluation of Populations and Their Health (INDEPTH) Network, a global network of health and demographic surveillance systems. His work in malaria control and health development in Africa, particularly in the areas of vitamin A supplementation, insecticide-treated bed nets, and rotavirus and meningitis vaccination, has been impactful.