Koku is a health systems specialist and policy analyst. He currently serves as a Government Advisory Group member for the Financing Alliance for Health (FAH). Koku recently served as a Director of Policy Planning Monitoring and Evaluation for the Ghana Health Service.
He has over 3 decades of experience in senior health management in Ghana including 16 years as District Medical Officer and 8 years as a Regional Director of Health Services. Prior to that, he worked as the National Coordinator of Ghana’s Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) Initiative that revolutionized Primary Health Care in Ghana’s Health System Performance.
Koku has been involved in several initiatives to promote health systems strengthening, policy research and implementation science for evidence-based decision-making in Ghana and several other countries. A feat that has seen him win several awards both nationally and internationally for his contribution to the health sector and the public health community.