Phyllis Ohene-Agyei
Doctoral candidate Phyllis Ohene-Agyei is researching gestational diabetes management and its long-term effects on maternal health.
Key facts
Programme: PhD
Research topic: Gestational diabetes management and its long-term effects on
maternal health
Supervisor: Professor Dame Jane Harding, Professor Caroline Crowther, and Associate Professor Greg Gamble (FMHS)
Dr Phyllis Ohene-Agyei is a medical doctor and global health researcher with experience in clinical practice, project management, and global health research. She completed her medical degree (MBChB) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and has a double master's degree in public health from the UK and France.
Phyllis is currently undertaking a PhD at the Liggins Institute investigating gestational diabetes management and its long-term effects on maternal health. She is passionate about addressing health inequalities and improving maternal and child health outcomes globally. Read Phyllis’s opinion piece to learn more about her research into gestational diabetes in Aotearoa New Zealand, 'How gestational diabetes can affect mental health'.
New Zealand should consider adopting Germany’s approach of routinely screening for mental health problems in women who get gestational diabetes.