Sylvia Akpene Takyi, PhD, MSc, BSc

Sylvia Takyi’s global health focus centers on the intersection of environmental and occupational health, nutrition, and maternal and child health. Her work emphasizes community-driven approaches that address unequal exposure to environmental hazards and improve access to practical prevention strategies for women, children, and informal workers in underserved communities.Her interests in global health equity align with the Center’s themes of empowering women, strengthening systems for health, addressing social and environmental determinants of health, and developing technical solutions.Takyi’s research examines how toxic metals and air pollution interact with nutritional status to influence metabolic and other health outcomes, particularly in polluted communities in Ghana. She combines exposure assessment, biomarker analysis, and community-engaged intervention research to implement and evaluate affordable nutritional and behavioral strategies for reducing exposure-related health risks.