Dr Anne Boakyewaa Anokye‑Kumatia BPharm, PharmD, PhD Candidate, FGCPharm

PharmDr Anne Boakyewaa Anokye‑Kumatia is a senior specialist paediatric pharmacist at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, where she directs clinical pharmacy services for neonatal and paediatric wards and serves as the hospital’s principal resource on medication safety and therapeutics. She pioneered the Centralised Intravenous Additive Service, driving policy development, staff training, and quality‑assurance systems that are now referenced nationally for sterile‑admixture practice. Her daily work combines evidence‑based pharmacotherapy with close collaboration across multidisciplinary teams while she mentors pharmacists throughout Ghana.

As Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Pharm Anne LLC, Dr Anokye‑Kumatia provides consultancy on CIVAS implementation, medication‑safety audits, and capacity‑building programmes for health‑care organisations. She also offers success‑coaching services for early‑career professionals and advocates for families of children with special needs, translating clinical expertise into community empowerment initiatives.

She contributes to academia as a part‑time lecturer in Pharmacy Practice at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, guiding students in clinical pharmacology and evidence‑based care. Her scholarly work spans paediatric cardiology and phytomedicine, with publications on conservative management of patent ductus arteriosus in preterm infants and the bioactivity of Ghanaian medicinal plants.

Dr Anokye‑Kumatia’s professional excellence has earned industry recognition, including short‑listing for the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana’s Hospital Pharmacist of the Year award. She maintains active membership in the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana, mentors through national pharmacy networks, and speaks regularly at continuing‑professional‑development events.

Holding a Doctor of Pharmacy and advanced certifications in paediatric pharmacy, medication safety, and quality improvement, she is now advancing her scholarship as a PhD candidate in Pharmacy Practice at the University of KwaZulu‑Natal, focusing on optimising paediatric medication safety systems. Through every role—clinician, lecturer, researcher, consultant, and coach—Dr Anokye‑Kumatia drives improvements in pharmaceutical care while championing inclusive, patient‑centred health services across Ghana.

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