Dr Kwaku Appiah Duodu

Dr. Kwaku Appiah Duodu is a Ghanaian Aquatic Veterinarian with over 5 years of specialized experience in fish health, welfare management, and sustainable aquaculture practices. He has a proven track record in designing and implementing comprehensive biosecurity measures, reducing disease outbreaks, antimicrobial usage, and mortality rates in aquaculture systems.

Dr.  Duodu holds a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and has extensive hands-on experience across aquaculture, fisheries, and veterinary services. As a Senior Veterinary Officer, he has served with the Fish Health Unit of Ghana’s Veterinary Services Department and Fisheries Commission since December 2020, managing aquatic animal health, disease surveillance, biosecurity monitoring, and contingency planning for transboundary aquatic animal diseases (TAADs).

He has previously operated the Westland Veterinary Clinic, and has worked in multiple fields as a veterinarian, gaining expertise in clinical care, diagnostics, abattoir operations, and poultry health management.  Dr. Duodu is also an experienced trainer and facilitator, having led numerous courses on fish health, biosecurity, and aquatic disease management for fisheries officers and veterinary staff.

His professional accomplishments include technical membership in Ghana’s Animal Health Risk Communications Team, multiple certifications from FAO, Worldfish, AHSS Ghana, Cefas UK, and Norwegian Veterinary Institute, and volunteer work in rabies vaccination campaigns impacting thousands of animals across Ghana.

Dr. Duodu has contributed to the development of crucial national policy documents on Aquaculture Development, Aquatic Animal Health Strategy, Biosecurity, Emergency Response and Disease Control, Food Safety, and Antimicrobial Resistance. He advocates for the One Health concept, collaborating with stakeholders to address challenges in Ghana’s aquaculture and fisheries sector.

Dr. Duodu’s core strengths include diagnosis and treatment of terrestrial and aquatic animal diseases, animal health management, disease prevention, advocacy, critical thinking, and working effectively under pressure. He is fluent in English and Twi and continues to advance aquatic animal health, sustainable aquaculture, and public awareness in Ghana.

Passionate about advancing public, animal, and environmental health, Dr. Duodu sees the Africa Fish and Aquaculture Welfare (AFIWEL) Program as a catalyst for achieving his goals.