Edwin Panford-Quainoo, PhD

Senior Technical Advisor (Antimicrobial Stewardship), Commonwealth Pharmacists Association.

Pharmacist, global health specialist, researcher and educator working across international antimicrobial stewardship programmes, health partnerships, workforce development and implementation research.


Antimicrobial resistance and stewardship; global health; community pharmacy and primary care; implementation and qualitative research; health workforce development; medicines optimisation; education and training.
Led and contributed to international antimicrobial stewardship programmes across the UK and sub-Saharan Africa, working with multidisciplinary partners to translate evidence into policy, practice and workforce development.

Published researcher with a growing body of work in antimicrobial stewardship, pharmacy practice and global health. PhD (Global Health), Master of Public Health, Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy and BSc (Hons) Pharmacy. Bye-Fellow, University of Cambridge; Member of the Faculty of Public Health; Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy; registered pharmacist in the UK and Ghana.


Outside his professional work, Edwin is passionate about mentoring young people and is an award-winning DJ, reflecting his longstanding love of music, creativity and connecting with diverse audiences.