Peter Lamptey
Peter Lamptey is a professor of noncommunicable diseases at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and serves on the Global Advisory Group for the LSHTM Centre for Global Chronic Conditions. He is president emeritus/distinguished scientist at FHI360. He is an internationally recognized public health physician and expert in communicable and noncommunicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries. With a career at FHI360 spanning more than 35 years, Peter has been instrumental in establishing FHI360 as one of the world’s leading INGOs in implementing HIV/AIDS programs.
Latest Articles
Opinion: To stem the tide of NCDs, redesign the health care systems
about 7 years ago // Focus on: future of health partnerships
The fight against noncommunicable diseases needs to account for outdated health care systems. Here are three lessons for reform from a community-based care initiative in Ghana.
In Africa, tobacco presents a looming threat to healthy living
over 11 years ago // #HealthyMeans Living Longer
Without comprehensive tobacco prevention and control policies, smoking prevalence in Africa will increase nearly 39 percent by 2030. Is the continent staring down an impending health crisis? FHI 360's Dr. Peter Lamptey gives his take in this exclusive commentary for #HealthyMeans.