Dr. Desmond Kuupiel holds a Ph.D. in public health, an MPH in population and reproductive health, a BSc in public health and allied sciences, an advanced diploma in critical care nursing, and a diploma in registered general nursing. Additionally, he has earned certificates in the fundamentals of epidemiology, clinical guidelines development, and an introduction to geographic information systems. He is currently serving as an honorary senior lecturer at the University of KwaZulu-Natal School of Nursing and Public Health, and a postdoctoral research fellow at the Durban University of Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences in South Africa. He also serves as the deputy nurse manager at St. John of God Hospital in Ghana, undertaking the position of a postdoctoral researcher at both the University of KwaZulu-Natal and the Centre for Evidence-Based Health Care (Stellenbosch University). Additionally, he served as The Global Health Consultant, offering technical assistance to the National Tuberculosis Program in Ghana. His research expertise lies in population and reproductive health, global public health with a focus on injuries, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS, as well as the implementation science of point-of-care testing technologies in resource-limited settings. He is a member of the AFREhealth community. He serves as a reviewer for over five international journals. Additionally, he takes on the role of postgraduate student supervisor.