Specialist (Family Medicine) | Clinical Educator | Respiratory Health Advocate Dr. Joshua Akurugu Abaah is a specialist in Family Medicine and a committed clinical educator with proven leadership in residency training, respiratory health advocacy, and community-focused public health initiatives. He is a member of the Physician Division of the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons and duly licensed specialist in General Family Medicine. Dr. Abaah served as Training Coordinator and later Head of the Family Medicine Department at Tamale Teaching Hospital, where he led curriculum development, mentorship, and quality-assurance initiatives that strengthened the residency programme and produced sustained growth in training outcomes. A passionate champion for lung health, Dr. Abaah founded and leads Lung Health Ghana, a physician-led NGO that advances training, advocacy and research in respiratory diseases. He has directed projects to expand spirometry services and evidence-based asthma/COPD care, training more than 500 healthcare workers across Northern Ghana. He is Northern Region’s AstraZeneca focal person for respiratory training and contributor to the Global Asthma Report (Ghana) 2025. Dr. Abaah is active in adolescent health through AMPATH Ghana, co-leading the Adolescent Group and participating in the AMPATH cross-site interest group. He is also an international member of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (USA). He has completed professional development courses in Leadership & Management in Health, Project Management in Global Health, and Policy Development & Advocacy in Global Health at the University of Washington (Seattle), equipping him with programme design, implementation, and advocacy skills that complement his clinical expertise. Dr. Abaah is an emerging researcher with multiple conference presentations across West Africa on topics including chronic malnutrition, breast cancer education, adolescent health services, and virtual learning uptake. Notable projects he has led include “Bisayen,” an interactive breast cancer education intervention, and a Pan-African Thoracic Society-funded initiative to promote lung function testing for early detection and management of respiratory disease. His blend of clinical competence, programme leadership, and grassroots advocacy makes him a valuable asset to Habanah Medical Services as the institution expands patient-centred primary care, respiratory services, and capacity-building across the Northern Region and beyond.