Dr. David Ofori- Adjei is a renowned scientist, clinician, and administrator. He is a retired Professor of Tropical Clinical Pharmacology and Medicine and Therapeutics at the University of Ghana. He is a former Director of the Centre for Tropical Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics at the University of Ghana Medical School and the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, and a former Rector of the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons. 

 He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Ghana Medical Journal and Co-director of the African Journal Partnership Programme. 

 Professor Ofori-Adjei attended Mfantsipim School, Cape Coast. He graduated from the University of Ghana Medical School in 1975 and did his postgraduate training in Internal Medicine in the United Kingdom. He subsequently studied Clinical Pharmacology at the Karolinska Institute at Huddinge Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. 

 Since 1986, Professor Ofori-Adjei has actively promoted the rational use of medicines globally through the World Health Organisation and some not-for-profit organisations. He was responsible for developing the Ghana National Essential Medicines List and Standard Treatment Guidelines, and developing the first medicines list with prices for the National Health Insurance Scheme. He also worked with private health insurance companies to develop medicine lists and ensure appropriate prescribing. 

 Professor David Ofori-Adjei is a Fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences, The Ghana College of Physicians, and the West African College of Physicians. His contribution to malaria control in Ghana has been recognised by the Ministry of Health of Ghana and the Ghana Health Service. The Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons have also recognised his leadership role in promoting the rational use of medicines.