Dr. Weobong is a Senior Lecturer and Global Mental Health epidemiologist with over 14 years’ experience. He teaches courses to both undergraduate and post-graduate students in social and behavioural sciences at the School of Public Health, University of Ghana. Dr. Weobong has made considerable contributions in the field of Global Mental Health, specifically in instrument development, describing the epidemiology of perinatal depression, mental healthcare plans, behaviour change interventions, and formulating research priorities. His work has been informed by the principles of global mental health along three strands, tied together through the innovative use of task-sharing strategies in Low- and Middle- Income settings. Weobong has specific expertise in psychosocial treatment development and evaluation. His current research laboratory holds three important activities: developing a step-up care intervention to treat depression and anxiety among adolescents in Ghana; evaluating the implementation of a routine health check-up programme for adolescents; and building a critical mass of global mental health researchers through doctoral and post-doctoral training.