Desmond Klu is a research fellow/lecturer at the Institute of Health Research, University of Health and Allied Sciences and a member of the Union for African Population Studies (UAPS), International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) and Research Technical Assistance Centre (RTAC)-USAID. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) degree in Population Studies from the Regional Institute for Population Studies (RIPS), University of Ghana, Legon.