College of Health Sciences (University of Ghana)
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| Established | 1999 |
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| Provost | Professor P. F. Ayeh-Kumi |
| Location | Legon Campus, Greater Accra Region |
| Website | https://chs.ug.edu.gh// |
The College of Health Sciences, a union of the various departments within the University of Ghana responsible for training medical practitioners and health professionals, was established by the University of Ghana Council on December 11, 1999. The College of Health Sciences of the University of Ghana comprises the School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences, School of Nursing And Midwifery, School of Pharmacy, School of Public Health, Univesity of Ghana Dental School, University of Ghana Medical School and the Noguchi Memorial Institute For Medical Research. In 1997, the Academic Board of the University endorsed proposals from the University of Ghana Medical School to bring together the then University of Ghana Medicine School, University of Ghana School of Dentistry, the School of Public Health, Noguchi Memorial Institute For Medical Research, the School of Allied Health Sciences, now School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences(SBAHS), and the School of Nursing as a College of Medical Sciences.
College Administration[1][edit]
- Provost - Professor P. F. Ayeh-Kumi[2]
- College Secretary - Mr Micheal Opare Atuah[3]
- College Finance Officer - Mr. Samuel Nkrumah
- Dean University of Ghana Medical School - Prof. Margaret Y. M Lartey[4]
- Dean School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences - Prof. Solomon F. Ofori-Acquah
- Dean School of Public Health - Prof. Julius Fobil
- Dean School of Pharmacy - Prof. Julius Isaac Asiedu-Gyekye
- Dean School of Nursing and Midwifery - Prof. Lydia Aziato[5]
- Director Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research - Prof. Abraham Kwabena Annan
- Ag. Dean University of Ghana Dental School - Prof. Ebenzer Anno-Nyako
- Financial Accountant - Mr. Israel Mawuli Agbo
- Management Accountant - Alex Asante-Atuobi
- Senior Assistant Librarian - Mrs. Theodosia Adanu
- Assistant Librarian - Mr. Prosper Amegashie
- Senior Assistant Registrar - Mr. Godfred Amoah
- Senior Assistant Registrar - Mr. Fred Kisseh
- Assistant Registrar - Ms. Evelyn Esenam Avoxe
- Senior Assistant Registrar - Mr. Theodore M. Ahuno
- Assistant Registrar - Ms Empi Baryeh
- UGMS Administrator - Ms. Susie Lamptey
- Assistant Registrar Public Affairs - Mr. Augustine Amissare
- Research Development Officer - Mr. Daniel Nana Yaw Abankwah
- IT Manager - Mr. Kwabena Owusu-Boateng
Schools & Departments [6][edit]
School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences[edit]
The School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences within the College of Health Sciences, in the University of Ghana has locations at the main University campus in Legon, and the Korle Bu campus. The School provides a high standard of training, mentoring and research to produce excellent health professionals. The following departments are under the School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences:
- Department of Anatomy
- Department of Audiology, Speech and Language
- Department of Chemical Pathology
- Department of Haematology
- Department of Medical Biochemistry
- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences
- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics
- Department of Occupational Therapy
- Department of Pathology
- Department of Physiology
- Department of Physiotherapy
- Department of Radiography
School of Nursing And Midwifery[edit]
The mission of the School of Nursing and Midwifery is to develop well-educated and competent nurses who will provide quality service to individuals, families and communities, and generate nursing knowledge through research to improve nursing practice. The following departments are under the School of Nursing And Midwifery:
- Department of Community Health
- Department of Maternal and Child Health
- Department of Mental Health
- Department of Research, Education and Administration
- Department of Adult Health
University of Ghana Medical School[edit]
The University of Ghana Medical School is a clinical school in contrast to the former which included Basic and Para Clinical Sciences. It offers three programmes, namely the Traditional Medical Programme, Graduate Entry Medical Program (GEMP) and the Dental Programme. Plans are far advanced to introduce a Graduate Entry Dental Programme (GED). The Medical School consist of the following:
- Anaesthesia
- Child Health
- Medicine and Therapeutics
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Psychiatry
- Radiology
- Surgery
- Centre for Tropical Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
School of Pharmacy[edit]
The mission of the UG School of Pharmacy is to develop world class pharmacy graduates with capabilities and competencies to meet the national pharmaceutical challenges and patient care needs. It consist of:
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- Department of Pharmaceutics and Microbiology
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
- Department of Pharmacognosy and Herbal Medicine
- Department of Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy
Univesity of Ghana Dental School[edit]
The Dental School is also made up of:
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Oral Biology
- Oral Pathology and Medicine
- Restorative Dentistry
- Biomaterials Sciences
- Preventive and Community Dentistry
- Orthodontics and Paedodontics
School of Public Health[edit]
The mission of the School of Public Health is to train public health practitioners who will be leaders and change agents for health development in Ghana in particular and in the wider African context. The School of Public Health is also made up of:
- Epidemiology and Disease Control
- Bio statistics
- Biological, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Health Policy, Planning and Management
- Population, Family and Reproductive Health
- Social and Behaviourial Sciences
Research[edit]
Noguchi Memorial Institute For Medical Research[edit]
The Noguchi Memorial Institute For Medical Research (NMIMR) is the leading biomedical research facility in Ghana. The Institute is the result of joint efforts by Prof. E. O. Easmon, former Dean of the University of Ghana Medical School, Prof. Kenji Honda of Fukushima Medical School in Japan and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). It was built by the Government of Japan and donated to the Government and people of Ghana in honour of the distinguished Japanese researcher Dr. Hideyo Noguchi, who researched into yellow fever in Ghana and died from the disease in the country in 1928.
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