Prof. Margaret Gyapong - Winner of the Outstanding Female Scientist PrizeCongratulations to Professor Margaret Gyapong, Director of the Institute of Health Research UHAS, for winning the Outstanding Female Scientist award from the European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP), a public-public partnership between countries in Europe and sub-Saharan Africa, supported by the European Union.....

Zotor inaugural lecture makes the case for African dietsProfessor Francis Bruno Zotor of the University of Health and Allied Sciences has called for a “renaissance for African dietary systems that can be embraced by people, take pride in our identity and work assiduously to break any barriers.’’ He was addressing an auditorium-full of guests during his Professorial Inaugural Lecture on October 14.....

UHAS-led team publishes important paper on adult mental healthA UHAS-led team on October 8, published a research paper in PlosOne entitled “Prevalence and predictors of depression, anxiety, and stress among adults in Ghana: A community-based cross-sectional study......

UHAS community sensitized to cybersecurity during COVID-19A workshop was held on 13 October for the UHAS community via zoom on the theme “Cybersecurity Awareness in the Era of Covid-19” to drive home the need to secure the personal and work spaces on the internet......

UHAS-Yonsei collaborative project receives two-year extensionOffice of International Programmes (OIP) at UHAS conducted a monitoring visit to the three schools that participated in the UHAS-Yonsei Project, in order to consolidate the schools’ activities under the project. Following the monitoring exercise, OIP convened a roundtable meeting of stakeholders on October 7, to share findings.....

UHAS hosts MARCAD scientific writing workshopUniversity of Health and Allied Sciences, from September 27 to October 1, hosted a scientific writing workshop organised by the Malaria Research Capacity Development Consortium (MARCAD) for 15 fellows at the Volta Serene Resort in Ho. UHAS is a member of the consortium, which comprises five African and three European partners.....

UHAS scientists contribute to Pan-African collaboration on COVID-19 researchUHAS Scientists have undertaken and contributed genomic sequencing data to a pan-African consortium to describe how the COVID-19 pandemic has evolved in Africa. Scientists from the UHAS Testing Centre according to the paper published in the journal Science, contributed genomic sequence data from viruses that were detected in the South Eastern corridor of Ghana (Volta and Oti Regions and the Asuogyaman district of the Eastern Region).....

President Akufo-Addo cuts sod for UHAS China-aided expansionNana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana, cut sod September 10 for Phase II of the China Aid construction project to commence at the UHAS Permanent Campus. The $68 million project will accommodate the Central Administration of the University as well as the School of Nursing and Midwifery. The project, to be undertaken by Nantong Sijian Construction Group Corporation Ltd.......

UHAS SRC purchases 30-seater bus and refurbishes SPH canteenThe UHAS Students’ Representative Council (SRC) on Monday 6 September commissioned a 30-seater coaster bus that they purchased to help facilitate student activities. Outgoing SRC President Felix Apaloo said the dream of getting an SRC-owned bus was one that had been persistently pursued by previous administrations, but lack of adequate funding had deterred all efforts until now.......