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Death Of Professor Kwaku Ohene-Frempong
It is with heavy hearts and great difficulty that we announce the passing of Prof. Kwaku Ohene-Frempong, the West African Genetic Medicine Centre (WAGMC) Sectoral Advisory Board Chair (SAB). Prof. Kwaku Ohene-Frempong passed away peacefully surrounded by his loved ones on Saturday, May 7, 2022, after a 6-month battle with
WAGMC Launches Maiden MSc Genetic Counselling Programme in Sub-Saharan Africa
The West African Genetic Medicine Centre (WAGMC), University of Ghana welcomed the first cohort of students into its new flagship Master of Science (MSc) degree programme in January 2022. The postgraduate genetic counselling programme is the first of its kind in Ghana and in Sub-Saharan Africa, and the third such
University of Ghana Receives Delegation from Sanford World Clinics
On Monday, November 15 2021, a delegation from Sanford Health and Sanford World Clinics led by Dr. David Pearce, President, Sanford World Clinics, Innovation and Research, paid a courtesy call on the Vice-Chancellor Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo.
WAGMC Deputy Centre Leader, Prof. Lorna Awo Renner Receives the 2021 International Women Who Conquer Cancer Mentorship Award
WAGMC Deputy Centre Leader, Lorna Awo Renner, MB ChB, MPH, FRCPCH, FGCPS, of the University of Ghana Medical School, in Accra, Ghana, has received the 2021 International Women Who Conquer Cancer Mentorship Award. Dr. Renner is a lecturer at the University and Head of the Paediatric Oncology Unit at Korle
UG hosts 2020 GUSA games
The 26th Ghana Universities Sports Association (GUSA) Games was officially opened on 6th January, 2020, at the University of Ghana’s Mensah Sarbah Field. The Games which is under the distinguished patronage of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ebenezer Oduro Owusu, is themed “Integrating Sports into Academia for Youth Empowerment and Development.”
Report on Institutional Visits to Selected Universities in Tokyo Japan to Strengthen Global Partnerships
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ebenezer Oduro Owusu led a six-member delegation visiting four institutions of higher education in Tokyo, Japan from 8th -18th December, 2019. The purpose of the visit was to develop and expand a framework of cooperation and collaboration between the University of Ghana and the Tokyo Medical and