The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has introduced a Bachelor of Science Programme in Community Health, the first to be run in the country.<\/p>\n
The Vice-Chancellor of the University,\u00a0Professor Kwasi Obiri-Danso, said it was part of efforts to build the capacity of community health professionals for efficient job performance.<\/p>\n
He added that it was going to provide a significant boost to community health care.<\/p>\n
He was speaking at a graduation ceremony held for students of the university\u2019s affiliated nursing, midwifery and community health training institutions, in Kumasi.<\/p>\n
The programme, jointly organized by the KNUST and Ministry of Health (MoH), saw a total of 10,171 students graduated and presented with Diploma and certificates.<\/p>\n
Prof Obiri-Danso said the number of healthcare professionals in every nation was reflective of the health of that nation.<\/p>\n
He underlined the readiness of KNUST to collaborate with other institutions to address challenges of accessibility and capacity-building in the heath sector, for optimal healthcare delivery at all levels.<\/p>\n
He indicated that through partnership with Ramapo College in the United States (US), it had worked to enhance advanced learning in nursing, culminating in the introduction of a Master of Science (MSc) Programme in Nursing.<\/p>\n
Plans, he said, were also underway to design other programmes to deal with the peculiar needs of the health sector.<\/p>\n
In line with this, its College of Health Sciences would mount a programme in professional education at the pre-service training to develop the culture and build the capacity of health personnel in teamwork.<\/p>\n
Prof Obiri-Danso said as the foremost science and technology training institution, the university was committed to introducing into the health sector innovative programmes that would bring improvement in healthcare services.<\/p>\n
It would do this with assistance from the MoH to achieve quality healthcare and reduce the incidence of maternal and infant mortality, communicable diseases and infections.<\/p>\n
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Source : GNA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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