Despite evidence showing that vision impairment can significantly hinder a child’s academic performance and long-term well-being, eye health remains largely overlooked in school health delivery.

Dean of the School of Public Health at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Professor Peter Agyei Baffour, has called for deeper collaboration among African institutions to strengthen healthcare systems on the continent.

“To maximize impact in Africa, I continue to implore all partner institutions to keep the flames of teamwork alive,” he said. “We need each other to maximise the needed impact on Africa. There is strength in our collaboration. Africa can be built through Africans.”

On the 21st of February 2025, a delegation from International Society of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR)­­ - Ghana chapter and Syreon Research Africa paid a courtesy visit to the College of Health Sciences at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) to formally introduce themselves and discuss potential collaborations, particularly in the field of research.

The Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye; the Pro Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Professor David Asamoah; Provost of the College of Health Sciences (CHS), KNUST, Professor Christian Agyare; and other stakeholders have launched the CHS Endowment Fund on Tuesday, 29th October 2024 at the Marriott Hotel, Accra.

 The College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), proudly celebrates the academic achievement of Prof. Wisdom Kwadwo Mprah, who has recently been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor in Disability and Rehabilitation Studies. This remarkable achievement not only marks a milestone in his professional journey but also establishes Prof. Mprah as the first Ghanaian deaf professor, a historic moment that continues to inspire perspectives on disability and academic excellence.

Esther Senanu Folitse, a second-year Master of Philosophy student specializing in Health Systems Research and Management at the School of Public Health, KNUST has been selected as a beneficiary of the inaugural Graduate Students Association (GRASAG) Research Fund (GReF).

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, College of Health Sciences management board and provost have made a donation of GH₵ 125,000 to the HEAL Komfo Anokye Project.

The HEAL KATH Project aims at renovating the 70-year-old Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH).

KNUST intends to supply its specialized skilled professionals at its Faculty of Built Environment to assist with the ongoing renovation project.

 Selected doctoral candidates at the College of Health Sciences of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology are being equipped with essential skills to rigorously analyze existing research on specific topics for informed decision-making.

The initiative is led by the Health Employment pillar of the Africa Higher Education Health Collaborative in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, under the leadership of Dr. Kofi Akohene Mensah.

Professor Richard Odame Phillips, a professor of medicine, has called for an aggressive drive to raise more research funding to support Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and graduate programmes. 

Scientific research innovations, according to him, were critical to balance well-being and contributed immensely to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). There is therefore the need for adequate investment in doctoral research programmes to meet at least the one percent standards set by UNESCO in its report. 

 The College of Health Sciences, KNUST held its second postgraduate conference at the Boadi Medical Village on June 5th and 6th, 2024 to encourage research activities and Scientific Innovations. The event, themed "Harnessing Postgraduate Research to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals," attracted over 500 postgraduate students from the College of Health Sciences and other colleges in KNUST.