A new study by researchers at the School of Public Health, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi has found that nine out of ten fishermen in Ghana’s Western Region have suffered injuries while fishing near oil and gas areas.
Four students from the School of Public Health at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi have received financial support from Honourable Dr. Kingsley Agyemang, Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South Constituency in the Eastern Region.
The beneficiaries: David Mensah, Abigail Boadi, Maame Ama Poku, and Abigail A. Yankyerah are pursuing postgraduate programmes in Health Services Planning and Management and Health Systems Research and Management.
Dr. Daniel Boateng, School of Public Health, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi has joined international researchers in urging Ghana to adopt a more coordinated and multidisciplinary approach to non-communicable disease (NCD) research, warning that fragmented efforts are slowing progress against a growing public health crisis.
The School of Public Health (SPH) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Kumasi has concluded a two-week Strategic Leadership Seminar for about 120 Master’s and PhD students.
The program, which marks the final phase of their academic work, is designed to build their leadership capacity as future public health professionals.
The School of Public Health at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, has organised a pre-conference workshop ahead of the 11th Biennial Scientific Conference of the College of Health Sciences.
The School of Public Health at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, has completed a three-day academic leadership training programme in partnership with Brunel University London.
The School of Public Health has begun a three-day academic leadership training programme in partnership with Brunel University London. The training is part of efforts to implement the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the two institutions.
The Addressing the Commercial Determinants of Health in Sub-Saharan Africa (ACORDS) Project has held a stakeholder engagement event in Ghana, bringing together policymakers, researchers, and health professionals to discuss the impact of unhealthy commodity industries on public health.
The School of Public Health has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tulane University, USA, aimed at strengthening academic cooperation through student and faculty exchanges, joint research, and collaborative grant opportunities.
The agreement, formalised during a visit by a Tulane University delegation, marks the next phase in a growing relationship between the two institutions after nearly a year of informal engagement.
A delegation from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has visited the School of Public Health at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, as part of efforts to strengthen ties with public health training and research institutions in Ghana.
The visit included engagements with the School of Public Health, the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), and various laboratories on campus.
