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Construction of administration block
for UCC medical school takes off
Cape Coast, Dec. 18, Ghanadot/GNA- The Vice-Chancellor of
the University of Cape Coast, Reverend Professor Emmanuel
Adow Obeng, on Tuesday cut the sod and planted a
commemorative tree to commence the construction of a five
billion cedis administration block for the UCC’s proposed
School of Medical Sciences(SMS) slated to take off in
January next year.
The three-storey block, whose construction is
single-handedly being borne by Mr Kennedy Adjepong, MP of
Assin-north, is expected to be completed within six months
and would among other facilities, contain more than 35
offices and two conference rooms.
The MP has already provided ¢500 million.
The proposed school has been given a three-year interim
accreditation by the National Accreditation Board for the
running of the Basic Sciences component of a Bachelor of
Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery programmes.
Forty-six pioneer students have already been selected to be
admitted into the school.
Rev. Prof Obeng, expressed immense gratitude to Mr Adjepong,
whom he described as the first individual to undertake such
a project, as well as to Maersk Ghana Limited and others
organisations that have so far supported the school.
He explained that funds for the proposed school, was mainly
from the UUC’s coffers and appealed for more assistance from
other organizations and individuals.
The chairman of the school project implementation committee,
Professor Kobina Yankson, said students of the UCC SMS,
would undertake part of their training within the
communities to make it easier for them to work in the rural
areas on completion of their training.
He said the school, would place emphasis both on curative
and preventive health care delivery in order to enhance
health care delivery, particularly, within rural
communities.
He also commended Mr Adjepong for his support and said he
was helping the university to meet the health aspect of the
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Prof Yankson said the establishment of the SMS was
imperative to increase the current number of 1,600 doctors
and to help bridge the gap in the ratio of one doctor to
about 1,500 patients.
GNA
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