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Inauguration of Sub-committees for the Ministry of Health/KNUST Steering Committee

Inauguration of Sub-committees for the Ministry of Health/KNUST Steering Committee

Mon 10 Jan 2022 CHS News
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Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and the Ministry of Health, Ghana on 17th December 2021 renewed their memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the inauguration of sub-committees to aid the mandate of the Steering Committee. The Steering committee was instituted in 2020 to help improve the affiliation of health training institutions to KNUST.

In a brief ceremony at the College of Health Sciences (CHS) Board room, Professor Christian Agyare, Provost of CHS in a welcome address affirmed the Steering Committee has worked hard in fulfilling its mandate and it’s appropriate for the inauguration of sub-committees for effective collaboration between KNUST and the Ministry of Health.

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Professor Christian Agyare (Provost, College of Health Sciences)

Alhaji Inua Yusuf Esq., Chairman of the Steering Committee in his remarks revealed that the sub-committees were birthed out of identified actionable areas within their mandate. Therefore it became necessary to have working groups (sub-committees) in specialized areas to support the work of the Steering Committee. The sub-committees are Programme and Academic Affairs, Fees and Changes, Capacity Building, and the Monitoring and Evaluation Sub-committee.

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Alhaji Inua Yusuf Esq., Chairman of the Steering Committee

Professor Ellis Owusu-Dabo, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of KNUST, sworn in the members and chairpersons of their respective sub-committees. He applauded the members on their appointment into the sub-committees and made known that the University management doesn’t take its partnership with the Ministry of Health lightly. Professor Ellis Owusu-Dabo encouraged the members to pay attention to the little details to enhance the University’s relationship with the Ministry of Health such as constant communication and training of personnel.

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Professor Ellis Owusu-Dabo, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, KNUST

The chairpersons of the sub-committees in response to their appointment expressed their gratitude and commitment to work harmoniously towards the goals of the Steering Committee.