Inauguration of Committee to oversee the MOU between RDD, GHS and UHAS
The The Director General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye on 22nd April 2024 inaugurated the committee to oversee the implementation of the memorandum of understanding between the Ghana Health Service (GHS) and the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) - affiliation of the Research and Development Division, GHS HQ and Research Centers (Kintampo Health Research Centre (KHRC),Navrongo Health Research Centre, dodowa health research centre) to UHAS at the office of the Director General, Ghana Health Service. This partnership will enable UHAS to leverage RDD research centers for both training and research purposes, while also allowing RDD staff to become part of UHAS faculty members, thus benefiting both institutions.
The meeting saw in attendance Prof. Lydia Aziato, Vice Chancellor – UHAS; Dr. Abraham Oduro, Director RDD-GHS; Emeritus Prof. Fred Newton Binka, UHAS; Prof. Frank Baiden, Dean-Binka School of Public Health, UHAS; Prof. Seth Owusu-Agyei; Dr. Naa Korkor Allotey, Dep. Dir. Ethics and Research Management Dept. RDD-GHS;Dr. Frank Atuguba, Dep. Dir. DHRC/RDD-GHS; Dr. Elizabeth Awini, DHRC/RDD-GHS; Dr. Thomas Gyan KHRC/RDD-GHS and Dr. Timothy Awine NHRC/RDD-GHS.