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| Motto | Health for Development |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 2011 [1] |
| Chairman | Jones Victor Mawulorm Dotse |
| Vice-Chancellor | Lydia Aziato |
| Location | , , Ghana |
| Campus | Ho and Hohoe |
| Website | uhas |
The University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), a public university located at Ho in the Volta Region of Ghana. UHAS is one of the youngest public universities in Ghana. Its operation started in September 2012, when the first batch of 154 students were admitted. [2]
The university was established by an Act of Parliament(Act 828), [3] which received presidential approval in December 2011. It, however, started admitting students in the year, 2012. The university is devoted to teaching, research [4] and service in the Health Sciences [5] . [6] [7]
The university was formed with an Interim [8] University Council that governs the affairs of the school chaired by Prof. Kofi Anyidoho, MA(Bloomington), PhD(Austin). The Foundation Vice-Chancellor was Professor Fred Newton Binka, MBChB (Legon), MPH (Jerusalem), PhD (Basel) who served from, March 2012 to July 2016. In August 2017, a new council was inaugurated with Justice Jones Victor Mawulorm Dotse as the chairman. Other members of the council comprise Professor John Owusu Gyapong (Vice-Chancellor, UHAS) ; Professor Victor Gadzekpo (Member),Dr. Sylvia Ayeley Deganus (Member), Dr. Nana Owusu-Afari (Member),Mr. Richard K. Adjei (Member), Dr. Mark Amexo (Member), Dr. Emmanuel Newman( NCTE), Mr. Courage Meteku ( Representative of CHASS), Professor Harry Kwami Tagbor (Representative of Convocation-professorial), Ms. Yaa Amankwaa Opuni (Representative of Convocation-professorial), Mr. Kwesi Aseredum Hagan (Representative of FUSSAG), Mr. Joshua Gadasu, (Representative of TEWU), Dr. Francis Zotor (Representative of UTAG), Mr. Derrick Asare (Representative of SRC). [3]
The university has two campuses:
Professor Lydia Aziato [11] is the current Vice-Chancellor of the University of Health and Allied Sciences. [12] In a special meeting held on June 3, 2022, the Governing Council of the University of Health and Allied Sciences [13] approved the appointment of Prof. Aziato as the new Vice-Chancellor. [14] Effective August 1, 2022, Prof. Aziato assumes the prestigiou [15] s position, [16] becoming the first woman and a nurse to hold the role of Vice-Chancellor in the history of the University. [17]
The university runs seven schools, one institute with four centres and a basic school. [21] [10]
Directorates
The university has a Research Ethics Committee REC that is charged with oversight responsibilities of reviewing and approving all research planned to be conducted in the university's facilities and/or involve the staff or students of the university. The goal of the REC is to protect the rights and welfare of human participants in research studies. [32]
The REC is made of seven (7) Scientists/Academics and 8 Non-scientists; including A lawyer, Journalist, Religious Body Representing the larger Community, Sociologist, Educationist, Traditional leader, Public Health Expert and a Medical Doctor [32]
The officers of the REC include the chair, Vice Chair and the Administrator. [32]
CUT OFF POINTS
SCHOOL OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY
| Bachelor of Nursing | 09/10 |
| Bachelor of Midwifery | 09/10 |
| Bachelor of Public Health Nursing | 10/12 |
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
| Medical Degree (MB ChB) | 08 |
| Bachelor of Physician Assistantship | 09 |
| Bachelor of Dental Surgery | 08 |
SCHOOL OF PHARMACY
| Doctor of Pharmacy | 08 |
SCHOOL OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES
| Bachelor of Medical Laboratory | 12 |
| Bachelor of Dietetics | 14 |
| Bachelor of Physiotherapy | 16 |
| Bachelor of Diagnostic Imaging | 14 |
| Bachelor of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences | 16 |
| Orthotics & prosthetics | 17 |
SCHOOL OF BASIC AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
| Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 18 |
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
| Bachelor of Public Health (Disease Control) | 17 |
| Bachelor of Public Health (Health Information) | 19 |
| Bachelor of Public Health (Health Promotion) | 19 |
| Bachelor of Public Health (Nutrition) | 17 |
SCHOOL OF SPORTS AND EXERCISE MEDICINE
| Bachelor of Sports and Exercise Medical Sciences | 21 |
Note:
The University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) was ranked second in Ghana and 36th in Africa in the World Scientist and University Rankings 2021 by AD Scientific Index, beating out KNUST, UCC, and GIMPA, among other universities. [41]
UHAS achieved the highest ranking among Ghanaian universities in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings for the SDG-3 category, recognizing their outstanding efforts in promoting good health and well-being in the 2022. [42]
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