College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana

The University of Ghana, the premier university in Ghana, was founded as the University College of the Gold Coast by Ordinance on August 11, 1948 for the purpose of providing and promoting university education, learning and research.

As a university poised to transform lives and societies through unparalleled scholarship, innovation and result-oriented discoveries, the University launched a new Strategic Plan (2024-2029). This new strategic plan is intended to draw on the achievements of the past, while acknowledging new challenges at national and global levels that demand nothing short of a transformation of the cultures of teaching and learning, research practices and institution building. 

University of Ghana is administered through a collegiate system comprising the following colleges, as well as a central administration that includes a School of Graduate Studies and an Office of International Programmes:

• College of Basic and Applied Sciences

• College of Education

• College of Health Sciences

• College of Humanities

As part of its vision to achieve global impact through innovative research, teaching and learning, using a technology-driven and people-centred approach, the University of Ghana has identified the following five priority areas by which it promotes international collaboration in research initiatives to enhance research output:

• Transformative Student Experience 

• Impactful Research

• Commitment to our Faculty and Staff

• Engagement and Partnerships

• Sustainable Resource Mobilisation and Stewardship