University of Health and Allied Sciences

University of Health and Allied Sciences
Type	Public
Chairman	Professor Kofi Anyidoho
Vice-Chancellor	Professor John Gyapong
Location	Ho, Volta Region, Ghana
Website	UHAS

The University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) is one of the youngest public universities in Ghana. It is located at Ho in the Volta Region of Ghana. Its operation started in September 2012, when the first batch of 154 students were admitted.^[1]

History

The university was established by an Act of Parliament(Act 828),^[2] which received the presidential approval in December 2011. It is devoted to teaching, research and service in the Health Sciences.

The university was formed with an Interim University Council that governs the affairs of the school chaired by Prof. Kofi Anyidoho, MA(Bloomington), PhD(Austin).

Campuses

The university has two campuses:^[3]

Ho campus - main and central administrative campus.
Hohoe campus

Schools and institutes

The university has eight schools and three institutes.^[3]

Schools

School of Basic and Biomedical Sciences
School of Allied Health Sciences
School of Nursing and Midwifery
School of Public Health
School of Dentistry
School of Pharmacy
School of Medicine
Graduate School of Sports and Exercise Medicine

Institutes

Institute of Traditional and Alternative Medicine
Institute of Medical Education
Institute of Health Research

External links

National Accreditation Board, Ghana

References

↑ "Ho university admits first batch of students". myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
↑ "About UHAS". uhas.edu.gh. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
1 2 "SCHOOLS AND INSTITUTES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES". uhas.edu.gh. Retrieved 28 August 2013.

Universities in Ghana

Public university	University of Ghana University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology University of Cape Coast University of Education, Winneba University for Development Studies University of Mines and Technology University of Health and Allied Sciences University Of Energy And Natural Resources University of Sustainable Environmental Studies and Applied Research

Private university	Valley View University Regional Maritime University

University college	African University College of Communications All Nations University Ashesi University College Baptist University College Catholic University College of Ghana Central University College Christian Service University College Evangelical Presbyterian University College Garden City University College Ghana Christian University College Ghana Telecom University College Islamic University College, Ghana Meridian University College Methodist University College Ghana Pentecost University College Presbyterian University College Regent University College of Science and Technology University College of Management Studies Wisconsin International University College Zenith University College Accra Institute of Technology Ghana Institute of Journalism

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/4/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.