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Type
  
Public

Website
  
UHAS

Phone
  
+233 36 219 6122

Vice-Chancellor
  
Professor John Gyapong

Address
  
Ho, Ghana

Chairman
  
Professor Kofi Anyidoho

Location
  
Ho, Volta Region, Ghana

Similar
  
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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.

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History

The university was established by an Act of Parliament(Act 828), 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:

  • Ho campus - main and central administrative campus.
  • Hohoe campus

    • Schools and institutes

    The university has eight schools and three institutes.

    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

    • References

    University of Health and Allied Sciences Wikipedia
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