Thirty researchers in global health across the West African subregion are receiving training on Modelling for Pandemic Preparedness and Response from the German-West Africa Center for Global Health and Pandemic Prevention (G-WAC) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). The course, which serves as a launch of a network of mathematical modelers, […]
Director of the Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology at the University of Bonn, Germany, Prof. Achim Hörauf is encouraging Ghanaian scientists to focus on small groups of diseases to achieve the maximum impact. Speaking at a public lecture, he pointed out this would involve recruiting relevant experts and seeking sufficient funding. “You have […]
Twenty-five health personnel across the sub-region and Germany are receiving training on the One Health concept from the German-West Africa Centre for Global Health and Pandemic Prevention (G-WAC) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). The five-day workshop which is in its second year will delve into the interconnectedness of human, animal, […]
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) will host a new German-West African Centre for Global Health and Pandemic Prevention (G-WAC) within the College of Health Sciences in Kumasi, Ghana.
The German Academic Exchange Service has launched a programme to fund eight interdisciplinary ‘Global Centres’ to tackle challenges around the world. Four centres will conduct research into climate issues and another four will research and teach on healthcare issues and pandemics. The German Federal Foreign Office is providing funding of some 22 million euros up to 2025 to help establish these centres.
