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UHAS to undergo expansion, additional campuses to be opened in the Volta Region.
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President John Dramani Mahama says the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) will soon be expanded with new campuses in the Volta Region to boost healthcare training and job creation.
The initiative, he explained, is part of efforts to produce more qualified medical professionals while also opening up global employment opportunities for Ghanaian youth.
President Mahama shared this update during an engagement with the Volta Region House of Chiefs at the Flagstaff House.
He said the government was working to put the university’s expansion back on track following delays in recent years.
According to him, the additional campuses will help meet growing demand for healthcare services locally and abroad.
“This will allow us to train more health professionals who can take advantage of international opportunities,” he said, adding that countries such as Barbados and the Bahamas have already shown interest in hiring Ghanaian doctors and nurses.
He also noted that the expansion forms part of a larger plan to develop the region’s human capital and strengthen its role in national development.
President of the Volta Region House of Chiefs, Togbe Tepre Hodo IV, described the news as timely and welcomed the focus on health and education.
He assured the government of the house of chiefs’ support in helping the initiative succeed.
The visit touched on several other regional priorities, including agriculture, infrastructure, chieftaincy, and education, with both sides pledging continued collaboration for the region’s growth.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Mr. Alban Sumani Kingsford Bagbin has announced private sector led initiative that will see “Visit Ghana” on the “front of jersey” of Sunderland Football Club for the 2026/2027 football season.
The “Visit Ghana” project is a special marketing drive that will have presence on the front of jersey of Sunderland Football Club during the English Premier League.
Under this initiative, Sunderland FC will have on the front of their jerseys, “Visit Ghana” as part of efforts to drive and promote tourism in Ghana.
“We are entering a formal engagement with them to put Visit Ghana on their jerseys and all paraphernalia.
“We have gone far with the discussions, and therefore they usually showing interest,” Mr. Bagbin stated this at the 37th sitting of Parliament.
Mr. Bagbin explained further that, the initiative is not being sponsored by Parliament, but by the private sector adding that, the project will boost tourism in Ghana.
“This is not being sponsored by parliament. Infact the main sponsor is from the private sector, we are leading under my canopy to get this done.
“The GFA, the Ministry of Sports and Recreation and the Ministry of Finance have also been very supportive in this project,” he stated.
The Visit Ghana Front of Shirt Partnership with Sunderland, is expected to make Ghana the first African country to occupy such a position with a premier league club, and also offer global promotion for Ghana through EPL broadcasts, digital platforms and international media channels.
Motorists traveling between Accra and Kumasi are facing major delays today following a serious road crash at Birimso Bridge on the N6 Highway.
The accident, which involved a high-occupancy passenger bus, a loaded articulated truck, and a sedan, has completely blocked both lanes of the highway. As a result, all Accra-bound and Kumasi-bound traffic has been brought to a standstill.
Personnel from the Eastern South Regional Police MTTD, based in Kibi, are currently at the scene managing the situation.
To ease congestion, police have put in place temporary traffic diversions effective today.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
