Anglican University College appeals for assistance

Authorities of the Anglican University College of Technology at Nkoranza, have appealed to the First Lady, Mrs. Lordina Mahama, to assist the Institution set up three health programmes to enhance the university's development.

The programmes are Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Diploma in Midwifery, and Diploma in Health Assistants.

Reverend Dr. Joe Eyison, Dean of School of Food and Health Sciences of the University, made the appeal on behalf of the Institution through the Omanhene of Nkoranza, Okatakyie Agyeman Kudom, when the First Lady paid a courtesy call on the Omanhene at his palace on Wednesday.

Rev.Eyison said the University had been given the clearance by the Nursing and Midwifery Council to run the three programmes in the 2015/16 Academic Year, and therefore needed the support of the First Lady to be able to articulate its plans.

He said the Institution had contracted the services of MEVEGA Consortium, to draw a curriculum and identify the list of books and equipment that would help it get accreditation from the National Accreditation Board (NAB) to start work on the three programmes.

Rev Eyison identified inadequate classrooms, lack of laboratories for Nursing and Midwifery students, as well as inadequate recommended text-books as major challenges facing the university, emphasizing the problem was militating against the immediate take off of the programmes, hence imploring Mrs Mahama for her assistance in that direction.

He expressed the hope that starting the three programmes would serve the people of Nkoranza and the country at large, to achieve Millennium Development Goals Four and Five.

Okatakyie Kudom prayed the government to come to the aid of the university and expand its programmes.

The Omanhene commended Mrs. Mahama for assisting the area with a number of development programmes to enhance livelihoods.