Lancaster University Ghana to host conference on health in September

Lancaster University Ghana (LUG), is in the process of developing continuous professional development programmes in Health Leadership, Management and Public Health.

A statement issued in Accra by Ms Anita Asante, a Representative of the University, said it is for this reason that Lancaster is hosting a Health Conference in September.

It said it was the perfect platform to share its interest in Health and Medicine in West Africa.

The statement said although Lancaster University hosts medicine and health related conferences regularly in the UK, this was the first conference of its kind in West Africa.

It said once LUG’s purpose-built, multi-disciplinary campus is completed in the next few years, the university would significantly expand its current rate of programme offerings to include new ones like health, engineering, environment and eco-innovation.

The university also intended to host a variety of conferences in Ghana across its disciplines highlighting the centres of excellence.

The purpose of the conference was to bring together leading academics, policy makers, clinicians, practitioners and students from the UK and West Africa, with the view to assess current and future challenges for medical management in West Africa.

It also serves as a platform for students in Africa who are undertaking PhD programmes in LUG and elsewhere to showcase and receive feedback on their work.

“It is the only British University to have a fully-fledged branch campus in West Africa and is set to grow into a major regional teaching and research university of international standing in the near future,” it added.

It said by attending the conference, individuals would have the opportunity to learn about contemporary research in health and medicine, share research ideas and network with practitioners and researchers from the UK and Africa.

The scope of the conference includes challenges from the spread of infectious diseases to the management of health services in the region

Some of the keynote speakers of the conference include Dr Gilbert Buckle – CEO of Korle-bu Teaching Hospital, Dr Jemima Dennis-Antwi-Rector, Ghana College of Nurses and Midwives, Professor Roger Pickup – Professor at Lancaster University, Dr Derek Gatherer –Lecturer at Lancaster University and Dr Luigi Sedda –Lecturer at Lancaster University.