Through the introduction of new educational programmes in genetics,
innovative research on common genetic disorders and
community and public engagement.
Fellowships for new postgraduate training in behavioural and biomedical genetics.
Targeting health professionals to give them new skills in Genetic Counselling and emerging topics in Genetic Medicine.
Exposing new graduates to cutting-edge technologies in molecular diagnostics and biomedical research.
About 14,000 babies are born each year with Sickle Cell Disease in Ghana.
Sickle cell disease affects one in fifty births in Ghana. This means that about 14,000 babies are born each year with sickle cell disease in Ghana. Of the record number of 2,400 babies born on New Year’s day in 2018 in Ghana; 48 would have been born with sickle cell disease without their parents knowing about it because we don’t have a national program for screening for the disease.
Kidney disease and diabetes is a research theme of WAGMC. Research in this area is currently focused on kidney disease in the H3Africa Kidney Disease Research Network. Its primary goal is to conduct genomics, clinical and translational research on the most prevalent forms of chronic kidney disease (CKD), expand and support a well-trained cadre of African researchers and physician scientists to conduct CKD research according to regional priorities.
It is estimated more than 500,000 individuals lose their lives to end stage renal disease annually in sub-Saharan Africa.
We embarked on our first community engagement programme in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The medical caravan commemorated the 20th Anniversary Tour of the Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Ofori Panin. Over 2,500 residents of the Akyem Abuakwa State benefitted from the free health screening exercise.
startup investment
target enrolment of regional students from the rest of Africa
female-to-male ratio of the leadership team
patients enrolled in the SickleGenAfrica Project
WAGMC Deputy Centre Leader, Lorna Awo Renner, MB ChB, MPH, FRCPCH, FGCPS, of WAGMC, has received the 2021 International Women Who Conquer Cancer Mentorship Award. Prof. Renner is a lecturer at the University and Head of the Paediatric Oncology Unit at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital.
The US Assistant Secretary for Health, ADM Brett P. Giroir, M.D., presented the Assistant Secretary of Health (ASH) Exceptional Service Medal to Dr. Kwaku Ohene-Frempong.
Scientists at the University of Ghana have successfully sequenced genomes of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the global COVID-19 pandemic.
