PREFACE A.ce· N () ':b 'This is to present to you again an update oj activities undertaken by departments. institutes. schools and centres ojthe University in the past year. The activities undertaken are in accordance with the University's mandate to teach. research and offer service to the community. In spite ojc onstraints limiting thejUll realization ojits mandate. various departments ojthe University have endeavoured to go the extra mile even with the increase in the intake oj students. and have made greater attempts at marketing themselves through departmental exhibitions and lectures as well as in participation in relevant national exhibitions andjairs. Last year many newly appointed Full Projessors gave their Inaugural Lectures. Indeed, Inaugural Lectures, which used to bej ew andjar between, have now become a regular exciting jeature in the University's activities, and are always very well attended by staff. students and the general public. There have also been Inter-Faculty Lectures undertaken in the year by the Faculty oj Social Studies. These Lectures went a long way to emphasize the University's commitment to research and its appropriate dissemination. There has also been a noticeable intens!fi.cation oj research in alljaculties, thus resulting in a significant increase in post-graduate students. Last year the University participated in three important nationaljairs, the Industry and Technology Fair (INDUIECH}first GhanaEducationFair (EDUCFAIR) and Food and Agricultural Fair (AGRIFEX). Participation in thesejairs enabled the University to showcase its activities jor better understanding by its stakeholders and the general public. The past year has seen marked improvement in the on-going constructional works on campus. Thefive hostel blocks by the Ghana Hostels Limited to acconunodate both students and staff have been completed and are now in use. Work on the JubUee Hall is nearing completion. Construction work on the Faculty oj Law and the Institute oj African Studies buUdings are also progressing steadUy. It is with a big sigh oj reliej and greatJoy that one can now announce the completion oj the construction oj the Chemistry buUding which construction started 30 years ago. The buUding has been named after Prof Emeritus F. T.O'B Torto, thefirst Ghanaian toJoin the staff oj the University when it was jounded in 1948. In the year under review the University engaged in an evaluation exercise and came up with a strategic plan that would guide its activities through the first decade oj the 21st Century. The effort to strengthen the capacity oj I'!formation and Communication, Technology (lCT) on campus also received an added boost with the establtshment oj a number ojc omputer centres. The most sign!fi.cant was the donation by the Government oj the Peoples Republic oj China. ojthe China Computer Laboratory located in the Faculty oj Science. Even though the University continues to experience considerablyfinancial constraints. we have managed to instill a lot oj discipline and rationalfinanciaI controls. thus making our financial management take a nuyor stepjorwardjor the better. Congregation always marks a high point in the life oj the University. May I take this opportunity to wish all graduands every success as they embark on a new life in the world oj work. Illan Addae-Mensah Vice-Chancellor March 16. 2002 TABLE OF CONTENTS Faculty of Agriculture Agricultural Economy and Farm Management 1 Agricultural Engineering 6 Agricultural Extension 8 Animal Science 14 Crop Science 18 Home Science 25 Soil Science ... 29 Agricultural Research Station. Legon 33 Agricultural Research Station. Kade ... 36 Faculty of Arts Language Centre 42 Linguistics ... 44 Modern Languages 49 Philosophy ... 60 Study of Religions ... 65 Faculty of Law 71 Faculty of Science Biochemistry 77 Botany 79 Computer Science 84 Geology 86 Mathematics 89 Nutrition and Food Science 90 Oceanography and Fisheries ... 101 Physics ... 104 Statistics ... 108 Zoology ... 110 Faculty of Social Studies Archaeology .. . . .. 120 Economics .. . ... 122 Geography and Resource Development ... 125 History ... 142 Information Studies ... 146 Nursing ... 149 Political Science ... 153 Psychology ... 161 Sociology ... 165 College of Health Sciences Medical School Anaesthesia 174 Anatomy... 177 Chemical Pathology 180 Child Health ... 181 Community Health 184 Centre for Tropical Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 188 Haematology ... 190 Medical Biochemistry ... 191 Medicine and Therapeutics 193 Microbiology . . . 200 Obstetrics and Gynaecology 204 Pathology 206 Pharmacology... 208 Physiology 209 Psychiatry 211 Radiology 213 SurgeI)' 215 Medical School LibraI)' 222 Dental School Basic Dental Science ... 224 Schools School of Administration 227 School of Graduate Studies 231 School of Performing Arts 234 Dance Studies ... 240 Theatre Arts 242 Music 247 Abibigromma Theatre Company 249 International Centre Jar African Music and Dance 252 School of Communication Studies 255 School of Public Health 258 Institutes Institute of Adult Education 265 Institute of African Studies 268 Institute of Statistical. Social and Economic Research 287 Regional Institute for Population Studies 293 Balme Library ... 295 International Programmes Office 303 Legon Centre for International Affairs (LECIA) 305 Volta Basin Research Project (VBRP) ... 308 Chemistry 317 FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY & FARM MANAGEMENT Overview The Department was under the headship of Dr. Ramatu Al-Hassan. The main responsibility over the period was the teaching of courses in Agricultural Economics as part of the degree and non-degree programmes offered by the Faculty of Agriculture. The Department also offers Post-graduate programmes in Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Administration. The M.PhilAgricultural Economics programme. in particular. is offered in collaboration with the Department of Economics. The number of Post- Graduate Students during the 2000/2001 academic year was 57. including 2 Ph.D. students. Also. the high interest of s tudents in Agricultural Economics as an area of specialisation was sustained with about 80 percent of Level 400 students in Agriculture opting to specialise in the subject. Staff Strength Dr. Ramatu Al-Hassan Senior Lecturer and Head of Department Rev. Dr A-Brempong Senior Lecturer Baah. K. O. Senior Lecturer Fosu. K. Yerfi Lecturer Amegashie. D.P.K. Lecturer Dr. D B Sarpong Lecturer V.O. Asante Lecturer (on study leave) A. Mensah-Bonsu Lecturer Egyir. Irene S Lecturer (on study leave) Andah. E.K. Senior Lecturer (on contract) Junior and Senior staff Egu FranCis Kwaku Administrative Officer. F.B.Dadson Senior Research Assistant E.T. Adika Administrative AsSistant Sarah Omane-Boadi Senior Clerk Grace Nyarko Clerk Grade II Reindorf Darkoh Cleaner /Messenger Research AI-Hassan R. Concluded the research project on "Effects of Cash Crop Production on Household Food Supply and Women's Employment" Funded by SADAOC Research Foundation. 1 AI-Hassan. R. with S. Asumlng-Brempong. Yankson and G.K. Nurah Sustainable Food Production and Natural Resource Management In Central West Africa. Funded by the SADAOC Research Foundation . A Socio-Economic Study Within the Project: Public-private Partnerships for Development and Implementation of Entomopathogenic viruses as Bioinsecticides for Key Lepidopteran Pests in Ghana and Benin. Wes t Africa. In collaboration with International Institute of Tropical Agriculture . and Funded by Departmentfor International Development, oft he United Kingdom. AI-Hassan with Francis Srofenyoh • Effects of Border Trade on Food Security. A SADAOC funded short-term project. Amegashie. D.P.K. Sponsoring Development Projects in the Lower Volta Basin. Farmer Household Economy: Costs and Returns of Farm Families at Okyereko and Ashaiman Irrigation Sites. Asumlng-Brempong. s. • Title:Sustainable food production in Central West Africa: Strategy and Policy Options in Sustainable Natural Resource Management. Funding Agency: SADAOC Foundation , Burkina Faso/Netherlands. Duration: May 2000 to April 2002 Title: Improving the Rural-Urban Nutrient Cycle Through Peri-Urban Agriculture. Funding Agency: The International Board for Soil Research and Management (IBSRAM) , KNUST. Kumasi. Duration: Two Years 6June 2000 to May 2002 Title: Yam Conservation Project (Post-harvest handling and export) funding Agency: Department for International Development (DfID). UK. Duration: February 2000 to March 2003. Title: The Competitiveness of Ghana's Agri-Business Sector: A Case Study of Three Agro-Processing Firms. Funding Agency: African Rural Policy Analysis Network ARPAN), based at IITA; WINROCK International, USA. Duration: June 2000 to December 2001. Title: Modeling the Production and Trade in Livestock in Western Africa. FundingAgency: USAID Linkage Funds through ILRI. Duration: July 2000 to December 200 1. Fosu, K.Y. Factor Prices and the Aggregate Incidence of Trade Policy. • Macroeconomic Polices, Agriculture, Development and the Environment. Economic Policy Reform and Agrobiological Technology in Gha na: Hybrid MaiZe. • Trade Liberalisation Policy and Cocoa Exports. 2 Macroeconomic Policy, Cocoa and the Environment in Ghana. • Modeling the Effects of Macroeconomic Policies on the Real Exchange Rate. • Modeling the Effects of SubSidy Withdrawal on the Real Exchange Rate. Economic Policy Reform and Agrobiological Technology in Ghana. • Optimal Public and Private Financing of Development in Africa: The Case of Ghana. Trade Liberalisation Policy and Relative Factor Prices: A General Equilibrium Model. Public and Private Financing, Poverty and Economic Welfare. Optimal Public and Private Financing of Development under Uncertainty in Africa. Sarpong. D. B. with V. O. Asante Farm Size and Resource Use Efficiency: Technoserve and Pinneapple Farmer Groups in Ghana. Funded by African Rural Policy Analysis Network (ARPAN/WlNROCK INTL.) Completed. Policy Reforms and Market Integration in Ghana. Trade and Infrastructure Project. Reseau Ghaneen of the SADAOC Foundation. ISSER. University of Ghana. January 2001. Departmental Research • Title: Improving the Rural-Urban Nutrient Cycle Through Peri-urban Agriculture. Funding Agency: The International Board for Soil Research and Management (IBSRAM), KNUST, Kumasi. Duration: June 2000 to May 2002. • Title: Yam Conservation Project (Post-harvest handling and export) in collaboration with the Natural Resources Institute of the UK - 2 years. Conferences/SembBarsj1Vorkshops AI-Hassan. R. 11 th Biennial Meeting of the Association of Rural Banks, held at the National Theatre. Accra, on 18th November. 2000. Launching Workshop of the Cotton Network Project in Sub-Sahara Africa. held in Tamale on 4th May, 2001. Forum on "Emerging strategies for developing the lesser known Ghanaian biological food resource into mainstream products utilisation towards poverty reduction and sustainable livelihood of people" Organised by Centre for Biodiversity Utilisation and Development, University of Science and Technology. Kumasi. 23-24 May. 2001. Researcher. Policy Maker and Civil Society Dialogue on Enhancing Productivity in the Food Production Sub-Sector. held on June 7.2001 at BayView Hotel. Accra. Organised by Reseau Ghaneen ofSADAOC Foundation. (Workshop on Yam Quality organized by the Natural Resources Institute (NRI). University of Greenwich. UK: Ministry of Food and Agriculture 3 (MOFA). Ghana; Departments of Agricultural Economics and Crops. University of Ghana at Bay View Hotel on July 10. 2001. Amegashie, D. P. K. • Participated in a workshop on "Enhancing Productivity in the Food Production Sub-Sector" Organised by Reseau Ghaneen. ISSER at the Bay View Hotel. Accra on June 7. 2001. Participated in "USDA-GHANA. Research Extension" Workshop. held at Coconut Groove Hotel, Elmina on June 2 6-28. 2001. Asuming-Brempong, S. Conference on Agricultural Outlook in West Africa. Bamako. Mali. March 12 -14.2001. • Conference on "Cutting Hunger in Africa" organized by the Partnership to cut Hunger in Africa at the HYATI Hotel, Capitol Hill. Washington D.C. USA. June 25 to 28.2001. Workshop on Enhancing Productivity in the Food ProductIOn Sub-Sector organized by RESEAU GHANEEN ofSADAOC Foundation. !SSER. University of Ghana. BayView Hotel, Accra. Ghana on 7 June. 200!. (Workshop on Yam Quality organized by the Natural Resources Institute (NRI). University of Greenwich. UK; Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA). Ghana; and Departments of Agricultural Economics and Crops. University of Ghana. Accra on July 10. 2001. Fosu, K. Yerfi Consultative Meeting on Research Collaboration with ClRAD. Montpellier. France. 2001 (Resource Person). Workshop of the African Technology Policy Studies Network. Cape Coast. 2001 (Resource Person). Consultative Meeting on Regional Project on Cocoa Sector Liberalisation Policy. Accra. 2001 (Resource Person). Preparatory Meeting on Trade Liberalisation Policy and the Future of Cocoa. Abidjan. Cote d·Ivoire. 2001 (Chair). Consultative Meeting on Research Collaboration with ETH. Zurich. Switzerland. 2001 (Resource Person). Sarpong, D. B. Regional Peer Review Workshop of Short -Term Research Proposal. SADAOC Foundation. Grand Bassam. Cote d·!voire. November 17-26.2001. • Reseau Ghaneen ofSADAOC Foundation Researcher Policy-Maker Dialogue on: Enhacing Productivity in the Food Production Sub-Sector. Accra. June 7.2001. • African Technology Policy Studies (ATPS) ~etwork (Ghana Chapter) Training Workshop. July 19. 2001. Sasakawa Centre. University of Cape Coast. 4 Publications AI-Hassan. R. (2000). Building Effective Linkages with other Micro-Finance Institutions for Sustainable Rural Development. Paper presented at the 11 th Biennial Meeting of the Association of Rural Banks. Accra. on November 18. 2000. AI-Hassan. R. with Egytr. Irene • (2001) Effect of Cash Crop Production on Food Supply and Labour Utilisation . A draft research report on a Research Project funded by the SADAOC Research Programme. AI-Hassan. R. with CoHn Poulton et.al. Cash Crop Versus Food Crop Debate. Issues Paper-3. Crop Post-Harvest Programme. Natural Resources International. UK. Asumlng-Brempong. S. • Market Coordination and Cross-Border Maize Trade Between Ghana and Burkina Faso. Asumlng-Brempong. S. with Egytr. Irene A Research Report submitted to Reseau Ghaneen of SADAOC Foundation. Institute of Statistical . Social . and Economic Research (ISSER). University of Ghana. February. 2001. Fosu. K. Yerfl Trade Policy and the Sustainable Energy Sector. in Sustainable Energy: New Challenges for Agriculture and Implications for Land Use. edited by E. Van Ierland. A. Oude Lansink and E. Schmieman. Wageningen. The Netherlands. 2000. Technology Policy for the Food and Agriculture Sector in Ghana. Carnegie Corporation. New York. Petroleum Pricing Policy and Food Security in Ghana . Journal of Consumer Affairs. Vol. 1. No. 1. 2000. Extension Work AI-Hassan. R. Participated in the Evaluation of the GTZ project. Advisor to MOFA from 20th October. 2000 to 4th November. 2000. Supported the Embassy of Japan to evaluate projects receiving Japanese Aid for Increased Food Production (KR-2) Supported the Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Department of MOFA to review and propose realistic user charges for their services. Member of the National Governing Council of The Hunger Project - Ghana. 5 Fosu. K. Yerfi (With others). Preparation of materials for National Technology Pohcy Dialogue Programme. Training of young sCientists in the preparation of research proposals and the execution of research projects. Policy Brief on Technology Policy for Food and Agriculture in Ghana. Policy Brief on Technology Policy for Natural Resource Management in Ghana. Amegasbie. D. P. K. Education of selected Farmers on the Importance of record keeping at Okyereko and Ashaiman Irrigation sites. Asuming-Brempong. S. (Review of AGSSIP Documents on Agricultural Research for the Council for SCientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Accra. (Organized a one-day workshop for stakeholders on Agricultural Outlook in Ghana and West Africa. Accra. January 30. 200 I . (Evaluation of Root and Tuber Improvement Programme (RTIP) for Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA}/IFAD. February to September 200 I. Assistance to the Department The Department recognizes the folloWing organizations for their support: I. Agrtcultural Development Bank for support to the M.Phi! Agricultural Administration Internship programme. 2. The Cocoa Board. for support to the M.Phii Agricultural Administration Internship Programme. 3. Dr. Jojo Baidu Forson of the United Nations Natural Resource Institute of Africa (UNU/INRA). for a donation of e 1.009.962 .52 (one million and nine thousand. nine hundred and sixty -two cedis . fifty - two pesewas) for the purchase of books for post- graduate students. 4. Dr. Nil Adote Abrahams. AsSistant Professor. School of Business Administration. Missouri Southern State College. Joplin. USA for donating books worth more than 15 million cedis. 5. Prof. Stephen Kyereme . School of Business. Department of Agribusiness and Economics. South Carolina StateUniversity. Orangeburg. SC. for donating two books. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING Overview The Agrtcultural Engineertng Department looks at the role of engineertng in the food production chain in terms of soil tillage. application of chemicals. harvesting. 6 processing. storage and marketing. Research is directed at making the right choice of implement/ equipment for all the various stages of the food production chain. The actiVities of the department are grouped under the following broad headings. Fann Power and Machinery Soil and Water Engineering Fann Structures and EnVironmental Control Post-Harvest Technology and Management Collaborative research is currently going on between the staff of the department and staff of ARS Kade on Water Management Techniques for the production of valley bottom rice. Also. we collaborate with ARS Legon in Animal Traction Technology. Courses Courses are offered jointly with other Departments in the following areas: Graduate Degrees (M.Phil. Ph.D.) in Soil & Water Engineering. 3-Year B.Sc. (Hons) degree In Agriculture 2-Year Diploma in: General Agriculture (NDA) Agricultural Engineering (NDAE) Post-Harvest Technology (NDPT) In addition to teaching. the staff are engaged in Research and ExtenSion work. Staff The staff situation during the year was as follows : Senior Lecturer (3) One on Leave ofA bsence and one on Contract) Lecturers (3) (Two on Study Leave outside the country) Part-time Lecturers (4) Senior Staff (5) Junior Staff (3) Research Abenney-M!ckson. S. Water Management Strategies for Valley Bottom Rice Production in the Kwaebirimd Dstrict (Kade) . (On going) Mahama. A.A. Leave of Absence Seldu. M. Development of Micro-Irrigation in Northern Ghana (On going) . Preparation of Fann Building Design Mannual (On-gOing) 7 Josiah. M. N. Study Leave (Ph.D Program. University of California. Davis. USA) Kra. E.Y. Study Leave (Ph.D Program, Utah State University, Logan. USA) Extension Seidu. M. Feasibility study on the possibility of constructing farm ponds and irrigation facilities for farmers at Okwenya in Somanya District; commissioned by Benson Agricultural Institute. External Examiner- University of Cape Coast and University for Development Studies, Tamale. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION Overview The Agricultural Extension Department continues to emphasise Agricultural Extension, Rural Development and Poverty Alleviation as the focus of its teaching. research and extension activities. The guiding perspective in all these has been an emphasis on bottom-up approaches to technology development and dissemination. In line with the above perspective, a focus on appropriate mechanisms and organisational forms for enhancing equity in access to extension. appropriate technology, adaptive finanCial services, enhanced access to input and output markets, improved management of social amenities and increased critical awareness for human development have constituted aspects of the work in the department. Our vision for the year under consideration, and the years ahead, is to evolve into a National Centre for Agricultural ExtenSion and Rural Development. Research and Documentation. To this end, efforts have been made to intensify the post-graduate programme and faculty research. Post-graduate student admissions have increased from three students in 1993/94 academic year to between 8-10 from 1995 to date. Our greatest challenge with regard to our post- graduate work has been the absence of substantive lecture / seminar room for the post-graduate work. At the under- graduate level. the department still does not have an audio-visual laboratory for training students and no vehicles to convey students for field practicals in extension work. There IS therefore an urgent need for the provision of post- graduate lecture / seminar room, audio-visual laboratory and vehicles for field extension work. The department has recently undertaken a restructuring of its courses to make them more relevant to the changing needs of agriculture and rural de\'elopment in Ghana. In the current year, we are developing a Short Courses Programme in the 8 field of Extension and Rural Development. The number of Full-time permanent lecturers continued to be the same as 2000/ 2001 academic year. There are 5 full-time permanent lecturers instead of the required 8. Positions for 4 Research Fellows remained unfilled, Part-time lecturers continued to augment the staffing situation. Courses The courses covered three levels - National Diploma. B.Sc. Agriculture and Post- graduate (M.Phil. and Ph.D.). At the B.Sc. and National Diploma levels. courses in Agricultural Extension and Rural Development continued to be core courses for all students. Students Numbers Ph.D.: Part I M.Phil: Part I 2 Part II 4 Part III 5 (Yet to present their M.PhiI.Theses) B.Sc. (Hon) Agric.: Level 400 48 Level 300 23 Diploma In Agric.: Diploma I 72 Diploma II 78 In addition. our courses continued to be taken by all under-graduate students of Department Of Home Science. and some students from other departments and or schools in the university. Academic areas covered are: Introduction to Extension. Extension Programme Development. Extension Methods. Communication in Extension. Rural Sociology. Rural Development. Comparative Extension Systems. Education and Training. Management and Organisation and Practical Extension. Additional areas for the post graduate level are: Statistics for Development. Micro-Finance & Micro- Enterprise Development. Theoretical Foundations of Extension and Research Methods. In addition. staff of the department continued to teach the Extension Management Course of the Diploma in Agricultural Administration. offered by the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA). Staff: Senior Members: Vacant (1) Professor Vacant (2) Senior Lecturer 9 1. Dr. Felix Y.M. Fladjoe Lecturer 2 . Mrs. Vincentia N. Canacoo Lecturer 3 . Dr. Owuraku Sakyi-Dawson Lecturer 4 . Dr. Paschal B. Atengdem Lecturer (Head of Department) 5 . Mr. E. E. Ackah-Nyamike Jr. Lecturer (Study Leave) 6 . Mr. Seth D. Boateng Lecturer 7 . Vacant (2) Lecturer 8 . Vacant (4) Research Fellows Senior Staff: Vacant (1) Chief Administrative Assistant 1. Mr. James K. Madakena Principal Administrative ASSistant 2. Mr. Godfred B. Quarcoo Assistant Transport Officer Junior Staff: Vacant (1) Clerk Grade II 1. Ms. Beatrice Manko Typist Grade I 2. Mr. Frank Kumador Temp. Messenger/Cleaner The courses of the Department were taught by five teaching staff: One member of the department is on Study Leave. Research FtadJoe. F .Y.M. Information Flow Mechanisms into the Agricultural ExtenSion System and its dissemination to its Publics. The Nature of Work Done by the Frontline Staff of Ministry of Food and Agriculture Extension as the Basis for In-Service training Programme. Translating Research Findings into Learning Experiences for Farmers Influence on Extension Delivery of Extension Groups : Experiences from the Field Lessons from Agricultural Innovations Introduced in Ghana in the last 30 years. Indigenous Communication Practices: Lessons for ExtenSion Delivery. Atengdem. P.D. Effectiveness of Group Extension Methods in Ghana (On-going). Canacoo. V.N., Ramatu-Alhasan. Canacoo. V. & Srofenyoh. F . Equity ImplicatIOns of Reforms in the Financing and Delivery of Agricultural EJI."tension Services in Ghana. A collaborative Research between Lniversitv of Ghana/l'niversity of Reading. U.K. funded by the Department for - International Development (DFIO). U.K. Policy Research Programme R6470 10 CA. June. 1998. Adoption Barriers for Efficient Domestic Energy Use in Refugee Sites. A collaborative Research between University of Ghana/GAMOS Ltd. U.K. Funded by the Department for International Development (DFID) U.K. (On- going). Boateng. S.D. Improving Cassava Processing in Rural communities in Afram Plains. Research Report prepared for the African Rural Development Movement. (2001) Sponsored by the French Embassy. Factors Affecting Maize Processing in Afram Plains 1999. Research Report prepared for Centre for Human Right Initiative. Sponsored by Ford Foundation. Sakyi-Dawson. O. Farming Systems in Ghana. Technical Report prepared for the FAO(TCP)/ GHA/6715) Land Use Planning Project. July 2000. Farming Systems of the Wenchi District. Technical Report prepared for CARE International. Ghana. March 2000 Sakyi-Dawson. O. with Mark Holderness et. aI. Factors Affecting the Uptake and Adoption of Rice Research Outputs in Ghana. In Hainsnorth. S.D. and Eden Green. S.J. (Ed.) (2000). Sustaining Change. Natural Resources International. UK. Sakyi-Dawson. O. with Offei. S.K. • A Study of the Reach. Use and Impact of Communication Activities and Media Products of the Water and Soil Management The IFCSP in Ghana. Natural Resources Systems Programme. DFID. UK. November 2000. A Study of the Reach. Use and Impact of the Communication Activities and Media Prod ucts of the KUMINFO Component oft he Kumasi Natural Resources Management Project. Natural Resources Systems Programme. DFID. UK. November. 2000. Case Study ofIPM/FFS in Rice in Ghana and its Implications for Convergence of Sciences. Convergence of Sciences Research Project. University of Ghana/Wageningen University /FAO (On-going). Sakyi-Dawson. O. with Kudadjie. Comfort Adoption of Improved Micro-Enterprise Technology and Changes in Performance of Rural Roles Among The Dangmes in Ghana. Paper presented at the 22nd Biennial Conference of the Ghana Science ASSOCiation at the University of Cape Coast. Cape Coast. August 5-9.2001. Sakyi-Dawson. O. with Kusi-Boama. J. Attributes of Improved Maize Varieties and Pattern of Adoption in the 11 Transitional Zone ofG hana. Paper presented at the 22nd Biennial ConferenC'e of the Ghana Science Association at the University of Cape Coast. Cape Coast. August 5-9.2001 Extension Activities Fiadjoe. F.Y.M. The Assessment of the Performance of Regional and DistriC't Staff of Non- Formal Education Division of Ministry of Education. (Team member) Report submitted to Ministry of Education. June 2000. Atengdem. P.B. PRA Evaluation and Workshop for the Catholic Diocese of Damongo. Evaluation and Programme Development for the Rural Integrated Literacy and Agricultural Development Programme (RlCADEP) Programme Evaluation of PCG-ASS Agricultural Project in Abokobi and Katamansu. Ghana. August-September 1998. PRA Training for Staff of the Integrated Crop Protection (lCO) of GTZ. PRA Training for Staff of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) working in the Roots and Tuber Improvement Project (RTIP) of MOFA-IFAD. Sakyi-Dawson. O. with Sey. Araba and Ansu-Kyeremeh. K. Training Workshop on Communication for Department c.t Communll" Development Staff. level 1: Institute of Local Govemmerlt Studie~ ... ·era. February 12-14. 2001. Training Wo:kshop on COlpmUrU - 3tion lOr the Depart:--.- :It ·.f Co.l.r, If ;t." Development Staff Level 2 . Comm .. mity Development' :', min;! ~.-l. _, t Kwaso. Ashanti Region. March 12-16.2001. - Sakyi-Dawson. O. with K. McKomey et. al. • Workshop on Uptake and Adoption of Rice Research Outputs in Ghc na. Dodowa. June 6-7.2000. Boateng. S.D. Training of Rural Women on Small Enterprise Development and Management with special Reference to Food Processing Enterprises. Traininf5 was organised for 60 Women Food Processors in Afram Plains. Training of Farmers on the Management of Maize Storage FacilitIes. A one- week Training Programme organised for 50 Maize Farmers in Afram Plains. Training ofWomen Entrepreneurs on the Management of Small Enterprises. Special Emphasis on the Management of Piggery Projects The programme was organised at Senya Beraku. 12 Publications Boateng. S.D. • The Latent Effects of Development Actions on the Environment and the Socio-Economic Well-Being of the Afram Plains Communities in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Scheduled for publication in October 1999 by the International Journal oj Environmental Education and InJonnation. Sakyi-Dawson. O. • Financial Services Provision and Financial Services Needs in the Ghanaian RNR Sector. Technical Research Report to DFID, 1997. Financial Services for RNR Development in Ghana - Establishing Policy Guidelines for the Informal Sector. Technical Research Report to DFID. 1998. Sakyi-Dawson. O. with Jones. J.H.M .. Harford. N. and Sey. A. The Contribution of the Informal Financial Sector to Sustainable Renewable National Resources (RNR) Management in Ghana.Proceedings of the First International Conference on Sustainable Rural Development in Sub-Sahara Africa. K.N.U.S.T .. Kumasi. Ghana. August. 1997 (Forthcoming). Sakyi-Dawson. O. with Jones. J.H.M Interface Between Rural Financial Intermediaries in Ghana: Implications for Linking Informal and formal Financial Sectors. Proceedings of the Conference on Financial Institutions in the Political Economy. organised by the Nordic Africa Institute. Rosendal. Norway June 11-14. 1998. (Forthcoming) . Sakyi-Dawson. O. with AI-Hasan. R .. Canacoo. V. Srofenyoh. F. Equity Implications of Reforms in the Financing and Delivery ofA gricultural Extension Services. Report for DFID Policy Research Programme. June. 1998. Fiadjoe. F.Y.M .. Canacoo. Vincentia and Manu. Kofi Beneficiaries' Perception of the Village Infrastructure Project (VIP). May 2001. Conference/Seminar/ Workshops/Symposia Fiadjoe. F.Y.M. with Boateng. S.D. Influence of Human Behaviour on the Sustenance of the Forest Reserve Base: Ghana Science AsSOCiation 20th Biennial Conference. K.N.U.S.T .. Kumasi. 13 Atengdem. P.B. • Equity Implications of Refonns in Financing in Ghana. University of Ghana/ University of Reading Joint-Workshop. Sakyi-Dawson. O. An Introduction to the Study on Equity Implications of Refonns in Extension in Ghana.Paper presented at the Workshop on Equity Implications of Refonns in Extension in Ghana. University of Ghana/University of Reading Joint-Workshop. • Experiences of Financial Sector Linkages in Ghana. Workshop on Improving Financial Services for RNR development in Ghana; Establishing Policy Guidelines for the Infonnal Financial Sector. Organised at Sunyani by Agricultural Extension Department. University of Ghana. Legon and AERDD. The University of Reading. U.K. Boateng. S.D. Post-Harvest Curriculum Review Workshop at Kumas!. July 30 - August 3. 2001. USDA-Ghana Research-Extension Workshop at Elmina. DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SCIENCE Overview During the year under review. the department continued to fulfil its basic functions of teaching. research and extension With its usual dedication. Teaching programmes covered Doctorate. Masters. Bachelors and Diploma levels. The Meat Laboratory and the Veterinary Clinic continued to generate income and to provide service not only to the University community but also to customers from Madina especially and its environs. The department lost one of its most illustrious and hardworking members in the person of Prof. J.E. Fleischer. His sudden demise came as a profound shock to the whole University community. Indeed his untimely departure from the department added poignancy and despair to the work of the department in the sense that at the time of his death . he was in the process of soliCiting funds to execute several projects involving other senior members. By dint of hard work. this indefatigable member had just been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor and was yet to receive his first pay as an Associate Professor when he was called by his Maker. We shall sorely miSS him. Courses I. Undergraduate courses 14 2. Postgraduate courses 3. National Diploma in General Agriculture 4. National Diploma in Animal Health. M.Pbil and Ph.D Programmes 1. Animal Breeding 2. Meat Science and Technology 3. Microbiology and Immunology 4 . Animal Nutrition 5. Physiology 6. Pasture and Fodder Science Student Numbers Ph.D 2 M.Phil 5 BSc. Level 400 3 B.Sc. level 300 8 B.Sc. level 200 31 B.Sc. level 100 91 NDA (General) II 35 NDA (General) I 38 NDAH I 4 NDAH II 6 StafIlng Position Professor 1 Associate Professors 3 Senior Lecturers. 3 Part time lecturers 3 Senior Staff 5 Junior Staff 7 Research Activities Assoku. R.K.G. Immuno-pathological Studies in Bovine Dermatophilosis (Dermatophilus congolensis) infection. Assessment Studies of Milk Quality and Public Health Risks in the Small Holder Peri-urban Dairy Marketing System in Ghana. Ahunu. B.K. Characterisation of Ghana Shorthorn Cattle. Barnes, A.R. A Study of the Nutritive Value of Pig Trotters. 15 Awotwi. E.K. A Study of the Effects of Age and Parity of Dam on Birthweight and Growth of Lambs and Incidence of Multiple Births in Djallonke Sheep. Aboagye. G.S. Characterisation of the West African Dwarf Goat on the Accra Plains. Characterisation of the Local Dwarf Pig on the Accra Plains. AwumbUa.B. Helminthic Profile of Backyard Poultry on Legon Campus. Amaning-Kwarteng. K. Strategy of Dry-season Feeding of Ruminants in Ghana: The Manufacture and Use of Urea-Molasses Block. Digestibility and Mineral Status of Conserved Forages. Utilization of Low Quality Roughages: Effect of Dietary Supplements on rumen Parameters. Intake and Growth. Publications Refereed Papers Awotwi. E.K. Canacoo. EA. Adogla-Bessa T. The Effect of Age at Mating on the Behavioural Interactions Between Primiparous Djallonke. Oppong-Anane K. and Ewes and their Lambs at 36 post-partum. Oddoye. (2000) Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. (In press). Aboagye. G.S. Genetic and Phenotypic Parameters of Cattle in Ghana (2000). An Invited paper contributed towards ILRI/SLU course on capacity Building in Animal Genetic Resources for West and Central Africa. November 19 - December 7. 2001. ILRI. Ethiopia. 38 pp. Adjorlolo. L.K .• Amaning-Kwarteng. K. and Fianu. F.K. In Vivo Digestibility and Effect of Supplemental Mucuna Forage on Treated Rice Straw Degradation (2000). Small Ruminant Researcl'L 41: 239- 24 Papers Presented at Conferences Adjorlolo. L.K .• Amaning-Kwarteng. K. and Fianu. F.K. (2000) Effect of Cracking and Heat Treatment on l\'utrientComposition and in sacco Nitrogen Disappearance of Velvet Bean (mucuna pruriens). Proceedings of the 25th Ghana Animal Science Association Symposuim. KNUST. Kumasi. 16 Amaning Kwarteng. K. and Awotwi E.K. (2000) Utilization of Low-Quality Roughages by Sheep: Effect of Alkali treatment and Leuceana Supplementation on Rumen Mucosa Morpho-logy. Paper presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of th~ Ghana Society of Animal Production. August 29 - September 1, University of C~pe Coast. Aboagye G.S .. Awotwi. E.K. and Ahunu. B. and Tetteh. T.A. (2000) Characterization of the West Mrican Dwarf Goat in Ghana for Some Qualitative Traits. Paper presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of The Ghana Society of Animal Production. August 29 - September 1, University of Cape Coast. Oddoye. E.O.K. . Fleischer. J.E. . Amaning-Kwarteng. K .. and Awotwi. E.K. (2001) On-farm Introduction of Urea- ammoniated Rice Straw as a Dry Season Feed Supplement. Paper presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the Ghana Society of Animal Production August 29 - September 1, University of Cape Coast. Barnes. A.R. and Aboagye-Gyambra. F. (2000) ImpactofMrican Swine Fever on Pig Production in the Greater Accra Region. Paper presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the Ghana Society of Animal Production, August 29 - September 1, University of Cape Coast. Conferences/Workshops and Seminars Attended Assoku. R.K.G. Twenty-sixth Annual General Meeting and the 13th Congress of the Ghana Veterinary Medical Association, Kumasi, October 10-13, 2000. Forty-first Anniversary Celebrations of Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences, Accra, November 20-24, 2000. Barnes. A.R. Advanced Training for Leadership and Skills (ATLAS) Conference on Leader- ship, Agriculture and Economic Development. Windhoek, Namibia, April 24-28, 2000. Twenty-fifth Biennial GhanaAnimal Science Association Conference, KNUST, August 23-26, 2000. Twelfth Biennial Conference of the Ghana Society of Animal Production. University of Cape Coast August 29 - September 1, 2001. Amaning-Kwarteng. K. Twelfth Biennial Conference of the Ghana Society of Animal Production, University of Cape Coast, August 29 - September 1, 2001. 17 Aboagye, G.S. • Twelfth Biennial Conference of the Ghana Society of Animal Production. University of Cape Coast. August 29 - September 1. 2001. Ahunu, B.K. • Global partnership Conference of the United Negro Fund for Special Programmes. Washington D.C .. U.S.A.. April 8-10. 2001. • Program Planning Workshop for Alcorn State University. University of Ghana and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology at the Alcorn State University. Lorman. Mississippi. April 12-21. 2001. Michigan State University and African Universities Initiatives Workshop. East Lansing. Michigan. U.S.A.. June 11 16.2001. USDA and Ghana Research and Extension Workshop. Elmina. June 26- 28. 2001. Post-Harvest Curriculum Review Workshop organized by Alcorn State University. University of Ghana. and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Kumasi. July 30 - August 3.2001. DEPARTMENT OF CROP SCIENCE Overview The basic functions of the Department. namely teaching. research and extension were carried out as in previous years. Teaching programmes were run for Doctorate. Masters. Bachelors and Diploma students. About 40% of the final year B.Sc. Agricultural students specialized in Crop Science. The postgraduate programmes continued to receive good patronage from both within and outside Ghana. The Department. in collaboration with the Department of Zoology (Faculty of Science). continued to teach the M.Phil. Entomology course under the Insect Science Programme. The National Diploma in Postharvest Technology (NDPHT) programme was also co-ordinated by the Department. Academic staff in the Department participated in the Roots and Tuber Improvement Programme (RTIP) in the country. In addition. staff continued to carry out their individual research. some of which were with external collaborators. In the area of extension. most members maintained their involvement in public works and activities. thus promoting the image of the University. Most members of the teaching staff also attended conferences to interact and present their research findings. In spite of many efforts made. the problems of the Department continued to be: inadequate space for staff and increasing student numbers inadequate tools and eqUipment. especially microscopes. computers and tractors for the University farm on campus. 18 unavailability of water in the University fann for student projects and for other research activities. Courses Courses offered at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels' include: (il Basic courses in Microbiology. Entomology. Plant Pathology. Genetics and Statistics. (ii) Basic and advanced courses in Plant Physiology. Crop Production Agronomy. Molecular genetics. Breeding. Entomology and Pathology of various Tropical Crops. Student Numbers Student enrolment in the various courses were as follows: Ph.D 2 M.Phil. II Crop Science 3 M.Phil. I Crop Science 2 Level 400 (B.Sc. Final Year) 10 Level 300 (B.Sc. Second Year) 35 Level 100 (B.Sc. First Year) 84 Level 200 (B.Sc. First Year) 35 NDA II (Diploma Final Year) 33 NDA I (Diploma First Year) 40 NDPHT II (Diploma Post-harvest Final Year) 9 NDPHT I (Diploma Post-harvest First year) 14 Staffing Position (I) Department Professors 3 Senior Lecturers 5 Lecturers 5 Part-time Lecturers 3 Chief Technician Principal Research Assistant Principal Technicians Senior Technician Research Assistant 1 Technician 2 Assistant Technicians 3 Technical Assistant 1 Administrative Assistant Senior Clerk Typist Driver Messenger/Cleaner Senior Headman 19 Headmen 2 Labourers 3 (U) University Fann Technical Assistant I Tractor Operator I Senior Headman I Headmen 2 Labourers 2 Research (1) Crop Production Research Amoatey. C.A. Management of Cyperus Rotundus Using Biological Method. 81ay. E.T. Morphological and Molecular Characterisation of Gennplasm of Some Vegetables. Cereals. Legumes. and Root/Tuber Crops. In vitro Propagation of Some Roots and Tubers. Mutation Breeding. In vitro Propagation and Molecular Charactensation of Cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittlfolium). Breeding of Some Vegetable Crops (Tomato. Garden Eggs and Aubergines) Study of Agro-biodiversity in Southern Ghana With Special Emphasis on Land Varieties of Yams and Vegetables. Indigenous Agroforestry Practices. Comparative Study of Diversity in Local Yam and Rice Land Van"(les In Southern and Northern Ghana. Kumaga. F.K. Evaluation of Soybean Productivity in the Coastal Zones of Ghana. Application of simulation Model for Groundnut Production in the Savannah Region of Ghana . Quantification of Nitrogen Fixation in the African Yam Bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa). Norman. J.C. Baseline Studies of the FlOricultural Industry in Accra. Preparation ofa Checklist of Landscape Plants in the Greater Accra Region. Mulching and Planting Date Effect on Sweet Com. Oforl. K. Morphological Characterisation of Garden Eggs Effects of Shade . MOisture Regime and Fertilizer Rate on Seedlmg Pe rfonnance in Oil Palm. - 20 Detennination of Time of Pod and Seed Matulity in Okro. Crop Protection Research Ayertey. J. N. • Continued with research on the Problem of the Larger Grain Borer and its Control in Mlica. Boateng. B.A. . Effect ofT emperature and Related Humidity on Stored Product Protectants. Knowledge. Perceptions and Practices of Farmers and Traders in Management of Pest of Stored Products. Obeng-Ofori. D. Biopesticides for the Management of Storage and Field Pests of Cereals. Legumes. Fruits and Vegetables; Insecticide Resistance in Populations of the Diamond. • Back Moth Plutella Xylostella Attacking Cabbage in Ghana. Biology and Economic Importance ofInsect Pests Including the Diamondback Moth and Cereal Stem Borers. Training of Trainers for IPM Farmer Field School and Exporters of Fruits and Vegetables. Offei. S. K. Studies of Viral Diseases of Plantain Studies on Gummosis Diseases of Citrus Plants Molecular Characterisation of Root and Tuber Crops. Studies on the Cape st. Paul Wilt disease of Coconut. Publications Kumaga. F.K. and Etu-Bonde. K. (2000) Response of TWo Promiscuous Soybean Glycine max (L.) Merrill.) Genotypes to Bradyrhizobial Inoculation in TWo Ghana Soils. Journal oft he Ghana Science Association. Vol 2 . No.1 99-104. Kumaga. F.K. • IOu. G.Y.P. • Amoatey. H.M .• Bansa, D., and Kumaga. F.K. (2000) Cultivation and Use of Mrican Yam Bean (Phenostylis Stenocarpa) in the Volta Region of and Ghana. Plant Genetic Resour-ces Newsletter-. 2000. No. 124: 13-16. Ofori. K. and Kumaga. F.K. and K.L. Bimi (2001) Variation in Seed Size. Protein Tannin Content of Bambara Ground- nut (Vigna subterranea). Tropical Science 41. 100-103. 21 Amoatey. H. M .• KIu. G.Y.P. • Bansa. D. and Kumaga. F.K. • Benett-Lartey. S.O. and Gamedoagbao. D.K. (2000) The African Yam Bean (Spenostylis stenocarpa): A Neglected Crop in Ghana. West Aftican Journal ojA pplied Ecology. Vol.l. 53-. 60. Nuertey. B.N .• Oforl. K. and Asamoah. T.E.O. (2001) Economics of Intercropping Food Crops and in Oil Palm for Small- Scale Farmers. JOlUTlal oj the Ghana Science Association (Accepted for pulication - January 2001). Offei. S. K. and Kyamfi. V.A. Effect of a Cowpea Mild Isolate on Growth and Yield of Bamb ara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea) Legon Ghana Joumal ojA griculture Science (In Press). Offei. S.K. • Cornelius. E.W. • Budu. G.K. and Kpesese. V.K. • Reaction of Citrus Rootstocks to Diplodia Nalatinsis Pole (Evans): Causal Agent of Citrus and Gummosis Disease in Ghana. JOlUTlal oj Science and Technology (In Press). Blay. E. T. (2001) Genetic Diversity in Cocoyam as Revealed by Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA. Aftican Root and Tuber JOlUTlal (In Press). Ofosu-Anim. J.K. Budu. G .• Blay. E.T. • Offei. S.K. Effect of Transplanting Seedlings in Compost on Uield. Fruit QUalIty and Incidence of Wilt Diseases in,Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) Adv. Hort. ScL 14 (2000). Blay. E.T. • Ofosu. A.J .• and Ntummy. J. (2000) Effect of manure and/or inorganic fertilizer on the yield of shallot (Allium cepa var Aggregatum) (submitted to Adv. Hort. Sci) Obeng-Oforl. D. and Amiteye. S. • (2000) Enhancing the potency ofv egetable oils by combining with pirimiphos- Methyl for the Protection of Stored Cowpea Against Infestation by Caliosobruchus Maculatus (F) SINET. Ethiopian Journal oJScience 22 (2]. 263-272. Obeng-Oforl. D. and Akuamoah. R.K. (2000) Efficacy of Plant Extracts and Oils for Protection of Cowpea Against Infestation by Callosobruchus Maculatus. IOBC Bulletin 23 (10). 177-187. (2000) Biological Effects of Plant Extracts Against the Rice Weevil Sitophilus Oryzae in Stored Maize. Journal oJGhana Science Association 2(2) 62-69. 22 Oduro, K.A., Godonou, J.R.K., Lomer, C.J. and Afreh-Nuamah, K. (2000) Field Evaluation of Selected Formulation of Beauveria Bassiana for the Management of Green. the Banana Weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus) on plantain (Musa spp .. AAB group) Biocontrol Science and Technology 10:779- 788. Sowley, E.N.K. and Oduro, K.A. Effectiveness of Curing in Controlling Fungalinduced Storage Rot in Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) in Ghana. Tropical Science (In press). Oduro, K. A. Checklist of Plant pests in Ghana. Vol I. Diseases. Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Directorate (2000). Ministry of Food and Agriculture. Accra. Ghana. 105pp. Blay, E., Cudjoe, A.R. • and Braun, M. (2000) Handbook of Crop Protection Recommendations in Ghana: An [PM Approach Vol. Cereals and Pulses. Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Directorate. Accra. Ghana. 76pp. ISBN 9988-8025-44. (Eds.) Handbook of Crop Protection Recommendation in Ghana: An [PM Approach. Vol 2 Vegetables. Plant Protection and Regulatory Service Directorate. Accra. Ghana. 92pp ISBN 9988- 9025-5-2 (Eds.) Handbook of Crop Protection Recommendation in Ghana: An [PM Approach Vol 3. Root and Tuber Crops. Plantain. Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Directorate Accra. Ghana. 54pp ISBN 9988-9025-6-0. Boateng B.A., Ayertey. J.N., Meikle, W.G. (2001). Population Dynamics of Prostephanus and Truncatus (Horn) and Sitophilus Zeamais Motschulshy in a Traditional Barn: The Influence of Maize Variety and Season. (submitted to Journal ofG hana Science Association). Conferences/Workshops Attended Ayertey, J. N. Strategic Alliance for Biotechnology Research in African Development (SABRAD) International Workshop. Accra. Ghana. November 2000. Workshop on Crop Protection Policy in Ghana: An Economic Analysis of Current Practice and Factors influenCing Pesticide use in Ghana. (PPRSD AND GTZ/ICP) Accra. Ghana. Nov. 2000. 1st WAFRINET Local Coordinating Committee (LCC) Workshop. Accra. Ghana. November 2000. Norman. J.C. PartiCipated In the 1s t SCientific Workshop organized by the Ghana Institute 23 of Horti-culturists on September 6 . 200 1 in Accra and presented a paper on Diagnostic Study of Accra Nurseries. Kumaga. F.K. Closing Workshop on DFID Project R7516: Bridging Knowledge Gap Between Soils Research and Dissemination in Ghana. CSIR Secretariat. Accra. June 20. 2001. Workshop on Yam Quality Project, Accra. July 10. 200 I. Slay E.T. The Fifth WAPLEC Regional WorkshopFarmers, Scientists and Government Agents: Partners in Search of Sustainable Resource Conservation Methods organised by WAPLEC (West African Cluster of the United Nations University Project on People, Land Management and Environmental Change. October 4-9, 2000 Koforidua. Ghana. • Workshop on Collaborative Platform for Agricultural Research in Sub- Saha ran Africa. Warda. Bouake, March 14-16,2001. SABRAD Biotechnology Workshop on Enabling Biotechnology for African Agriculture, November 8-11,2000, Accra, Ghana. Obeng-Ofor!. D. 3rd International Crop Science Congress, Hamburg, Germany. August 17- 22,2000. Regional Peer Review Workshop on Short- Term Research Proposals, Bassam, Cote de'Ivore. November 17-26, 2000. • Environmental Health Conference, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana. Legon. January 3-6, 2001. • International Workshop on Convergence ofS cience , Accra, Ghana. February 21-23. 2001. Multistateholder Meeting of Poison Control Activities in Ghana, Accra, Ghana. March 22-23, 200 I. • 14th AsSOCiation of Insect SCientists and 9th Crop Protection Society of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. June 4-8. 2001. Post-harvest Review Workshop jointly organized by Alcon State University. USA, University of Ghana, Legon and Kwame Nkrumah University of SCience and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. July 30 - August 3,2001. 22nd Biennial Conference of the Ghana Science AsSOCiation, University of Cape Coast, August 5-9 2001. International Workshop on Technographic Studies on Convergence of Science, Accra. September 27-28. 2001 Boateng. S.A. First Planning Meeting of Information Network for Post-Harvest Pest Management and Marketing, June, 27-292001. Kampala, Uganda. Paper 24 presented: "Demands for Information and Decision Support in Post-Harvest Pest Management and Marketing in Ghana. 22nd Biennial conference of the Ghana Science Association. August 5-9 2001, University of Cape Coast. Cape Coast. FAO/GFAR Workshop on development of a Regional Strategy and concrete action proposals on Global Initiative Towards Strengthening of the Postharvest sector (GIPhT) Sept.17-21. Entebbe. Uganda. Paper presented: "Some Economic Constraints and Opportunities of Importance in the Post-Harvest System". Cornelius. E. W. Yam QUality Workshop. Accra. July 10.2001. • 11 th Postharvest Convention of the ASSOCiation of Applied Biologists U.K. at WRI. University of Greenwich. Medway Campus. Chatham Maritime. Kent. May 9.2001. DEPARTMENT OF HOME SCIENCE Overview The dedication of the few lecturers in the department contributed in no small way to the smooth running of the session under review. Efforts to improve the staffing Situation was not successful and lecturers continued to carry very heavy teaching loads. making it difficult to undertake their planned research activities. The lecturers need commendation. The department noted with satisfaction the contributions of the Academic Facility User Fees to enhancing the many practical classes. extension field work and other required field trips. However. the lack of a departmental vehicle made arrangements for field work very difficult. time-consuming and expensive. The department. therefore. as a matter of urgency. reqUires a vehicle to make our work easier and to make our extenSion services benefit communities around us. Our need for bigger laboratOries and a new Management Home continues to occupy a high place on our agenda. These faCilities will make practical sessions more comfortable for the increasing numbers of students enrolled. The department is in the process of setting up a library for its students at the Annexe which will go a long way to enhance learning and research. For the first time department admitted students for the B.Sc./BA degree for the next 25 academic year. Courses Courses were offered for the following programmes: 1. M.Phi! in Home Science 2-year programme 2 . B.Sc. in Home Science 3-year programme 3. BA. With Home Science 3-year programme 4. National Diploma in Home Science 2-year programme Fifty-two courses were taught covering academic areas In Food and Nutrition. Textiles and Clothing, Fami!y Resource Management. Family Housing, Human Development and Child Studies, Consumer Studies and Home Science ExtenSion. Elective courses offered were taken by a number of students including foreign students from other departments. Student Numbers No fresh post-graduate students were enrolled because those already in the system were still too many for the few staff at post. Admissions into the various programmes were as follows: Post-graduate M.Phi! Part II 10 Undergraduate Level 200 21 Level 300 20 Level 400 16 Diploma Year I 22 Year II 35 Total 124 Staff There were at post 6 full-time lecturers and 1 part-time tutor. The Department proudly notes the achie\'ement of Mrs. Clara Opare-Obisaw who obtained a doctorate in Nutrition during the session. Staffing position was as follows: I. Dr. (Mrs) Clara Opare-Obisaw Senior Lecturer and Head of Department 26 2. Mrs. Docea Fianu Senior Lecturer 3. Dr. (Mrs.) Laetitia Hevi-Yiboe Senior Lecturer 4. Mrs. Nabilla Williams' Senior Lecturer 5. Mrs. Edith Francois· Senior Lecturer 6. Dr. (Mrs.) Angelina Danquah Lecturer 7. Mrs. Rosemary Mills-Tettey Part-time Tutor * On Contract Senior and Junior Staff : Teaching Assistant Chief Technician Temporary Principal Administrative Assistant Clerk Grade II Senior Departmental Assistant 1 Messenger Cleaners 2 Nursery Attendant Labourer 1 Total 9 Research Despite the heavy teaching load, staff were able to undertake research in various areas of Home Science. However, only a few publications were made as a result of the heavy work-load of lecturers. Supervised Research Projects of Post-graduate and Undergraduate Students 1. The Economic Value of Women's Work. 2. Environmental Management Practices of Women in Greater Accra. 3. Welfare of Female Porters (Kayayei) in Accra. 4. Child L3.bour and National Development. 5. Ergonomics in the Garment Industry in Ghana. 6. Developmental History of Children Admitted at the Home Science Child Study Centre. 7. The Effect of Drying Methods on the Dimensional Stability of Ghanaian Printed Fabrics. S. Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Family Planning Among Moslem Women in Madina Zongo. 9. Educational and Occupational Aspirations ofSSS Students in Two Secondary Schools at Nsawam. 10. Dietary Control of Diabetes Mellitus and the Effectiveness of Counselling in Ghana. 11. Dietary Practices of the Elderly: a Comparison of Rural and Urban Dwellers. 12. Expectations of Home Science Students of the Home Science Programmes at the University of Ghana. 13. The Awareness of Diet-therapy of the Ghanaian. 27 14. An Exploratory Study of the Hygienic Conditions Under Which Food Vendors Operate in Ashaiman. 15. Food Consumption Patterns of Pre-schoolers at Tatorme. Akatsi. Volta Region. 16. A Survey of Montessori Schools in the Accra Metropolis. 17. Problem and Coping Mechanisms of Estate House Occupancy. 18. The Relationship Between Women's Employment and Child Nutrition in Tema. Publications Flanu, Docea, A.G. (2000) Hair-grooming Practices Among Female Students of Ogun State University in Nigeria. Journal ojA sianRegionalAssociation ojHome Economics. 7(4) 2000. pp. 239-244. Danquah, Angelina, O. (2001) The Role of the Bio-psychosocial Approach in the Modem Health Care Delivery in Ghana: The Case 'of Clinical Health Psychology and Nutrition. GhanaJournalojPsychology. Vol.l.No.l. pp. 7-16. Conferences/Workshops/Seminars Attended Obisaw-Opare, C. 4th Session of the International Seminar on the Future of the City and Perspectives on Sustainable Planning and Development. October 2000. Accra. Workshop on Women-Special Targeted Projects in Natural Resources. February 2001. Accra. Launching of National Pharmacovigilance Centre. June 200 I. Accra. Flanu, Docea A.G. Seminar by Reseau Ghaneen of SADAOC Foundation on "Food Consumption Patterns. Food Processing and Food Security in Ghana". Accra Extension Work Opare-Obisaw. C. Gave a Lecture on "Personal Management" to the Youth at Covenant Presbyterian Church. Accra. Continued to serve on the Ghana Food and Drugs Board. Continued to serve on the Presbyterian University Implementation Committee. 28 Flanu, D.A.G. Served on Textiles & Clothing Moderating Committee for WAEC. External Examiner for Department ofVOC/TECH. University of Cape Coast. Deputy Senior Tutor. Volta Hall. President. Ghana Home Economics Association. Served as Role Model on two occasions for Primary & JSS pupils in Villages around Donkorkrom and gave them a talk on "Educational and Career Aspirations" Hevi-Yiboe, L. Guest on JOY FM Radio to discuss "Money Management by Families in the Face of Limited Income" . Guest on Radio Universe to discuss "Home and Family Resource Management and How Home-makers Can Cope With Career and Home Management" at GlMPA. Guest Speaker and Chainnan at Ho Deaconery Catholic Womenis Congress . Guest Speaker at Lees Cakes and Pastries Graduation Ceremony. Danquah, Angelina O. Honorary Coach. Amalgamated Sports Club. Legon. Gave a Lecture on "Food Handling" to workers in the Catering Section of the University Guest Centre. Served on the Local Organizing Committee of WAUG Games. Benefaction The department is extremely grateful to Dr. Jean Steckle for honouring her promise of USS33.000 for the establishment of a Foundation to support research in Food, Nutrition and Health in rural communities. Dr. Lila Engberg also honoured a promise of USS5,OOO for computer and accessories for internet access. The computer has since been purchased and internet services connected. The department is profoundly grateful for these very kind gestures. DEPARTMENT OF SOIL SCIENCE Overview During the period under reView the Department taught courses in Soil Science to students of Agriculture, Geology and Geography. The programmes offered include: Programme Number of students National Diploma in Agriculture (NDA I & II)) 38 B.Sc. Agriculture 44 MPhil and Ph.D. 4 29 The Department undertook a major review of its curriculum in the light of decreasing number of students that have expressed interest in specializing in Soil Science in their final years. Many of our courses have been re-designed and new courses have been introduced in an attempt to address the many environmental problems of both urban and agricultural lands. The revised curriculum also seeks to enhance the employment opportunities of Soil Science Graduates by conSidering the current trends in the job market for agriculturists in Ghana and abroad. The revised curriculum will be tabled for consideration by the Faculty of Agriculture Board within the Faculty of Agriculture Curriculum RestructUring Framework. Research Research work in the Department continued to focus on diverse soil-related problems such as: soil degradation and rehabilitation using agro-forestry techniques, soil salinity and its amelioration, nitrogen fixation by legumes, derivation and test of pedo-transfer equations for soil database development, compost production from fresh water weeds and Volta Basin Research, Other areas of research include the improvement of crop yields in different agro-ecological zones of Ghana using integrated plant nutrient management systems, use of phosphate rock to increase the fertility level of P-deflcient acid soils of Ghana and the agronomy of medicinal plants. The Department continues to collaborate with other Institutions both internally and externally. Senior Members of our Department have rendered teaching research supervision services to the Department of Agricultural Engineering, We have also carried out joint soybean field trials with the Department of Crop Science. Externally, the Department has collaborated with the International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC) in spearheading research in crop modelling and model applications for agricultural planning. The Danish Institute ofA gricultural Sciences (DIA) is supporting research in the seasonal forecasting of crop yield using crop and climate models. In relation with the latter, the Department hosted Dr. Joergen Olesen, the Director of the Danish Institute of AgriCUlture, Foloum, Denmark for 2 weeks (April 18-29) to discuss the details of the collaboration. The Department also took delivery of Soil Science equipment worth DM 60,000.00 (sixty thousand German Marks) or about 200 Million Cedis, being a donation from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany. This is a fall-out from the post- doctoral fellowship granted to Dr. S.G.K. Adiku from 1997-1998 in Germany. The Department expects to see growth in research in the areas of irrigation management having been short-listed for support within the US-Israeli-Ghana project. A final decision will be taken by November 2001. Another project proposal in the area of carbon sequestration, submitted in the period under review jointly with the University of Florida, USA to the USAlD has received hlgh recommendation from reviewers. A final deCision on this proposal will be taken by the end of 200 1. 30 Staff Strength With the exception of Dr. A L. Nyamekye who has returned to the Soil Research Institute after successfully completing his term of Visiting scholarship with the Department. staffing has remained unchanged. Teaching and Research Dr. S.G.K Adiku Senior Lecturer and Head of Department Prof. S.K A Danso Professor Dr. G.N. Dowuona Snr. Lecturer Dr. S. Asuming-Brempong Lecturer Dr. M. K Abekoe Lecturer Dr. T. A Adjadeh Lecturer Prof. KB. Laryea Professor (on contract) Prof. J.K. Amatekpor Assoc. Professor (on contract) Dr. AL. Nyamekye Pm. Research SCientist (Visiting Scholar) Adminitrative & Technical Staff Ms. N. A Lassey Administrative Assistant Ms. G.A. Frimpong Clerk II Mr. J. Abadoo Messenger /Cleaner Mr. J. Nartenor Principal Technician Mr. C.K Asagba Assistant Transport Officer Mr. E. Nortey Senior Driver Mr. B. Anipa Chief Technician (adjunct with VBRP) Mr. V. Edusei Technician Mr. M. Aggrey Technician Mr. D. Nkansah Assistant Technician G 1 Mr. G. Aboagye-Addo Assistant Technician G2 Mr. S. Boakye Technician Assistant G2 Mr. R. Adjei Grounds-man Publications Abekoe, M.K. and Sahrawat, K.L. • (2001) Long-term Cropping Effect on Phosphorus Fractions in an Ultisol of the Humid Forest Zone of Wes t Africa. Comm. in Soil and Plant Anal. (Submitted). Adiku. S.G.K., Ozier-Lafontaine, H. and Bajazet, T. (2001) Patterns of Growth and Water Uptake of a Maize-cowpea Mixture Grown Under Green- house Conditions. Plant and Soil (In Press). Adiku, S.G.K., Osei, G., Adjadeh, T.A. and Dowuona, G.N. (200 1) Test of the Sur and Kukal's Modified Hydrometer Method for Particle Size Analysis. Catena (Submitted). 31 Adjadeh. T. A. and Tanaka. S. (2000) Agro-ecological Zones and Soils of Ghana From Space. Restec Newsletter. March 2000. No. 36, pg. 3-6. Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan. Adjadeh. T. A.. Kondo. R. and Tsutsuld. K. (2001) Second edition of Soil Taxonomy: The Fate of Alic Me1anudands and Alic Fulvudands. Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. (Submitted) Asuming-Brempong. S. (2000) A Phospho Lipid Fatty Acid (PLFA) Approach to Assess the Resilience of Soil Microbial Community After Long Term 2.4-0 Selection. (Submitted) Atsivor. L •• Dowuona. G.N. and Adiku. S.G.K. (2001). Farming-system Induced Variability of Some Soil Properties in a Sub-humid Zone of Ghana. Plant and Soil (In Press). FenDing. J.O .• Dogbe. W. and Danso. S.K.A. (2000) Competition for Nodule Occupancy on Cowpea by effective and Ineffective Brady-rhizobium Strains. Tropical Soils 40: 62-67. FenDing. J.O .• Dogbe. W. and Danso. S.K.A. (2000) Assessment of the Potential to Improve Nitrogen Fixation by Cowpea in Ghanaian Soils. Amer. J. Altemative Agriculture 16: (2): 57-65 Rose. C. and Adiku. S. • (2001) Conceptual Methodologies in Agro-environmental Systems. Soil and Tillage. Tanaka. M .• Adjadeh. T.A.. Tanaka. S .. and Sugimura. T. (2000). Water Surface Measurement of Lake Volta Using SSM/I 37 -GHz Polarization Difference in the Rainy Season (Accepted). Tanaka. S .• Sugimura. T. and Adjadeh. T.A. (2000) A Phase Analysis of Season on the Earth Surface Using GVIP Data (Submitted). Willoughby. N .• Grimble. R. and Amatekpor. J.K. (2000) The Wise Use of Wetlands: IdentifYing Development Options for Ghana's Coastal Ramsar Sites. Marine Pollution Bulletin (in Press). Conference. Seminars and Workshops Adiku. S.G.K. • Kumaga. F.K. • Dowuona. G.N. and Naab. J.B. (2000) Using Crop-Environment Models to Enhance Agricultural Research and Development (R&D) in Ghana. SADAOC Meeting. November 18-25 32 Grand Bassam. Cote d·Ivoire. Adlku. S.G.K. (2001) Operational Tools for Regional Land Use Analysis. February. 18-28. Wageningen University. The Netherlands. . Adiku. S.G.K. (2001) 4th Session of OAU Inter Africa Expert Committee on African Soils. August 6-8. Accra. Ghana. Asuming-Brempong. S. Narb. S. and D. Ampeb (2001) Effect of Landform. Tillage Methods and Different Weed Control Methods on Soil Microbial Community Structure in a Vertisol. In: Abtracts 17th Annual General Meeting of the Soil Science Society of Ghana. Dorgbetor. W.H .• Amo Dowuona G.N .. and Amatekpor. J.K. • (2001) Morphology and Classification of Series in the Lower Volta Flood Plains. Ghana. International Conference on Managing Soil Resources ofthe Tropics. February 26- March 2. Tamale. Ghana. AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH STATION. LEGON Overview The Agricultural Research Station. Legon is one of three Research Stations of the Faculty ofA griculture. It is essentially a livestock station and maintains cattle. pigs . donkeys. sheep. goats and poultry for teaching. research and commercial purposes. Courses /Practical Training Research Officers at the station continued to partiCipate in the academic activities of the Animal Science Department by way of lecturing and supervision of student research projects. The Station continued to proVide facilities for practical classes for the different levels of animal SCience courses offered in the Faculty of Agriculture. During the long vacation. Post level 200 B.Sc Agric students were in reSidence for their farm experience. Students from other institutions were also accepted into residence for practical training at various times during the long vacation. The institutions involved were: (a) University College of Education. Winneba (UCEWl-Ashanti-Mampong campus (b) Central University College (c) Damongo Agricultural College 33 The Leventis Foundation Farmers' Training Programme (LFFTP) continued to organise the ten-month training programme in practical agIiculture . The Station hosted many agIicultural science students from secondary schools around the country on excursion to see animal production methods. Staff Mr. Leonard Adjorlolo joined the staff as Research Officer (Animal NutIition) in June 2001. The following staff retired at the end of September 2001: Mr. B.K. Nsiah PIincipal Research Assistant 22 years service Mr. Sowah Adjetey Assistant Fann Supervisor 32 years service Mr. Osmanu ZakaIia Assistant SecuIity Officer 33 years service Mr. Animah Apiah Labourer 22 years service Research and Extension Drs Canacoo and Naazie were involved with the Benson AgIicultural and Food Institute (BAFI), Provo. Utah. USA, in a collaborative project to improve the nutIition of village folk at Okwenya. Eastern Region. through better animal husbandry. Specific areas of research in which staff were involved are as follows: Adjorlolo. L.K. Studies on the Use of Forage Legume Seeds as Protein Supplements for ruminants. Studies on the Synergism Between Chemical and Biological Treatments of Cereal Crop Residues as Feed for Ruminants. Adogla-Bessa. T. • Productivity of Sheep in Forest and Savanna Zones. Canacoo. E.A. • Animal Traction Ploughshare Development (ongoing collaboration with School of EngineeIing. KNUST). Naazie. A. • The Effect of Level of Inclusion of Roxazyme G on Perfonnance in Broilers. (Completed June 2000) . E\'aIuation of the Efficacy of Commercial Concentrate on Protein Sources for Broilers (Completed June 2000) . Effect of Feed RestIiction on Perfonnance in Layers (On gOing). 34 Publications Adjorlolo. L.K .. Amaning-Kwarteng. K .• and Fianu. F .K. 2001) Preference of Sheep for Three Fonns of Forage and the Effect of Supplemental Mucuna Mucuna on Intake and Growth of Sheep. Tropical Animal Health and Production (submitted). Adogla-Bessa. T .• Awotwi. E.K. . Canacoo. E.A.. Oppong-Anane. K. and Oddoye. E.O.K. (2001) The Effect of Age at Mating on the Behavioural Interactions Between Primiparous Djallonke Ewes and Their Lambs at 36 h Post-partum. Applied Animal Behaviour Science (in press) . Canacoo. E.A.. King. L.K. • Awumblla. B .• and Ofosu-Amaah. S. (2000) An Assessment of the Safety of Street Foods in the Ga District of Ghana: Implications for the Spread of Zoonoses. Acta Tropica 76( 1) : 39-43 Canacoo. E.A.. Arko-Mensah. J .• Bosompem. K.M .• Wastling. J.M .• and Akanmori. B.D. (2000) Seroprevalence of Toxoplasmosis in Pigs in Ghana. Acta Tropica 76(1): 27-31. Canacoo. E.A.. Van Der Puije. W.N.A .• Bosompem. K.M. . Wastling. J.M. and Akanmori. B.D. (2000) The Prevalence of Anti-Toxoplasma Gondii Antibodies in Ghanaian Sheep and Goats. Acta Tropica 76(1): 21 26 Naazie. A. and Botchway. A.V. (2001) What Has Been the Focus of the Research Efforts ofA nimal Scientists in Ghana? Ghana Society of Animal Production (GSAPl, 12th Conference and 15th Annual General Meeting. August 29 - September 2 . 200 I. Cape Coast (Abstract). Naazie. A. and Ekpe. S.K. (2001) Poultry Production. Problems and Willingness of Fanners to Support Research. Ghana Society of Animal Production (GSAP). 12th Conference and 15th Annual General Meeting. August 29 - September 2.2001, Cape Coast (Abstract). Conferences/Workshops/Seminars Canacoo. E.A. International course on Poultry Production and Health. Egyptian International Centre for Agriculture (ElCAl, Dokki-Cairo. January 15 - March 31. 2001. Alcorn State University/KNUST/University of Ghana Post-harvest CUrriculum Review Workshop. Kumasi. July 30-August 1. 2001. 35 Animal Traction Ploughshare Development/SADAOC Project Workshop. School of Engineering. KNUST, Kumasi. August 22.2001. Naazie. A. 12th Biennial Conference, Ghana Society of Animal Production. University of Cape Coast. August 29 - September2. 2001. First Agricultural Modeling Seminar in Ghana. Science and Technology Policy. AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH STATION. KADE Overview The Agricultural Research Station-Kade continues to conduct research into forest agricultural crops, with main emphasis on citrus. plantain. rice. vegetables. organic waste recycling (composting). and extension. Rubber research at the station has been given a further boost with the establishment of new high yielding clonal garden. Clonal materials were received from Rubber Research Institute of Sri Lanka and Ghana Rubber Estates Limited at Takoradi. Owing to high cost, senior members at the station could not continue with teaching appOintments at the Faculty. Our vision is to diverSifY our income generation activities. In addition to our traditional income from citrus. the station hopes to increase our income generation activities in plantain sucker production, rice and vegetable seed production and organising training courses for farmers. Administration Dr Ofosu-Budu K. G .. Senior Research Officer. was appOinted Officer-in-Charge of the station effective October 1, 2001. Prof. K. Afreh-Nuamah returned to post in December 2001, after two years leave of absence. Mr Adjei-Nsiah left for the Wageningen University in the Netherlands in January 2002 to proceed with hiS Ph.D programme. Dr. J. K. Osei. Senior Research Officer. proceeded on his sabbatical leave. Staffing Position 1. Dr. Ofosu-Budu K. G. Senior Research Officer Officer -in-Charge 2. Prof. Afreh-Nuamah K. Assoc. Prof 3. Dr. Hotsonyame G. K. Senior Research Officer 4. Dr. Oduro-Nkansah G. Research Officer 5. Mr. Ahiekpor E. K. S. Senior Research Officer (On contract) 6. Dr. Osei J. K. Senior Research Officer (Sabbatical leave) 7. Mr. Adjei-Nsiah S. Research Officer (Study leave) Courses /Practical training Students from the University of Ghana. University for Development Studies and other Tertiary institutions visited the station for practical training. The station also 36 continued to train farmers selected from the Eastern and Volta regions who were sponsored by WAPLEC. FORUM. The station received students under the special Leventis programme. On-going Research Ofosu-Budu. K.G. • Sustainable rice production system in the valley-bottom areas of Kwaebibirem and adjoining districts. viz use of rock phosphate and indigenous leguminous crops to improve the soil fertility status of valley bottoms for rice production. The effect of irrigation on fruit quality. holding capacity and length of harvesting period of Valencia sweet oranges on four rootstocks. Effect of sorting and packaging on fruit quality. consumer acceptability and percentage losses of Valencia Sweet orange Ofosu-Budu. K.G and Oduro-Nkansah. G. Effect of phospho-compost on nutrient uptake. yield and fruit quality of heat-tolerant tomato. Ofosu-Budu. K.G. and Collison Brentu Effect of OrganiC soil amendments on growth and pest incidence in the sucker production of four plantain cultivars. Godfried Hotsonyame Crop PhYSiology jProduction Research area: Cropping systems of food crops. particularly. planatain. maize. cassava and cocoyam. Current Research Evaluation and use of tropical legume covers to sustain food crop production in reduced fallow systems of cropping. Evaluation of yield potential of some local cassava varieties. Oduro-Nkansah. G. Rehabilitation of Avocado pear and mango orchards Current work Seeds oflocal mangoes were collected from ARS Kade and Kintampo and nursed in April 2001. Seedlings were transplanted in pots filled with topsoil and carbonated rice husk in July. Four weeks after transplanting grafting using the wedge or cleft method was carried out on SUitable seedlings. The follOwing varieties were used as scions for the grafting: Keitt, Palmer. Zill. Jacquiline. Springfield. Haden. Florigon and Sunset. Planting materials to cover a five acre land is available for planting in 37 June 2002. Grafting is still in progress. Proposed Research activities for Avocado Pear and Mangoes (a) Selection of several desirable trees in the country. evaluation and multi- plication by improved propagation techniques. (b) Evaluation of propagation methods to ensure the establishment of good orchards in the country Fertilizer studies to establish proper cultural and management packages for growers Spacing and hedging trials for ease of harvesting Analysis of chemical composition of fruits • Utilization of nitrate fertilizers and other chemicals to induce flowering in mangoes Research Highlights Ofosu-Budu. K.G. and Osew. Kumi Evaluation of citrus rootstocks: Changes in disease pressure. consumer preferences and industrial needs (yield) make it important to constantly evaluate SUitable citrus rootstocks. Rootstocks affect the juice quality. tolerance of trees to diseases. plant architecture and other horticultural characteristics. Rough lemon has been the leading rootstock for the Citrus industry in Ghana for some time now. However. the devastating effects of the gummosis disease and the effect of poor fruit qualities imparted by the rootstock. have made it necessary to evaluate other rootstocks. A rootstock museum has been established at the station. INith the following materials: Rough lemon. C.leopatra mandarin. Rangpur lime. Volkamertana. Swingle citrumelo. Shekwansha. Sunki. Yuzu. Carizzo citrange. Troyer citrange. citrus. Among the promising ones are the following: Rough lemon. Cleopatra mandarin. Volkameriana. Swingle citrumelo. Shekwansha. Sunki. Yuzu. Carizzo citrange. Troyer citrange. Poncirus trifoliata. Fruits of the Valencias Sweet oranges (Late. Olinda and Frost) on Rough lemon. Cleopatra mandarin . Volkameriana and Swingle citrumelo have been analysed for both yield and juice quality for the past two years. Results show that rough lemon and Volkameriana gave the highest fruit weight. (l80-220g) and number. but lowest juice quality (brixvalue 10%). Although the fruit sizes on Swingle citrumelo rootstock were smallest (170 g). it gave the highest brix value 12%. Ofosu-Budu. K.G. Juice Quality of Sweet Oranges: The juice quality of the different sweet orange \'arieties produced in Ghana including Sekkan (early). Pinea pple (mid-season) and Late Valencia (late) maturing have been examined. Parameters which were studied included the fruit weight. juice content . brix. titratable acidity and juice colour. The results indicate that in Spite of the poor skin colour. sweet orange juice produced in the country is comparable to those of the 38 leading citrus juice exporters. The poor skin colour is partly due to the high humidity and temperatures during the ripening period. Ofosu-Budu. K.G. & Quaye. A. Rice: Four promising varieties which are long grained have been selected after four years trials at both on-station and farmer-managed conditions. The rice varieties which yield between 4-5 tons/ha have also been tested by panellists(students) from Legon campus and Madina. The milling yield. percentage breakage and appearance etc. have all been evaluated. and these compared favourably with the imported US varieties. The selected rice varieties have been submitted to the Rice Release Committee ofthe Ministry of Food and Agriculture. More on-farm trials are going to be conducted on farmers field in the adjoining districts. Ofosu-Budu. K.G. Quainoo S. and Arthur. E. (UDS. Tamale) Effect of rate of paddy drying on rice quality: Rice is normally harvested at 20-22%. and milled at 12-14% mOisture content. The rate at which the paddy is dried affect the percentage breakage of the grains and overall qU . organized for students from the University of Development Studies. The following student numbers were recorded for the various courses. Courses Number of Students Leve1300 104 MPhil. Part 1 6 Postgraduates preparing for the Primary FWACP/FWACS 16 STAFF Staff at post continued to serve on various Boards and Committees of the School and the University. Some served as referees for Scientific Publications such as the Ghana Medical Journal. Academic Staff: 5 (1 on leave of absence) Senior Staff 4 Junior Staff 2 Dr. S. Asante-Poku. the former Head of Department was appointed the Director of Medical Education Unit of the College of Health Sciences. Dr. Asante-Poku. however. continues to playa leading role in departmental activities as a senior lecturer. Dr. S. Y. Oppong was IlPpointed the Ag. Head of Department. Research Research during the session continued in the area of interethnic disposition of drugs and Nutritional and Energy Balance in Health and Disease. Sadly. our molecular biology and newborn screening studies which started so well suffered a setback with the loss of all our primers and enzymes due to the frequent power cuts. For any sustained molecular biology studies. the Medical School will have to redouble its efforts at providing a stand-by generator for the Basic Science Building. Research Collaboration Fischer-Bosch. Margarate. Interethnic Disposition ofD rugs: Institute of Clinical Pharmacology. Stuttgart Germany - Debrisoquine/Sparteine New York VA HospiW. New York. USA Allelic Frequency of Transthyretin \'al 122 Ile in West Mrican '\'ewboms 192 Publications Asante-Poku. S .• Mathias Schwab et aI. Over-dominance of the High P-glycoprotein Expression Genotype C3435T of the MDRI Polymorphism in Africans. Lancet August 4.2001 Conferences/Seminars/Workshops Faculty Members of the Department attended useful Conferences. Seminars and Workshops. Asante-Poku. S. • Seminar on Effective Administration of Department and Units. March 20. 2001. UGMS. Korle-Bu. 2nd Workshop on Teaching Methodology. August 28 - 30.2001. UGMS- Korle-Bu Oppong. S. Y. Seminar on Effective Administration of Department and Unit. March 20. 2001. UGMS - Korle-Bu Dzudzor. Bartholomew 2nd Workshop on Teaching Methodology. August 28 - 30,2001, UGMS- Korle-Bu Ayite. Nii Aryee 2nd Workshop on Teaching Methodology. August 28 - 30.2001. UGMS- Korle-Bu. DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE AND THERAPEUTICS Overview The Department of Medicine and Therapeutics. the second largest department in the Medical School. has 4 units of general medicine with a total of 15 Senior Members. The Department runs courses for undergraduates in their clinical years and also for postgraduates working for higher professional examinations. All Senior Members are also engaged in various research projects in addition to a very heavy service load which entails supervising the day to day activities of a very busy emergency and referral hospital. Staffing positing of Department as at September 2000 Academic/Research 15 Senior Staff 5 Junior Staff 6 193 Courses Taught The Department. being a clinical department. is engaged at anyone mstanct' in teaching students from at least 2 if not all clinical years. During the course of the academic year. the Department ran the following courses: 1. Introductory Course - Clinical Medicine 1st Clinical Year - 4 weeks This course consisted of daily I-hour lectures followed by clinical demonstration on the ward in 2 sessions (morning - 2 hours. afternoon - 3 hours). 2. Junior Clerkship -10 weeks x 2 1st Clinical Year Students This is a coordinated course undertaken in conjunction with the Department of Surgery. The course consists of daily 1-hour lectures for 20 weeks in addition to bedSide teaching and tutorials on the wards. 3. Senior Clerkship - 40 weeks This course is provided for students in their final year and is a more concentrated and detailed course in Internal Medicine. 4. Dermatology Course - 2nd Clinical Year Students This course consists of ten I-hour weekly lectures and clinical outpatient sessions for small groups for 8 weeks. 5. Postgraduate Programme This programme is structured for young medical officers. middle grade doctors and residents who have been formally admitted on to the professional postgraduate course to work for the Fellowship of the West African College of Physicians. Course No. of Students (a) Introductory Clinical Course Medicine & Surgery 78 (b) Junior Clerkship in Medicine/Surgery 78 (c) Senior Clerkship in Medicine 73 (d) Dermatology Course 70 (e) Postgraduate Course in Internal Medicine 10 Research OWusu. S.K. • Diabetes Mellitus: Care and Education Gestation Diabetes Thyroid Diseases: Management 194 Kpodonu. J. Cardiac Register The Mamprobi Project on Cardiovascular Diseases WHO Patient Education Project in Hypertension Blood Pressure of School children: a biracial study Echocardiogram of cardiomyopathies lschaemic heart disease in Ghana: risk factors ECG and Hypertension in Blacks Complete heart block and syncopal attacks: a critical study of the cause of syncopal attacks. Pre-excitation syndromes Sick Sinus Syndrome Holter Monitoring Nkrumah. K. N. Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in peptic ulcer disease and chronic upper abdominal pains. • Fibreoptic Colonoscopy in suspected Inflammatory bowel disease. Proposed Study: A prospective study of Hepatitis B & C viral markers among at risk employees and of patients with jaundice at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (with Prof. J.A.A. Mingle) Proposed Study - Therapeutic Trial ofULCERPLEX, a herbal preparation for peptic ulcer disease. Faecal pancreatic elastase - I in suspected chronic pancreatitis. Mate-Kole. M. O. • Glomerulonephritis in Ghana, causes and natural history. Chronic Renal Failure, etiology, the size of the problem • Lupus Nephritis in Ghana. Addo. H.A. • Contact Allergic Dermatitis in Ghanaians Tinea Infections in School Children. Affram. R. K. Chronic Renal Failure, The Size of the Problem Hypertension and Renal Disease Connective Tissue Disorders Diseases of the Elderly HIV/AIDS Amoah. A.G.B. Search for susceptible genes for Type 2 diabetes in people ofA frican Ancestry Cardiovascular Disease Risk, Fasting and stimulated insulin, C-peptide profiles, insulin resistance and the Metabolic syndrome (Syndrome Xl in Africans 195 Occurrence and Detenninants of hypertension in adult Ghanaians. Correlates of obesity in adult Ghanaians • Pathogenesis and detenninants of Type 2 diabetes in Africans NY"lme. P. K. • Strokes Forson. Audrey • Study of Antibiotic PresCribing Habits of doctors in a teaching hospital. Proposed Study: Assessment of the clinical effect of Aqueous extract of Desmodium odscendens in the management of mild to moderate asthma. Ofel. F. National Prescription Survey (On-going) Endocrine disorders In Ghana (On-going) Metabolic syndrome X (New) Pharmacovigilance & Adverse Drug Events Reporting (On-going) Diabetes Foot Study (On-going) Conferences/Seminars/Workshops Attended Owusu. S.K. Annual General Meeting of the West African College of Physicians. Monrovia. Liberia. November 13 - 18. 2000. Seminar for Newly qualified Doctors in Medical Practice. held at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra. April 25. 2001. Paper: What is good medical practice? Kpodonu. J. • Seminar/Scientific Meeting on Hrv. Accra. 2000. Nkrumah. K. N. Panel Member: Ghana National Drug Programme: Revision of Standard Treatment Guidelines. Annual General Meeting of West Africa College of Physicians. Monro\·ia. Liberia November 2000. Pan Arab Gastroenterology Congress. Khartoum. Sudan. Februa ry 10- 1-+ 2001. Mate-Kole. M. O. CME Course - Renal Biopsy in Medical Diseases of the Kidneys 20 - 23 . 2000. Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. African Renal Pathology Course: Joint KRA-KACP-IS!,\ -AFRAI\' . The Ages Khan Hospital. Nairobi. October 30 - November 2. 2000. 196 Addo. H.A British Association of Dermatologists Annual General Meeting in London, 11 - 15th July 2000, • Seminar on Infectious Diseases Organized by Ghana Medical and Dental Council at Noguchi Memorial Institute, July 31 - August 1, 200 l. Paper - Common Skin Infections and Infestations. . Amoah. A.G.B. • (2000) 17th International Diabetes Federation Congress in Mexico, November 2000, in recognition of his work in establishing Diabetes Care and Education Programme. Paper' "Optimizing Diabetes Care in Situations Where Resources Are Limited" at the invitation ofthe Scientific committee of Mexico 2000. In addition. presented a poster: "Diabetes in Ghana: A Community Prevalence Study Using ADA and WHO Criteria", Mexico. 2000. • Dedication of National Genome Centre at Howard University, Washington DC, USA, May 200 l. World Health Organization Headquarters: Innovative Care for Chronic Diseases Initiative, World Health Organization, Geneva, May/June 200 l. was a Consultant (Temporary) for WHO at the meeting. Also gave a presenta- tion: "Innovative Care for Chronic Conditions - A Diabetes Management Case Study from Ghana". Postgraduate Seminar, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, March 2001. Gave a lecture: "Rational Basis for the Aggressive Treatment of Diabetes with Particular Reference to Type 2 Diabetes. International Society for Hypertension in Blacks (ISHIB 2001), Las Vegas, July 200 1. Presented 2 Posters: "Hypertension in Ghana: A Cross-sectional CommunitY Prevalence Study in Urban and Rural Greater Accra". "Insulin Resistance and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Native Ghanaians: A Community based Study" Presented a Paper (Blue ribbon) at a plenary session: "Cardiovascular Risk factors and insulin resistance". At the conference, I was elected to serve as a Director on the Board of Trustees of the International Society for HypertenSion in Blacks (ISHIB). Minority Medical Students Program, UniversityofVirginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia, July 200 1. Presented a lecture: "Insulin ReSistance and Cardiovascular Risk factors in Africans and other Minority Populations". Nyame. P. K. Seminar on Managed Care - Harvard University School of Public Health, August 2000. Fourth International Conference on Medical Regulation, Oxford, September 26-29, 2000. 5-year Programme of Work - Ministry of Health and Partners on Strategy for 2001-2006, June 2001. Accra. Annual General and Scientific Meeting ofW est African College of Physicians, 197 November 2000 in Monrovia. Workshop on Health and Microeconomics in Bellagio, Italy, February 200 I • Workshop on Ethics for doctors and Dentists, Korle Bu, Accra, April 200 I. • Workshop on Onchocerciasis, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), July 2001 • Seminar on Infectious Diseases, NMIMR, July 31 - August 1, 200 I. • Workshop on Tuberculosis, NMIMR, August 13-14,2001. Ofel. F. 7th Pan Mrican Diabetes Congress, Casablanca, Morocco, May 24-26,2001. Role: Title of Paper: Delivery of Diabetes Health Care: multidisciplinary approach Chaired Session on: Diabetes Foot Complication. WHO Expert Meeting on Life Course and Health. Annecy, France, May 2-4, 2001. Role: Invited Expert. . Workshop on Diabetes, Hypertension and Heart Failure, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 7-9, 2001. Role: Participant. Third Mrican Pharmacotherapy Teaching Course, Cape Town, South Mrica, November 22 - December 4, 2000, Role: Course Facilitator. 17th International Diabetes Federation Congress, MeXico City, MeXico, November 5-10, 2000, Role: Title of Paper: "Integrating Traditional Healers into Diabetes Care". Drug and Therapeutics Committee Training Course, Bangkok, Thailand. June 14 - 22,2000. Role: Participant • Seminar on Infectious Diseases - Continuous Professional Development Ghana Medical & Dental Council, NMIMR, Accra, July 31 - August 1, 2001, Role: Talked on Antibiotics, Publications Owusu. S. K .• Amoah. A.G.B .• Acheampong, J.W, et aI "A National Diabetes Care and Education Programme: The Ghana Model". Diabetes Research and Cinical Practice 2000; 49: 149-157. OwusuS.K. 'The Emerging Challenges of Diabetes Mellitus in Developing Countries: The Way Forward", University of Ghana Medical School Jubilee Faculty Week. Open Lecture delivered on November 9, 1998. (Universities Press Accra, 2001). Nartey. N.O .• Owusu. S.1t. and Newmann. M.A. et aI. "Bilateral Parotitis cervical Lymphodenopathy and Oral Hairy Leukoplakia Presenting as Initial Clinical Manifestation of HIV Infection" Ghana Dental Journal 2001; 1: 21-23. 198 Nyame. P. It. and Mensah. P •• Noora. R. and Welbeck. J .• • "Laboratory Diagnosis of Typhoid Fever in Accra". Ghana Medical Journal. Vol. 34 No.2; 200; 67 - 70. Nyame P.K. and Wiredu E.K. 'Trends in Stroke Mortality Seen at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra". East African Medical Journal. April 2000. Nkrumah. K. N .• Aduful. H.K. • Naaeder. S.B. • Darko. R .• Baako. B.N. • Clegg-Lamptey. J.N.A. and Qu&rtey-Papafio. J.B. • "Audit of Upper Gastrointestinal endoscopy in the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital". Abstract West African Journal oJMedicine, Vol. 19 No.3. July- September 2000. p. 172. Nkrumah. K.N. "Endoscopic Evaluation of Upper Abdominal Symptoms in Adult Patients". Saudi Aramco AI Hasa Health Center. Saudi Arabia. Accepted for publication. West Aftican Journal oj Medicine. May 2001. Mate-Kole. M.O. • Addy. J.H. and Affram. R.K. • "Fatal Acute Renal Following Copper Sulphate Nephrotoxicity". Accepted for publication. Ghana Medical Journal. July 2001. Ofei. F. Co-Author & Expert Committee Member Standard treatment Guidelines. Ministry of (GNDP). Ghana 2000. "Preliminary Study of Selfcare Behaviour Among Ghanaians with Diabetes Mellitus". Ghana Medical Journal (Reviewers comments incorporated and resubmitted for publication). Kpodonu. J .• William. S.M. • Addy. J .H .• Phillips m. J .A.. Dai. M .• Afful. J .• Jackson H .• Joseph. K .• Murray. M.M .• Epperson. P .• Aduonum. A.. Wong L-J. Jose P.A. and Felder RA. "Combination of Variations in Multiple Genes are ASSOCiated with Hyperten- sion". Hypertension. 2000; 36 : 2-6 "Myocardial Infarction in Ghanaian Blacks". Epidemiology (to be submitted) "Myocardial Infarction in Ghanaian Blacks: Clinical Presentation and Outcome" (to be submitted) Addo. H.A "Squamous Cell Carcinoma Associated with Prolonged Bleaching." Ghana Medical Journal 34(3) p. 144.2000. Closed Patch Test Reactions in Ghanaian Subjects with Suspected Contact Dermatitis" - Submitted to Ghana Medical Journal for publication. 199 Amoah. A.G.B. and Kallen. C. • "Aetiology of Heart Fallure as Seen from a National Cardiac Referral Centre in Africa" Cardiology. 2000; 33; 11-18. Amoah. A.G.B. et aI "A National Diabetes Care and Education Programme: The Ghana Model" DiabRes. ClinPract.. 2000; 49: 149-157. "Minimal Model Analyses of Beta Cell Secretion. Insulin Sensitivity and Glucose Effectiveness in Glucose Tolerant. Non-diabetic First Degree Relatives of Ghanalan Patients with Type 2 Diabetic Patients and Healthy Control Subjects". Ethnicity and Disease. 2001; 11: 201-10. • "Spectrum of Cardiovascular Diseases in Ghanaians". Accepted for publica- tion in the December 2000 issue of East African Medical Journal. "Rupture and Repair of Sinus of Val salva Aneurysm". East African Medical Journal. Amoah. A.G.B. et aI. Rotiml. C.N .• Dunston. G.M .• Berg. K. and Akinsete. O. • "In Search of Susceptibility Genes for Types 2 Diabetes Mellitus in West Africa: The Design and Results of the First Phase of the AADM Study" Ann Epidemiol. 2000; 10; 417-423. Published Abstracts Amoah A.G.B. "Hypertension in Ghana: A Cross-sectional Community Prevalence Study in Urban and Rural Greater Accra" Ethnicity and Disease. Vol. II; 006-; 2001. Amoah. A.G.B. Osel K. Schuster D.P. and Gaillard T. "Insulin Resistance and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Native Ghanaians: A Community-based Study" Ethnicity and Disease. Vol. II; 007; 200 I. Affram. R. K. M.O. Mate-Kole;J.H.Addy. RK.Affram. Fatal Acute Renal Fallure Followmg Copper Sulphate NephrotOxiCity. Ghana Med. J. 2001 Vol. 35. (2): 96-97. DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY Overview From September 2000 to August 2001. the department of \lIcrobiology offered courses to diploma students. under graduates and post- graduates. We also offered remedial teaching to a batch of medical students from University of Development Studies (Tamale). 200 Staff carried out research in several areas of Virology & Bacteriology. We also had collaborative research with other departments in the Medical School- Child Health. Ophthalmology and Obstetrics and Gynaecology. General clinical microbiological support was provided for Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in the form of diagnostic services and consultations on various issues. Other hospitals and health institutions in the Greater Accra Region also benefitted from these services. Although we have managed to successfully complete teaching of all courses. the workload on staff was very high. a situation made worse by the serious illness of one professor. Staffing Position as at September 2000/2001 Senior Members 6 Senior Staff 14 Junior Staff 9 Two Senior Staff members are on leave without pay. Courses Taught/Number of Students Courses No. of Students BSc. Medical. Sciences 95 BSc. Nursing 55 Diploma in Anaesthesia 9 Dip. Medical Lab. Technology 12 Mphil Biomedical Sciences 1 Ph. D 2 Staff List Dr. Mercy J. Newman Head of Department (Bacteriology) Prof Reginald K Anteson ParaSitology Unit (On contract) Mr. Patrick F. Ayeh·Kumi ParaSitology Unit (On study leave) Prof Julius A.A. Mingle Virology Unit (On contract) Dr. Theophilus K Adiku Virology Unit Mr. Kwamena W.C. Sagoe Research in the Department 1. Prevalence of neonatal infections 2. Surveillance of Streptococcus group B in the genital tract of pregnant women 3. Normal flora of the throat 4. Final phase of the study of fungi eye infections in Ghana. in collaboration with Prof. Gordon Johnson· Institute of Ophthalmology. London. 5 . Nosocomial infections in Korle Bu Teaching Hospital 6. Frequencies. numbers and receptor chain repertOire of X and T· cells in Burkitt's lymphoma. 201 7. Study on prevalence of rubella infections and rubella-associated embryopathy in two West African communities: Accra (Ghana) and Ibadan (Nigeria) 8. Aetiology and pre-disposing factors influencing the severity of acute lower respiratory tract infections among children less than five years in Accra. Ghana. This project involves isolation and identification of viral and bacterial agents involved in this disease. 9. A prospective survey of cryptosporidiosis in HIV / AIDS patients and children/ adults with diarrhoea in Ghana. This study is aimed at defining clinical aspects of disease symptoms of human cryptosporidiosis in Ghanaian children. adult and HIV /AIDS patients. It is also aimed at determining the seasonal influence on the prevalence of cryptosporidiosis, as well as the frequency and type of concomitant enteropathogen association with cryptosporidium infection in these patients. 10. Development of potential candidate antigens for protection against schistosomiasis. 11. Serogenetic analysis of HIV in blood donors - a study to prevent post- transfusion HIV infections (A student ur.dertaking the Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology Course has completed a preliminary study, as his project work- Title: Qualitative assessment of anti-HIV screening of blood donors at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana) 12. Molecular virology of blood borne viruses, especially retroviruses and hepatitis viruses, with emphasis on genetic variability and its implications for epidemiology, sero-diagnosis, pathogenesis, immune responses and vaccine design. Conferences/Seminars/Worksh:ops Attended Newman. M. J. 42nd Annual General Meeting of Ghana Medical Association, November 8- 13,2000, Takoradi, Ghana. 25th Annual General Meeting of West African College of Physicians, November 13-17, 2000, Monrovia, Liberia Quality Assurance Training of Trainers Workshop January 21- 27, 200 I, Accra. Workshop on Health Writing, May 14, 2001 - University of Ghana Medical School. 34th Annual General Meeting ofPPAG, May 24-26, Accra. Theme: - Sexual Health For Quality Life Quality Assurance Management Methods for Developing Countries. John Hopkins University, USA, June 14-15,2001 • MAAP I Program, University of Virginia Health System, July 9, 200 I. Lecture: Practice of medicine in developing countries. 202 Mingle, J.A.A. Chairman. Workshop on HN Testing and Quality Control in Ghana - NMIMR. February 6. 2001. Adiku, T.K. Workshop on HN testing and quality control in Ghana at Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research. Legon. February 6.2001. Two day seminar aimed at disseminating information on HN research and practical approaches towards HIV / AlDS/STD prevention. March 1-2. 2001. Noguchi Conference Hall. Legon. Accra. sagoe, K.W.C. Workshop on HIV testing and quality control in Ghana. Noguchi Memorial Institute For Medical Research. University of Ghana. Legon. February 6. 2001. • Conference on Sustainable Development in Africa. St. Louis. Missouri. May 2-4.2001. Publications Newman, Mercy';. • Infection Control in Africa South of the Sahara. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2001: 22; 68 - 69. Serotypes and Antibiogram of Shigella Species in Accra. Ghana Medical Journru.2001: 35;26-32 Extension Work Newman, Mercy J Examiner - West African College of Physicians External Examiner -School of Medical SCiences. KNUST. Kumasi Chairperson - Infection Control Committee Korle Bu Hospital Editor - Ghana Medical Journal Planned Parenthood Association Ghana - Council Member Christian Services Committee- Ridge Church. Accra - Member Prison Advisory Committee Accra - Member Mingle, J .A.A. External Examiner in Microbiology - School of Medical Sciences. KNUST Member. National Certification Committee of Poliomyelitis Eradication for Africa Region Visitors Prof. Emmet A. DenniS Vice President for Student Affairs Rutgers University - New Jersey 203 Benefactors Prof. Richard Guerrant of University of Virginia. Charlottesville made a donation of 2 volumes of books to the Department. DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY Overview Teaching and training of undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors continue to be the main objective of the Department. In addition to the academic work. the Department offers obstetric and gynaecological services to the patients who attend the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. Since July 1997. some Senior Members have been offering specialist services to the Legon Hospital. Courses Taught/No. of Students MB. CbB PART 1 - 70 Students The medical students were divided into two groups. namely. junior and senior clerkships for specific courses including lectures. seminars. tutorials. ward rounds. bedside teaching and emergency duties. Before the medical students took the Final Part 1MB. ChB examination. they were given two weeks revision course. Out of the 16 postgraduate doctors five (5) passed the Final Part II Fellow of the West African College of Surgeons (FWACS) examination in April 2001. The Department has therefore produced 5 more specialist doctors for Ghana. Consequently. one of the successful candidates. Dr. Patrick Frimpong. has been transferred to the La Polyclinic as in-charge of the Obstetrics & Gynaecology Unit of the Polyclinic. Dr. E.K Srofenyoh is currently on attachment for his district rotation at Nkawkaw Holy Family Hospital for six months. Senior Members Dr. E.Y. Kwawukume Senior Lecturer/Head of Department Prof. C.A. Klufio Associate Professor Dr. J.B. Wilson Senior Lecturer Dr. AH.K Collison Senior Lecturer Dr. J.O. Armah Senior Lecturer br. AT. Lassey Senior Lecturer Dr. KA Apea-Kubi Lecturer Dr. B.D.R.T. Annan Lecturer Dr. K Nkyekyer Lecturer Dr. E.N. Mahama Lecturer Dr. R.A. Kwame-Aryee Lecturer Dr. S.A. Obed Lecturer Dr. J.D. Seffah Lecturer 204 The following Specialists are employed by the Ministry of Health:- Dr. E.D. Nelson On Contract Dr. G. Osei-Kofi Dr. C.F. Peterson Dr. K. Amofa Dr. N.K.R Damale Dr. Ali Samba Dr. G.A. Arthur Dr. RM.K. Adanu Senior Staff Mr. H.O. Offei Chief Administrative Assistant Mrs. Patience Aniteye Principal Research Assistant Mrs. Alice M-Sackey Senior Nursing Officer Mr. 1.K. Appiah-Agyekum Senior Library Assistant Mrs. Mercy J. Sarpeh Administrative Assistant Junior Staff Mr. Ben Addo Senior Clerk Ms. Pearl Amanfu Clerk Grade 11 Mr. George Frimpong Driver Mr. S.K. Commey Driver Mr. Seth Mensah Messenger Examination December 2000 MB. ChB Final Part I No. of Candidates 72 No. of Passes 72 Distinction 1 Credit 17 Research (a) Maternal Mortality Operations (b) Vertical Transmission Hepatitis B (c) Obstemcs/Gynaecology Ultrasonography (d) Gynaecology Oncology (e) Acceptance of Manual Vacuum Aspiration for Management of Incomplete Abortion (f) Col po scopic Assessment of the Cervix Publications Seffah. J.D. "Ultrasonography and EctopiC Pregnancy: A Review" (In Print). International Jownal of Gynaecology / Obstetrics. 205 "Indications for Caesarean Section and Foetal Weight" - A Preliminary Report. (In Print). West African Journal oj Medicine. Jumah. K.B .• Brakohiapa. W.O .• Obajimi. M.O .• Annah. J.O• • Seffah. J.D. and Kragt. J. Training of non-radiologist medical officers In Ultrasound in Ghana. Ghana Medical Journal. June 2001. Vol. 35 No.2 pp. 66-68. Conferences/Seminars/Workshops West African College of Surgeons in Mauritania. Visitors Prof. A. Omigbodun Postgraduate Revision Course Dr. E.E. Emuveyan Postgraduate Revision Award The Department was presented with Certificate of Excellence as the Best Departmen t: Clinical Sciences - Obstetrics/Gynaecology for the year under review. The award was presented by the University of Ghana Medical Students Association (UGMSA) DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY Overview The past was a very busy one for the Department with increased student and course loads and active research work. Our service workload. especially in cytology. increased conSiderably. All Senior Members were heavily involved in extension service. Staff position of the Department The staffing situation did not improve in the year. The recommended staffing level is 14 Senior Members. The current position is as follows: Senior Members 5 Senior Staff 3 Junior Staff 5 Courses Taught Number of students Level 400 B.Sc. Med Sc. 98 MB ChB (Part 1) Forensic Pathology 70 MB ChB (Part II) Autopsy Pathology 78 DMLT 5 BSc/BA Nursing 43 206 Postgraduate (Residency) Programme 8 M.Phil Biomedical Science Programme 5 Postgraduates (Residents) from other Departments The Department successfully completed all academic programmes for the year. Prof. J.O. Thomas from the University College Hospital, Ibadan was our external examiner. Research There has been a lot of research activity with several protocols submitted for approval and ethical consideration. Work has begun on a senes of projects in the use of antibodies in tuberculosis diagnosis. A major study into stroke mortality was also undertaken. Work continues on the following: 1. Postmortem as an epidemiological tool 2 . Causes of cardiomegaly In Ghana 3. Prevalence of uterine flbroids - an autopsy study 4. Cancer morbidity and mortality 5 . Immunopathology of malaria 6. Tuberculosis Publications Akosa, A.B .• Ampadu. F.O. and Gyasi. R.K. "Gestational Trophoblastic Disease: A ReView of Complete Hydatidiform Moles in Ghana". Ghana Medical Journal, 2001;35:85-89. Wiredu E.K. and Nyame. P. "Pattern of Stroke Mortality in Accra". EastAjricaMedicalJournal, April 200 I Papers accepted for Publication Gyasi. R.K. • Ampadu F.O. and Akosa. A.B. "A Review of Choriocarcinomas in Ghana". Ghana Medical Journal. Abdulai A.E .• Gyasi. R.K. "Ameloblastomas of the Jaw in Korle Bu Teaching Hospital: Analysis of 48 Cases". Ghana Medical Journal. Wiredu. E.K. and Nyame. P. "Risk factors in Stroke Mortality". Ghana Medical Journal. 1\vo Senior Members were external examiners for School of Medical Sciences, KNUST: Dr. E.K. Wiredu for B.Sc. Biological Sciences and Dr. RK. Gyasi for Special Pathology. 207 Senior Members continue to be yery actiVe in the West Afrtcan College of Physicians. Prof. AB. Akosa. Drs. E.K. Wiredu. Y. Tettey and RK. Gyasi attended the Millennium .-\.G.S.\! in \lonrovia. Liberia. Dr. Y. Tettey was elected the Secreta!)· General of the College and Dr. E.K. Wiredu Secretary of the College Faculty of Laboratory Medicine. Dr. E.K. Wiredu is currently the Ghana Chapter Chainnan of the Faculty of Laboratory MediCine and Chapter General Secretary while Dr. Gyasi IS the Chapter Faculty Secretary of Lab. ~!edicine. Dr. Y. Tettey was examiner in Histopathology Exams of the College of Ph\'sicians while Prof. AB. Akosa and Dr. E.K. Wiredu examined in the Primary Examination' of the \\'est Afrtcan College of Surgeons in General SurgerY Drs, E.K. Wiredu and RK. Gyasl developed the curriculum and programme structure in Laboratory Medicine for the proposed Ghana Medical Postgraduate College . Senior members sen·ed on yarious policy-formulating committees of the \!Jmstry of Health. Prof. Akosa was nominated by the PreSident of Ghana to serYe on the Presidential Commission of Enquiry into the Accra stadium disaster. Dr. E.K. Wiredu was appointed acting Dean of the School of Allied Health Sciences. DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY Overview The 2000/200 I Academic year was Uneventful. permitting the academic programme to be completed on schedule. The growth rate. in terms of de\'elopment. was better than that of last year: the department was connected to the Internet and the post- graduate programme was commenced The Department reviewed Its teaching programme and courses. at least thrice during the year. and has submitted a proposal for redesignation of courses and increased number of credits. staffing Position of Department as at September 2000 Academic/Research Staff 7 Senior Staff oJ. Junior Staff 2 Courses Taught/Number of Students Course Number of Students Medicine B.Sc. (Medical Science) Level-WO 95 Residency Programme Part I FWACP FWACS 13 208 Research (a) Screening of medicinal plants for their therapeutic potential (b) Screening of foods of animal origin for antimicrobial residues (e) Anti-malarial sensitivity testing. Publication None Conferences/Seminars/Workshops Prempeh. A.A.B.h.. Bugyei. K. and Sackeyfio. A.C. Seminar on effective administration of Departments and Units; UGMS. Korle-Bu. March 20. 2001. Seminar on Research Proposal Writing; NMIMR. Accra. August 14-16. 2001. Launching of National Centre for Pharmacovigilance; Accra Bugyei. K.. Asiedu-Gyekye. Prempeh. A.B.A. 22nd Biennial Conference of the Ghana Science Association; Cape-Coast. August 5-9.2001. Bugyei. K. WHO International Seminar on Poisons and Poisoning. Frankfurt. Germany. November 6-17.2000. Benefactions National Investment Bank donated two Pentium III Personal Computers to the Department. Visitors Dr. Olumide A.T. Ogundahunsi. Department of Pharmacology. University ofIbadan. Nigeria. seved as External Examiner for the B.Sc. (medical Science) Level 400 Examination in Pharmacology. DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGY Overview We are working to recieve help in teaching from Australia (Prof. George Kweifio-Okai) and the USA (Prof. Dexter F. Speck) in the year 2002. Prof. Addae has gracefully accepted to be with us for another year. Dr. Hesse is back from his two year sabbatical leave. In our 1998/99 report this Department called for a special attention to be directed to it but this call apparently was not loud enough to be heard. 209 Staffing Position of Department as at September 2000 Academic Staff Professor 1 (on contract) Senior Lecturers 2 Lecturer 1 Research Staff 1 (on study leave) Senior Staff Chief Technician Principal Technician Junior Staff Assistant Technician Secretary Messenger Courses Taught/Number of Students Course No. of Students BSc (Medical Science) Level 300 PHYG 301 103 PHYG 302 103 PHYG 304 103 PHYG 306 103 PHYG 308 103 University of Development Studies (UDS) Level 300 PHYG 301 - 308 11 Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology PHYG 001 - 8 13 Research • The reno-humoral basis of familial hypertension in the Ghanaian. • Effect of exercise on respiratory function in Ghanaian Children. Sensorineural Hearing Loss in "At Risk' Ghana Patients PUbUcations Hesse. I.F.A • "InCidence of Hypertension in a Ghanaian Prison. Ghana Medical Journal. 1998; 32a: 935-940 210 Antwi. D.A. "A Study of Physical Activity and Plasma Cholesterol in Ghanaian Males Using a Single Question. Ghana Medical Joumal. 2001; 35: 09855-0328 ComerencesjSeminarsjWorkshops Attended Nil Visitors None DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY Overview The Academic Department of Psychiatry continues to be located in the Accra Psychiatric Hospital. Asylum Down with the usual attendant problems. However, with the increasing intake of students at the Medical School. the Medical School has embarked on improving teaching facilities at the Accra Psychiatric Hospital for our students . Staffing Position as at September 2000 Dr. 1. Ewusi-Mensah returned from his leave of absence without pay, to contribute to the teaching of General Adult Psychiatry. Dr. Angela Ofori-Atta has extended her leave of absence without pay to 31 st August 2002. Unfortunately there has been no new recnlitment to beef up staff. The current staffing situation is as follows: - One Associate Professor on Contract Dr. S.N.A. Turkson One ASSOCiate Professor on Part-time Dr. C.C. Adomakoh Two Senior Lecturers Dr. Isaac Ewusi-Mensah and Dr. ArabaSefa-Dedeh . Clinical Psychologist Two Lecturers Dr. Sammy Ohene Dr. Angela L. Ofori-Atta These are assisted by Mr. Nortey Dua, Senior Research Assistant. However, student numbers continue to increase. Courses Taught: Student Numbers Psychosocial Paediatrics (Child Psychiatry) 70 Dept. of Medicine (Medical Ethics) 70 Stnlctured Lectures at Karle Bu (l hr /week for 20 weeks) 70 TutOrials at the Accra Psychiatric Hospital 211 Junior Clerkship 70 6_ hours per week for 24 weeks: Three groups on 8 weekly rotations. Senior Clerkship 73 5 hours per day for 4 weeks • Clinical Psychology JC 70 SC 73 Psych. 201 \06 Community Health 70 Research Whilst each Senior Member has pursued individual research of his/her own special interest. I am pleased to report that research activities have increased in the Department during the year under review and all research activities are relevant to Psychiatry in this country and the sub-region. These include: 1. AUDIT study of alcohol use and abuse in Accra (Ghana) . 2. Societal and Health Aspects of alcohol abuse in Ghana. 3. Childhood and Adolescent Epilepsy in Ghana - ReviSited 4 . Youth First Episode Psychosis Prevention and Intervention . 5 . Depressive Disorders in Accra (Ghana): common core symptomatology. 6 . Belief systems in Ghana and Psychiatric Disorders 7 . Children formally referred to a General Adult Psychiatric Service Continuing work in the Department - Continuous Mental Health Education to the General Public. Prof. S.N.A. Turkson was appOinted to act as External Examiner/Moderator University Examinations in Behavioural Sciences and Psychiatry of the University of Sciences and Technology. Kumasi in the year under review. Publications Ewusi-Mensah. I. "A computerized Tomography Study of Brain Atrophy and Liver Disease in Alcoholics" - submitted to BMJ for consideration. "Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome - A Case Study". Submitted for publication in American Journal oj Psychiatry . "Abolishing Self-InjuriOUS Behaviour (S.l.B.) with an Opiate Antagonist". Submitted to Ghana Medical Journal for publication Conferences/Workshops/Semlnars attended Ohene. S. The American Psychiatrist Association Annual General/Scientific Meeting 212 in May 2001 Benefactions A number of Psychiatry Textbooks and Journals to replenish our Library and Teaching Aids from our postgraduate students abroad, who had' started their Psychiatry training from the Department notably among them are Dr. V.C . Doku . Dr. D. Gboloo-Teye and Paul Koranteng. DEPARTMENT OF RADIOLOGY Overview The Department of Radiology at the Korle - Bu Teaching Hospital has four (4) general purposes: radiography equipment, tomography unit, 3 fluoroscopic screening machines, angiography, ultrasound and Computed tomography CT suite . In addition, the chest clinic and the Korle-Bu Polyclinic have general-purpose equipment. There are two mobile machines and one dental equipment. Staffing Position as at September, 1997 Academic/Research Staff 3 (Prof. K.B. Jumah) (Dr. A.A.Yeboah) (Dr. W.O. Brakohiapa) (Contractl Senior Staff Nil Junior Staff One Courses Taught/No, of Students Course No. of Students Level 300 Nil Level 400 Nil 1st Clinical Year Nil MB Ch B Pt I 80 MB Ch B Pt II 80 Research Jumah, K ,B, Bone Age Atlas in West Africans Atlas in Tropical Radiology Yeboah, A.A. Value of Brain CT in patIents with seizures 213 Publications 2000/2001 Jumah. K. B .. Nyame. P.K and Adjei. S. • "Computertsed Tomography Scan of the Head in the Evaluation of Strokes in Ghanaians". East African Medical JournaL Vol. 75. No. 11. November 1998. Jumah. K. B .• Badoe. E.A and Acheampong E.g. "Prtnciples and Practice of Surgery Including Pathology in the Tropics' Chapter on Ultrasound Scanning. Computertsed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging. • "Guidelines in Radiation Protection". Ghana Atomic Energy Commission and the International Atomic Energy Commission - Co-editor Jumah. K.B. and Yeboah. A.A "Hirsprungs Disease in Ghanaian Children: A Ten-year Review" - 2001 Year Book of Paediatric Radiology. Current Problems of Paediatric Radiology Vol. 12 - 13. Feb. 2001:3-7 "Case Report - Calcification of Postertor Urethral Valve: A Ten-Year Review 2001 Year Book of Paediatric Radiology Current Problems of Paediatric Radiology. Vol. 12 - 13. Feb. 2001 : 37 - 39. Obajimi. M.O. and Jumah K.B. et al "Spontaneous Intracranial Haemorrhage: CT Pattern in Accra". Accepted for publication - West African Journal of Medicine. Jumah. K.B .• Brakohiapa. W.O .. Obajimi. M.D .. Armah. J.O. and Seffah. J.D. 'Training of Non-Radiologist Medical Doctors in Ultrasound in Ghana". Ghana Medical Journal. Vol. 35. No.2. June 2001 :66 - 74 Obajimi. M.O .• Jumah K.B .• Brakohiapa W.O .• and Iddrisu. M. "Head Injury in Ghanaians - Evaluation by Computed Tomography" Ghana Medical Journal. Vol. 35; No.2 June 2001:69 - 74 Conferences/Seminars/Workshops Attended by Staff and Titles of Papers Read 1. Annual SCientific Meeting, West Afrtcan College of Surgeons. Nouakchott. Maurttania. February 2001. 2. Co-ordinator for National, Training Programme for Obstetncs Ultrasound, October. 2000 3. Radiological Society of North Amertca Conference, Chicago. USA. December. 2000. Yeboah.A.A. Radiological Conference in Ahuja. Nigerta - July 2001. 214 Paediatric Radiology Conference in Budapest, Hungary. October 2001. Brakohiapa, W.O. • Co-ordinator for National Training Programme for Obtetrics Ultrasound 2000 Teaching the Teacher's Programme in Ultrasonography. Jefferson University. Philadelphia. USA. June 2001. Sabbatical Leave Prof. K. B. Jumah is due to start his sabbatical leave on 1s t October. 2001. prior to his retirement in October 2002. DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY Overview As in the preceding years. during the year under reView. the Department of Surgery braced itself to carry out its main functions of teaching. extension and research successfully. The headship of the Department changed in January 2001. Prof. S .B. Naaeder. the Head of Department moved up to take up the position of Deputy Provost of the College of Health Sciences. The Department is proud that one of its own is the first Deputy Provost of the College. which in the short period of its existence had made a tremendous impact in post-graduate medical education in Ghana. Prof. Naaeder's experience will certainly help in shaping the College during these formative years. Prof. K. Frimpong-Boateng. the Director of the National Cardiothoracic Centre (NCTC) took over as new Head of Department. Staffing situation as at September 2001 There was no significant change in the staffing situation as compared to the previous year. Dr. Dakurah. Lecturer in Neurosurgery returned at the beginning of the year to take up his position in the Department. There is an acute staffing problem in the Urology Unit. With the exception of Dr. G.O. Klufio . all the urologists in the Department are retired and on contract. Efforts are being made to recruit urologists to fill the vacant positions. Surgical residents are being encouraged to pursue careers in such distressed field s as urology. It is gratifYing that some ofthem have responded positively to these overtures. Dr. J.E . Mensah. a post-part I resident. is taking urology in part II. Courses taught /number of students The Department's teaching programme was carried out successfully during the 215 year. As in previous years the Department of Surgery continued to receive world- wide recognition as evidenced by the increasing number of elective students from Medical Schools allover the world seeking to do their electives in the Department. The number of students who pursued various courses in the Department is as follows: Course Number of students Undeq~raduates Introductory Course 70 Co-ordinated course ( First Clinical Year) 83 Sub-internship 72 Elective students 58 Post-2raduate Residents Primary 21 Part I FWACS 19 Part II FWACS 9 Completed their Residency Programme 2 Extension Services Because of degenerating infrastructure in the Department in the face of dwindling resources from official sources. the Department stepped up its income generating activities (lGA) to generate funds to improve infrastructure so as to enhance it~ extension services. A Wound Dressing Unit comprising 3 treatment rooms. a sterilization unit. an offtce and toilet facilities for staff and patients was constructed by the Department. Thus patients who are discharged from hospital and still require wound dressing no longer have to go to the individual wards from where they were discharged but rather go to the Dressing Unit located at the basement of the main surgical block for dressing. This arrangement has helped to drastically reduce the incidence of wound infection on the wards. The Unit also generates some income for the Department. Outreach services in ENT. Urology. Plastic Surgery and Paediatric Surgery continued during the year. Hospitals covered included those in Cape Coast. Koforidua. Sekondi-Takoradi. Ho. Sunyani and the 37 Military Hospital and the Police Hospital. Conferences/Seminars/Workshops Members of the Department attended a number of national and international conferences. seminars and workshops and presented papers. At the 41st Annual Conference of the WestAfrlcan College of Surgeons held in Nouakchott, Mauritania from 28th January to 2nd February 2001, the 216 following papers were presented by members from the Department: Laing. A.G. Hand Injuries • Pectoralis major myocutaneous flap: In-built salvaging advantages. Baako. B.N. • Diverticular disease of the colon in Accra. Darko. R. • Helicobacter pylori infection of the stomach in Accra: an update. Klufio. G.O. Prostate weight in Ghanaian men with symptomatic BPH: a preliminary report. Yeboah. E.D. • Changing pattern of the causes of microscopic and macroscopiC haematuria in Ghana. lOth Anniversary of the Ghana Surgical Research Society and 20th Scientific Conference held at the Auditorium of the University of Ghana Medical School. Saturday May12. 2001. Theme: Implants in Surgery. The underlisted papers were presented by members from the Department. Parkins. G. Implants in Maxillo-facial surgery. Darko. R. • Implants in General Surgery. Laing. A. Implants in Plastic Surgery Frimpong-Boateng. K. Implants in Cardiothoracic and vascular surgery. Hesse. A. Implants in Paediatric Surgery. Osei. E. Implants in Orthopaedic Surgery. 217 K. Paintsil • Reconstruction with myocutaneous Flaps. Iddrlssu. M.I. Implants in Neurosurgery. Yeboah. E.D. • Implants in Genito-urinary Surgery. West Mrican College of Surgeons. Post-graduate Revision Course in Surgery, September 2.2001 to September 3,2001. Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos. Nigeria. Darko, R. • Intestinal Obstruction • Minimally Invasive Surgery/Day Case • Principles of Cancer Surgery Surgical Jaundice Breast Diseases Gastrointestinal Bleeding Gall bladder diseases Pancreatic Diseases Archampong. E.Q. Surgical Infections Portal Hypertension Thyroid and Parathyroid Diseases Peptic Ulcer Disease Gastric Tumours Colorectal/A nal Tumours Principles of management of left-sided large bowel obstruction. Principles of management of Abdominal injuries Yeboah, E.D. Benign Prostatic Diseases. BPH and others Urethral Strictures Urolithiasis Trauma course 2001, June 4 to June 6 2001, held at the Clinical Lecture Theatre. Korle- Bu Teaching Hospital. The course was held in cooperation with the Postgraduate Unit, College of Health Sciences. the University of Ghana Medical School and the University 218 of Southern California. USA. Osei. E.K. Major Disaster and its management Management of simple fractures • Indications for internal fixations Management of upper limb fractures Indication and Types of Amputations Badoe. E.A. Shock and its management Frimpong-Boateng. K. Chest Injuries and their management. Baako. B.N. • Metabolic Response to Trauma Adu-Aryee. N.A. Epidemiology and Socio-economic impact of Trauma in Ghana Systemic Response to Trauma Patient Transfer protocols Trauma in Pregnancy Aduful. H.K. Periferal Vascular Injuries Kyere. M. Diagnosis of Abdominal Trauma Soft Tissue Injuries of the Neck Clegg-Lamptey. J.N.A. Special Investigations in Abdominal Trauma Darko. R. Indications for Laparotomy Kluflo. G.O. Diagnosis and management of Injuries of the Kidneys and urders. Diagnosis and management of Bladder injuries Akafo. S.K. Opthalmic Injuries 219 Danso-Adams. J. Management of injuries of the nose. Management of Cut Throat LaIng. A.G. Management of soft tissue Injuries Management of Bums Skin Grafting Soft Tissue Injuries of the Face Degloving injuries of the scalp and limbs • Amputations of ears and digits Addo. A.O. Management of Compound Fractures and Wound Debridement Indication for external Fixation: Types Complications and Pitfalls in Fracture Management Hand Injuries Hesse. A. • Management of the acutely injured Child Apeadu-Mensah. W. • Abdominal Injuries in Children PaintsU. A.B. Management of Electrical Bums Local Skin Flaps in Trauma Ghana Medical Assoclation National Symposium with the Theme: Cardiovascular Emergencies. September 15.200. Frlmpong-Boateng. K. Cardiovascular Surgical Emergencies UGMS Seminars by newly promoted or appointed Senior Members Frimpong-Boatent. IL Surgical Management of Aortic Dissection Research Activities in the Department of Sur&ery Akafo. S.K. Diabetic Eye Diseases in Ghana: A Study of diabetic patients of the Diabetic Clinic of the KBTH Outcome Trends in causes of Childhood Blindness. Response of Ghanaian Eye top 220 Argon Laser Trabeculoplasty in the management of chronic open angle glaucoma. Osei. E.K. Prospective Study of the incidence and outcome of management of congenital talipes equinovarus. Aduful. H.K. • The use of scoring systems to predict surgical outcome. Prospective study. Design of quality of life questionnaire and its application to certain clinical settings. Naaeder. S.B. Outcome of early and advanced breast cancer in Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital Ackuaku. E.M. Vitamin A Deficiency among malnourished children Clinical Presentation and management of orbital cullulitis Corneal ulcer project: a multicentre collaborative study Knowledge of Glaucoma among General Practitioners. Frimpong-Boateng. K. • Heart Valve Replacement Surgery: A Review. Acquired Tracheomalacia: Management using autologous costal cartilage Extracorporeal Circulation and Hypothermia in Sickle Cell Disease: A update. Management of Corrosive Oesophageal Strictures Book Launch PrinCiples and Practice of Surgery including Pathology in the Tropics. Edited by Badoe E.A.. Archampong E.Q. and da Rocha-Afodu J.T. Visitors Prof. Festus Nwako, Past President. West African College of Surgeons Okuku Prof. AA Out. University of Calabar, Nigeria and Chief Exa miner. Primary Fellowship of the West African College of Surgeons Prof. J.T. da Rocha-Afodu, West African College of Surgeons Dr. Bernard A Rawlins. Spine Surgeon, Department of Orthopaedics, Wiell Cornell Medical School. USA. Dr. Oheneba Boachie-Agyei. FOCUS International USA Prof. A Haverich. Head. Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hannover Medical School. Germany. 221 MEDICAL SCHOOL LIBRARY Overview The University of Ghana Medical School Library continues to serve the health information needs of staff and students of UGMS. the health practitioners of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital and other health practitioners and researchers. User Services Literature Searches A total of 251 CD ROMS searches were conducted. Out of this number 30 were requested from staff of institutions and Libraries other than UGMS. Photocopying 249 in - horse-photocopying requests were served. This number would have been more but for the frequent breakdown ofthe 1O-year old photocopier. 10 photocopiers were received from the British Medical Association Library. Technical Services Books Total current stock is around 40.000 volumes of which 17.173 are books. In the period under discussion. 746 books were added to the stock. These were mainly donations from various benefactors. Journal No current journals were received in 2001 because the school delayed in the payment of the subscription money of $5.100.00 (five thousand one hundred dollars). An amount of nine hundred and three dollars. fifty-seven cents is needed to top up for the year 2002/2002 subSCription of the same 21 titles. Disinfestation Exercise A major disinfestations exercise to rid the furniture of nood borers was undertaken in August 200 1. The exercise lasted for some three weeks during which period the Library was closed to patrons. Computer Laboratory The Library now has a computer laboratory of eighteen fully connected computers. Full connectivity to the Internet only happened 10 August 200 I. after several hiCCUps. The library staff has trained a total of 135 students and staff of the school in baSic computer skills in WORD and EXCEL operations. Donations The Library has received various gifts from benefactors. Prof J.O.O. Comme\': ¢4.000.000. Ghana Health Foundation. Washington. DC: journals; GHAMSOL FUND (a group of Ghanaian doctors who are either alumni or former staff of the 222 UGMS who are working now in Saudi Arabia): ¢50.000.000.00. Prof. E.Q. Archampong: journals; African Library Project/Mrs Hilda Bromley: books. Others are British Council. Ministry of Health who also donated books. Of particular mention is Doctors S. Appiah-Anane of Liverpool UK and Darko Windoor CT. USA who have continously donated copies of the British Dental Journal and the New England Jownal oj Medicine respecti\·ely. Outreach Service This publication now appears in a new form in each issue oft he GhanaMedicalJownal. This literature brings to the notice of medical practitioners allover the country access to current information and some of the latest developments in the medical literature. It also arms to help alleviate professional isolation of doctors working in the remote parts of the country. Staff There was no change in the staffing situation. Promotion Mr Solomon B Sulemani was promoted from Senior Library Assistant to Principal Library Assistant. Retirements Mr D.B. Addo Librarian is retiring after September 30.2001. 223 DENTAL SCHOOL DEPARTMENT OF BASIC DENTAL SCIENCE Overview The Basic Dental Science Department has over the 2001/2002 academic year. run its courses successfully. in spite of inadequate funding. Again. the major challenge the department is facing is the absence of well-equipped teaching/research laboratory facilities to enhance students teaching and learning. The department has in the past two years relied on the facilities at Ghana Standards Board Physical Science Laboratories for Practical/Demonstration lessons for the BDS Level 500 students in order to satisfY the Practical component ofthe Dental Materials Science Programme. Notwithstanding these constraints. the meagre resources available were used to support the basic requirements needed for teaching and laboratory / clinical work. Courses Taught/Nwnber of Students Courses No. of Students Dental Materials Science (Clinical Year I. Level 500) 12 Applied Dental Materials (Clinical Year 3. Level 700) 6 Oral Biology (Clinical Year 1. Level 500) 12 Introduction to Dental Materials Science (DSA's) 13 Staffing Position of Department as at September 2001 (a) Senior Members: Dr. George K. Toworfe Dr. Christian A. Botchway (Part time) (b) Senior Staff: Same as the Dental School Staff (c) Junior Staff Same as the Dental School Junior Staff Research and Extension Research in the Department has begun but on a very small scale due to the lack of basic sCientific eqUipment for laboratory and clinical research work. Once agaIn. the department has requested for some basic laboratory eqUipment from the school authorities for serious consideration. since the need for scientific research (both laboratory-based and clinical) in the Dental School cannot be overemphasiZed. Some of the research work the department is involved in includes: i. Investigating polymenzation shrinkage in a two-paste composite restorative material (Master-Dent. a type II composite). ii. Survey of biomaterials usage in Oral & Maxillo-facial. Cardiovao.cular. Orthopaedic and Plastic surgeries in Ghana (in collaboration with Dr. Elsie 224 E. Kaufmann of the Department of Physics. Faculty of Science. University of Ghana) ExteDsioD Toworfe. G.K. Panel member on MOH Currtcula Development team for the training of Dental Surgery Assistants. Oral Health Nurses and Dental Technologies. December 2000 to date. PublicatioDs Toworfe. G. K. and Watts. D.C. • Load-deformation characteristics of human teeth. Ghana Dental Journal. 2001. I: (I); 7-1. • Characteristic setting shrinkage strains ofc hemical-cured dental restorative biomaterials. Afri. Jour. Of 0 H Sci. . June 2001. 2: (2) ; 30-34. Transient one-dimensional thermal strain in resin -ionomer dental restora tive biomaterials. 22nd Biennial Conference of the Ghana SCience Association Program and Book of Abstracts. August 2001. Abstract No. 59. pp56. ComereDces/SemiDars/Workshops AtteDded Toworfe. G.K. • MOH Workshop on Currtcula Development for the training of Dental Surgery AsSistants. Oral Health Nurses and Dental Technologists. Accra. August 30- September 1. 2001. • College of Health Science-Medical Education Unit Workshop: On Effec tive Teaching Methodologies. Korle-bu. Accra. August 28-30. 2001. 22nd Biennial Conference of the Ghana Science AsSOCiation. University of Cape Coast. Cape Coast. August 5-9. 2001. .1 0th Annual Congress of the Ghana Dental Association. June 28- 30. 2001, Accra. British Medical Journal / West Africa Edition Workshop on: Health Writing, College of Health Sciences, Korle-bu. May 2001. MOH Workshop on Currtcula Development for the training of Dental Surgery AsSistants, Oral Health Nurses and Dental Technologists. Koforidua, December 17-23, 2000. Botchway. C.A. lOth Annual Conference of the Ghana Dental Association. Accra, Ghana, June 28-30.2001. BeDefactioDs Dr. Francis Mantey, Professor in Dental Materials Science, of the University 225 of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. Philadelphia. USA, donated a quantity of dental materials to the department for teaching and research. The Department of Microbiology. UGMS. has donated an old Processing Timer to the department for teaching and research. 226 SCHOOLS SCHOOL OF ADMINISTRATION Overview During the 2000/2001 academic year. the School of Administration continued to respond to the nation's need for management education and continued the expansion of academic programmes. There was no appreciable increase in student enrolment. The total student enrolment for the year under review was 2 .080. which is an increase of 0.44% over the figure 2 .073 for 1999/2000. The breakdown of enrolment for 2000/2001 is as follows: Programme Number of Students DlA Year I 57 DlA Year II 60 DPAI 50 DPA II 60 BSc.(Admin) Level 200 338 BSc(Admin) Level 300 498 BSc(Admin) Level 400 285 BA(Admin) Level 200 89 BA(Admin) Level 300 36 BA(Admin) Level 400 127 MBA I 128 MBA II 293 MPAI 19 MPAII 38 PhD 2 Total 2.080 The Executive MBA programme. which is aimed at meeting the continuing education and training needs of practising executives. admitted a total of 118 students made up of the following: March 2000 62 September 56 Total 118 Stafllng Position With the increasing number of student intake. the School relies a lot on the services of part-time lecturers because potential lecturers are not attracted to the School on 227 full-time basis. The faculty strength for last year was 48. made up of 34 full-time lecturers and 14 part-time lecturers. The staff strength of the School is as follows: Full-time Lecturers 39 Part-time Lecturer 23 Senior Administrative Staff 5 Senior Staff 21 Junior Staff 43 Casual Labourers 4 Total 135 Faculty Movement Mr. K.A. Domfeh PhD programme (part-time) Mrs. A.N.S . Kastner PhD programme (part-time) Prof. S.A. Nkrumah Retired Dr. G.A. Agambila Leave of Absence Ms. Elsie O. Aikens Resigned New Appointment A new appointment was made during the session in the person of: Mr. E.K. Sakyi. June 12. 2001 Special Programmes Practitioners' Forum To enrich the educational experience of students. the School invites practitioners from to time to come and share their field experience with the academiC community of the University. The purpose of this activity is to strengthen the link between academia and the world of work and Industry. Last year. the forum was on the theme: "Cash and Carry: The Policy. Its Implementation and Impact" and it was delivered by Honourable Professor Kwaku Danso Boafo. Minister of Health. on Wednesday, November 22, 2000. A special Practitioners' Forum was organised by the School on Tuesday, April 3, 2001 to herald the Management Day Celebrations. Mr. Dan Lartey delivered the address on the theme: "DOMESTICATION". Benefaction: Book Donations Mr. Simon Asobayire 70 EPP Book Service 8 Central Connecticut State University 61 228 The School received books and material support from a number of benefactors and donors including Ghana Commercial Bank. Consultant Management Enterprise Limited. Mr. Kwamina Panford (USA). Ms. Judith Adjobah Blay (USA). African Economic Research Consortium Grant and Dr. Kwaku Appiah-Adu (PrtceWaterHouse Coopers). School of Administration Facilities Improvement Fund (SOFT) Valuation Report on Provident Fund The value of the above Fund's investment as at 31 st December 2001 was ¢68.929.753.98 The breakdown Is as follows : Treasury Bills at cost ¢66.878.112.50 Interest Accrued on Treasury Bills as at 31/12/01 2.051.641.48 Total: ~68.929.753.98 Special Events The School celebrated Management Day. the 23rd in the series. on April 14. 2001. under the theme "Accounting in National EconomiC Development". The Management Day 2001 was sponsored by PriceWaterHouse Coopers to the tune of ¢30.500.000. Speakers included: Hon. Albert D. Kan-Dapaah. Mr. M.A.K. Gyasi, Hon. Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom and Mr. W. Bray. The DANIDA Centre for International Business at the School of Administration also hosted the 6th Ghana Export Sector Development Forum on July 25. 200 1 under the theme: "Priyate Sector and Export Development in Ghana". Publications Management Unit Buatsi. S.N. and Monrozier. J.B .• WUson. A.W. "Demand for Trade Information in Ghana". International Trade Centre (UNCTADWTO) Geneva (2001). Supply of Trade Information in Ghana" . International Trade Centre (UNCTADWTO). Geneva. (2001). "Information Technology Options for Delivering Trade Information Services in Ghana". International Trade Centre (UNCTAD/WTO). Geneva. (2001) . Buatsi. S.N. with Sorensen. O. "Internet and Exporting in Ghana". JoumaloJBusiness & Industrial Marketing. (Forthcoming. October 2002). 'The Marketing Communication Process: Conceptual Models and Application to the Investment Promotion Programs of the Ghana Free Zones Board". in Sonny Nwankwo and Joseph Atyeku. Dynamics oJMarketing inA.frica. Green- wood Publishing Group. Inc. Connecticut, U.S.A. (2002) . 229 • "Inter-Finn Relationship And Export Capacity Building" (Legon Export Out- look. forthcoming 2002). Ejisu. A.S. • "African Management and Method - Advanced Through National Objectives and Philosophy": The Journal of Management Studies. Vol. 16.2001. pp.19-41. • "Good Management Training Begins at Home". GIMPA Journal ojLeadership Management and Administration. Vol. I, No. I. October 200 I. Boye. S.S. "Operations Strategy in an Emerging Economy: The Case of the Ghanaian Manufacturing Industry". Journal ojOperations Management. 19 (2001) 59- 79. Ofei. K.A. "Retooling Credit Unions: The Case of Credit Union Association of Ghana" To be published by ILO. IFLIP Publications. Geneva. Buame. S.C.K. "Entreprenuership and International Business Strategies (an Insight into the Key Success Factors of the Exporting Entrepreneurs in Ghana)". The Journal oj Management Studies. Vol. 15. No.1. 2000. "An Insight into the Operations of the NTES Market (a Pre-requisite for Exports Sustainability)". Legon Export Outlook. Vol.l. No. 2000). "Entrepreneurial and Innovation Management". SOA. 200 I. Health Services Admin. Unit Poku. K.A. "Management HlV Illness. Sources of Infonnation for Medication Decision". JournalojManagementStudies. 16: 165-180.2001. Economic Consequences ofHlV I AlDS inMalaWi (Abstracts). Western Social Science Association 42nd Annual Conference. April 26-29. 2000. San Diego p.42. Book Review: HandbookojResearchMethods In Public Administration Edited by Gerald J. Miller & Marcia L. Whicker. New York: Marcel Dekker. 657 pp. Journal oj Management Studies. 15(1) 131-133. Accounting Unit Kuipo. R.M. "Alternative Explanations to the Phenomenon of Corporate and Pubhc Sector Fraud in the Ghanaian Workplace". Article accepted for publication in the Legon Business Journal, Volume I. Issue 2. 230 Onumah. J .M. • "A Critical Look at the Government Financial Administration System in Ghana". Published with Mr. J.S. Arku & Mr. J.K. Otieku . Journal oJ Management Studies, School of Administration. Public Administration Unit Applah. F. "Organization Development in the Public Sector" Submitted to Journal oj Management Studies. • "Globalization and the Deconstruction of PublicAdministration". Mimes . • "Problems of Professionalism in African Administration - An Introduction ". Chapter in Book. Aslbuo. S.K. 'The Role of An Anti-Corruption Agency in the Struggle Against Corruption: The Case ofT he Serious Fraud Office (SFO) In Ghana". A.fricanAdministranve Studies, No. 56, 2001 , pages 1-14. "Apathy in African Local Government: An Examination of Some Causes and Remedies" . "The Role of the CommisSion on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) in Promoting Public Service Accountability Under Ghana's Fourth Republic". Forthcoming in School ofA dministration's Public Administration Unit's Book on Public Administration in Ghana. Domfeh.K.A. "Environmental Legislation in Ghana: Quantitative Comparison Between Military and Civilian Regimes", Indian Journal of Environmental Protection. 21 (1) : 1-9. "Review of Some Environmental Problems and Laws in Ghana", in E.K. Boon and L. Hens (eds.): Key Economic and Legal InstrumentsJor Environmental Management in WestA.frica, Brussels: Free University of Brussels, pp.45-60. Other School of Administration Publications Within the Year • Journal oj Management Studies (2) Management Monograph Series (5) • Legan Export Outlook (1) SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES Overview We received a total of2,950 applications for the 2001/2002 academic year. Out of this, 589 applicants received admission into the various programmes of the Faculties of Science. Agriculture, Social Studies, Arts. Law. Medical School and 231 School of Administration., Courses The approved programmes from the Departments and the affiliate institutions of this University include the following: Economic Policy Management (EPM) - Department of Economics • Executive Masters in Business Administration (EMBA) - School of Administration Masters in Development Management (MDM) - Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration MA (international Affairs) - Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College Student Numbers The School of Graduate Studies' current enrolment stands at 1,147 graduate students. The number Includes fresh and continuing students and is slightly higher than that of the 1999/2000 academic year, which was 721. Congregation A total of 362 students graduated at the March 2001 Congregation. We have 207 students who have submitted their theses/dissertations and are likely to graduate at Congregation 2002. This number is likely to double by February 15, the deadline for submission of theses for publication by candidates wishing to graduate by March 2002. Staff The number of staff at the School of Graduate Studies stands at 12. One clerical staff resigned during the academic year. Commissioning of the School of Graduate Studies Building The new Office building of the School of Graduate Studies was commissioned on March 28, 200 I by the Honourable Minister of Education, Prof. Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi. The building was donated to the University of Ghana by Dr. Steve Kwadwo Amoa-Marfo, Chief Executive Officer ofiKAM Ltd., in memory of his father, the late Frederick KOjo Fordjour Marfo. During the memorable ceremony, the Vice- Chancellor oft he University ofG hana, Prof. Ivan Addae-Mensah, took the opportunity to recongnise the contribution of all past Deans of the School. as well as the contributions of institutions. organisations and individuals who have helped to advance post graduate education in the University. Affiliation During the 2000/2001 academic year, the AcademiC Board of the University gave affiliation to the Ghana Maritime Academy to run programmes leading to the award of a Postgraduate Diploma of the University. 232 GRADUATE PROGRAMME FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Overview The aim of the M. Phil. Programme in Environmental Science is to provide graduate education in the causes. effects and control of environmental problems. particularly in Ghana. for graduates in the basic sciences and closely related disciplines. The role of the environmental scientist is seen as are of responsibility for monitoring. investigational and advisory functions in management of the environment. The programme comprises two semesters of taught courses followed by a one-year research in the area of specialisation. The course is very attractive to students because it is attuned to current global needs. For the academic year under review. there were 42 student applications. Courses The course is unique in the breadth of courses offered. covering four Faculties. Science. Social Studies. Agriculture and Law. All courses are taught at the post- graduate level. The current suite of courses are: Soil Water and Air Quality. Human Population and Urbanisation. Remote Sensing. Water Resource Management . Environmental Chemistsry. Environmental Economics. EnVironmental Law. Environmental Impact Assessment. Forest Resource Management. Atmospheric and Environmetal Physics. Environmetal Geology. Student Numbers M.Phil. Part I Environmental SCience 11 M.Phil. Part II Environmental SCience 16 Staffing Position The Environmetal Science Programme has no permanent teaching staff of its own : it uses expert staff from various departments Within the University to run the programme. Thirteen Departments are involved in the teaching of the progra mme. using a base of twenty teaching staff. Research Due to the nature of the programme. the research activities that are being undertaken are based on the thesis areas ofthe M.Phil. Part II students. These are : Water Quaality of the Kpong Headpond. Managing Coastal Ramsar Wetlands in Ghana - Evalua ting the Songor. Audit of environmentally Approved Projects in Accra/Tema Metropolitan Area. Impact of Tourism on the Coastal Environment. Environmental Impact of the Local Palm Oil Industry. Compostable OrganiC Solid Waste Management: Prospects of recycling into animal feed in Accra. Gha na. Assessment of the Impact of Human Activities on the Quality of the Densu River Around Koforidua Catachment Area. 233 Management of Urban Plastic Waste. Environmental Impact Assessment: EIA Aspect of the proposed West Afrles of Ghana's Economy-Past. Present and Future". A paper presented at a symposium organised by the Society for International Development. Cape Coast. May 17.2001. "Heavily-Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative for Africa with Special Reference to Ghana". A paper presented at the National Economic Dialogue 291 (Financial Sector Workshop), Accra, May 7, 2001. Gyekye Oware L. "Appropriate Technology for Rural Developmentin Ghana" . A paper presen ted at A Roundtable Conference on Technology-Led Intervention for Micro Rural Enterprise Development held in Accra, September 22, 2000. "Socio-Economic Issues in the Development of the Oncho Freed Areas" A paper delivered at a Workshop on Socio-Economic Development Programme for the Onchocerciasis Freed Areas held in Tamale, Northern Region on August 2-3, 200 I Nsowah-Nuamah. N.N.N• • Mensah. G .• Aryeetey. M.E. • Wagatsuma. Y .• and Bentil. G. "Urinary Schistosomiasis in Southern Ghana: A Logistic Regression Approach of Data from a Community-based Integrated Control Programme" (To appear in The American Journal oJn-apical Hygiene and Medicine) Nsowah-Nuamah. N. N. N .• etal (2000) "A Markov Model of Rainfall", ICTP IC/99/ 168.Trieste. Italy. (2000) "Classical Pooling of Cross-Section in Time Series Data". ICTP IC/ 99/169, Trieste. Italy. (2000) "Predicting the Frequency of Drug Treatment of Schistosamiasis of Individuals in Southern Ghana". ICTP IC/IR/99/ 13.Trieste. Italy. "Quantitative Macroeconomic Analysis for Poverty Reduction Strategies: A Modelling Workshop". December 2-4, 2000. Paris. France. "Regional College on Modelhng. Simulation and Optimisation". organised by Society of Physicists and Mathematicians. at the National Centre for Mathematical Sciences. Kwabenya, Ghana. May 8-18. 200 I. Nyanteng. V. K. "Agricultural Input Supply and Distribution in Ghana" A paper presented at SADAOC Foundation Round Table Conference in Ouagadougou. Burkina Faso. September 20-21. 2000 "Markets for Inorganic Fertilizers III Ghana". A paper presented at Researcher- Policy maker-Civil Society Dialogue Workshop on Emerging Agricultural Production Inputs Markets in Ghana Since the Liberalization in 1990: Organized by Reseau Ghaneen of SADAOC Foundation. Baynew Hotel. Accra. November 20. 2000. 'The Agricultural and Food Sector" A paper presented at a workshop on Resources and Growth organized by the Ministry of Economic Planning and Regional Cooperation. GJ:..IPA. May 3.2001. "Enhancing agricultural Productivity in Ghana: A Background Paper". A paper presented at a workshop on Researcher-Policy Maker-Civil Society Dialogue Workshop on Enhancing Productivity in Food Production in Ghana; Organized by Reseau Ghaneen ofSADAOC Foundation. Accra. June 7.2001. 292 "Some Aspects of Street-Vended Foods in the Accra Metropolis", A paper presented at a Round Table Conference on Street-Vended Foods in Ghana: Types, Environment. Patronage, Laws and Regulations, organised by Reseau Ghaneen of SADAOC Foundation, Accra September 6, 200 l. "Locating Food Processing in Rural Areas: Conditions and Prospects" (2000). In The Food Chain in Sub-Saharan Africa, Centre for Applied Studies in International Negotiations (CASIN), Geneva (Proceedings of a Workshop) Benefaction The Institute received support (US$52,OOO) from USAlD for the establishment of a local area communication and information network with internet connectivity. ISSER has also received assistance (Canadian $ 250,000 over 2 years) from the Secretariat for Institutional Support for Economic Research in Africa (SISERA) for research and institutional support. • Merchant Bank (Ghana) Limited gave ISSER $5000 for the hosting of the Annual Economic Lecture and Roundtable Discussion. Metropolitan & Allied Bank gave the Institute ¢20 million to support the preparation of the State of the Ghanaian Economy Report 2001. REGIONAL INSITUTE FOR POPULATION STUDIES Overview The Regional Institute for Population Studies (RIPS) came into existence out of an agreement between the United Nations and the Government of Ghana in 1972. The objectives include the provisions of graduate training and research in demography for some 20 Anglophone countries in sub-Saharan Africa. In addition, RIPS compiles, disseminates demographic information and provides advisory service to member countries. Although the Institute offers training mainly to students from English-speaking countries, a few others have passed through the Institute from countries such as Egypt. Mozambique, West Germany and Papua New Guinea. The Institute therefore makes significant contribution to the enhancement and development of the human resource base in the area of population studies in Africa. It is however distressing to state that. the Governing CounCIl meeting scheduled for the year 2000, to discuss the Institute's future actIvities and strategies has not yet been convened. This event is mainly due to interest and support of the member states, on whose shoulders. it is envisaged, should rest the ownership, financial responsibility and management of the Institute. Admissions Due to sponsorship difficulties, as a result of UNFPA's change in policy regarding 293 fellowship. prospective students now have to rely on country programme resources. and this has had student population decreasing over the years. Seven (7) students were admitted for the M.A. in Population Studies during the year. They are made up of Four (4) from Ghana - all males; Two (2) from Ethiopia - males; and One (1) from Lesotho- female. Student Research The year's research training programme was conducted at the Legon Staff Village Quarters. Staff Position Indeed. there is the urgent need to recruit professional staff. With the staff strength of Four (4) one (1) is on post-retirement contract whilst another one (1) is on a 12- month study leave with effect from 1/5/2001. This leaves only Two (2) currently at post. Extension Service Faculty members continued to teach. research and partiCipate in various workshops and seminars. Conferences/Workshops/Seminars Teklu. T. Durban Conference Follow-up First Meeting. Saly. Senegal. Dec. 11-15. 2000. Regional Training Seminar on Research Methodology. Saly. Senegal. Dec. 18-22. 2000. SCientific Committee Meeting of the Small Grants Programme of the Union of Mrican Population Studies. (UAPS). Saly. Senegal. 25 June - 4July. 2001. Kwankye. S.O. Workshop on Capacity Building in Policy Analysis and Advocacy held for Regional Population Advisory Teams (RPACs) from Central and Greater Accra Regions. Dodowa. Jan. 21-31. 2001. Was the facilitator for SPECTRUM and Powerpoint training throughout the worships. Workshop to update the Ghana AIDS Impact Model (AIM). at the Ghana Registered Midwi"es Association's Conference Room. Accra. Jul. 23-27. 2001. Tawiah. S.O. African Development Bank's Post-Policy Workshop. Abidjan. Cote d·/voire. July 23-24.2001. 24th International Union for the SCientific Study of Population (IUSSP) General Conference. Salvador. Brazil. August 18-24. 2001. Made poster presentation of a paper entitled "Adolescent Fertility and Reproductive 294 Health in Four sub-Saharan African Countries". Publication Kwankye. S.O. "HIV / AIDS in Ghana: Keeping the "Window of Hope" Open". Published as CSPS Policy Brief, No.8, ISBN.0855-3726, Sept. 2001. Legon. Review and Vision Agenda The task ahead in the direction and management of RlPS is that: ECA and UNFPA should be encouraged to write formally their desire to relinquish their role to the host country as the agreements demand. This will pave the way for the Government of Ghana to take appropriate action to make the survival and sustainability of the Institute become a reality. If the two parties decline, the Ghana Government may decide the status of the Institute unilaterally and give it to the University for re-structuring. The above is the Institute's ardent appeal to the Government, to enable it have immediate and lasting solution on the perennial problem of inadequate fund, poor staffing situation, and problem of ownership which limit its capability to re-orient and ensure a smooth learning environment based on the principles upon which it was established as a regional institute. BALME LIBRARY Overview It was virtually impossible for the Balme Library to subscribe to periodicals because offmancial constraints. The Library continued to depend on four Danish Libraries for the supply of journal articles for her users The PERl project has made available online databases to members of the Ghana Interlibrary Lending and Document Delivery Network (GILLDDNET) and Balme Library is a member of this Library consortium. The following databases can be accessed on the computers in the library's computer laboratory. IDEAL Database: Silver Platter Databases: PASCAL and FRANCIS EBseo Online Databases: ACADEMIC SEARCH PREMIER BUSINESS SOURCE PREMIER 295 BUSINESS WIRE NEWS MEDLINE ERIC MASTERFILE PREMIER HEALTH SOURCE: CONSUMER EDITION CLINICAL REFERENCE SYSTEMS USP DI VOLUME II, ADVICE FOR THE PATIENT HEALTH SOURCE: NURSING/ACADEMIC EDITION NEWSPAPER SOURCE The Cyber Cafe on the ground floor of the Balme Library Annex is being operated on trial basis. Library Board The Library Board met only once on 21st February, 2001 during the year under review. Membership was as follows: Prof. Ivan Addae-Mensah Vice-Chancellor /Chairman Prof. A. Baah-Nuakoh Finance Committee Representative Prof. W.K Asenso-Okyere Finance Committee Representative Prof. Alan Duthie Faculty of Arts Representative Mr. KKK Arnpofo Faculty of Law Representative Dr. L.A.P. Hevi-Yiboe Faculty of SCience Representative Dr. S.K Ofei Faculty of Agriculture Representative Nii S. Bekoe-Tackie Faculty of Social Studies Representati\'e Mr. D.B. Addo Medical School Representative He also represents Institutes & Schools Mr. G.O. Cofie School of Administration Representative Mr. A.K. Martey Acting University Librarian Mr. V.K Fosu Balme Library (Recorder) Nana Yaw Appiah SRC Representative Miss Vincentia D. Agalic SRC Representative Mrs. A. Kwaah Registrar's Rep./Secretary Staff Matters Senior Members Mr. R.B. Sam and Mrs. Angelina 1. Arroah were granted one-year extenSion of their Study Leave with pay to complete.their M.Phil in Library Studies. on part-time basis. Mrs. Theodosia S.A. Adanu, Assistant Librarian, was granted two years study leave with pay to undertake M.Phil programme in Librarianship on part-time basis. in the Department of Information Studies. Legon. 296 Mr. R.B. Sam and Mrs. Angelina L. Annah were awarded a scholarship under SCAAP Programme to attend a course In Electronic-Library and Information Management. from 23rd July. 2001 to 28th September. 2001 In Hyderabad. India. Publications Fosu. V.K. • 'Technical Assistance to University libraries In Ghana: the case of the ODA/ BPP at the University of Ghana Library". In Ubrruy Review JournaL vol. 49. No.3. pp. 125 - 128. • "Scholarly productivity at the University of Ghana, 1960 - 1970: implications for University Library development". In Ghana Ubrruy Journal, Vol. 12, 2000. pp. 29 - 38. Fosu. V .1t. with Harry Akussab "Disaster Management in Academic libraries In Ghana". In AjricanJoumal ojU brruy Archives and InJormation Science, Vol. II, No. 1, 2001. pp. 1 - 16. Dodoo. V. • 'The Balme Library. University of Ghana and ICT Development". In IFLA/ DANIDA Interlibrruy Lending and Document Delivery in Developing Countries Newsletter, Vol. 4 No.1, July. 2001. Senior/Junior Staff Appointments The foUowing new. appointments were made to fill some of the vacancies that had existed: Mr. FranCis Kwaku Awuye-Kpobi Snr. Programmer/Analyst Mr. Michael Mends Library Assistant Miss Merryland Sowah Bindery Asst. Gd. II Mr. Gideon Kumi Yeboah Bindery Asst. Gd. II Miss Joycelyn Agatha Essel Bindery Asst. Gd. II Miss Delali A. Tsekpetse Bindery Asst. Gd. II Miss Victoria A. Yaidoo Bindery Asst. Gd. II Mr. Rueben Addy Messenger/Cleaner Mrs. Cynthia Ama Atua-Ntow Library Assistant Mr. Tuunu Prosper Kweku Temp. Bind. Asst. Gd. II Miss Quashie, Margaret Martha .. " "" Miss Hackman. Lawrentia Ataa Miss Azanu. Linda Emefe Miss Balorbey, Edith Miss Asifu, Evelyn Aku 297 Promotion/Confirmation Mrs. Doris Achianor was promoted from Clerk Grade II to Clerk Grade I. Mr. George Obare Nyarko was also upgraded from Messenger/Cleaner to Junior Library Assistant Grade III. Resignation Mr. Isaac Anane. who was appOinted Temporary/Senior Administrative Assistant on November 16. 2000. resigned from the service of the University on June 27. 200 I. Mr. Ebeneber A Quansah. Library Assistant. and Mrs. Gifty Obinkurah. Junior Library Assistant Grade III vacated their posts. Mr. Edmund Aseweh. Messenger/Cleaner. also vacated his post when he was offered admission to pursue a B.A degree course in the University of Ghana. Legon . Transfer Miss Victoria Araba Yaidoo who was employed as temporary Bindery Assistant Grade II. later transferred to Faculty of Law Library and redeSignated as Junior Library Assistant Grade Ill . National Service The Balme Library had the following as National Service persons: Mr. Edward Tetteh. Mr. Ahunu Boadu. Mr. Tribune Nii K. Otokunor and Mr. Martin Kofi Bansah. Staff Training Mr. Francis A Andrews attended the 24th Senior Technical Supervisory course at the Institute of Technical Supervision. Weija. from July 2. 2001 for 26 weeks. Messrs Ebenezer K. Pobi. Emmanuel Quaye. Umar Iddriss Faruq. and Shaban Swalah Laari were granted three years Study Leave with pay to pursue B.A Degree course in Library Studies. Mr. Emmanuel Nana Bekoe and Mr. Benjamin A Botchwey were also granted two years Study Leave with pay to pursue courses leading to the award of Diploma in Librarianship and Diploma in Accounting respectively. All the 20 Messenger/Cleaners in the Balme Library partiCipated in the In-service Training for Messengerial and Secretarial staff organised by the Registrar. Personnel Section. on December 7 . 13 and 14. 2000. Miss Nora Ganusah. Miss B. Agyepong. Mrs. M. Bakar-Kporvie. Mrs. Doris Achianor. Mr. Bossman Ofori and Mr. E. Nana Bekoe also participated in that In- Service-Training on November 15-16. 2000. 298 Best Worker Award for 2000 The staff of the Balme Library nominated Mr. G. K. Afachao, Chief Library Assistant, as the best worker for the year 2000. He received an award of two hundred thousand cedis (¢2oo,000.00) from the Rev. Dr. T.K. Setse Memorial Fund. GILLDDNET TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR THE YEAR 2001 BALME LIBRARY TRAINING ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR 2001 (Mrs, T.S.A. Adanu. Co-ordinator) DATE NUMBER OF GROUP PROGRAMME VENUE PARTICIPANTS February to About one hundred Psychology Introduction to Balme March. 2001 and twenty (120) Students Windows, Library AsSOCiation Microsoft word Computer Microsoft excel Laboratory March to Fifteen (15) External Introduction to Balme May, 2001 Degree Windows, Library Centre Microsoft Word. Computer Microsoft Excel Laboratory June 4 to Twenty-six (26) Students on Introduction to Balme 22,2001 vacation and Windows, Library interested Microsoft word. Computer others Microsoft Excel Laboratory June 25 to Twenty-one (21) Students on Introduction to Balme July 14. vacation and Windows; Library 2001 interested Microsoft Word; Computer others Microsoft Excel Laboratory July 16 to Twenty-two (22) Students on Introduction to Balme August 3, vacation and Windows. Computer 2001 interested Microsoft Word: Laboratory others Microsoft Excel August 20 Six (6) Non-students Internet Use Balrne to 24,2001 and post- Library graduates Computer Laboratory Retirement Mr. Johnson K. Agbobli, Assistant Binder. retired from the service of the University 299 as from October 1. 2001. Mr. Agbobli worked in the Library for 25 years. Conferences/Seminars Mr. A.K. Martey and Mrs. VictoriaDodoo attended the 67th International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Conference in Boston. Massachusetts. U.S.A. August 16-25. 2001. The theme of the Conference was: "Libraries and Librarians: Making a Difference in The Knowledge Age". Mr. O. Barfi-Adomako participated in a two-day Economic Management Programme (EPM) Online Course in Abidjan. Cote d·Ivoire. July 29-31. 2001. The following Senior Members of the Balme Library attended the 12th Biennial conference of the Standing Conference ofA frican University Libraries. Western Area (SCAULWA) held at GlMPA. Greenhill. September 10-12. 2001. Mr. AK. Martey Ag. University Librarian Mrs. Victoria Dodoo Acting Deputy Librarian Miss Gifty O. Boakye Sub-Librarian Mr. S .K. Attah Assistant Librarian Mr. E.A. Asiedu Assistant Librarian Mrs. Theodosia S.A Adanu Assistant Librarian Miss Margaret Vowotor Assistant Librarian Mrs. Sarah A. Adinku Assistant Librarian The theme of the Conference was: "Resource Sharing and Networking in African University Libraries". Miss Gifty O. Boakye was the secretary to the Planning Committee. while Mrs. V. Dodoo was a member of the Committee. Mr. A.K. Marteypresented a paper titled: "Management Issues in Library Networking: Focus on a Pilot Library Networking Project in Ghana". Mr. A.K. Martey. Mrs. V. Dodoo and Miss G.O. Boakye participated in the West African Library AsSOCiation (WALA), also held at GIMPA. Greenhill. September 12- 14.2001. Mr. J.O. Amekuedee partiCipated in the Regional Informatics Network for Africa (RINAF) Backbone Workshop for DeCiSion-makers. from September 29 to October. 2001. organised by Ghana National Committee on Internet Connectivity (GNCIC). Exhibition The Local Spiritual Assembly of the BMWS of Madina. Accra. mounted an exhibition of Publications on the Bahai faith in the Library from 5th to 14th February. 2001. 300 The Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International, Legon Chapter, in conjunction with the NACOE Secretariat mounted an exhibition from July 2-7, 2001. Statistics a. Reader's Services Department New Registration a, No. of Senior Members registered 10 b. No. of Students registered 6,000 c. No. of readers - other categories 7 Total 6,017 No. of books borrowed during session a. First semester 6,228 b. Second Semester 8,883 Total 15,111 Attendance a. First Semester 15,000 b. Second Semester 8,000 Total 23,000 Photocopy Services a. No. of photocopies (pages) made for library users 326,417 b. No. of photocopies (pages) madeto replace mutilated pages 6,194 c. No. of photocopies (pages) made for other libraries 4,294 Total 336,905 Mutilations and Losses a. No. of books reported mutilated 140 b. No. of books reported lost or stolen 30 Visitors No. of official visits made by individuals and groups to the library 218 b. Orders (Acquisitions) Department a. Purchased books and pamphlets 658 b. Gifts 1.978 c. Legal deposits 13 Periodicals (inclusive annuals) accessioned (in vols.) Bound periodicals returned from bindery 51 301 Total number of Items accessloned 2.732 (books & periodicals) The grand total book stock now stands at approximately 376.557 c. Student's Reference Library No. of volumes added 38 No. of books borrowed: week-end and short term loar 8.647 d. Mricana Library No. of books added 89 No of volumes borrowed during the session: these Included books borrowed from the open shelves. Rare Book Room and Reserve Collection 5.348 e. Periodicals Department No. of titles received on subSCription 24 No. of titles received as gifts 123 No of titles received as Legal Deposit 79 No. of titles received on exchange 38 Total number of titles added to our stock 264 f. Cataloguing Department No. of volumes catalogued 1.041 No. of volumes reprocessed 2 The department published "Uniform headings for Theses". A notable departmental project executed was the "Ongoing project of the creation of MARC Records for the Balme Library's holdings of Theses published by the University of Ghana. g. Technical Services Unit No. of books bound for Balme Library 1.075 No. of books bound for other section of the University 249 No. of periodicals bound for Balme Library 283 No. of photocopies bound for Balme Library 975 No. of pamphlets and photocopies bounded (the economy binding) for other sections of the university 421 No. of theses bound 541 Total No. of items bound 3.003 No. of items mended 600 Other services rendered during the year included cutting of5.000 library cards. and blocking of 2000 books. 302 Gifts The Library continued to receive gifts and other forms of aSSistance from our traditional benefactors. Principal among them were: The British High Commission. The British Council. Canadian Organisation for Development through Education (CODE) through Ghana Book Trust. Others were The World Bank. Book Aid International. The Brother's Brother Foundation and Adventist Development and Relief Agency/lnternational- (ADRA) . Special mention must be made of Mr. Stephen French who donated a laptop to the Balme Library. We thank them all for their invaluable. INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMES OFFICE Overview The Office ofInternational Programmes has over the past year seen a sharp increase in the number ofinternational collaborations, Students Exchanges as welI as short- term programmes at the University of Ghana. In the past year a lot has been done by the office administratively to co-ordinate and facilitate both existing and new collaborative ventures with international institutions and bodies. Staffing Position Dean Prof. Samuel Sefa-Dedeh Assistant Registrar Mrs. Christiana O. Badu Senior Administrative Assistant Mr. Samuel K. Amoah Administrative Assistant Ms. Leticia S . A. Laryea Driver Grade II Mr. David Lomotey Messenger /Cleaner Mr. Joseph Djant Neequaye Special Admissions The speCial admissions programme continues to attract an increasing number of students each semester. A lot of Interest continues to be shown in the University both by the recognised groupings and lately also by an increased number of individual students, wanting to share in the rich experience of spending a semester or two abroad at the University of Ghana. The breakdown of visiting students admitted for the past year for the various groupings is as follows : 1st Semester 2nd Semester Council for International Education Exchange, USA 29 38 SUNNY Brockport, USA 13 5 California, USA 32 46 International Student Exchange Programme/ North 303 Carolina State University 19 10 Missouri University. USA 8 Swathmore College. USA Soka University (JAPAN) 2 2 Fisk University. USA University of Guelph . CANADA Central Connectinut State University Independent Students ·s 5 Total •• 9 109 Grand Total 228 Other Foreign Students In line with the Importance the University of Ghana attaches to the cross-cultural experience that is made possible by the presence offoreign students on its campus. the International Programmes Office continues to see an Increase in the registration of regular full time students In addition to the special admission students. This group of students are predominantly from African countries such as Nigeria. Botswana. Namibia. Liberia and Sierra Leone. They pursue various academic programmes from the certificate to the post graduate levels . The number of registered Regular International Students for the 2000/2001 academic year was as follows : Certificate in English 31 Diploma 4 BA Programme 58 BSc Programme 60 Master Programme (Various disciplines) 34 Short-Term Programmes Various Universities. mainly from the USA. continue to use our campus to run their short term study abroad programmes. These are usually specially packaged programmes run by groups made up of students and faculty members . Some of these programmes involve Ghanaian faculty members in the running of their programmes. Nine (9) groups registered and run programmes during the year in review. These were Elon College. Duke University. Simon Fraser University. Ohio State University. James Madison University. North Carolina State University. Savannah State University. Central Connecticut State University and Brown University. Visitors The International Programmes Office received several delegations from various universities and organisations whose main missions continue to be the discussion and initiation of new collaborations with the Uni\'ersity of Ghana. as well as the 304 sustenance and enhancement of existing programmes. Some of these visits included delegations from the New York University, Brock University, Kennesaw State University, Chicago State University, Benedict College , Georgia, Grand Valley State University, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, representatives from International Student Exchange Programme (lSEP) , Council for International Education Exchange (CIEE) and North Carolina State University. Most of these visits have resulted in the establishment of fruitful collaborations as well as the strengthening of existing relations between such institutions and the University of Ghana. Exchange Programmes I. In collaboration with the Graduate Centre, the Office of International Programmes sent three Ghanaian Mphil students on a year's exchange to Universities in the United States on the ISEP/NCSU and Tufts University Exchange Programmes. 2. During the year under review the University of Ghana. which is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Univers ities (ACU), benefited from the Commonwealth University Students Exchange Consortium (CUSAC) bursary. Two (2) undergraduate students from the University of Ghana attended the University of Guelph in Canada and the University of Natal, South Africa for one semester each. Donations The International Programmes Office received 2 donations of assorted books from Elon College and John Jay College of Criminal Justice (City University of New York). both in the U.S.A. The International Students' Hostel The International Programmes Office assumed responsibility for the International Students Hostel from the 2nd Semester of the 2000/2001 academic year. The 213- bed hostel is currently run by a manageress. 7 porters, 12 cleaners and 2 laundrymen and an electrtcian. The Hostel. houses students from various parts of the world as well as Ghanaians. With the rapid increase in our student numbers we would suggest that consideration be given to expanding the current structure, to ensure the adequate provision of accommodation for our students. LEGON CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS (LECIA) Overview LECIA is a relatively young but enterprising institute for studies in International affairs. which is fast establishing itself as a Centre for intellectual discourse. 305 research and teaching. As a multi-disciplinary research centre. LEClA complements its core faculty strength with scholars from other departments within the university such as. Economics. Political Science. Administration and the natural and medical sciences. The Centre also hosts a number ofv isiting scholars. LEClA has since its establishment made a significant contribution to International Relations in such areas as. Confl!:t Resolution and Human Rights Studies. Regionalism. International Law and Diplomacy. the UN system. International Finance and Development. as well as International Political Economy. Courses LEClA continues to offer postgraduate courses leading to M.A (International Affairs) Degree. In addition. LEClA stepped up its programme for providing continuing education. through seminar and out-reach programmes. to Ghana's Foreign Service Officers (FSOs). CEPS. Immigration. Police and Military personnel and the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Relations. Student Number During the year under review. 35 students were admitted to M.A. (International Affairs) programme. 15 males and 20 females. The distribution of students by departments or institutions is as follows. Ministry of Foreign Affairs 9. Attorney General Department 1. Customs EXCise and Preventive Service 1. Bank of Ghana 1. National Security Council 1. Ghana Telecom Company 2. The University of Ghana has approve~ a link programme for Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College. The programme has started with 12 students for the award of M.A (International Affairs) degree. Staff The Centre's staffing position presently stands as fallows: 2 - Associate Professors 2 - Research fellows 1 - Diplomat - In - Residence. One Research Fellow. Mr. K. Ahorsu has won a Commonwealth Scholarship to pursue PhD. Programme at Kent University. He has been granted study leave for 2 years for this purpose . Dr. D.K.K. Zormelo. Research Fellow resigned from the employment of the University. Dr. Aning has been appointed Part-Time Lecturer to handle the Conflict Courses for the 2001-2002 academiC year. The number of part-time lecturers now stands at 16. The University and underscore the multidisciplinary nature of the Centre's Academic programme. 306 Conference/Seminars Seminars are part of the teaching programme of the Centre. Participation is compulsory for all students. They are also open to members of the University generally and staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The seminars held during the fIrst and second semesters of the 2000/2001 academic years are as follows: 1st Semester Hon. Sam Nnamdi Okechukure. Nigerian High Commissioner. Nigeria. ECOWAS and the future. • Major Boafo-Mensah. General Headquarters Joint Operation. Burma Camp. Ghana's Armed Forces and over three decades of Peace Keeping. Dr. Yankey - Director. Gateway Project. In the context of Macro Economic Framework. Prof. Ernest Aryeetey - Deputy Director. ISSER. The State ofthe Ghanaian Economy Problems and Prospects Major Riddick - Chief of Staff of the Governor. State of Maryland USA. Information Technology and its impact on the Global Economy. • Mrs. Esi Sutherland Addy. School of African Studies Legon. AdvanCing interests of Ghanaian Women. • Dr. Kwabena A. Darko Lecturer, GIMPA. Urbanization Housing and the urban poor - some global perspectives. • Mr. Peter Harold - World Bank, Country Representative. The Future of Ghana World Bank Partnership. • Alfred Salia Fawundu. UNDP Resident Representative. The United Nations and Poverty Alleviation. Mr. Kojo Wadee - Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Middle East Crisis - Perspective from Israel 2nd Semester Mrs. Sarah Akrofi Quarcoo Broadcasting Corporation Accra. Women and the Media. Dr. Godfrey Chikowore - Senior Research and Fellow University of Zimbabwe . Globalization and Development of Southern African Region. Ms. Adama Wurie - Laison Officer. UNHCR. Accra. Overview ofthe Refugee Problem in West Africa. Dr. Ernest Aryeetey - ISSER. Globalisation and Poverty in Africa. Dr. Sam Mensah - C.E.O. SEM financial Services. Accra. Implications of Joining HIPC Initiative: The way Forward. Prof. Tetteh Kofi - Lecturer University of San FranciSCO U.S.A. Development and the Structural Adjustment Programme - Personal perspective . Ms. Alice Lamptey Executive Director Vision consults Accra. Aids Pandemic and Development A Case Study of West Africa. Dr. Theophilus Wereko - Past Director General GIMPA. Sustaining Public Reforms into the era of Positive change. Mr. Moloyoshi Noro Counselor. Japanese Embassy. Accra. Globalization . 307 New World Order and Ghana Japanese Relations. • Nana. Dr. S.K. B. Asante. Negotiating Commercial Contracts including the nature and function of stabilization clauses in Investment contracts. Research/Publications During the period under review. the Centre published the following books: Regionalism and InternationalAffairs: The Way Forward. Proceedings of a Workshop Organized jOintly by the Legon Centre for International Affairs (LECIA). The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and The National Institutional Renewal Programme (NIRP). 20-21 December. 1999. During the period under review. the Centre published the following books: Bluewey. G.K. "Determinants of Political Choice in Koforidua and NewJuaben Constituencies in the 2000 General Election" in J.R.A. Ayee. Deepening Democracy in Ghana. "Foreign Policy and Decision-Making Process" in paper delivered at the National Conference on Foreign Policy Options Accra. October 18 - 19. 2001. Africa In World Politics. A 13-chapter work commissioned by the Institute of African Studies for the FUE African Studies lecturer Series. Understanding International Relation (Forth-Coming by Ghana University Press). Donations During the period under review. LECIA received assorted books from two former students of the Centre domiciled in the United States of America. The two were Ms. Elsie Gyekyewa Attafuah and Sandra Aya Enimil. Major Nobel P.E. Agyemang-Bioh also donated a copy of the book he published on "Preparing for United Nations International Peacekeeping Operations in the third Millennium" to the Library. VOLTA BASIN RESEARCH PROJECT (VBRP) Overview Teaching and research continued as usual. dUring the 2000/2001 academiC year. in the various departments to wr,jch Volta BaSin Research Project (V8RP) Research Fellows are attached. The Volta River Authority (VRA)-commissioned multidisciplinary Lower Volta Environmental Impact Studies (LVEIS) was climaxed by a National Conference held at the Accra International Conference Centre on 30th August. 2001 with the theme "Supporting the Resource Potential of the Lower Volta 308 Basin". This formed part of VBRP's strategy to disseminate research results to government and other stakeholders, and also to offiCially mark the end of LVElS, which started in 1996. All the disciplinary components ofLVErS namely Agroecology, Socio-economics, Agricultural EconomiCs. Soils and Landuse. Hydrobiology and Fisheries. Limnology and Ecotoxicology. Aquatic Plants Studies. Water Quality and Community Health presented their research findings and recommendations at the conference. Staffing Position During the year under review. seven full-time Research Fellows were at post. Due to lack of replacement. two of the Research Fellows. Mrs. C. Amoah and Mr. Ted Annang who were granted study leave. participated in all VBRP's research activities and other duties assigned them in their department of attachment. Dr. D. K. Attuquayefio of the Department of Zoology and Prof. G. T. Odamtten ofthe Department of Botany continued to serve as the Project Secretary and the Board Chairman respectively. There were 18 support staff as follows : Graduate Principal Research Assistants 3 Technicians (including two Chief Technicians) 5 Chief Draughtsman 1 Senior Fisherman 1 Secretarial Staff 5 Drivers 3 Five Senior Members from various departments of the University helped the full- time Research Fellows as Associates in research activities of the Lower Volta. These were: Prof. E. A. Gyasi Dept. of Geography and Resource Development Prof. J . A. Dadson Dept. of Agricultural Economics Mr. D. P. K. Amegashie Dept. of Agricultural EconomiCs Prof Tom Kumekpor Formerly of the Dept. of Sociology Dr. J. Kpikpi Formerly of the Dept. of Zoology Teaching During the year under review. all the full-time VBRP Research Fellows taught various courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in their various departments of attachment. The Research Fellows also supervised students' dissertation projects at various levels during the session. Dr. Chris Gordon. one of the Research Fellows. continued as Coordinator of the postgraduate programme in Environmental Science. Faculty of Science. Legon. Dr. Gordon also contributed immensely in the establishment of the Centre for African Wetlands (CAW). located at the Department of Zoology. The centre was commissioned on 23rd November 2001. with Dr. Gordon serving as the Interim Director. The folloWing were the 309 teaching and other responsibilities of the various Fellows during the academic year under review: Amatekpor. J.K. • SOIL 303: Soil Morphology and Classification • SOIL 407: Soil Genesis. Classification and Survey • Soil 611: Soil Survey and Classification • Supervised one undergraduate dissertation project. Amoah. C. • Levels 100 and 400 (Economic Botany. Bacteriology) • Supervised undergraduate final year projects. Served on M.Phil Supervisory Committee in the Department of Botany. Taught part-time at KNUST (M.Sc. Water Quality and Environmental Sanitation. and the Department of Community Health of the University of Ghana Medical School. Continued to serve as Chairperson of Board of Directors of the Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA). Gordon. C. Continued as the Interim Executive Director of the Centre For African Wetlands (CAW). with responsibility for its establishment. • Continued to be the Co-ordinator Lecturer in the Post-graduate Environmental Science Programme (M.Phil. Faculty of Science). Annang. T.Y. . BIOL 101 (Interactions in Nature) to Leve1100 Biological Sciences students. Supervised two undergraduate final-year student projects Ofori. B.D. GEOG 101 - Introduction to Physical Geography. • GEOG 103 - Introduction to Human Geography • GEOG 102 -Introduction to Map work. • GEOG 104 - Geography of the Tropical world Supervised 12 students' projects at the under-graduate level. Darpaah. G.A. • ZOOL 409 (Marine Biology) ZOOL414 (Oceanography) to final-year students in the Zoology Department. Research/Extension VBRP research activities during the 2000/2001 academiC year focused mainly on the final phase (Phase III) of the Lower Volta Environmental Impact Studies (LVEIS). 310 The activities mainly involved the dissemination of research results through seminars/workshops and report writing. Several meetings were held betwee!1 the VRA, the project sponsors on one hand, and local groups representing the Lower Volta communities on the other, to deliberate on the way forward in the aftermath of the LVEIS National Conference. The compilation of the final report Is on-going. Individual Research Fellows have also engaged in various research activities and extension as follows: Amatekpor, J, K. Continued to provide pedological data and information to researchers and farmers who approached the Soil Service Department (VBRP) for advice. Gordon, C. • Carried out work on the Limnology and EcotOxicology of the Lower Volta. and supervised five M.Phil student dissertations covering the folloWing research areas: • Water quality of the Kpong Headpond • Wetland management of the Songor Ramsar site Impact of coastal tourism on the environment Environmental profile of the Pra river wetlands Environmental Audits of fuel stations Extension Continues to serve on various International Boards and Committees including; Executive Council of the International Society of Mangrove Ecosystems: • Co-ordinator of the ITIO Global Mangrove Database and Information System; Member of the Editorial Board of the African Journal of SCience and Technology (UNESCO); Series Editor for the Occasional Paper series of the Societas Internationalis Limnologiae (SILl; Member, Wetland Inventory & Monitoring SpeCialist Group. Ramsar: African Reptiles and Amphibians: Member of SpeCialist Group (IUCN); Working Group on Freshwater Biodiversity, International Union for Biological Sciences (JUBSl; Member: Steering Committee for the Biodiversity Working Group. (SILl: Member: Committee on Limnology in Tropical Countries (SILl; Chair, UNESCO-IHP Steering Committee on the Humid Tropics (Africa) ; Member, Wetlands International, West Africa Steering Committee; Member of SCientific Committee of Africa Basins Workshop on Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone (LOICZ. IGBP). Darpaah, G. A. • Continued his research on the ecology. biology and culture potential of two local shrimp species (Penaeus notialis and Penaeus kerathurusJ as a 311 rational basis for the development of shrimp aquaculture in the Lower Volta of Ghana. Annang, T. Y. Research on the possible utilisation aquatic plants in bioremediation. composting. and fodder in the Lower Volta BasIn. as part of LVEIS. Provision of data and information to local people and researchers on the management of aquatic plants in the Lower Volta Basin. Ofori, B. D. Initiated investigation into the mat weaving industry in the Lower Volta Basin. Analysis of field data is on-going. Continued to represent VBRP on the Study Team responsible for presenting a Country Report on Integrated Management of the Volta River Basin. Draft Report was completed under the coordination of EPA. Assisted Heifer International (NGO] in formulating proposals to address poverty in the Volta Delta as a follow-up to the Lower Volta Environmental Impact Studies LVEIS. Publications VBRP Staff Lower Volta Em;ronmental Impact Studies. Final Report.(On-going) Amatekpor, J. K. Soil Resource Base. Chapter 3. pp 15-29. In National Soil Fertility Manage- ment Action Plan. Ministry of-Food and Agriculture. Gov. of Ghana. Accra. 1999. ISBN 9988-0-0121-5. Gordon, C. with Yawson, S.K Rapid Environmental Assessment and Action Plan of Densu River. Section 3 Water Quality Component (Final Report). Prepared for Nii Consult. United Nations Centre for Human Settlement; Water for Africa Cities. 20pp (2001) Aquatic Resource Management and Fresh Water Ecosystems in West Africa. In Crisman. T.. Chapman. L. . and Chapman. F. FW University of Florida Press. Gainesville FlOrida, USA. (2001) Bui Environmental Impact A<;sessment. Situation Report: Aquatic Ecology. Prepared for BSK-Acres. Volta River AuthOrity. 31 pp (2001) Gordon, C. with Van der Winden, J., Nyame, S.K. and Ntiamoa-Baidoo, Y. Black Terns in Ghana. October 2000. Report of an Exploratory Survey for Future of Black Terns Studies in Coastal Wetlands. Bureau Waardenburg bv/Centre for African Wetlands/Ghana Wildlife Society/NC-IUCN 58 pp ( 2001) 312 Gordon. C. with Ankrah. R.O. The Aquatic Ecology of Chemu Lagoon and its Catchment. Presentation to hdustrial Managers at Tema. Prepared for Ayeh & Ayeh Environment (2000) Darpaah. G. A Salinity Tolerance of the Pink Shrimp. Penaeus notialis Perez-Farfante; Decapoda, Penaeidae) in the Volta Delta and its Implications on Shrimp Aquaculture in the Lower Volta. Conference Proceedings (in press) Decadal Trends in the Distribution of the Freshwater Clam, Galatea paradoxa (Born). Egeria radiata (Lam) in the Lower Volta of Ghana. Conference Proceedings (in press) Tonah. S. Integration undAusgrenzung der Pastoral-No madischen Fulbe in Westafrika: Ein Vergleich der staatlichen Viehpolitik und interethnischen Beziehungen in Ghana und der Elfenbeinkuste", Zeitschrift fur Ethnologie, Forthcoming June 2002. "Demontage der Chiefs: Wie im postkolonialen Ghana aus offentlichen Personen private wurden", Informationszentrum Drittewelt, Freiburg, Germany. (2001). "A survey on the Capacity of Small Enterprises for Road Maintenance Projects", for the GHA/GTZ Project, Accra. (2001). "A survey of the Association of Road Contractors of Ghana (AS ROC) and the Ghana Institution of Engineers (GhIE)", for the GTZ/GHA Project, Accra. (2001) "Promotion of small and medium sized enterprises in road maintenance in Ghana GTZ, Accra." et al. (2001). Ofori. B. D. with Odamtten. G.T. Special Report on Workshops, On-site Demonstrations and Field Trials (February-August 2000) - Lower Volta Environmental Impact Studies (LVEIS). Ayivor. J.S. • "Patterns of Land Tenure in Anloga, Ghana. In Our Common Estate. RICS Foundation, October 2001. Conferences/SeminarsjWorkshops During the 2000/2001 session the VBRP organised a National Conference on Lower Volta Environmental Impact Studies. All the eight disciplinary components ofLV EIS presented papers in their respective areas. The VBRP Research Fellows also participated in many local and international conferences/workshops where scientific papers were presented. 313 Amatekpor. J. K. • National Conference on Lower Volta Environmental Impact Studies: 'Management of Arno Series in the Lower Volta Basin for increased maize production' . August 30.2001. International Conference on Managing Soil Resources of the Tropics for Sustainable Agricultural Productivity. SARI. Tamale February 26 - March 2.2001. Amatekpor. J. K. with Dorgbetor. W.K. and Dowuona. G.N. • Morphology and Classification of Arno Series in the Lower Volta Flood Plains of Ghana. 2001. Amoah. C. Coordinated in the organization of National Conference on Lower Volta Environmental Impact Studies. Presented a paper on Water Quality studies in Lower Volta at the National Conference on Lower Volta Environmental Impact Studies .. 30th August 2001. Gordon. C. • GEF-Ul\iEP Meeting on the Integrated Management of the Volta Basin. Accra, Ghana. Presented a paper titled "New Initiatives in Water Resource Manag'!ment: The Centre for African Wetlands and the LOICZ Afribasins Project". National Seminar on the Lower Volta Environmental Impact Studies (VBRP / VRAI Accra. August 2001. Presented a paper (with Addy. M., Ayivor. J.S. Ankrah. H.O.1 titled "Limnology and EcotOxicology: Perspectives from the Lower Volta" . Final Anglophone West Africa Workshop on National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans. Accra. Ghana. September 2001 . Presented a paper (with Oduro-Koranteng. L. and Yawson. S .K.1 titled 'The Integration of Biodiversity into Environmental Assessment Procedures: Case Studies from Ghana". JICA International Training programme on Mangroves. Okinawa. Japan September 2001. Presented a paper titled 'The Sustainable Management of Mangroves" UNEP Conference on The impact of Large Dams on Ecosystem and Aquatic Biodiversity. Nairobi. Kenya. December 2000. Presented a paper (with Yawson. S.K.1 titled 'The impact of Large Darns on Ecosystem and Aquatic Biodiversity in Ghana: The Volta Basin Experience". Darpaah. G. A. National Conference on Lower Volta Environmental Impact Studies: Hydrobiology and Fisheries of Lower Volta. August 30.2001. One-day seminar on the activities of the Hydrobiology and Fisheries Group of the VBRP's project for the communities of the Lower Volta River. a 314 collaboration of the Volta River Authority. Dangbe East District Assembly and the VBRP (University of Ghana)- Aiorkporme. Ada (August 31. 2000) • One-week workshop on Ghana Environmental Assessment Capacity Development and Training for Consultants. EPA Training School, Amasaman. Accra (April 30- May 8.2001) • One-day national seminar on "Supporting the Resource Potential of the Lower Volta Basin". National Conference Centre. Accra (August 30. 2001) • Three-day seminar of the Ghana Science AsSOCiation (GSA), University of Cape Coast (August 5-9.2001). Annang. T.Y. National Conference on Lower Volta Environmental Impact Studies: Aquatic Plants of Lower Volta. 30th August 2001. Tonah. S. St. John Boscos Professional Seminar on Technical/Vocational Education and Self-Employment. at the Nurses Hostel, Accra. 3-4 January 2001. German Technical Cooperation Workshop on Moderation Skills and Goal Oriented Development Planning. Part I. Labadi Beach Hotel. Accra. 14-17 March 2001. German Technical Cooperation Workshop on Moderation and Goal Oriented Development Planning. Part II. M-Plaza Hotel, Accra. 21-23 March. 2001 West African seminar of the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology. Bobo Dioulasso. Burkina Faso. 10-17 March 2001. Max Planck Institute Workshop on Property and Equality. June 25-27. Maritime Hotel, Halle/Saale. Germany. Seminar on Conflict and Integration of the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology. at Borgholzhausen. Germany. 13-16 July 2001. VBRP/VRA National Conference on Lower Volta Environmental Impact Studies. Accra International Conference Centre. 30th August 2001. "Overview of the Challenges and Opportunities of the West African Economies with Special Reference to the Informal Sector" Paper presented at a professional seminar on technical/vocational education and self-employment. Nurses Hostel, Accra. January 2001. "The Expulsion ofFulani Nomadic Pastoralists from Ghana". Paper presented at a West African seminar of the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology. Bobo Dioulasso. March 2001. "Fulani Pastoral Migrations into the Middle Belt of Ghana". Paper presented at a seminar on Conflict and Integration oft he Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology. at Borgholzhausen. Germany. July 2001. "Fulani Pastoral Migration. Sedentary Farmers and Conflict in the Middle Belt of Ghana. Paper for the National Conference on Livelihood and Migration. ISSER. July 2001. 315 Ofori. B.D. • Helfer Project International - Strategic Planning Workshop. May 24-26. 2001. Marina Hotel Dodowa • National Conference on Lower Volta Environmental Impact Studies (LVEIS), International Conference Centre. Accra (30 August 200 1). under the auspices ofVBRP&VRA • 'Agroeco!oglcal Situation In the Lower Volta" - Helfer International Africa Representatives Meeting. Accra and Cape Coast. 22nd -31 st October. 2001. Benefactions The VBRP is grateful to the Volta River AuthOrity (VRA) for funding of the National Conference on Lower Volta Environmental Impact Studies (LVEIS). 316 DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY The Chemistry Department continued to play a major role in the education of undergraduate students in the Science Faculty. The Department had the following student numbers at the vartous levels. Level 100 476 Level 200 341 Level 300 48 Level 400 36 M.Phil Part I 3 M.Phil Part II 7 PhD 3 The large number of students especially in levels 100 and 200 continued to pose a major problem to the Department especially with respect to practicals. The academic facility user fee was woefully inadequate and the department was always in red. At level 100 the department was forced to cancel practicals for the second semester. Lecturers continued to be overloaded because of the large number of students, this affected their research output tremendously. The lack of basic equipment for research continued to hamper research in the department. Dr. (Mrs) Dorcas Osei- Safo joined the Department as a lecturer after successfully going through her PhD. Programme in the Department. At the undergraduate level the passing rate of students in examination continued to be disappointing. Obviously the large number of students hamper effective teaching and leC!-ming. At levels 300 and 400 the passing rate was still unacceptable. In general students continued to show lack of interest in the subject. Their attendance rate at lectures was very low. Some members of the department continued to serve on vartous boards and also as examiners of the West African Examination Council. For the year under review the department had the following staff at post: 1. Prof. W.R. Phillips 2. Prof. W.A Asomaning 3. Dr. LV. Oppong (Head of Department) 4. Dr. F.L. Phillips 5. Prof. M. Dakubu 6. Dr. C.T. Beni 7. Dr. R.K. Akuamoah 8. Dr. D. Carboo 9. Dr. AK. Brimah 317 10. Dr. L.K. Doamekpor 11. Dr. V.K. Nartey 12. Mr S. A. Asunka Dr. K. Adaboh was away from the country as a research fellow at the Institute for Crystallography. Free University of Berlin. Germany. The scholarship for the research was awarded by Alexandervon Humbort Foundation. Germany. Staff Publications Kingsford Adaboh. R .• Dittrich. B .• Grosche. M. and Luger. P. Acta Cryst. C56 (200) 1274 - 1276 Kingsford-Adaboh. R .• Osei-Fosu. P .• Asomaning. W.A.. Webeer. M. and Luger. P. Cryst. Rest. Technology 36 (2001) 107-115 Akpabll. C.K. and Drab. G.K. "Seasonal Variation in Water Quality of the Densu River". in Proceedings of the 10th Faculty Colloquium. Fac. ofSc .. University of Ghana. 2001. lS-30. Lowor. S.T. • Akpabll. C.K. and Yeboab. "A TLC Methodology for Screening Herbicides using Local Plants and Grasses". Journal of the Ghana Science Association. Vol. 2 No.3 (2000) 144- 152. Nartey. V.K• • Akpabll. C.K. and SBlabudeen. S. • "Preparation and Characterization of Glues from Animal Bones". Journal of the Ghana Science Association Vol. 2. No.3 (2000) 177-1S3. 11th Faculty of Science Colloquium. University of Ghana. Legon. Sth - 9th May 2001. Paper: "EffiCiency of some extraction solvents for the recovery of herbicides in a Coastal Savana soil"; C.K. Akpabli. S. Afful and P. O. Yeboah Extension Activities Some members of the Department continued to provide services to the various boards and Institutions including. 1. Ghana Standards Board - Technical Committee 2. West Africa Examinations Council. Conferences. Seminars and Workshops Members of the department participated in various conferences and workshops. Dr. l.V. Oppong gave a paper on 'Textbook Production at the University Level" at the 11 th University of Ghana Science Faculty Colloquium held in May 200 I. 318