UGS\'\II
PREFACE Ace- Nc>' ~
Congregation is here once again and it is a pleasure to present the report on the
work of the University. The University of Ghana in the past \'ear has pursued its
triple mandate of teaching, research and extension, with all vigour in spite of the
administrative and other challenges it faced during the period. That the University
has been able to work so successfully is a tribute to its founding fathers who laid
its foundations and structures that have stood the test of time.
As reported last year, the increasing growth of the student population, which
exceeded the 27,000 mark in the 2004-2005 academic year, has put undue
pressure on all the resources in the Universit\. Consequently, in the 2005/2006
academic year, efforts were made to significantly reduce the number of students
admitted but this was not as successful as expected. The nearly 2,000 reduction
gained from undergraduate enrolment in the Humanities was offset by significant
increases in Science and Graduate enrolments, which saw increases of 30% and
45%, respectively, over the previous year. Enrolment at the City Campus also
rose 180%. There is the need to control intake in the next few years in order to
eventually arrive at acceptable student numbers for more effective teaching and
learning.
Substantial progress was made on building projects such as the extension to
Balme Library, additional lecture halls, permanent buildings for the School of
Allied Health Sciences, the School of Public Health, LECIA, Staff Development
and Learning Resource Centre, Molecular Biology Research Facility' and the Sports
Complex, while the re-wiring of the electrical systems in some of the traditional
Halls of Residence was completed.
Construction of new facilities for the School of Performing Arts has begun. In
addition, funds have been allocated for construction of a Central Science Laboratory
and buildings for the Faculty of Engineering Sciences to commence: Work has
also resumed on the new buildings for the Faculty of Law.
Ghana Hostels Limited began construction of the second phase of its project,
which on completion will provide 2,500 beds. Other private developers, Bani
Investments Limited and Topman Construction have mobilized to site for
construction of hostels, which will provide some 1,200 additional beds.
It is worth mentioning that the University took over completed projects funded
from its portion of the Presidential grant of ¢60b to the three oldest Universities
in Ghana. These include a 200-capacity lecture Hall, 240-bed Hostel and 12 duplex
flats for staff. The University has also completed the phase two of both the
International Students Hostel, and the Graduate Hostel.
The University made marked progress in the provision of ICT facilities and
expanded access to students and staff. About 3,800 students have already
undergone training in ICT and it is hoped that they will use the skills acquired
for learning and research. The top floor the ICT Centre will open soon for use by
senior members.
A Students Financial Aid Officer has been appointed and is working in earnest to
assist brilliant but needy students in the University. A fund-raising campaign
has been' launched and it is hoped that those who are approached will contribute
generously to the Financial Aid Fund.
Graduate Student Scholarships have also been instituted. These are meant not
only to ease the fmancial burden of postgraduate students and encourage them
to complete their studies on time, but also provide money for their research work.
Research by faculty resulted in many scholarly publications, thus advancing the
frontiers of knowledge. Well-attended Inaugural Lectures were given by several
newly promoted Professors. In~er-Faculty Lectures were also .delivered by members
of the Faculty of Law during the year.
The University's flagship lecture series, the Aggrey-Fraser-Guggisberg Memorial
Lectures, was delivered by Prof. Hans Van Ginkel, Rector of the United Nations
University on the theme, "Globalization, Higher Education and Sustainable
Development"
Notwithstanding the many difficulties and challenges which confronted the
University in 2005, the University has managed to succeed in many of the things
it set out to do in the course of the year.
The Faculty, staff and students are to be commended for their fortitude in the
face of the difficulties encountered during the academic year. Together, we shall
overcome these . We are determined to uphold the integrity of the University of
Ghana now and in the future .
Finally, let me congratulate all graduands for their achievements a nd wish them
well in their future careers.
Clifford N.B. Tagoe
March 11, 2006
TABLE OF CONTENTS
l. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SCIENCES 1
Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness I
Department of Agricultural Extension 10
Department of Animal Science 13
Department of Crop Science 17
Department of Home Science 26
Department of Soil Science 32
Agricultural Researc~ Centre - Kade 37
Agricultural Research Centre - Kpong 40
Agricultural Research Centre - Legon 44
2. FACULTY OF ARTS 48
Department of Classics 49
Department of English 55
Language Centre 59
Department of Linguistics 64
Department of Modern Languag~: s 69
Department for the Stud~' of Religion 73
School of Performing Arts 74
Department of Music
Efua T. Sutherland Drama Studio 84
Abibigromma 8~
Department of Dance Studies 88
Department of Theatre Arts 91
International Centre for African Music and Dance 96
3. FACULTY OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES 100
4. FACULTY OF LAW 108
5. FACULTY OF SCIENCE 116
Department of Biochemistry 116
Department of Botany 118
Department of ~hemistrY 123
Department of Computer Science 125
Department of Geology 127
Department of Mathematics 132 '
Department of Nutrition and Food Science 134
Department of Oceanography and Fisheries 142
Department "of Physics 150
Department of Statistics 153
Department of Zoology 155
Environmental Science Programme 166
Volta Basin Research Project 169
6. FACULTY OF SOCIAL STUDIES 176
Department of Archaeology 176
Department of Economics 179
Department of Geography and Resource Development 182
UNUProject 196
IPGRI Project 197
GEF-UNDP-Ghana Government Project 197
Remote Sensing Application Unit 198
The Family and Development Programme (FADEP) 199
GORTMAN Project 199
NUFU Project 200
Population Impact Project 201
Ecological Laboratory 205
Department of History 206
Department oJ Information Studies 212
Department of Political Science 214
Department of Psychology 220
Department of Social Work 226
Department of Sociology 233
Institute of Adult Education 238
Institute of African Studies 246
Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research 263
Legon Centre for International Affairs 278
School of Communication Studies 283
Regional Institute for Population Studies 288
Centre for Social Policy Studies 293
7. COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES 296
University of Ghana Dental School 296
Department ofB iomaterials Science 296
Department of Community and Preventive Dentistry 296
Department of Oral and Maxilofacial Surgery 298
Department of Oral Pathology/ Oral Medicine 300
Department of Orthodontics and Paedontics 301
Department ofR estorative Dentistry 303
University of Ghana Medical School 305
Department ofA naesthesia 305
Department ofA natomy 310
Department of Chemical Pathology 313
Department of Child Health 316
Department of Community Health 318
Centre for Tropical Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 320
Department ofH aematology 324
Department ofM edical Biochemistry 327
Department of Medicine and Therapeutics 331
Department of Microbiology 337
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 344
Department ofP athology 346
Department of Pharmacology 351
Department of Physiology 354
Department ofP sychiatry 356
Department ofR adiology 357
Department of Surgery 358
Audiology Centre 359
Advanced Trauma Operative Management Course 360
Medical School Library 361
NogUchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research 363
School of Allied Health Sciences 373
School of Nursing 377
School of Public Health 381
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health 386
Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences 387
Department ofE pidemiology 388
Department of Biological Occupational and Environmental
Health Sciences 389
Ghana Malaria Centre 390
International Programmes Office 395
School of Research and Graduate Studies 404
The Balme Library 409
Counselling and Placement Centre 413
8. UNIVERSITY OF GHANA BUSINESS SCHOOL 416
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER
SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND
AGRIBUSINESS
OVERVIEW
The Department teaches courses in Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness, and
Agricultural Administration. The programmes are offered jointly with other de-
partments, particularly the Department of Economics. These programmes in-
clude the following:
M.Phil. and Ph.D in Agricultural Economics
M.A. and M.Phil. in Agricultural Administration
M. Phil in Agribusiness
Three-Year B.Sc. (Hons) degree in Agriculture with specialisation in
Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness
The Department also teaches courses for the Diploma programmes and Level
100,200 and 300 of the degree programme.
STUDENTS NUMBERS
Level 400 - 22
Graduates - 54
PhD 5
STAFF
Senior Members
Dr. (Mrs.) Ramatu M. AI-Hassan - Snr. Lecturer and Head of Department
Rev. Dr. S. Asuming-Brempong - Snr. Lecturer
Dr. A. Mensah-Bonsu - Lecturer
Dr. E. K. Andah - Snr. Lecturer (part-Time)
Dr. D. B. Sarpong - Snr. Lecturer
Dr GeorgeT-M. Kwadzo - Lecturer
Mr. K. Yerfi Fosu - Lecturer
Mr. D. P. K. Amegashie - Lecturer
Dr. (Mrs.) Irene S. Egyir - Lecturer
Dr. Y.B. Osei-Asare - Lecturer
Mr. V.O. Asante - Lecturer (on study leave)
Mr. K. O. Baah - Snr. Lecturer (On secondment to Ministry of Food and
Agriculture)
Mr. JQhn B.D. Jatoe- Lecturer (on study leave)
Senior and Junior staff
Emelda A. Akotoye - Snr. Administrative Asst.
F.B.Dadson - Snr. Research Asst.
Peace E . Ntumy - Clerk Grade I
Grace Nyarko - Clerk Grade II
Reindorl Darkoh - Jnr. Lib. Asst . Grade III
Davies A. Asagmi - Cleaner/Messenger
RESEARCH
AI-Hassan R. M.
Land Markets and Productivity , research conducted as part of the Land
Tenure and Land Policy research m anaged by ISSER and funded by 'the USAID.
Consolidating and sustaining the uptake of improved rice post production
and m arketing technologies in Nort hern Ghana. In collaboration with Food
Research Institute, Ghana, and funded by DfiD.
Market Surveys and sub sector analys is of vegetable production in Wes t Africa:
fanners' and consumers' awareness of pesticides risks and willingness to
produce and consume organic vegeta bles . Research in collaboration with , a)
the International Institute of Agricul ture, Cotonou , Benin; b) Agricultural
Research Institute of Togo; and c) Department of Economy, Socio-anthropology
and Communications, University of Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, Benin. A three-
year competitive grant awarded by CORAF.
Amegashie D. P. K.
(With G. T-M. Kwadzo and Others) : Maximizing the Impact of Food Safety
Knowledge of Street Vended and Informally Vended Foods. Funded bv the
Department for International Development (DfID) under Crop Post Harvest
Research Programme (CPHP) (on-going)
Asuming-Brempong S.
The Impact of Morbidity and Mortality on Cocoa Production: A Study of
Smallholder Fanning Households in the Western Region of Ghana. A joint
project with the Center for International health and Development, Boston
University School of Health, USA.
Funding Agency: USAID through the SARA Project, Washington D.C. USA.
June 2004 to August 2005.
Socio-economic Analysis of Tomato Production in Ghana.
Funding Agency: Action Aid International (Ghana). September 2004 to July
2005. .
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Egyir I. S.
Feasibility Study on organisation of supply lines for cassava chips in Ghana.
The Root and Tuber Improvement Programme, September, - November, 2004.
Team Member.
UNIFEM/GRESDA, Beneficiary Assessment of Gbimisi Sheabutter
Processing. Group. January-April 2004. Team member.
DFID I GOG I PSIA Ghana: Economic Transformation ofthe agricultural sector.
Team . member. June, 2004. Team Member.
Women in Trade in Ghana. Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. June-July, 2004.
The Challenge Project. Improving Water Usc Efficiency in Dryland Farming.
SARI/ISSER. July 2004-July 2009. Team Member.
Mechanisms and Tools for Generating and Disseminating Appropriate Local
Content in Underprivileged Communities in Ghana. The Case of Agricultural.
Content for Ekumfi-Attakwaa in the Mfantslman Distr;::t in the Central
Region. Ghana Information Network for Knowledge Sharing (GINKS). May
2005-May 2007. Lead Researcher.
Socio-Economic Assessment of Six Cocoa Pilot Sites in the Western Region.
Conservation International, Ghana. May-June 2005. Team Member.
Tracking Changes in Strategy and Organising Violence Against Women and
Children by CEDEP and CENSUDI. Papp.r prepared for ActionAlD International
Ghana, Accra. May, 2005.
Market Survey and sub sector analysis of vegetable production in West Africa:
farmers' and consumers' awareness of pesticides risk and willingness to
produce and "consume organic vegetables. June 2005-June 2008. Team
Member.
Stored Cereals Insects and Pest Management Strategies: Implications of
Small Farmer Knowledge For Effective Practice. Paper prepared for the 24th
Biennial Conference of the Ghana Science Association August 1-4, 2005.
Determining the Factors Affecting the Adoption of Chemical Insecticides for
Stored Cereals in Ghana - An Econometric Analysis. Paper prepared for the
24th Biennial Conference of the Ghana Science Associa("ion August 1-4,
2005.
FosuK. Y.
Theorems on Trade Policy, Nominal Exchange Rate and the Structure of
Incentives for an Export Commodity.
Structure of Iso-Poverty Surfaces.
Calculus of Poverty.
Modelling Macroeconomic Policies, Iso-Poverty Surfaces and Poverty
Reduction.
Ricardian Modelling of Ciimate Change and Agriculture.
Modelling Improved Technology Use, Replanting and Sustainability of Cocoa
Production Systems.
Climate, Water and Poverty.
Trade and Macroeconomic Policies, Agriculture, Development and the
Environment..
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K1It'adzo G. T-M
"Developing food safety strategies and procedures through reduction of food
hazards in street foods to improve food security for consumers, street food
vendors, and input suppliers" in collaboration with Food Research Institute
(FRI) of the CSIR, Ghana and NRI, UK.
"Profitability assessment of value added cassava based products". (On-going).
"Determinants of maize technology adoption by small-scale farmers". (On-
going).
(with D. P. K. Amegashie) "Maximizing the impact of food safety knowledge of
street vended and informally vended foods' in collaboration \vith Food Research
Institute (FRI) of the CSIR, Ghana and NRI, UK. (On-going).
Mensah-Bonsu A.
(With others) Study on Cocoa Replanting and Improved Technology Use in
Ashanti Region: An Action Based Resea!"Ch Programme (On-going).
(With Appiah F.) Modelling the Cost Structure of Small Scale Export Oriented
Vegetable Farms (On-going)
(With Burger, K.) A Bargaining Model of Migration: Getting the Permission of
the Farm Household.
(With Burger, K.) Population and Land Use Decision for Sustainable Farm
Production in Northern Ghana.
Sarpong D. B.
The Impact of Morbidity and Mortality on Cocoa Production: A Study of
Smallholder Farming Households in the Western Region of Ghana. A joint
project with the Center for International Health ami Development, Boston
University School of Health, USA.
Funding Agency: USAID through the SARA Project, Washington D.C. USA.
June 2004 to August 2005.
Economic Assessment of the Sustainabilitv of Growth Dependent Upon
Renewable Natural Resources in Ghana. Agriculture. ISSER/DFID/WB
September 2004 -June 2005.
Socio-Economic Assessment of Six Cocoa Study Sites in the Western Region.
Conservation of Globally Significant Biodiversity In Cocoa Production
Landscape in West Africa. January-June 2005
Fisheries Economic and Social Contributions to Livelihoods. FAO/MoFA
October 2004-March 2005.
CONFERENCES/SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS
AI-Hanan R. M.
Ad hoc Expert Group meeting on Science and Technology Issues for
Sustainable Development.. held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 16th-18th November
2004. Travel grant from United Nations Commission for Africa
Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System Workshop, held at
!ITA Ibadan, Nigeria. February 15th-17th, 2005. Travel Grant from
International Food Policy Research Institute.
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Workshop on Institutional Histories of DflD's Crop Post Harvest Programme's
Coalition Arrangement for research, held in Kumasi, April 12-14, 2005. Travel
grant from Crop Post-Harvest Programme of the Department for International
Development of the UK.
Amegashie D. P. K.
Participated in Workshop for Stakeholders on Street Food Vending in Ghana;
Organised by Food Research Institute under DflD/CPHP funded Street Food
Project in Ghana. March, 2005.
Participated in International Workshop on Street/Informal Food Vending in
Ghana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and India; Organised by Food Research Institute
under DflD/CPHP funded Street Food Project in Ghana. 27th to 30th June,
2005.
Asuming- Brempong S.
Inaugural Symposium of the African Association of Agricultural Economists
(AAAE). Shaping the Future of African Agriculture for Development: The Role
of Social Scientists. Grand Regency Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya. 6 to 9 December,
2004.
A Conference on "Improving African Agriculture: An Analysis of USA
Agricultural Deveropmem ~sistance to Africa" ipWashington DC, USA,
Apri16 to 10,2005. •
Meeting of the Association of U.niversities and 'Colleges of Cauada (AUCCI:· ~.
10 May, 2005. for a discussion on a project funde1! ander CIDA's.Universlties
in Partnerships for Cooperation and Development,'which was jointly presented
by the University of Guelph and the University of Ghana. .
The Anglophone Africa Workshop on Cross-Sectoral Policy Planning at ICRAF
Conference Centre, Nairobi, Kenya, 22 to 24 June, 2005.
&gylrl. S.
Conference on the Participat1onof Women In Pqlitics and· Gender Policies
African/International Experiences and Lessons Learnt. Abantu for
Development and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. Cresta Royal Hotel, 1\ccra
November 2-4, 2004. Participant. .
US-Ghana CCARD Training of Trainers Workshop on Production, and Post
Harvest Handling of Mango. October 13-18, 2004: Resource
US-Ghana CCARD Training of Trainers Workshop on Production, and Post
Harvest Handling of Papaya Potatoes. September 12-17, 2004. Resource
Person.
Book Launch: A Women's Manifesto by Coalition of Women's Groups/ Abantu
for Development/ Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. Ghana International Conference
Centre. September 1, 2004. Invited Guest.
Book Launch: Women in Agriculture in Ghana by Beatrice A. Duncan.
Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. July 14,2004. Invited Guest.
Seminar: A Women's Manifesto. WIB/Abantu for Development/FES. Golden
Tulip Hotel. June 30, 2004. Participant.
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Post-Harvest Technology of Perishables. Department of Agricultural
Engineering. University of Ghana, Legon. July 5-16,2004. Resource Person.
Inception \\'orkshop on Improving Water Use Efficiency in Dry land Farming.
Challenge project. Savannah Agricultural Research Institute (SARI). April
27-30, 2004. Research team member.
National Economic Dialogue. Accra International Conference Centre, Accra.
May 26, 2004. Invited Guest
Trainee \\'orkshop on Fundamentals of Fund raising for Academic and Social
Projects. March 8-11, 2005. Trainee.
Farmers' Forum on Economic Integration. General Agricultural Workers
Union of the TUC. Ghana. GRNA Hostel Okponglo, Accra. April, 11, 2005.
Resource Person.
Inception Workshop of the CORAF funded Project. Market Silrvey and sub
sector analysis of "egetable p!'oduction in West ;\frica: farmers' and
consumers' awareness of pesticides risk and \' illingness to produce and
consume organic \·egetables. June 2005-June 2008. Team Member.
Fosu K. Yerfi
GEF/Word Bank Workshop on 'Climate Change and Agricultural Systems"
Drakensberg, Kwazulu :\dtdl. South Africa, 2004 (Pr~senter of a Scientific
Paper).
GEF, World Bank \\'orkshop on "Understanding and Adapting to Climate
Change: \\'hat the World can Learn from Africa's Experience' Zaragoza,
Spain, 2004 (Presenter of a Scientific Paper).
Kwadzo G. T-M
:\ational forum to develop a Ghana GAP Framework for the Horticultural
Sector in Ghana. \!arch 22, 2005
International workshop on scree: food/informal food "ending in Ghana,
Zambia, Zimbabwe and India. June 26-30, 2005
Sarpong D. B.
\·olkswdgenSI:fwng. Resources. their Dynamics and Sustainabilit:; - Capacit'
Develop:-r:eI11 in Comparative and Integra:iH' Appr-oac:-.es :\a:mbi, Kenya.
13-17 Septe:llber. 2004
Paper. Cse and F'reseryat:on of Forests. Susu:inable Livelihood ;\p;xoaches
and \Iodemizatior. of -\gr'cult-..:!'e :n Ghana.
ISSER/ DfiD/ WB \\'orks!:L'p on Renewable "",tural ResoL;!'ces. MPIaza Hotel.
Accra. Februai-}' 24. 2005.
Paper: Economic .-\ssessme::: of the S:.:s:?inability of Growth Dependent Upon
Renewable :\atural Resources in Ghana. Agriculture.
Conservatc'n Intemational/GEF. Draft Project Design Workshop ·COnser. ...a tion
of Globally Significant Biodiversi::- in Cocoa Product:on Landscape in Wes:
Africa-. B:.:s~:a Beach Rt-sO:i:. Takoradi. 15-17 ~'...::,e .:: J05.
Paper. Socio-Economic .-\ssess:":":e:-.: of Si.."'l Cocca Studv S::t-S in the Western
Region .
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ISSER/DFID/WB Workshop. Managing Natural Resources for Sustainable
Growth in Ghana. La-Palm Royal Hotel. 29 June, 2005 .
PUBLICATIONS
AI-Hassan R. M.
Seidu, AI-hassan, Daniel B. Sarpong and Ramatu AI-Hassan (2004). Allocative
Efficiency, Employment and Rice Production Risk: an analysis of smallholder
paddy farms in the Upper East Region of Ghana. Ghana Journal afDevelopment
Studies Vol. 1 No.2, 142-163.
Asuming-Brempong S
Asuming-Brempong S. and A. Mensah-Sonsu. 2004. Issues and Problems of
Ghana's Trade Policies under the WTO Regime.
Technical Report submitted to the International Development Center of Japan
(IDCJ), Japan.
Egyir I. S.
In print: Determining Recent Challenges of Ghana's Cocoa Industry: A
Technography Approach. Journal of the Ghana Science Association, Accra.
Fosu K. Yerfi
Monetary Policy and Agriculture (forthcoming).
"Trade Liberalisation Policy and the Energy Sector", Ghana 'Journal of
Consumer Affairs (forthcoming).
Ricardian Modelling of Climate and Agriculture (forthcoming).
Kwadzo G. T-M
Family Farming and Agricuiture in Ghana. Afro-Asian Journal of Rural
Development. Vol. XXXVII No.2 P7-28 , July-Dec. 2004.
Livelihood, Health and Socio-economic characteristics of Consumers and
Street food vendors of Kenkey, Fufu and Waakye in Accra.
With Irene S. Egyir, and Wisdom Amoa-Awua (2005) "Feasibility study on
organization of supply lines for cassava chips" Report prepared for the Root
and Tuber Improvement Programme, Ministry of Food and Agriculture.
With D. P. K. Amegashie (2005) : Supply chain management manual for street
food vendors" Manual prepared under the "Maximizing the impact of food
safety knowledge of street vended and informally vended foods" project.
Sanitary and Phyto-sanitary Measures of WTO and Ghana Pursue of Food
Safety measures. Paper submitted for the 27th RECA Seminar on "Food Safety
on the International Negotiations and the International Agricultural Trade"
to be held at IDACA, Tokyo, 18-28 July 2005.
With D. P. K. Amegashie (2005) "Street Food Vendor Livelihood" Manual
prepared under the "Maximizing the impact offood safety knowledge of street
vended and informally vended foods" project.
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Mensah-Bonsu A.
(With Asuming-Brempong, S.) Issues and Problems of Ghana's Trade Policies
Under the WTO Regime, A Technical Report Submitted to the International
Development Center of Japan (IDCJ), Japan, October 2004.
Price and Non-Price Determinants of Farm Household Demand for Purchased
Inputs in Northern Ghana, Working Paper, Department of Agricultural
Economics & Agribusiness, Legon.
(With Appiah F.) Modelling the Cost Structure of Small Scale Export Oriented
Vegetable Farms of Dayi Districts, Working Paper, Department of Agricultural
Economics & Agribusiness, Legon. .
Sarpong D. B.
Al-hassan Seidu, D.B. Sarpong and Ramatu AI-Hassan (2004). "Allocative
Efficiency, Employment and Rice Production Risk: an analysis of smallholder
paddy farms in the Upper East Region of Ghana" Ghana Journal ofD evelopment
Studies. Vol. 1 No.2. December. pp. 142-163.
Osei-Asare, B. Y.
Household Waler Security and Water Demand in the Volta Basin of Ghana.
Peter Lang publishers, Germany (forthcoming in July 2005).
EXTENSJON WORK
AI-Hassan R.. M.
Member, National Advisory Council, of The Hunger P!'oject - Ghana.
Patron of Dagbong Students Association, Legon Branch
FosuK. Y.
Mitigation of the Constraints to Cocoa Replanting and the Use of Improved
Technology in Ashanti Region, Ghana.
Development of Strategies for Effective Financing of Cocoa Technology Transfer.
Training of Young Scientists in Research Methodology arid Economic
Modelling.
Amegashie D. P. K.
(With G. T-M. Kwadzo). Draft Module Preparation on "Street Food Vendor
Livelihood". for the training of street food vendors in Ghana. Funded by the
Department for International Development (DflD) under Crop Post Harvest
Research Programme (CPHP).
(With G. T-M. Kwadzo). Dr-aft Module Preparation on "Supply Chain
Management Manual for Street Food Vendors", for the training of street food
vendors in Ghana. Funded by the Department for International Development
(DflD) under Crop Post Harvest Research Programme (CPHP;
Asuming-Brempong S.
Chairman, Municipal Services Management Committee, University of
Ghana.
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Chairman, Procurement Committee, University of Ghana.
Tutor, Legon Hall, University of Ghana.
Member, Finance Committee, University of Ghana.
Board Member, Board of Governors, St. John's Grammar School, Accra
Kwadzo G. T-M
Ghana-German Agricultural Support Programme Strategic Review Workshop.
US-Ghana CCARD Training of Trainers Workshop on Production, Post-Harvest
Handling and Value Addition of Pineapples.
US-Ghana CCARD Training of Trainers Workshop on Production and Post-
Harvest Handling of Sweet Potatoes
Lecture on "Agriculture and Development in Ghana" to Cunny Graduate
Centre Summer Programme of lnternational Affairs for New School
University.
Technical Group Meeting on Poverty Reduction to Wealth Creation, Building
Consensus on a Vision for Ghana
SarpongD. B
Team Leader. FAO/MoFA Fisheries Economic and Social Contributions to
Livelihoods. October 2004-March 2005.
Team Leader: DFIDjISSER Economic Assessment of Renewable Natural
Resource Dependent Economic Growth Sustainability. Agriculture.(Crops and
Livestock) Component. September 2004-May 2005.
Team Member. Ministry of Finance, Ghana. Constraints and Challenges to
Implementation of Donor Funded Projects in Ghana. December 2004-March
2005.
Team Leader: Conservation. International/UNDP / GEF. Conservation of
Globally Significant Biodiversity in Cocoa Production Landscape in West Africa:
Socio-economic Assessments of Six Cocoa Sites in the Western Region of
Ghana. April 2005.
Dr. Osei-Asare B. Y.
Heifer International (HI) beneficiary end of project evaluation. June-July
2005. (Team member).
AWARDS
AI-Hassan R. M.
DfID/IITA Travel Award, November 2003
FosuK. Y.
GEF /World Bank Research Award 2004/2005.
FMFA France Research Award 2004/2006.
TFESSD World Bank Travel Award I 2004.
TFESSD World Bank Travel Award II 2004.
TFESSD World Bank Travel Award 2005
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
OVERVIEW
In line with its mandate as an academic department of the University, the
Department of Agricultural Extension is relentle!'>s in its efforts at ensuring the
provision of quality teaching, research and extension in human resource and
organisational development for agricultural and rural developm~nt and, poverty
reduction. These are being pursued taking into consideration tr.e Ghana Poverty
Reduction Strategy (GPRS), the Food and Agricultural Sector Development Policy
(FASDEP), the Agricultural Extension Policy (AEP), and other issues relevant to
the field.
The department continues to play an active role- in two multi-disciplinary and
multi-institutional projects: 'Convergence of Science' (COS); and 'Enhancing Child
Nutrition through Animal Source Food' IENAM): initiated four and two years ago
respectively. Another multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional project on 'Local
Knowledge in Natural Resource Management' to be unde:-taken in three African
Countries (Cameroun, Guinea and Ghana) in collaboration with Centre de
Cooperation internationale en recherche agronC'mique pour Ie development
(CIRAD-TERA), France has been approved and will take off soon.
To stay abreast with current trends, the department is in the process of developing
a proposal for a change of name to reflect the course components of its programmes
particularly at the post-graduate level. This is intended to pave the way for the
admission of applicants irrespective of their technical backgroulld who require
knowledge, skills and attitude in extension science as part of their career
development. This initiative is underpinned by our conviction that basic extension
principles and concepts can be taught without necessarily focusing on any
particular technical area, as is being done now.
The department has submitted a proposal to the Teaching and Learning' Innovation
Fund (TALIF) for the establishment of an 'Extension Laboratory' (assembling state
of the art audio vis.ual equipment) and the initiation of a Supervised Experiential
Learning Project all in a bid to place appreciable emphasis on the practical
component of the department's programmes. The implementation of the above
proposals is expected to enable our students acquire ",kills in audio visuals and
media production for extension and rural development, and also enrich the
department's faculty \\ith real life cases of extension aIld rural development related
issues with the view to making the teaching of courses as practical as possible.
COURSES OFFERED
The department offered courses at the BSc, M.Agric. and M.Phil. levels. Courses
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offered at the BSc. level, all of which are core, are Fundamentals of Extension
(level 100), Methods and Approaches in Extension (level 200), Development
Communication (level 200), Extension Programme Development and
Implementation (level 300), and Extension Experience (level 400).
M.Agric. and M.Phil. students take core and elective courses in the first year.
The core courses are Theoretical Foundations of Extension, Statistics for
Development, Extension Programme Development, Management and
Organisations in Development, Research Methods, Extension Methods,
Comparative Extension Systems, Communication in Extension, Rural Sociology.
The elective courses are Education and Training, Design and Production of Media
for Extension Training, Topical Issues in Extension and Rural Development, Gender
Planning and Development, Microfinance and Micro-Enterprise Development.
STUDENT NUMBERS
Level 200 176
Level 300 156
Level 400 161
M.Agric. 6
M.Phil. 5
Staffing Position
The breakdown of staff at post was
5 lecturers
Dr. Owuraku Sakyi-Dawson
Dr. Paschal B. Atengdem
Dr. Edward E. Ackah-Nyamike Jnr.
*Mr. Seth D. Boateng
Mr. Jonathan N. Anaglo
* Study leave.
2 Senior Staff
Mrs. Zenabu Petula Kobatu - Assistant Administrative Officer
Mr. Godfred B. Quarcoo Senior Transport Officer
2 Junior Staff
Mrs Beatrice Tawiah Senior Typist
Mr. Frank Kumador Messenger / Cleaner
RESEARCH
Sakyi-DaW1lon O.
Convergence of Sciences Research Project: Inclusive Technology Innovation
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Processes for better Integrated Crop and Soil Management (INREF/DGIS/
FAO funded)
Enhancing Animal Source I-ouds in Children's Diets in Africa (ENAM) Project
(GL-CRSP funded)
Role and Capacity of Agricultural Workers Unions in the Process of Eco-
nomic Transformation. The Case of GAWU in Ghana (FAO funded)
Community Television Scoping Study 2004-2005 (DFlD funded)
Atengdem P. B.
Effectiveness of Group Extension MeThods in Gh,ma
(With J. N. Anaglo) Development of the Small and Medium Scale Enterprise
Sector Producing Cassava Based Products to meet Emerging Urban Demand
in Ghana
EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
Sakyi-Dawson O.
Evaluation of Savings and Credit with Education Programmes of PLAN IN-
TERNATIONAL, Ghana. July to September 2004
Baseline Survey for Enhancement of Household Agriculture, Nutrition Risk
Reduction and Community Empowerment in Northern Ghana for OICI, Ghana.
July-August 2005
NRSP-Peri-Urban Impact Assessment Case Studies (!TAD/DFID funded)
(2004-2005)
Ackah-Nyamike E. E.
Baseline Survey of Allowuley , Jomoro District as part of Town Development
Programme (June-September, 2005)
PUBLICATIONS
Sakyi-Dawson O.
Dormon, E. N. A., Van Huis, A., Leeu\\is, C., Obeng-Ofori, D. and Sakyi-
Dawson, O. (2004). Linking Science and Farn1ers' innovative Capacity: Di-
agnostic Studies from Ghana and Benin. NJAS. Wageningin Journal of life
Sciences. Volume 52,
P. B. Atengdem
Training Manual: Guidelines for Training Field Staff in PRA/PLA in 'rrain-
ing Manual : Guidelines for Training Fieldstaff in Mainstream Gender in
Programme Activities
AoagloJ. N.
Anaglo J. N. & Ladele, A. A. (2004) . Group Attributes Associated '.vith the
Effectiveness of Extension Delivery: Evidence from the Ho District. Journal
of Extension Systems
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CONFERENCE, SEMINAR, WORKSHOPS/SYMPOSIA
Sakyi-Dawson O.
Innovative Approaches to Agricultural Lending: Challenge to Rural!
Community Banks as Financial Intermediaries in the Rural Economy of
Ghana. Paper Presented at the 4th Manager's Conference ARB Apex Bank
and Rural and Community Banks, 21st to 24th April, 2005, Ho
Ackah-Nyamike Jnr. E. E.
Organised a Workshop on 'Promoting Sustainable Agriculture and Natural
Resource Management for Livelihood Security' (13th and 14th July 2005.
Kwabena Nketia Conference Hall. Institute of African Studies, University of
Ghana, Legon), in collaboration with some Faculty members of Henry A.
Wallace Endowed Chair for Sustainable Agriculture, Iowa State University of
Science and Technology. The workshop was part of a planning grant activity
to develop a project proposal for research and intervention activities With
the long term goal 'to improve management of agricultural and natural
ecosystems essential to sustainable rural livelihoods and poverty alleviation
by promoting biodiversity conservation, beneficial er '; ironmental services,
and social and institutional capacity building'.
Interfaculty Lecture (10th October 2005, Presidential Initiative Conference
Hall, University of Ghana, Legon) - 'Worldwide Agricultural Extension Reforms:
Is Ghana Falling in Line?
DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SCIENCE
OVERVIEW
During the year under review the Department of Animal Science continued to
provide Teaching, Research and Extension Services within the constraints
presented by increased student intake and limited resources. Large class sizes,
especially at levels 100, 200 and 300 continue to pose grave challenges to effective
delivery of practical courses . Transporting of students for farm visits was severely
incapacitated. Most staff were hardworking but one's appointment was terminated
for poor work and delinquency. Prof. Ben Ahunu took over from Ms. G. S. Aboagye
as Head of Department in November 2004 . Prof. Anna Barnes continued as Dean
of the Faculty, later becoming the Ag. Provost of the newly-created College of
Agriculture and Consumer Sciences. At the time of writing this report, she was
also the Ag. Pro-Vice-ChancelloL Prof. G. K. Awotwi was undergraduate Academic
Ad"isor for the Department and was also appointed the Vice Dean for School of
Research and Graduate Studies. Dr. K. Amaning-Kwarteng was the Department's
Examinations Officer and Coordinator for Seminars . Other colleagues served in
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other important capacities on several Boards and Committees within the College
and the University.
The Meat Science Laboratory and the Veterinary Clinic continued to generate
income and provide services to both the University and to customers in the
university's environs. These two outfits, however, need to be re-capitalized to
realize their full potential at income generation.
COURSE OFFERED
Undergraduate
Postgraduate (MPhil/PhD) in areas of Animal Breeding, Nutrition,
Microbiology, Immunology and Physiology.
National Diploma in Animal Health (NOH).
National Diploma in General Agriculture.
The year 2004/2005 was the last time sub-degree programmes (i.e. Diploma)
were being offered in the regular semester. Starting June 2005 the Diploma
courses would be run during the long vacation in modular form. It would take
three (3) such long vacation periods to complete the Diploma.
Student Numbers
Level 100 186
Level 200 - 150
Level 300 - 169
Level 400 - 13
NDA 29
NOH 6
MPhil 3
PhD 3
Total 565
STAFFING POSITION
Staffing improved with the return of Dr Boniface Kayang from study leave after
obtaining his PhD degree in Animal Molecular Genetics in Japan and further
post-doctoral studies in France. Dr. Bawa Awumbila was promoted to Associate
Professor grade before his retirement. He has subsequently been re-engaged on
po'st-retirement contract. The Department's efforts continue to be supported by
our colleague Research Officers from the Agricultural Research Centre (ARC),
Legon. The Department, however, still needs a qualified poultry scientist and a
specialist in Microlivestock.
The breakdown of staff was as follows:
4 Associate Professors
2 Senior Lecturers
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1 Lecturer
3 Senior Research Officers
2 Research Officers
2 Part-time Lecturers
7 Senior Staff
5 Junior Staff (1 temporary)
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Aboagye G. S.
Some Physical characteristics' of the Ashanti Black Pig on the Accra Plains.
Performance and genetic parameter estimates of the Ashanti B'lack Pig in
Northern Ghana.
AhunuB.K.
A study of weight changes in lambs and in Pre and Post parturient Ewes
Preferences and choice of Breeds in a changing herd composition of the
livestock industry in Ghana.
Amaning-Kwarteng K.
Nutritive value and mineral element composition of feed resources in the
Coastal Savanna of Ghana as affected by processing.
Productivity of the Djallonke' and the NBH sheep and factors affecting them,
Influence of cultural practices on yield and nutritive value of Pennisetum
purpureum and Panicum maximum.
Urea-Pineapple pulp mixture as a substitute for Urea-Molasses Block in the
Dry-Season management systems of small rumipants in the Coastal
savannas of Ghana.
On-farm introduction of some dry season feeding strategies to cattle farmers
on the Accra Plains of Ghana: On-farm studies on the use of Urea-Molasses
Block as a dry season feed supplement for cattle.
AwotwiE.K.
A survey of Grasscutter farmers in the Greater Accra Region.
The effects of storage and season on the composition of bovine colostrum.
The effect of breed on the composition of sheep and cattle colostrum.
The use of bovine colostrum as a source of immunoglobulin for lambs.
KayangB. B .
. Genetic linkage mapping and' comparative mapping in poultry.
Mapping of quantitative trait loci (QTL) and diversity studies in quail species.
Phenotypic and molecular characterization of indigenous pOUltry,
PUBLICATIONS
AhunuB.K.
Amaning-Kwarteng, K and Ahunu, B.K. (2005). Poteni.lal of Cocoa and Cocoa
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by-products as feed resources for animals in the Coastal Zone of Ghana.
Journal of Ghana Science Association (Submitted).
Agbolosu, A.A., Ahunu, B.K. and Aboagye, G.S. (2004). Heritability estimates
of growth traits and factors affecting Ram in Djallonke lambs at the Ejura
Sheep Breeding Station. Journal oft he Ghana Science Association (Submitted).
Amaning-Kwarteng K.
Amaning-Kwarteng, K., L.K. Adjorlolo and A.B. Waziru (2005. Replacement of
Urea-Molasses Block with Pineapple-Pulp-Mixture in the diet of sheep fed
low quality forage. Ghana Journal of Agricultural Science (Submitted).
Amaning-Kwarteng, K. L.K. Adjorlolo and A.T. Edem (2005). Effect of processing
on the trace element concentration in milk and milk products. Ghana Journal
ofA gricultural Science (Submitted).
Amaning-Kwarteng, K., L.K. Adjorlolo, E. Timpong-Jones and N. Dodd (2005).
Inclusion of processed mucuna beans in creep feeding diet: Effect on intake
and performance of Nungua Blackhead lambs. Ghana Journal of Agricultural
Science (Submitted).
Amaning-Kwarteng, K., B.K. Ahunu (2005). Potential of Cocoa and Cocoa by-
products as feed resources for animals in the Coastal Zone of Ghana. Journal
of Ghana Science Association (Submitted).
KayangB. B.
Minvielle F., Kayang, B.B., Inoue-Murayama M., Miwa M., Vignal A.,
Gourichon D., Neau A., Monvoisin J.L. and Ito S. (2005) Microsatellite mapping
of QTL affecting growth, feed consumption, egg production, tonic immobility
and body temperature of Japanese quail. BMC Genomics 6:87
Sugiyama A., Inoue-Murayam\l M., Miwa M., Ohashi R." Kayang B.B.,
Muzutani M., Nirasawa K., Odai M., Minezawa M., Watanabe S. and Ito S.
(2004). Polymorphism of dopamine receptor 04 exon I corresponding region
in chicken. Zoological Science 21: 941-946.
Workshops/Conferences Attended
Ahunu,B.K.
International conference on Livestock Agriculture in West and Central
Africa. 8-12 November 2004, The Kairaba Hotel, Banjul, The Gambia
(Sponsored by lTC, CTA, CIRDES and the EU)
Workshop on Income Generation Activities to Enhance Child Nutrition,
N.M.I.M.R., Legon, June 2-3,2005.
EXTENSION
K. Amaning-Kwarteng
Introduction of some dry-season feeding strategies to fanners of the Mampong
Valley Social Laboratory.
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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 30% of the final year
B.Sc. Agricultural students specialized in Crop Science. The Department, in
collaboration with the Department of Zoology (Faculty of Science) continued to
teach the M.Phi!. course in Entomology 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 collaborative research
Programmes in the country and abroad. Most members of staff maintained their
involvement in extension work thus promoting the image of the University.
Academic staff also attended conferences to present their research findings, and
interact with scientists to extend their range of contacts.
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
Unavailability of water in the University farm for research projects, and
vegetable production.
COURSES
The Department offered courses at the Diploma, BSc., levels in such areas as:
Microbiology, Entomology, Plant Pathology, Genetics, Plant Breeding, Statistics,
Plant Physiology, Crop Production/Agronomy, Horticulture, Agro-forestry.
Molecular genetics, Post-harvest Technology Seed Science & Technology, Weed
Science. Courses offered at the postgraduate levels included Genetics and Plant
breeding, Entomology, Crop protection , Plant Pathology, Agronomu and Horticulture.
STUDENT NUMBERS
Level 100 180
Level 200 159
Level 300 166
Level 400 27
M.Phi!. 5
Ph.D 8
Total 545
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STAFF
Senior Members
Prof. E. Y. Danquah Associate Professor and Head of Department
Prof. J. N. Ayertey* Professor
Prof. J. C. Norman* Professor
Prof. D. Obeng-Ofori Associate Professor
Prof. K. A. Oduro* Associate Professor
Prof. E. T. Blay (Mrs.)* - Associate Professor
Prof. F. K. Kumaga Associate Professor
Prof. S. K. Offei Associate Professor
Dr. K.Ofori Senior Lecturer
Dr. J. Ofosu-Anim Senior Lecturer
Mrs. C. A. Amoatey Lecturer (Study Leave)
Mr. B. A. Boateng Lecturer
Mr. E. W. Cornelius Lecturer
Dr.P. N.T.Johnson Part-time Lecturer
Dr. F. K. Oppong Part-time Lecturer
* On Contract
Senior and Junior
Tonyigah, A Chief Technician
Ankrah, E. O. Chief Technician
Eziah, V. Principal Res. Assist. (Study Leave)
Asante, W. A. Snr. Res. Assist
Asem, P. Spr. Admin.Assist.
Ampah,J Technician
Addo,E Technician
Matey, K. I. Technician
Owusu A. E. Technician
Nketiah, E. K. Admin. Assist.
Awudu,G. Works Superintendent
Adjekum, N. A. Assist. Technician
Otoo, R. Assist. Technician
Seidu, H. Assist. Technician
Otchere, G. Assist. Technician
Opare, F. Typist Gd. I
Ashirifie, W. A. Driver .Gd. 1.
Asiedu, L. Typist Gd. I (ARPPIS Program)
Acc"uah, S Driver Gd.I (ARPPIS Program)
Kome I. Snr. Headman
Harvey, J. Snr. Headman
Atsu, S .. Snr. Headman
Kofi Y. Snr. Headman
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Carl, K Snr. Headman
Apeletey Headman
Ador, K. Headman
Torgbor, E. T. Snr. Headman
Osei-Bonsu, K. Labourer
Mensah Armavi Labourer
Enninful, K. Labourer
Ibrahim Abdul W. Labourer
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Danquah E. Y.
Morpho-agronomic and molecular diversity in irradiated and non-irradiated
cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium).
Molecular diversity in cultivated white yams in Ghana Morpho-agronomic
and molecular diversity in the genetic resources of Frafra potato (Solenostemon
rotundifolius) in Ghana.
Development of drought tolerant varieties of maize using mutagenesis, mo-
lecular markers and participatory varietial breeding.
Single Nucleotide Polymorph isms and Crop Improvement in the tropics.
Ayertey J. N.
Studies on insect pest infestation of cured fish in Ghana
Studies on wild host plants as reservoirs of insect pests in field crop irtfestation.
Blay E. T.
Mutation breeding of cocoyam, breeding of tomatoes and other vegetable
Crop germ plasm characterization (rice, yams, pepper etc .)
Obeng-Ofori D.
AgSSIP Vegetable IPM Programme
AgSSIP Fruit Crops Programme
AgSSIP Food Safety & Quality Management component of HEll
Bioefficacy Evaluation of Agricultural Products
EDIF I Crop Science Vegetable & Culinary Herbs Seed Production Project
Convergence of Sciences Project
OffeiS. K.
Molecular analysis of sorghum accessions using microsattelites
Molecular characterization of yam genotypes
Development of molecular diagnostic probes for detecting plant
Pathogens and Plant - Pathogen interactions
Studies on post-harvest diseases of stored yams
Studies on the diversity management of sorghum by fanners in Ghana
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Ofosu-Anim J_
Establishment of clonal mango museum in the University
Farm.
Organic crop production
Pesticide trials
The use of plant growth regulators in crop production
Development of drought tolerant varieties of maize using mutagenesis,
molecular markers and participatory.
Boateng B. A.
Effects of environmental factors on efficacy of stored products protectants.
Effect of biopesticides on storage insect pests and their natural enemies.
Postharvest handling of stored products insects.
Postharvest handling and processing of fruits.
Evaluation of efficacy of insecticides on pests of vegetables
Risk Assessment and modelling
Cornelius E. W.
Alternatives to methyibromide for the control of soilborne pathogens (UNDP,
EPA, Crop Science Dept. UG.)
Efficacy trials and residual analysis of pesticide for EUREPGAP compliance
by horticultural industry in Ghana. (Food safe tv and quality management
component of the horticultural export industry initiative - AgSSIP)
Fertilizer trials for pineapple (MD2) production in Ghana. (Promotion of pine-
apple (MD2) production of the horticultural export industry - MoFA, SPEG,
EPA).
IPM of Insect Pest and Diseases of Vegetable Crops in different Agro-Ecologi-
cal Zones of Ghana (AgSSIP)
Organic production of Pawpaw (Golden yellow) - AgSSIP
Physiological and biochemical factors determining resistance of horticul-
tural produce to post-harvest pathogens.
Screening of medicinal plant extracts for fungitoxic a.:tl\'ity.
CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS
Danquah E. Y.
Danquah, E. Y. (2004). Volkswagen Stiftung Exploratory Workshop, Nairobi,
Resources, their dynamics and Sustainability - Capacity Development in
Comparative and Integrative Approaches, Naairobi, Kenya 13-17 September
2004.
Ayertey J. N.
Cross-Border Education and Development, Bonn, Germany, June 30-July 1,
2005.
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NormanJ. C.
4th Scientific Workshop organized by the Ghana Institute of Horticulturist
on 7th September, 2004 at Kumasi .
Obeng-Ofori D.
2004, April 18-28. International Workshop on Distance Learning University
of London, London, UK.
2004, October 25-28 . International Workshop on the C'"lnvergence of Sciences
Project, NMIMR, Accra, Ghana Conference of the Ghana.
2005, June 6-10. 16. Conference & exhibition of the African Association of
Insect Scientists and Entomological Association of Ghana NMIMR, Accra,
Ghana.
OduroK.A.
Accra, Ghana 2004. 3rd Meeting of the 20th National Farmers Planning
Committee at MOFA on July 7 2004
Kumasi, Ghana 2005. Seed Pathological Research Workshop - Review of
research activities at Crop Research Institute. 1st Mal'ch 2005.
Kumasi, Ghana 2005. Professorial Inaugural Lecture on the attainment of
full professorial status of Prof. R. T. Awuah. Title: Our Struggle with Plant
Pathogens: Can we win? 21 April 2005. [Speci91 invitation for being a mentor
and supervisor of Prof. Awuah's 1977 undergraduate dissertation.]
ACTa, Ghana 2004-2005. Bimonthly meeting of Pest and Insect Infestation
Disaster Technical Committee of National Disaster Management
Organisation (NADMO) held at NADMO HeadquartC!rs. Latest 23rd June 2005.
Accra. Ghana 2005. Inaugural Leventis Foundation Programme Board
Meeting held at College of Agriculture and Consumer. Sciences, Legon 24th
June, 2005 (As University of Ghana representative).
BlayE. T.
IPGRI-GEF- UNEP Project, 'Community-Based Management of On-Farm Plant
Genetic Resources In Arid And Semi-Arid Areas of Sub-Saharan Africa'
Stakeholders' Forum on Selection Of Good/Best Practices For Conservation
Of Yams And Rice In The Northern Savanna Region Of Ghana. 22 June 2004.
Paper delivered: Yams: Varieties, And Management Practices. Authored
by: Prof Essie T. Blay and Dr. Gordana Kranjac Berisavljevic.
Participant, Maiden Implementation Planning Meeting for GEF Funded
Proposal On 'Sustainable Land Management For Mitigating Land Degradation,
Enhancing Agricultural Biodiversity And Reducing Poverty (Slam) In Ghana.
21 June 2004. Mensvic Palace Hotel, Accra-Ghana
UNU-INRA Training Course on Land Degradation, June 14-19, 2004. I
Delivered A Lecture on 'Smallholder 1\griC1.11ture and Land Degradation,
Causes and Consequences.'
OffeiS. K.
The 2nd Sorghum - Millet Marker Assisted Breeding and Annotation
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Workshop January 19-21,2005 BECA/ILRI Nairobi, Kenya.
Molecular Breeding Training programme 28 Nov-18 Dec, 2004, Biosciences
of East and Central Africa (BECA), Nairobi, Kenya.
Strategies for Application of molecular technologies to the breeding of cowpea
(Vigna unguiculata) in Africa for increased productivity. The African
Agricultural Technology Foundation/Kirkhouse/lNGICA. Cowpea Workshop
15-17 November 2004 Accra, Ghana
Biotechnology /Biosafety Planning Process Stakeholders Forum Ab)..1ja, Nigeria
18-20 October 2004.
Ofosu-Anim J.
Fundraising Fundamentals. Sponsored by The Carnegie Corporation. 7-18
March, 2005, University of Ghana, Legon.
Boateng B. A.
GSB-MOFA-CCARD Grades and Standards for Market Access Stakeholders
Workshop, on "Stadards: Toolsfor market access», 29th June, 2004.
First National Stakeholders Workshop on Conservation and Management of
Pollinators for Sustainable Agriculture, Through an £cosystem Approach.
GhanajUNEP/OEF PDF-B Project. 5-7 July 2004, University of Cape Coast,
Cape Coast.
First Pan African Conference on Risk Analysis and Modeling, and Sanitary /
Phytosanitary (SPS) Capacity Building in Sub-Saharan Africa, . September
18-0ctober 12, 2004, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Workshop on Codex for Food Safety and Market Access, National Codex
Committee of Ghana, 13th October. 2004. Accra, Ghana
Workshop on Development of Pest Risk Assessment of Fruits and Vegetables
for Export to the United States of America, USDA/Ghana Risk Assessment
Team. 23rd May-3rd June, 2005, Food Research lnstimte, Accra, Ghana
16th African Association of Insect Scientists Conference. June 6-10, Accra,
Ghana
Cornelius E. W.
West Africa network for capacity building in Integrated Water Resources
Management, Regional training of trainers 6th-10th December 2004, Kaduna,
Nigeria.
Alternatives to methylbromide for the control of soiJ?orne pathogens EPA
Training School, 1-4 Nov. 2004, Amasama, Accra .
Workshop of the ornamental horticulture commission of the Ghana Institute
of Horticulturists, 27th July, 2004, Accra.
PUBLICATIONS
Ayertery J. N.
Vowotor. K. A., Meikle W. G., Ayertery, J. N. Markham, R. H. (2005) Distribu-
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tion of and association between the larger grain borer Prostephanus truncatus
(Horn) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) and the maize we<. vil Sitophilus zeamais
Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in maize stores. J. stored Prod. Res.
41,498-512.
DanquahE. Y
Lokko, Y., Dixon, A., Offei, S. K. and Danquah, E. Y. (2004) Genetic analysis
of resistance to the cassava mosaic virus disease. New Directions for a diverse
planet: Proceedings of the 4th International Crop Science Congress,
Brisbane, Australia, 26 Sept-l October, 2004.
Omondi-Aman, B., Obeng-Ofori , D., Danquah, E. Y . and Offei, S. K. 2004.
Genetic Diversity and Oviposition Host Preference of Bemisia tabaci
(Gennadius) (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) Associated with Four Crops in Ghana.
Journal of the Ghana Science Association 6 (1): 105-116.
Norman J. C.
The Horticultural industry in tropical Africa. Ghana Journal of Horticulture
3 (in press).
Tropical Floriculture. National Science or Technology Press, Accra.
Obeng-Ofori D.
Obeng-Ofori D., 2004. Inert dusts as a physical control option for protection
of durable stored products against pest infestation in sub-saharan Africa.
Postharvest Forum 4, 8 - 10.
Donnon, E. N. A., Van Huis, A., Leeuwis, C. , Obeng-Ofori, D., and Sakyi-
Dawson, 0. , 2004. Causes of low productivity of cocoa in Ghana: fanners'
perspectives and insights from research and socio-political establishment.
NJAS Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences 52,237 -259 .
Ayenor, G.K., Roling, N.G ., Van Huis, A., Obeng·Ofori, D., and Atengdem,
P.B., 2004. Converging farmers' and scientists' perspectives on researchable
constraints on organic cocoa production in Ghana: results of a diagnostic
study. NJAS Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences 52, 261 -284.
IME Udo, 0., Owusu, E.O. and Obeng-Ofori, D., 2004. Effi.::acy of Candlew ood
Zanthazylum xanthoxyloides (Lam.) for the control of Sitophilus zeamais (Mot.)
(Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and Callosobruchus maculates F. (Coleoptera:
Bruchidae Global Journal ofA gricultural Sciences 3 (1 & 2), 19-23
lME Udo, Obeng-Ofori, D., and Owusu , E.O., 2004. Biological effect of methanol
extracts of Candlewood Zanthozylum xanthoxyloides (Lam.) against infestation
of stored maize and cowpea by three stored product be : tles. Global Journal of
Pure and Applied Sciences 10 (2). 227-233.
Omondi-Aman, B., Obeng-Ofori, D., Danquah, E. Y. and Offei, S . K. 2004.
Genetic diversity and oviposition host preference of Bemisia tabaci
(Gennadiusl(Homoptera: AleyrodidaeJ infesting fOIlT crops in Ghana. Journal
of Ghana Science Association 6 (1), 105-116
Obeng-Ofori, D., 2005. Irradiation as a physical control option for the
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protectIOn of ;oodstlffs against ins('ct pest infestation and microbial
eterioration. Post/WrIlPst ForumS, \6-21
Obeng-Ofori, D. and\mitele, S .. 2005 Efficacy of mixing vegetable oils \\ Ith
pirimiphos· methyl rlgalllst the maize II t·t'\ il Sitophilus zeamais in stored
maize. Journnl of 5to,,-'(/ Pmduct Resenrch 41 (1) 57 ·66.
Ateyim, S.T.S . Obeing-Ofori, D. and Sotchey, M.A. 2004. Some aspects of
the biology of Sc-samia nonagrioldes botanephaga in southern Ghana West
African ,.Iourn'll 'If Appli<:d Ecolog..y (Acce-pted & III press).
Annobil, R .. Afr. .. h ·Nu~'.mah. h . Obeng-Ofori, D. and Ofosu· Budl!, h. G., 2005.
Management of ins,'CI pe'-,~ complex of CO\'. pea II Ith aqueous neem seed extract
and soil amendment r:·.ll t let's. Ghww ,}oumal of 4gnCliIturai SCIence (Accepted
& in press).
OduroK.A.
Odllro, K A.; S. C. Fiaiur; F K. Forfoe &, G. S. K. Dzoagbe 2004. CriterIa for
selection of National Best Farmer Champion of Champions. Report submit-
ted to Chief Dlr('ctor, Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) Accra and
l"t'\,iell'ed b~ the 20th National Farme-rs Om Planning Committee. (As the
Uni\'ersit~ of Ghana repres"ntat,\·p in th ... team).
Fialor, S. c.. K. A. Oduro & A. Ob'llg·Mensah 2004. National Best Farmer
Champion of Champions 2004 . Filial f<""port submitted to MOFA, Accra. (As
the UniversIty of Clhan~ representati·. t' in the learn and search nationwide
for the champlO:' of chdrnplons).
KumagaF. K.
Kumaga f K. ancl k:. Ofori (2004) Response of Soybean (Glycinemax (L.) Merrill)
to BradyrhizobiR :noculatio'1 apd Phosphorus Application. Int. Journal of
Agriculture nIDI, ,(11 .-::24·327
Offei S. K
J.O. Fening, A Sessitsch, S. K. Offei and S.K. Danso (2004) Genomic hetero-
geneity withm eO\·. pea Brad~ rhizobia isolated from Ghana. West Africa Jour-
nal ofA pplied Ecology 6, 10-29.
C.Y. Kurladjie, P.C. Stn:lk, P. Richards &. S. K. Offei (2004) Assessing produc-
tion constraints. manage'ment and use of sorghum diversity in north-est
Ghana: a diagnostIc stud\ . ." oletherlands Joumal ofA gricultural Science 52, 37 1-
391.
N.G. Rohng. lI.D.Hollnkonnou, S. K. Offei, R. Touddou & Van Huis (2004).
Linking scienc" and farmers mnovative capacity: diagnostic studies from
Ghana and BPDlll Nethel:wrds JOlintal ofA gricultural ScIence 52,211-235.
B. Omondl-Amal1 D. Obt'ng-Ofori, E Y. Danquah & S. K. Offei ( 2004). Ge-
neuc diversity and O\';position host preference of Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius)
(Homort.era: AlcTodida.:j infesting four crops in Ghana. Journal of the Ghana
Science As.socralion6, (1: 105- i 16.
Lokko, Y , Di.xon. A .. Offei. S. K. and Danquah, E. Y. (2004) Genetic analysis
ofresistan("" to the cassava m,)saic virlls disease. New Directions for a diverse
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planet: Proceedings of the 4th International Crop Science Congress,
Brisbane, Australia, 26 Sept-1 October, 2004.
OforiK.
Kumaga, F.K. and Ofori, K. 2004. Response of soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill)
to bradyrhizobia inoculation and phosphorus application. "International Journal
ofA griculture and Biology 6 (2): 324-327.
Ofori K, and Gamedoagbao, O.K. 2005. Yield of scarlet eggplant (Solanum
aethiopicum L.) as influenced by planting dates of companion cowpea. Scientia
Horticulture 105 (3): 305-312.
Ofori K. and Klogo, P.Y. 2005. Optimum time for harvesting yardlong bean
(Vigna sesquipedalis) for high yield and duality of pods and seeds. Journal of
Agriculture and Social Sciences. (2): 86-88.
Ofori, K., Kumaga, F.K. and Tonyigah, a. 2005. Morhological charq.cterization
and agronomic evaluation of Bambara groundnut gern,plasm in Ghana. Plant
Genetic Resources Newsletter (Accepted March 2005).
Ofosu-Anim J.
Ofosu-Anim, J. 2005. Harvesting and post-harvest handling of pineapples.
Postharvest Forum. 3: 28-30.
Ofosu-Anim, S. K. Offei and 1.0. Bimpeh. 2004. Identification of endogenous
sources of gibberellic acid for horticultural crops (Ghana Journal of Horticulture,
In Press).
Boateng B. A.
Boateng, B. A. (2004) Managing Abundance and Diversity of Insect pollinators
through the Ecosystem Approach: The Role of Crop Science Department.
Proceedings of National Stakeholders Workshop on Conservation and
Management of Pollinators for Sustainable Agriculture, Through an Ecosystem
Approach. University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, 5-7 JulY 2004 (in press).
Boateng, B. A., Peterson F. K. and Kunadu-Alllpratwum, F. (2004). Risk of
exporting African swine fever disease through frozen pork from Ghana.
Proceedings of Pan African Conference on Capacity Bl:ilding in Sub-Saharan
Africa Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (In Press).
Kunadu-Ampratwum, F., Glover-Amengor, M. and Boateng, B. A., (2004). A
risk assessment of the likelihood of Anthrax-infected hide/skin used in
drums exported from Ghana. Proceedings of Pan African Conference on Risk
Analysis and Modeling and Sanitary/Phytosanitary (SPS) Capacity Building
in Sub-Sahan;m Africa Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (In Press)
Woode, R., Braimah, H., Osei-Sarfoh, A., Glover-Amengor, M. and Boateng,
B.A. (2004). Importation of Pineapple (Ananas comosl.ls) planting materials
from central and southern Amenrica sub-region into Ghana: A pest risk
analysis. Proceedings of Pan African Conference on Risk Analysis and
Modeling and Sanitary /Phytosanitary (SPS) Capacity Building in Sub-
Saharan Africa Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (In Press)
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Boateng, B. A, Obeng-Ofori, D. and Biney, P (2005) Effectiveness of Novaluron
in controlling diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae),
in cabbage. Paper presented at the 16th African Association of Insect Scien-
tists Conference, June 6-10, Accra, Ghana.
Cornelius E. W.
NRI Final Development of integrated protocols to sa;eguard the quality of
fresh yams. NRI Final Technical Report R7582 (ZB 0234) 2004. (Contributor)
Aboagye-Nuamah, F., Offei, S.K., Cornelius, E.W and Bancroft, R.D Severity
of pathogenic storage rots of white yam (Dioscorea rotundata Poir). (Submit-
ted to Journal ofA pplied Biology).
DEPARTMENT OF HOME SCIENCE
OVERVIEW
The basic functions of the Department, namely teaching, research and extension,
were carried out as in previous years. The staffing situation improved with three
new lecturers being employed.
Student numbers continued to increase in the year under review. Lack of a
Departmental vehicle, however, continued to make arran~ements for fieldwork
very difficult and time consuming. The Department therefore as a matter of
urgency requires a vehicle to make, its extension work easier. The Department
also needs bigger laboratories to make practical sessions more comfortable for
the increasing number of students enrolled.
The Department'is in the process of restructuring some of its courses to make
the programme more relevant to the changing needs of families and the
development needs of our country. It is hoped that the Department would soon be
changed into a school to meet the aspirations of both students and staff.
COURSES
Courses were offered for the following programmes:
1. M.Phil in Home Science 2 year programme
2. B.Sc. in Home Science 3-4 \'ear programme
3. BA with Home Science 3-4 vear programme
4. National Diploma in Home Science 2 year programme
Sixty-one (61) courses were taught covering areas in Food 'bld Nutrition, Textiles
and Clothing, Family Resource \1anagement, Family Housing, Human
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Development and Child Studies, Consumer Studies and Home Science. Extension.
Elective courses offered were taken by a number of students including students
from other departments.
STUDENT NUMBERS
Postgraduate
M.Phil Part II - 3
M.Phi! Part I 5
Undergraduate
Level 100 114
Level 200 45
Level 300 39
Level 400 21
Diploma
Year II 24
Total 251
No fresh Diploma students were enrolled because the programme is going to be
offered during the long vacation period.
STAFFING POSITION
There were 10 full-time lecturers and 1 part-time tutor at post. The staffing
position was as follows:
Associate Professors - 2
Senior Lecturers - 4 (One on contract)
Lecturers - 4
Part-Time Tutor - 1
Senior and Junior Staff
Chief Technician - 1
Principal Administrative Asst. - I
Senior Departmental Asst. - 1
Typist Grade I -' 2
Messenger/Cleaner - 4
Nursery Attendant - I
Library Asst. Gd . II - I
RESEARCH ACTMTIES
NtiC.A.
Care giving Behaviours and Child Nutritional Status
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Problems and Coping Strategies of Student Mothers at University of Ghana,
Legon.
Eating Habits of Bank Workers in Accra.
Fianu D. A. G.
University of Ghana Female Workers' Perception of the quality of Ready-To-
Wear Garments Produced in Ghana.
Fianu, Docea A.G. and Boafo, Rita. "Educational and Occupational Aspirations
of Senior Secondary School Students: A case study oft,,·o schools at Nsawam
(In Press).
Opare-Obisaw C.
The Incidence of Obesity Among University Students.
View and use' of Nutrient Supplements Among Office Workers in the Cape
Coast Municipality.
Hevi-Yiboe L. A. P.
Waste disposal at Mempeasem
Profiles of rural women in Ghana
The monetary value of housework in Ho district of the Volta Region.
Determining the quality of Pachira Aquatica Oil.
Danquah A. O.
Perception of University of Ghana students on the use of canned foods.
An Exploratory study of dining hall services and students patronage on
the University of Ghana campus.
Ba-ama E. M.
The best sources of sex education as perceived by male and female students
in Secondary School in Takoradi.
Gadegbeku C.
Home based Treatment of Fever in children under five years at Tinkong,
Eastern Region.
Knowledge and use of vasectomy, a family planning method among married
men at Madina Estate.
Cowpea uptake studies in collaboration with CRSP Bean/Cowpea Project:
Department of Nutrition & Food Science: University of Ghana, Legon.
Ayertey A. A.
Drafting and adaptation in Clothing Children's Wear.
The .effect of chemical treatment to colour fastness and tensile strength on
Ghanaian wax prints.
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PUBLICATIONS
NtiC.A.
Nti, C.A. and Lartey, A (2005). Care giver Child Feeding Behaviours and
Child Nutritional Status in Ghana. Journal of Maternal and Child Nutrition (In
Press).
Fianu D. A. G.
Fianu, Docea A.G. et al (2004) " The Best Sources of Sex Education as
perceived by Male and Female students in a Secondary School in Takoradi".
Journal ofA sian Regional Association ofH ome Economics 11(4). pp 236-242.
Fianu, Docea A.G et al (2005) "The Effect of Sunlight and Drying methods on
the strength of Ghanaian Real Wax Printed Fabrics" International Journal of
Consumer Studies (IJCS). 29(1). PP 34-40.
Fianu, Docea A.G., Ayertey Augusta A. and Francois Edith M. A Pilot Study of
Categorizing Ghanaian Female University Students into Body sizes" (In Press).
Fianu, Docea A.G., Ayertey, Augusta A. and Francois, Edith M. "Perceived
and Preferred Body sizes of Ghanaian Female students at the University of
Ghana, Legon" (In Press).
Fianu, DoceaA.G. and Boafo, Rita. "Educational and Occupational Aspirations
of Senior Secondary School Students: A case study of two schools at Nsawam
(In Press).
Opare-Obisaw C.
L.A.P. Hevi-Yiboe and C. Opare-Obisaw (2004). Food Product Development
from Pachira Aquatica (Water Chestnut). Journal of the Ghana Science Assoc.
Volume 8, No. lpp 61-64.
Hevi-Yiboe L. A. P.
Hevi-Yiboe, Laetitia A.P. (2004) Family Resource Management in Action-
Apractical Home Mgt for all Sheperd Printing Press, Accra-Ghana.
Hevi-Yiboe, Laetitia A.P. and Buadi, Charity E. 2005 Rural Women and Time
use in Ghana. Journal of ARAHE Vol. 12 No. 28-36.
Hevi-Yiboe, Laetitia A.P. and Aglobitse, Doris M. (2004) Women, Men and
Housework in Ghanaian. Journal ofA RAHE Vol. II No.4. 250-257.
Ba-AmaE. M.
Title: The best sources of Sex Education as Perceived by Male and Female
and Students in a Secondary School in Takoradi, Ghana.
Authors: D.A.G. Fianu, Sylvia Gamor, A.A. Ayertey & E.M. Ba-ama Journal of
ARAHE, Vol. 11,2004.
Ayertey A. A.
Fianu D.A.G., Gamor S., Ayertey A., Ba-ama E. 'The best sources of Sex
Education as perceived by Male and Female Students in a Secondary School
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in Takoradi, Ghana. Journal ofA sian Regional AssociatlOnfor Home Economics.
Vol. 11 No.4 2004.
Fianu D.A.G., Sallah R, Ayertey A .. The effect of Sunlight and Drying Methods
on the Stength of Ghanaian Real Wax Printed Fabrics'. International Journal
of Consumer Studies. Vol. 29 No. 12005.
EXTENSION ACTIVITIES AND HOBBIES
NtiC. A.
Promotion of Use of High Quality Bambara Flour in the Northern Region.
Assessor: Referred Journals. (Public Health Nutrition since October, 2000.
International Journal of Consumer Studies since July. 2000).
Fianu D. A. G.
External Examiner, Ghana Institute of Management and Public
Administration (GIMPA).
External Examiner, Department ofVOC/TECH Education. University of Cape
Coast, Cape Coast.
External Examiner, Dept. of Home Economics, University of Education,
Winneba.
Member, Committee to plan water supply to campus (2003/2004 to date)
Member, Committee to recommend share-out of Internally-generated
Income.
Member, Committee to Revie\\' University's Examination Processes.
Member, Committee to plan the celebration of 50 .vears of first graduates of
the Faculty of Agriculture (no\\' College of Agriculture 2.nd Consumer
Sciences).
Council Member, Volta Hall.
Senior Tutor Volta Hall
Member, Residence Board
Member, Ghana Standards Board Technical Committee for Textiles and
Clothing.
Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Consumer Studies (UK)
Board Member, Kadjebi-Asato Secondary School.
Member of Board of Directors. Ghana Supply Company Ltd.
Board Member, National Sports Council.
Board Member: (i) Ghana Stipply Company
(ii) National Sports Council
Attended: (iii) the 56th Annual New Year School of the Institute
of Adult Education (IAE), Legon.
Theme: "Wealth Creation for Accelerated National Development: Imperatives
and, Challenges".
Responsibility: Chairman's address and remarks on topic -" The Burden of
Disease and Wealth Creation".
Date: 27th December, 2004 - 2nd January, 2005
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(ii) The Congress of the National Union of Ghana Catholic Diocesan Priests'
Association (NUGDPA)
Theme: "The Evangelical Counsels: The way of the Catholic Priest-
hood"
Venue: Corrimonwealth Hall, Legon.
Date : 3rd to 7th January, 2005.
Gave a talk to: (i) PENSA - Legon Ladies wing during their week celebrations.
Topic: "The Effect of Laziness on the Christian Woman"
Venue: Auditorium, School of Nursing.
Date: 13/02/05
(iii) Hope Congregation at Sakumono Estates (Presbyterian 'Church of
Ghana).
Topic: Being Fashionable as a Christian.
Venue: Sakumono Estates
Date: 18/03/05.
Chairman: Workshop on Income Generation Activities for Financing Child
Nutrition through Animal Source Food Management
Responsibility: Chairman's response and remarks.
Venue: NOGUCHI
Date: 2nd-3rd June, 2005
Opare-Obisaw C.
Working Group Member for Drafting a Men Guide for Institutional Feeding
(MOFA Project) March 2004-March 2005.
Attended Inangural Lecture of Prof Elizabeth Ardayfio - Schandorf on "Energy
and Development Nexus: The Realities, Challenges and Opportunities for
the Future". September 16th 2004.
Attended Monthly Volta Hall Alumnae Association Meetings.
Attended Launching of "The Gender and Agricultural Development Strategy"
(GADS) - Gender Policy Document, WIAD - Min. of Agriculture October 15th,
2004.
Attended 2-days workshop on Education & Awareness Programme on
Financial Administration ACT 654, Internal Audil Act 658 and Public
Procurement ACT 663 October 19th-20th 2004.
Attended Training in the Use of Microsoft Power Point at the Legon Faculty
& Staff Development Resource Centre 22nd October, 2005.
Attended Akuafo Hall JCR Annual Durbar 23rd October, 2004.
Attended Volta Hall JCR Awards Night 27th October, 2004.
Attended Chancellor's New Year's Party February 4th 2005.
Attended Volta Hall Dedication & Thanksgiving Sen'ice for Graduating Class
2004 on 13th March, :W05.
Attended 40th Anniversary Conference of Ghano Home Economics
Association. 21-22 April 2005. Accra.
Visited University of Texas-U.S.A. May 2005.
Chaired a Day's Workshop for Stakeholders of CORAF funded Project on:
Market Surveys and Sub-sector Analysis of Vegetable Production in West
Africa. 29th June, 2005.
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Hevi-Yiboe L. A. P.
Chairperson of the Vocations Committee, Legon Catholic Curuch.
Member of the Youth and Family Counselling Committee Legon, Catholic
Church.
Member of the School Management Board, OLA Secondary School, Ho.
Member of the Health Management Board, Ho Diocese (·f the Catholic Church.
Promotion of Improvements in Rural Family Liveliholds - Talks on Family
Planning, HIV / AIDS, Management of Resource and Income Generating Skills
Danquah A. O.
Honorary Coach, Amalgamated Spo;1:s Clubs, Tutor, Volta Hall Ms. Elizabeth
M. Ba-ama
Patron for Home Science Students Association (HOSSA).
Gadegbeku C.
Resource Person Training of trainers in the production of high protein foods.
At a workshop organized by Ghana Private - Public Partnership Food Industry
Development Programme (MSU /PFID - F & V). June 15th - 17th 2004.
Attend a Project Brief for Consultative Roundtable on Nutrition and Gender
Initiative In Ghana: At The Institute of African Studies Chalets Conference
Hall: University of Ghana, Legon. 1st October. 2004.
Resource Person Training of fruit and vegetable vendors. At a workshop
organized by Ghana Private - Public Partnership Food Industry Development
Program (MSU /PFID - F & V). November 14th 2004.
Investigator/Researcher CRSP BEAN/Cowpea Projec . (Dept. of Nutrition &
Food Science: University of Ghana, Legon) conducting Cowpea uptake studies.
Ayertey A. A.
• Designing and Pattern-making.
DEPARTMENT OF SOIL SCIENCE
OVERVIEW
In the year under review, the Department of Soil Science continued to focus on
teaching of courses at both under~aduate and graduate ievels and on research
in basic as well as applied aspects of Soil Science. Scientific research in the
Department centered on problems relating to soil degradation, productivity and
maintenance of soil quality to ensure sustainable agricultural production.
Members of staff maintained a high level of commitment to their respective duties.
Apart from direct academic involvement on campus, me2;bers also were active
in offering extension services to farmers and non-agricultural organizations in
the form of soil analysis and data interpretation.
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COURSES OFFERED
The Department offered courses at BSc (Agric.J, MPhil and PhD levels in Soil
Physics, Soil Chemistry and Fertility, Soil Microbiology, Soil Biochemistry, Soil
Genesis and Classification. Newly restructured COLlI:ses taught at the
undergraduate level in the year under review were: Management of Soil
Environment; Soil Degradation and Rehabilitation, Environmental Soil Chemistry,
Environmental Soil Physics, Introduction to Paleopedology, Introduction to
Agricultural Systems Analyses and Simulation, Isotopes in Environmental and
Industrial Research and Introduction to Bioremediation of contaminated soils.
For the Graduate Level, the courses taught included Research methods,
Instrumentation and Methods of Soil/Plant Analysis, Soil and Water
Conservation, Agricultural Systems Simulation and Modeling, Soil Pollution and
Remediation, Soil Atmosphere and Global Climate Change.
STUDENT NUMBERS
Student enrolment in the various courses was as follows
Ph.D 3
M.Phil. II 2
M.Phil. I 2
Level 400 (BSc. Final Year) 12
Level 300 (B.Sc Second Year) 165
Level 200 (B.Sc. First Year) 175
Level 100 (BSc First Year) 175
NDA II 3
Total 537
STAFFING POSITION
The curr~nt staff strength of the Department is as follows:
2 Professors
3 Associate Professors
1 Senior Lecturer
1 Senior Research Fellow
2 Lecturers
7 Senior Staff
6 Junior Staff
Out of this number, one Associate Professor, G.N.N. Dowuona continues to be on
a two-year sabbatical leave and is expected back in October, this year. Also Mr.
Ben Anipa, a Chief Technician in the Department, went on a Training Programme
in Drip Irrigation and Fertigation for five weeks in Israel (25th May~30th June
2005).
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RESEARCH/PROJECT
Abekoe M. K.
Integrated plant nutrient management using organic residue to enhance
the release of phosphorus from phosphate rocks.
Soil organic matter quality and quantity for sustainable agricultural
production
Adiku S. G. K.
US-Israel-Univ. of Ghana project "Increasing the water use efficiency and
crop yield under saline conditions using low-pressure drip irrigation and
meteorological data".
Measuring and assessing soil.carbon sequestration by Agricultural Systems
in Developing Countries. (Joint project with University of Florida, U.S.A).
Adjadeh T. A.
Characterization of soils under woodlots
Amatekpor J. K.
Management of acid soils in the Lower Volta Basin
Survey of unmapped areas in the Afram Plains
Asuming-Brempong S.
Community structure of autotrophic ammonia oxidizers in saline soil
Biodegradation of polyethylene and plastics in soils
The use of Azolla sp. as green manure
Danso S. K. A.
Ecology of rhizobia in Ghanaian soils
Nodulation and nitrogen fixation of important grain, pasture and tree legumes
in Ghanaian soils. .
Reclamation of degraded soils.
LaryeaK. B.
Spatial variability in soil phy~ical properties
Water and solute movement in soils on the Accra Plains.
Nartey E. K.
Characterization and use of compost from Teshie
Studies on Pedo-transfer functions
PUBLICATIONS
Abekoe M. K.
S. Adjei-Nsiah, C. Leeuwis, K.E. Giller, O. Sakyi-Dawson, J. Cobbina, T.W.
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Kuyper, M. K. Abekoe and W.Van Der Werf (2004). Land tenure and
differential soil fertility management practices among native and migrant
farmers in Wenchi, Ghana: Implications for interdisciplinary action research.
NJAS WageningenJoumal ofL ife Sciences. Vol 52, 3-4: 331-348.
Adiku S. G. K.
Quang Wang, Samuel Adiku, John Tenhunen and AnJre Granier (2005). On
the relation of NDVI with leaf area index in a deciduous forest site. Remote
sensing ofE nvironment. 94: 244-255.
Otieno, D.O., Schmidt, MWT, Adiku S. and Tenhumen J. (2005). Physiological
and morphological responses to water stress in two Acacia species from
contrasting habitats. Tree Physiology. 25: 361-3 7 l.
Kubota, M. Tenhumen, J. Zimmermann, R., Schmidt, M. Adiku, S., and
Kakubari, Y. (2005). Influences of environmental factors on the radial profiles
of sap flux in Fagus crenata growing at different elevations in' the Naeba
Mountains, Japan. Tree Physiology. 25:537-548.
Adiku S. G. K., M. Reichstein, A. Lohila N.Q. Dinh M. Aurela, T. Laurila, J.
Lueers and J.D. Tenhunen (2005) PIXGRO: A model for simulating the
ecosystem C02 exchange and growth of spring barley. Ecological Modelling.
(In Press).
Adjadeh T. A.
Adiku S. G. K., Osei G., Adjadeh T. A., and Dowuona G.N. (2004). Simplifying
the .analysis of soil particle sizes: Test of the Sur and Kuka's modified
hydrometer method. Comm. Soil Sci. and Plant Anal., 3.::): 1995-2003.
AmatekporJ. K.
Amatekpor, J. K. (2005). Afram Plains Agriculture Development Project: Soils
of the Afram Plains District East of Tease. Prepared for MoFAj MASDAR, UK.
Asuming-Brempong S.
Asuming-Brempong S., Amon, N. K. and Adusei-Okrah V. (2005).
Mineralization studies of Azona pin nata in the typic Vertisol. West IIfrican J.
ofApplied&ology. (submitted).
Asuming-Brempong S., and Owusu-Gyimah, V. (2005). Effect of atrazine on
some microbial populations and activies in the rhizosphere of maize plant
in two contrasting soils. J. Ghana Science Assoc. (submitted).
Danso S. K. A.
Fening, J. 0., Adjei-Gyapong,·T., Yeboah, E. ,Apontuah, E. 0., Quansah, G.
and Danso, S. K. A. (2005). Soil fertility status.and potential organic inputs
for improving small holder crop production in the if'o~rior savanna zone of
Ghana. J. Sustainable Agric. 25 (4): 69-92.
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Fening, J.O., Sessitsch, A., Offei, S.K. and Danso, S.K.A. (2004). Genomic
heterogeneity within cowpea bradyrhizobia isolated from Ghanaian soils.
West African J. ofA pplied Ecol. Vol. 6: 20-29.
Nartey E. K.
Nartey, E.K., Dowuona, G.N., Mermut, A.R. and Tiessen, H. (2005). Phosphorus
distribution in some Lixisols of the semi-arid zone of Ghana (in preparation)
CONFERENCES/WORKSHOP / SEMINARS ATTENDED
Abekoe M. K.
Abekoe, M. K. and Attua, E. M. (2005). West African savannas under change:
Soil degradation in Sub-Saharan Africa. A paper presented at a Workshop
organized by WASAC, Copenhagen, Denmark. 19-25th June, 2005.
International workshop on Convergence of Science held in Cotonou , Benin.
16th-21st April 2005.
Snoeck, D., Abekoe, M. K. and Afrifa, A. (2005) . Validation of cocoa soil
diagnosis method in Ghana: Sustainable and Competitive Cocoa Systems
Project. 27th June -1st July 2005 . Akure, Nigeria.
Adiku S. G. K.
Adiku, S. G. K., Mawunya, F ., Jones, J . W. and Yangyouru, M. (2005) . Can
ENSO help in agricultural decision-making in Ghana? Synthesis Workshop
for the Advanced Institute on Climate Variability and Food Security /
International Workshop on Climate Prediction and Agriculture: Advances
and Challenges. 9-1s May 2005. World Meteorological Organization, Geneva,
Switzerland. .
Nartey E. K.
CTA/INSTI Regional Workshop on Scientific Writing: Training the Trainers
workshop, Accra, Ghana. 23n;l.-31st May 2005.
BENEFACTIONS
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, CSIR, (AgSSIP) donated a Heavy
Duty Xerox Machine (Document Centre 480DC) to the Department, by courtesy of
the Director-General, Professor E. Owusu-Bennoah.
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AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE-KADE
OVERVIEW
In pursuance of its vision, the Centre continues to conduct research into the
production of Humid Forest fruit and tree crops, vegetables and root and tuber
crops. The Centre also maintains a wide range of tropical and sub-tropical fruit
trees for teaching and demonstration purposes.
In order to promote the export market, the Centr~ through the support of Export,
Development and Investment Fund (ED IF) has in the year under review started
massive production of Mango grafted seedlings and black pepper seedlings for
supply to the Farmers. Through the Presidential Special Initiative (PSI)
programme on oil palm, the Centre is also raising 100,000 oil palm seedlings
annually for supply to farmers. Besides these the Centre continues to be a source
of planting materials in citrus, plantain. cocoyam and other forest tree crops for
the farmers in the forest belt of the country.
As part of its extension and training activities, the Centre yearly trains the youth,
under the Leventis Programme to take farming as a business after the end of the
programme. Agricultural Students from the country's Universities and.the second
cycle institutions are regularly trained at the Centre. Personnel of the Centre
also serve in various national committees viz citrus, horticultural, and research
extension linkage . committees aimed at developing strategies for sustainable
crop production.
STAFFING POSITION
The breakdown of staff at post was
2 Associate Professors
5 Senior Research Officers
2 Research Officers
17 Senior Staff
155 Junior Staff
Out of this number one Associate Professor and one Senior Research Office: are
on contract service. Two Research Officers and three Senior Staff are )11 study
leave.
RESEARCH PROJECTS
The following projects are on-going at the Centre:
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Osei J. K.
Rapid field multiplication of Cocoyams and the use of microsett·derived
Cocoyam plantlets to improve Cocoyam production in Ghana (sponsored by
RTIP)
Rapid field multiplication and distribution of IITA-bred musa cultivars
(sponsored by Gatsby)
Cocoa/Black pepper intercropping system
Hotsonyame G. K •.
Performance of plantains underseeded with leguminous cover crop species
Stage of maize development on the growth and "it'ld of plantains
Ofosu-Budu K. G.
Seasonal variation in sweet orange juice quality in Ghana
Characterization of rambutan fruits at the Agric Research Centre-Kade
collection
Rootstock effects on yield and juice quality of Late Valencia sweet orange
Compo sting of agricultural and ag!"o-industriaJ \Vastf :empty fruit bunches,
poultry droppings, cocoa pod husk and sawdust) as organic fertilizers for crop
production
Nkansah G. O.
Breeding for heat tolerance in tomatoes in Ghana: Studies on Physiological
and Biochemical approaches for improving the heat tolerance of tomatoes
Application of plant gl'owth hormones to boost fruit set, yield and quality of
vegetables
Evaluation of Pepper lines for export
Evaluation of Mango and Avocado germ plasm lines
Brentu F. C.
Fruit spot diseases of sweet orange. its importance, aetiology and control
PUBLICATION
Osei J. K.
Osei, J.K. and S.K. Kwarteng 2004. Root production and shoot growth of Auxin
treated split corm: Ghana Journal of Horticulture, Vol."L In Press.
Hotsonyame G. K.
Hotsonyame G.K., J.K. Ofori, C. Ohene-Agyekum and W.O. Danso. 2005.
Priority Researchable Constraints in Agriculture: a pre-proposal study in
the Eastern Region. Report submitted to AgSSIP.
Ofosu-Budu K. G. (Refereed Journals)
Ofosu-Budu K. G. (in press) . Performance Of Citrus Rootstocks In The Forest
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Zone Of Ghana. Ghana Journal of Horticulture. (in press)
Ofosu-Budu, K. G. Quaye, A. K and Danso S . K. A. (2005) . Effect Of Compost
Amendment Rate On Growth, Yield And Quality Of Cabbage In Ghana. Ghana
Journal of Horticulture. (in press)
Ofosu-Budu, KG. and Quaye . A. K. Response Of Tomato To Different Types Of
Compost. Proceedings of Soil Science Society of Ghana
Other Publication·s
Nyamekye Boama and K G. Ofosu-Budu 2004. Soci .)-economic studies on
the Citrus industry in four distric ts Kwaebibirim, West Akim, Birim North
And Birim South in the Eastern Region (November 2004) . Report submitted
to Ministry of Trade and Industries and Presidential Special Initiative.
P. LEMAITRE; V. Koffi ; M, Owusu-Ansah; E. Akwasi Owusu; K G. Ofosu-Budu
and J . Baidoo-Williams. Review of Rubber Outgrower Plantation Phase II and
Feasibility Study on Rubber Outgrower Plantation Project, Phase III in the
Western, Central and Eastern Region s of Ghana. Report Submitted to Agence
Francaise De Developpement and Ministry of Food and Agriculture (June
2005).
EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
OseiJ. K.
Organized training workshops on citrus and plantain cultivation for ADRA
farmers and MOFA
Produced 50,000 Cocoyam planting material for MOFA under Root and Tuber
Improvement Programme
Organized plantain multiplication workshop for MOFA under Gatsby plantain
project ..
Nkansah G. O.
Training Agricultural Extension Agents (AEA's) and District Development
Officers (DDO's) on Crop Demonstration Protocols in the Central Region.
19th - 24th February, 2004
Hotsonyame G. K.
A member of Research-Extension-Linkage Committee (RELC) in the Eastern
Region responsible for identifying and prioritizing the problems of Farmer in
the region for Research Intervention by AgSSIP.
Ofosu-Budu K. G_
Tree Crop Working Committee; Preparation of factsheet on Oil Palm
Production in Ghana for the Ministry of Food and Agriculture.
Conferences and Seminars Attended : Ghana Science Association 1 st-3rd
August 2005. Papers presented.
KG. Ofosu-Budu, J. Hogarh, D. Carboo, N. Ankrah, A, Nyarko and J. FobiL
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Some Chemical Characteristics Of Agricultural And Municipal Waste
Composts In Ghana.
KG .. Ofosu-Budu, H. Wordu, and M. Yanguoru. Performance ofNERICA 1 rice
under different soils and nutrient management systems.
CONFERENCES
Osei J. K.
Attended Annual General Meeting of Ghana Institute of Horticulture. Paper
presented: Effect of land preparation methods and maize intercrop on the
growth and yield of Cocoyam.
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE KPONG
OVERVIEW
The major areas of research and 'production during the period have been rice,
industrial sugar cane, cowpea and cattle rearing. In line with the Centre's vision,
crops of high economic potential e.g. vegetables and legumes (chili pepper, onions,
tomato, okro and soyabean) have been introduced. Also introduced are crops that
need to be researched on so as to meet the extension requirements of farmers
growing them in the environs of the Centre and beyond, e.g. mangoes, cashew
and local sugar cane. Plantations of mango, cashew and local sugar cane are
being planted while grafted mango 'seedlings are produced for sale to farmers. In
the livestock section, sheep and pig rearing have been introduced, so as to take
advantage of the by-products of rice and other produce for livestock feeding. The
packaging of rice has been improved upon in order to enhance its marketability.
The Export Development and Investment Fund (EDlF) of t"e Ministry of Trade is
supporting mango seedling and pepper seed production with a grant of eight
hundred million cedis (¢ 800,000,000.00), which was used in purchasing a tractor
with implements, a pickup vehicle, drip irrigation set and agricultural chemicals.
In collaboration with the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), the
Centre grew the New Rice for Africa (NERICA) for field observation during the
International Year of Rice celebration, which took place in Accra from 28th to
30th September 2004. For the field trip, the Centre hosted about 100 national
and international ~cientists on 1st October 2004. Seed from the crop harvested is
being used for further research on the crop. The dam construction under the
collaborative studies on rainwater harvesting between the University of Ghana
and Kyoto University, Japan, has been completed and the construction phase of
the project was officially over in March 2005. The Research Centre will, however,
continue with the agronomic research phase.
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STAFF
During the period, Mr. Ferdina nd Mawunya, a Research Officer, went on study
leave for PhD studies at the University of Ghana and Mr. Daniel Acquah, a Senior
Staff, returned from study- lea ve in Korea. Two Senior Staff, Mr. Joseph
Noagbewornu and Mr. Yao Nyadzro retired while Mr. Alexander Anom, a Senior
Staff and Messrs Koku Basubata and Adolph Setsyi, Junior Staff, died.
The current staffing position therefore stands at:
Senior Research Officer (On contract) 1
Senior Research Officers 2
Research Officer
Research Officer (On study leave) 1
Senior Staff 12
Junior Staff 45
Daily Rated staff 15
Temporary Staff 12
Total staff strength 89
RESEARCH
Nyalemegbe K. K.
Utilisation of Azolla as manure in lowland rice cultivation on the Vertisols of
the Accra plains.
Utilisation of Sesbania and other legumes as source of nitrogen in irrigated
rice on the Vertisols of the Accra plains .
Development of technologies for using leguminous crops for sustainable crop
production.
Development of improved fallow farming system using leguminous plants.
A study of the effect of heat stress on the growth, flowering and yield of some
vegetable crops (tomato, garden eggs, okro and chili pepper) on the Vertisols
of the Accra plains.
DarkwaE. O.
Evaluation and selection of fruit vegetables (Peppers, Tomato, Garden eggs
& Okra) for tolerance/resistance to pests, diseases and heat stress.
Validation trials on the efficacy of fungicides and foliar fertilizers as
components of an integrated approach to the management of foliar diseases
of vegetables.
Establishment of orchards of cultivars of mangoes and citrus to monitor the
incidence and severity of pests and diseases.
Evaluation of herbicides for weed management in vegetables - an: integrated
approach.
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Oteng J. W.
Rice-Fish Culture
The design and construction of the basins for the trials have been
completed.
A ratoonable rice cultivar has been identified and seeded.
Two species of fish, catfish and tilapia produced by Aquatic Research
and Development Center (ARDEC) will be introduced at the maximum
tillering stage.
Sugarcane Research/Development Programme
The second phase of nursery expansion programme is in progress and
it is expected to reach a total of about 2 ha by end of 2005.
Four out of ten cultivars have been found to be very promising and they
include the following: B63349, KnB 92-96, KnB 92-61 and KnB 90-457.
Field trials will commence during the 2005 minor season, using the
four promising cultivars.
Funds will be sought late in 2005 to purchase a sugar mill and
. rehabilitate the old Jaggery plant to commence processing of cane into
syrup and alcohol (ethanol).
Yangyuoru M.
Changes in stability and water shedding potential of landforms using USDA
curve numbers.
Field validation of a numerical model in furrow irrigation system using
harvested rainwater.
Optimal management and release of irrigation water from a micro-dam at
ARC-Kpong.
Climate variability and cultural practices on crop yields on the Vertisols.
Effect of soil conditioners on the productivity and physical properties of some
soils in Ghana. .
Evaluation of surface overland flow into a water cistern at ARC-Kpong.
TEACHING
The Research Officers on the Research Centre participated in the academic
activities in Crop and Soil Science Departments respectively by teaching,
supervising and examining student research projects.
Staff from the Centre also participated in teaching and practical training
programmes organised at the Bok Nam Kim Agricultural Training School by
the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) and the school. Farmers,
extension staff from MOFA, the Prisons, the Universities an·d other
institutions are trained in rice production at the training school.
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PUBLICATIONS/PAPERS PRESENTED AT CONFERENCES
Yangyuoru M., T. Kawachi K., Unami S. G. K. Adiku F. Mawunya and S.
Quarshie. Comparison of rainfed and potential yields of maize and cowpea
on the Vertisols of Ghana. Journal of Rainwater Catchment System (JRCSA), 9:
7-12 (2003).
Yangyuoru M., E. Boateng, S. G. K. Adiku, D. Acquah, T. Adjadeh and F.
Mawunya. Effects of natural and synthetic soil condit,oners on soil moisture
retention and yield of maize. West African Journal ofA pplied Ecology (W AJAE) ,
2003: (In press).
Unami K., T. Kawachi, and M. Yangyuoru Optimal water management in
small-scale tank irrigation systems. Energy, (2004): (In press).
Yangyuoru M., S. G. K. Adiku, F. Mawunya, T. Adjadeh and S. Quarshie.
Degradation of soil surface profile of developed landforms on the Vertisols of
Ghana. Journal of Ghana Institution of Engineers, (2004): (In press).
Nyalemegbe K. K., J. W. Oteng, E. O. Darkwa and C. Oti-Boateng.
Comparative performance of different rice-based cropping patterns in the
Vertisols of the Accra plains of Ghana. Proceedings oft he 2nd Biennial Regional
Rice Research Review (4R's 2002).9-12 April 2002.
WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES ATTENDED
Nyalemegbe K. K.
Second Biennial Regional Rice Research Review (4Rs 2002). WARDA-The
Africa Rice Centre. Mbe, Bouake Cote d1voire. 9-12 April 2002.
Planning Workshop on the Kpong Irrigation Project (KIP). Review of 3-year
Transitional Management phase and drawing a 5-ycdr strategic plan. KIP
Conference Hall, Asutsuare, 18th-20th January 2005.
Workshop on the importance of organic matter in agricultural production,
as part of the AgSSIP funded project on the enhancement of soil nitrogen in
rice fields at the Kpong Irrigation Project, through rotation of leguminous
plants with rice. KIP Conference Hall, Asutsuare, 16th May 2005.
Oteng J. W.
Irrigation Development and Management in Ghana: "The Way Forward"
(Collaborators: IWM, JICA, GTZ). Jan. 20th-23rd, 2004. Tema, Ghana.
Small-Scale Irrigated Agriculture Promotion Project (SSIAPP). Stakeholders
Forum: Farmer Participatory Irrigation Management and Improvement: May
28, 2004, Novotel, Accra, Ghana.
EXTENSION
Nyalemegbe K. K.
Forum with farmers of the Kpong Irrigation Project, at Akuse and Asutsuare,
on the importance of organic matter in the enhancement of soil fertility,
16th May 2005.
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Yangyuoru M.
Agro-meteorological data analysis fvr crop production, for "Golden Exotics"
Ltd., P. O. Box K.LA. 16105 Accra. February 2004.
Design and construction of a mic ro-dam for harvesting rainwater for irrigation,
for "ban-T-Investment" (Gh) Ltd. Farming Division, P. O. Box Co 2108, Tema.
September 2004.
Agro-meteorological data anaj\'sis for crop production, for "Good Fortune
Farmers Association", Kpong-West, E/R. October 2004.
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE, LEGON
OVERVIEW
The Centre continues to maintain cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, donkeys and poultry
for teaching, research and commercial purposes. The Lel 'entis Foundation
Farmers Training Programme adl!lltted and trained the 16th batch of 35 students.
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture m?de available a grant for rehabilitation of
sekcted facilities at the Centre.
STAFF POSITION
The total staff on role is 118, comprising 6 Research Officers, 16 Seniol' Staff and
106 Junior Staff. The Research Officers are:
3 Senior Research Fellows
3 Research Fellows
17 Senior Staff
95 Junior Staff
Practical Training
The Station continues to provide facilities for practical jf'ssons for the various
levels of students of the Faculty of Agriculture. Students from the other public
universities, the various agricultural colleges around the coumry and private
individuals were also taken into residence for short-term practical attachments.
Educational Visits
During the year, over 2500 students from Kindergarten, Junior Secondary Schools,
Senior Secondary Schools and Training Colleges visited the Station.
Teaching
Research Officers continued to contribute towards academic activities at the
Departments of Animal Science and Crop Science, Legon.
RESEARCH/ EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
Adjorlolo, L. K.
Technical and economic assessment of intensive small ruminant production
in urban areas of Ghana - Case study in Accra.
Studies on 'maximum profit' feed formulation systems for poultry.
Substitution of molasses with fruit residues in multi-nutrient feed
supplements for ruminants.
Adogla-Bessa T.
Evaluating the feed value of tree forages
Survey of preferred high value trees
Gas production profile of common forages
Integrating small ruminants in tree crop plantations
Canacoo E. A.
Reproductive failure in pigs
Ehnoveterinary practice among livestock and poultry farmers in the Accra
Plains
Mahama E. A.
Resource person. Workshop for senior staff of Agricare Ltd., held at Agric
Research Centre, Legon, June 7-19,2004.
Technical and economic assessment of intensive small ruminant production
in urban areas of Ghana - Case study in Accra.
Comparison of cost structure of broiler production in Accra-Tema and Kumasi
areas
Naazie A.
Feed restriction effects in laying birds
Evaluation of various poultry diets for broilers
Timpong-Jones E. C.
Rangeland monitoring involving the use of remote sensing aIld Geographical
Information System
Evaluation of nutritive value and yield of some forage species in Ghana.
Involved in ILRIjMoFA Peri-Urban Forage Production Project for cattle farmers
in some parts of Greater Accra, Eastern and Volta Regions.
PUBLICATIONS
Adjorlolo L. K.
Adjorlolo, L.K., Amaning-Kwarteng, K. and Fianu, F.K. 2004. Preference of
sheep for three forms of mucuna forage and the effect of supplementation
with mucuna forage on the performance of sheep. Tropical Animal Health
and Production, 36(2): 145-156.
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Adogla-Bessa T.
Adogla-Bessa, T and Carles, A. (in press) Chapter 20-Sheep in Livestock and
Wealth Creation - improving the husbandry of animals kept by resource-poor
people in developing countries'. Publication by DFID / LPP. Nottingham
University Press. UK
Canacoo E. A.
Aryeetey R., Magquis G.S., Colecraft E.K., Reddy M.R, Butler L.M, Jensen
H.H., Huff-Lonergan E., Sakyi-Dawson 0., Ahunu B.K., Canacoo E.A. and Lartey
A. (2005). Identifying constraints in using animal source foods in children's
diets in Ghana. Experimental Biology Abstracts. April 2005.
Mahama E. A.
Mahama, E.A., Naazie, A., E. K. Andah, and D. P. K. Amegashie. 2004.
Comparison of Cost structures of Broiler Production in Accra/Tema and
Kumasi Areas. Proc. 27th Animal Science Symp. August 18-21,2004, Tamale.
Naazie, A., E. M. Damien, A. S. Letsukuma and E. A. Mahama. 2004. How
Useful are Feed Additives in Broiler Diets? Proc. 27th Animal Science Symp.
August 18-21,2004, Tamale.
Naazie A.
Naazie, A., E. M. Damien, A. S. Letsukuma and E. A. Mahama. 2004. How
Useful are Feed Additives in Broiler Diets? Proc. 27th Animal Science Symp.
August 18-21,2004, Tamale.
Mahama, E.A., Naazie. A., E.K. Andah, and D. P. K. Amegashie. 2004.
Comparison of Cost structures of Broiler Production in Accra/Tema and
Kumasi Areas. Proc. 27th Animal Science Symp. Augu,.,( 18-21,2004, Tamale.
Naazie A. 2004. Making Oral Presentations and using visual displays. Paper
presented at Ghana Society of Animal Production Workshop for young
sciehtists - Southern Sector. 6th April 2004, Animal Research Institute,
Accra.
Naazie A. 2004. Writing and Publishing Scientific Papers. Paper presented
at Ghana Society of Animal Production WO\'kshop for young scientists -
Northern Sector. 21st April 2004, Radach Memorial Centre, Tamale.
WORKSHOP /CONFERENCES/SEMINARS
Adjorlolo L. K.
Ghana Society of Animal Production Workshop for young scientists - Southern
Sector. 6th April 2004, Animal Research Institute, Accra.
Ghana Animal Science Association 27th Animal Science Symposium. August
18-21, 2004, Radach Memorial Centre, Tamale.
Symposium on the use of soyabean in pOUltry feed organised by Ghana
National Association of Poultry Farmers, Accra. 3rd December, 2004.
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Adogla-Bessa T.
African Network for Agroforestry Education. Workshop on Adult Learning held
at University ofIbadan, 4th March 2004.
Ghana Society of Animal Production Workshop for young scientists - Southern
Sector. 6th April 2004, Animal Research Institute, AcCm.
Ghana Animal Science Association 27th Animal Science Symposium. August
18-21,2004, Radach Memorial Centre, Tamale.
Workshop on Vegetative Propagation by means of Non-Mist Propagators. Held
at Agricultural Research Station-Legon, 11th November, 2004.
Canacoo E. A.
Ghana Society of Animal Production Workshop for young scientists - Southern
Sector. 6th April 2004, Animal Research Institute, Accra.
Mahama E. A.
Ghana Society of Animal Production Workshop for young scientists.- Southern
Sector. 6th April 2004, Animal Research Institute, Accra.
Ghana Society of Animal Production Workshop for young scientists - Northern
Sector. 21st April 2004, Radach Memorial Center, Tamale.
Ghana Animal Science Association 27th Animal Science Symposium. August
18-21,2004, Radach Memorial Center, Tamale.
Naazie A.
Ghana Society of Animal Production Workshop for young scientists - Southern
Sector. 6th April 2004 , Animal Research Institute, Accra.
Ghana Society of Animal Production Workshop for young scientists - Northern
Sector. 21st April 2004, Radach Memorial Centre, Tamale.
Ghana Animal Science Association 27th Animal Science Symposium. August
18-21, 2004 Radach Memorial Cent,e, Tamale.
Timpong-Jones E. C.
Seminar on Writing and Presenting Scientific Papers. Held at Animal
Research Institute, Amrahia. 6th April, 2004.
Workshop on Restoration of African Farm and Rangelands - A Compal'ison of
approaches and adoption experiences in different dry land regions in sub-
Saharan Africa. Held at Miklin Hotel, 23-25th August, 2004.
Workshop on Vegetative Propagation by means of Non-Mist Propagators. Held
at Agricultural Research Station-Legon, lIth November. 2004.
ILRljMOFA Peri-ul'ban dairy project closing workshop held at STEPRl/CSIR
resource person. 30th March 2005
BENEFACTIONS.
The Station received a large grant from the Ministry of Food and Agriculture
under the CIDA/MoFA Food and Agriculture Budgetary support programme.
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FACULTY OF ARTS
DEPARTMENT OF CLASSICS
OVERVIEW
Nothing dramatic has taken place in the department during the year under n":-
view. The staffing position is rather thin. Inspite of this, the Department con tin-
ue~ to mount courses for the various undergraduate levels, i.e. Level 100-400. A
sad observation is that our final year students who perform very creditably in the
exams, never come back to enroll for the graduate programme.
COURSES
As in the preceding years, only core courses were available for the various levels:
100-400;. the Department also taught courses at the External Degree Centre.
STAFF
The staffing position remained the same: I Senior Lecturer, 1 Lecturer, and I
part-time Lecturer.
STUDENT NUMBERS
Level 100 552
Level 200 193
Level 300 34
TotFiI 1,085
RESEARCH
The broad areas of research were:
i) Roman North Africa
ii) Women in Antiquity
iii) Life and Thought of the Ar..cicnt Greeks and their Relevance for Modern-day
Africa.
PUBLICATION
None: But, some articles are awaiting consideration for publication
CONFERENCES
Nil
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DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
OVERVIEW
Implementation of the New Syllabus for English Studies for the Bachelor of Arts
degree entered its 3rd year in the 2004-05 session, bringing with it various
chcJlenges , especially the challenge of developing appropriate study and learning
materials towards the full realization of the goals of the new programme. Three
Ph.D. candidates - Mawuli Adjei, Jemima Anderson, and Mabel Komasi - submitted
their completed theses for examination, making them the very first to enroll and
complete their doctoral studies in the English Department. Another .significant
development , especially in graduate studies , came through requests by the
University of Bouake in La Cote d'Ivoire and University of Lome in Togo, for special
registration for a number of their graduate students, most of them for Ph.D.
supervision by senior faculty of the English Department. Under relevant protocols
already concluded between Bouake and Legon, four Ph.D. candidates and one
M.A. student have already been assigned supervisors. University of Ouagadougou
in Burkina Faso has also concluded arrangements for bringing a large number of
senior undergraduate students to the English Department at Legon for specially
designed proficiency courses. A number of courses offered by the department
continue. to attract a relatively large number of visiting foreign students. A total
of 76 foreign students registered with the department during the year.
The Association of Students of English Language [ASEL] was very active during
the year. Major programmes it organized during the year included donation of
clothes and food items to the Dzorwulu Special School; a seminar on -Prospects of
the Student of English"; an evening of poetry readings featuring Professors Kofi
Awoonor and Kofi Anyidoho ; and a clean-up of the department & the surrounding
area. The association made a significant donation of audio-visual equipment
and furniture to the department: a 20-inch Television Set, a Home Theatre Set,
a Multi-System VCR, and a set of 30 chairs for the departmental library. The old
executive, including Stephen Adu-Mintah (President), Joana Gyimah Fokuo
(Secretary) and Emmanuel Kofi Darko (Vice-President) , have since then handed
over to a new executive: Ernest Nkrumah Addo (President), Alexander Grant (Vice-
President), Janet Frimpong (Secretary), Beatrice Bruku (Treasurer), Phillip
Kumahor (Organizing Secretary), Sena Agbloyor (Assistant Organizing Secretary),
Nana Ama Nsemoh (Ex-Officio).
The department hosted a special two-day seminar in No\·t.nber 2004 under the
theme Literature of the Middle Passage, which brought together students of
the department and a group of students and professors from Barnard College ,
Columbia University, led by the distinguished novelist, dramatist , and essayist
Caryl Phillips, winner of the 2005 Commonwealth Writers Prize for his novel A
Distant Shore.
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COURSES
Level 100
ENGL.111 Foundation English I (Listening & Speaking Skills)
ENGL.112 Foundation English 2 (Reading Skills)
ENGL.113 Foundation English 3 (Practice Drills in Listening & Speaking)
ENGL. 114 Foundation English 4 (Writing Skills)
Level 200
ENGL.211 Introductory Survey of the English Language 1
ENGL.212 Introductory Survey of the English Language II
ENGL.213 Survey of English Literary History
ENGL.214 Critical Reading of Literary Texts
Level 300
ENGL.301 Present-Day English
ENGL.302 Semantic Structure of English
ENGL.303 Introduction to African Literature
ENGL.304 Shakespeare
ENGL.305 Practice in Criticism
ENGL.306 The Modern Novel
Level 400
ENGL.400 Long Essay
ENGL.401 Stylistics
ENGL.402 Varieties of English
ENGL.403 Advanced Practice in Criticism
ENGLA04 Themes in Modern Literature
ENGL.405 Modern Literary Criticism
Level 300/400 (Electives)
ENGL.307 English Syntax
ENGL.308 Phonology of English
ENGL.309 Discourse Analysis
ENGL.312 History of the English Language
ENGL.313 Pragmatics
ENGL.314 Early English Texts
ENGL.317 18th Century Literature
ENGL.318 Romantic Poetry
ENGL319 Modern Poetry
ENGL.325 Ghanaian Literature
ENGL. 327 New Literature's in English
ENGL.328 Literature of the Black Diaspora
ENGL.333 Introduction to Creative Writing
ENGL.334 Creative Writing
ENGL.336 Contemporary English Usage
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Level 600
ENGL.600 Research Methods
ENGL.601 English Syntax
ENGL.602 English Phonology
ENGL. 603 Literary Theory
ENGL.604 Modern Drama
ENGL.605 Language and Literature
ENGL.606 English Semantics
ENGL.607 African Literature
ENGL.612 Oral Literature
ENGL.613 Special Topic
ENGL.615 Post-Colonial Literature
ENGL.626 Sociolinguistics
ADMISSIONS
Level 100 408 Students
Level 200 328 Stunents
Level 300 124 Students
Level 400 96 Students
Level600 (Yr. 1) : 5 Students
Level 600 (Yr.2) 6 Students
Ph.D. 11 Candidates
Foreign 77 Students
STAFFING POSITION
Dr. E.A. Quarcoo left for a sabbatical year in the Uniten States and Professor Kofi
Anyidoho took over as Head of Department. Dr. Augustina Edem Dzregah returned
to the department from study leave, following completion of her doctoral work at
Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Two new lecturers, Meri Nana Ama Danquah
and Patience Afrakoma Tenkorang joined the department as lecturers.
CONFERENCES/SEMINERS/WORKSHOPS:
KokuAmuzu:
Participated in a Language Workshop organized by the Graphic Communications
Group.
AndersonJ
Faculty of Arts Colloquium, April 2005
GUSS Workshop on Retirement Planning, May 2005.
Presented a departmental seminar on "Request Forms in English in Ghana: .
Effec of Data Collection Methodologies on Research Findings."
Presenter: Presidential Special Initiative on Distance Learning SSS 1
ENGLISH. Ghana Television.
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AnyidohoK.
1st National Congress of Artistis and Cultural Worivrs. National Theatre,
Accra. October 6-8, 2004. Title of Paper: "Creating a Tradition 'of Literary
Consciousness in Ghana"
"Playing GOD with WORD: LANGUAGE and POWER of SELF-NAMING."
Bashorun M.K.O. Abiola Distinguished Lecture. African Studies Association
47th Annual Meeting. New Orleans, Louisiana. November 11-14, 2004.
New York University in Gh~ma & Heritage Development. "Celebrating
Ghanaian Highlife Music: Its Impact and Relevance". A 2-Day Symposium.
Title of Presentation: "The Poetry of Highlite Music". November 26-27,2004.
"Literature in Africa and Its Diasporas: 21 st Century Challenges &
Directions." Conversations: Writers & Readers in Dialogues: The Literature
of Africa and Its Diaspora. Chancellor Jackman Programme for the Arts,
University of Toronto. January 16,2005.
International Center for Writing & Translation, University of California-
Irvine. Special Seminar on "OUT OF ENGLISH: Korean, African, and Irish
Visions: Nuala NiDhomhnaill, Kofi Anyidoho, Hwang Chi-Woo" Title of
Presentation: "English as a Foreign Anguish". April 7, 2005.
Dadzie A. B. K.
Research on "The Variation Phenomenon"
Denkabe A.
Bridging the North-South Divide ia Ghana. (Centre for Policy Analysis &
Overseas Development Institute, UK. Workshop). June 2005. Paper read.
"Education in Northern GlJana".
Nyarko Ansah G.
"Legon-Trondheim NUFU I:.inguistics Project: Annual Colloquium &
Workshop. January 2005.
Carnegie Corporation Project: Fundraising Fundamentals Training Workshop.
March 2005.
Faculty of Arts Colloquium. April 2005. Title of Paper: "Culturally Correct
Language: Doing Political Discourse Right in Ghana"
GUSS Workshop on Retirement Planning. May 2005.
Tenkorang P. A.
"Legon-Trondheim NUFU Linguistics Project: Annual Colloquium &
. Workshop. January 2005.
Carnegie Corporation Project: Fundraising Fundamentals Training Workshop.
March 2005.
Faculty of Arts Colloquium. April 2005.
GUSS Workshop on Retirement Planning. May 2005.
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RESEARCH
Adjei M.
Completed and submitted his Ph.D. thesis titled ..... .
Translation of Sam Obianim's Agbezuge from Ewe into English (in-progress).
Began work on the subject "Women as Agents of Social Change in Ghanaian
Literature"
Comparative study of Shakespeare's As You Like It and Fiawoo's The Fifth
Landing Stage.
AmuzuK.
Did further work on "Literature of Apartheid and the Post-Sharpville Reader"
Anderson J.
Completed and submitted her Ph.D. thesis entitled "Request Forms in English
in Ghana"
Presenter: Presidential Special Initiative on Distance Learning SSS I
ENGLISH. Ghana Television.
Angsotinge G.
Seamus Heaney's Poetry and "The Troubles" of Northern Ireland.
Collection of Dagaare Narratives and Proverbs.
AnyidohoK.
Editorial work on papers submitted by Fellows of the CODESRIA African
Humanities Institute and on papers presented in the September 2003
International Symposium on "Canonical Works and Continuing Innovation
in African Arts and Humanities", hosted by the CODES RIA African
Humanities Institute Programme,
Dadzie A. B. K.
Worked on "Defining and Describing the Ghanaian Vnnety of English, Using
the Linguistic Matrix of Analysis.
Karl Dako
Projects on English in Ghana, Student Pidgin, and Ghanaian Literature.
Denkabe A.
Defining the Nation through Fiction: A Study of Contemporary Ghanaian
Tradition.
Culture & Gender in African Societies.
KomasiM.
Completed and submitted Ph.D. thesis on "Children's Literature in Ghana"
Special projects on:
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"The Female Gender in Ghanaian Literature"
"Kweku Ananse in Ghanaian Children's Literature"
Nyarko Ansah G.
"Doing Political Discourse Right in Ghana" Further research into the
ethnography of political discourse in Ghana.
A pilot research on "Metaphorization in Ghanaian E:lglish"
Albert A. Sac key:
Modernism in African Literature.
Edward Sackey:
Continued to work on "Africa and the Novel Form" and "Ayi Kwei Armah and
Historical Fiction".
Wiredu J. F.
Research in progress on the following:
A Handbook on Stylistics of African Poetry
The Syntax of English in Ghana
Language, Communication and the Business World
A Grammar of Modem English: A Reference Text.
PUBLICATIONS
Adjei M.
"Notes and Commentary on Shakespeare's As You Like It." Accra: Kwadwoan
Publishers, January 2005.
"Appreciating Core Literature", with G. Angsotinge & E. Sackey. Accra:
Kwadwoan Publishers, forhcoming.
"Beyond Sexual-Textual Politics: Disguise & Symbolism in Ama Ata Aidoo's
'I'he Girl Who Can' and 'She Who Would Be King"' Legan .Journal of the
Humanities (forthcoming)
AnyidohoK.
Two poems in Poetry Intemational7 / 8.
"Hero", in Poetry Wales 40/3: New Writers from Wales & West African Poetry.
Ansotinge G. T.
"Appreciating Core Literature", with Mawuli Adjei & S. Sackey. Accra:
Kwadwoan Publishers, forhcoming.
"Thou Shall Not Reveal Thy Secrets: The Value of Reticence in Speech in
Dagaaba Folklore". ResearchReuiewVol. 21 (forthcoming).
AwoonorK.
The African Predicament: Collected Essays (1974-2004). Accra: Sub-Saharan
Publishers, [in press].
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Daclzie A. B. K.
Nigerian English: Influences and Characteristics, edited with Segun Awonusi.
(Concept Publications, 2004) . Also wrote the following chapters:
. General Introduction
The Concept of Nigerian English
Bilingualism
Some Syntactic Characteristics of Nigeri;ln English.
Karl Dako
"Pawns and Players: The Women in Amma Darko's Novels", with A. Denkabe
& Helen Yitah. In Sex alld Gender in an Era of AIDS, eds. Christine Oppong,
et. aI, (Accra; Sub-Saharan Publishers , 2005) .
"The Morphology and Syntax of Ghanaian English". In. A Handbook of Varieties
of English, eds. Kortman Bernd & Edgar Schneider. (Berlin: Motlton de Gruyter,
2005) .
Thorkild Hansen's Islands of Slaves. Translated from Danish into.E nglish by
K. Dako. (Accra: Sub-Saharan Publishers, in press)
DenkabeA.
"Pawns and Players: The Women in Amma Darko's Novels", with Kari Dako
& Helen Yitah. In Sex and Gender in an Era of AIDS, eds. Christine Oppong,
et. aI , (Accra; Sub-Saharan Publishers, 2005).
Nyarko Ansah G.
" LexicaI Innovation in Akan: An Overview", in Osam and Dakubu (eds), Studies
in the Languages of the Volta Basin 2.
Sackey E.
Book Review: Simon Gikandi's Ngugi wa Thiong 'o. Legon Journal of the
Humanities, Vol. XV, 2004.
LANGUAGE CENTRE
OVERVIEW
In the 2004/2005 academic year, the Language Centre continued fo focus on
research and teaching related to the improvement of performance in languages
used within Ghana, that is English as the official 1a.'1guage of the country, and
the various Ghanalan languages as vectors of education, culture and community
interaction. Research fellows continue to discuss the Centre's response to the
changing situation in the country's education system, specifically ways of using
the university'S compulsory Academic Wl"iting programme to deal with the
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language skills problems faced by first-year students. At the end of the academic
year, the Centre launched the maiden issue of the Language Centre Journal; :me
unveiled a roll of honour for its past directors in recognition of their contribution
to the development of the Centre.
COURSES OFFERED
The Language Centre continued to run three major pmgrammes:
1. Certificate of English Proficiency for learners of English as a Foreign Language
(EFL);
2. Academic Writing (LANG 100/LANG 200) for eIltf'ring students;
3. Basic course in Ghanaian Languages for Level 200 students (AFST 260) on
behalf of the Institute of African Studies
Student Numbers
l. Certificate of English Proficiency 25
2. Academic Writing: Level 100 - 5,992; Level 200 440
3. AFST 260; Dagbani - 938; Asante Twi - 330; Ga - 1,370
Total 9,095
STAFF
The breakdown of staff at post was:
1 Senior Research Fellow
6 Research Fellows
3 Tutors
3 Part-Time Lecturers
6 Senior Staff
8 Junior Staff
Dr. Kingsley Andoh-Kumi, Senior Research Fellow, procee(ied on a one-year leave
of absence on 1 st January 2005. Two Research Fellows, namely Mrs. Sika Ahadzie
and Mr. Mousa Traore are pursuing postgraduate programmes abroad. Dr. Evershed
Amuzu resumed duty ",iter completing his doctoral programme at the University
of Canberra, Australia.
RESEARCH/PROJECTS
Adika G. S. K.
Various Text Analysis Projects: Lade Worsonu; P.A.V. Ansah; Ama Darko
etc.
Written communication and the construction of knowledge
Writing in Journalism in second language contexts
Written communication in non-academic contexts.
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OdoiD.A.
Conducting research on elements of the autobiography in the West African
novel as part of a Ph.D programme in the English Department, University of
Ghana.
Arhin V.E. M
Academic Listening at the tenial) level
Writing effectively: Drawing lessons from critical reading activities
Methodology for EFL programmes
Ofori K. A. G.
Ewe Dictionary project: Semantic Domain of Health in Ewe - A research on
terms relating to sickness with the objective of providing semantic analysis
of the names, symptoms, preventions and remedies of sickness.
Continued with investigation into terms relating to Semantic Domain of
Agriculture in Ewe as part of a Ph.D programme in the Department of
Linguistics.
Akrofi-Ansah M.
Documenting.the Latl Dialect
Describing Lata Grammar
Compiling Latl wordlists into various Semantic
Fields.
Agyeman N. A.
Serial Verb Constructions in Akan
Middle voice in Akan
Boateng S.
Investigating the relevance of some discourse connectives in Ewe.
PUBLICATIONS
Adika G. S. K.
Service Quality in the Language Cenre: A Qualitative Look at some Lecturer
Perspectives on the Centre's Academic Writing Pmgramme. In Language
Centre Journal, Vol. 1. 2005, pp. 1-20. (in association with R. Hinson)
In Search of the Sublime: Language and Reality in Laue Wosornu's Poetry.
In Language Centre Journal, Vol. 1. 2005, pp. 93-110.
Arhin V. E. M.
The Lecturer as Speaker and Student as Listener in ,m Academic Discourse
Context. In Language Centre JoumaL, Vol. 1. 2005, pp. 21-34.
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OdoiA. D.
Noises in the Blood: The Concept of Choice and Change in Tsitsi
Dangerembga's Nervous Conditions. In Language CelltreJoumal. Vol. 1,2005.
pp.77-92.
Ofori K. A. G.
Ewegbe Fefenlodanuwo: Fiawoo Fe Gomedzedowo. Accra: Woeli Publishing
Services 2004.
Akrofi-Ansah M.
Late Sound Systems and Syllable Structure. In Language Centre Joumal, Vol.
1. 2005, pp. 123-132.
CONFERENCES/SEMINARS
Adika G. S. K.
Resource Person, Improving Communication Skills, Seminar on Management
and' Leadership Skills for Professionals. Ghar.a Institution for Engineers.
25th-26th August, 2004.
Resource Person, Writing Style and Language. Seminar on Technical Report
Writing. Ghana Institution of Engineers. 27th-28th April, 2005.
Resource Person, Effective Communication: Listening, Speaking and Writing.
Ghana Air Force College. May 9, 2005.
Arhin, V.E.M.
Resource Person, Effective Communication: Listening, Speaking, Writing
and Reading. Ghana Armed Forces College (Junior Division). 18th April, 2005.
Ofori, K.A.G.
Lecture on 'Lexicography of Ewe Expressions used for Land Preparation in
Farming'. Legon-Trondheim NUFU Linguistics Project Colloquium and
Workshop, Legon. 18th-21st January, 2005.
Participated in Ewe DictionalY Project 24th-29th January, 2005.
BENEFACTION
Star Assurance Company Ltd., and Aguissi Global Vision donated 5 million cedis
and 4.5 million cedis respectively as financial support for the publication of the
Language Centre Journal.
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DEPARTMENT OF LINGUISTICS
OVERVIEW
In the 2004/2005 year, peace and cordiality prevailed among the academic staff
as in previous years. Prof. Kwelru E. Osam spent the year at the University of
Botswana as his sabbatical leave while Mrs N.A.A. Amfo, who is studying for her
Ph.D, spent the year at the NorW'egian Universit.\ of Science and Technology in
Norway as her first study leave year.
In January, 2005 the Department hosted the- 5th Legon-Trondheim Linguistics
Project Annual Colloquium at which the department's academic staff and
researchers from the West African Sub-region presented Lneir research findings
on the languages of the Volta Basin in Ghana.
In June, 2005, the Department welcomed its second batch of students into the
MA. Sandwich programme in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL).
COURSES OFFERED
The Department continued with its programmes at the BA, MA, M.Phil and Ph.D
levels, offering both core and elective courses covering such areas as Syntax,
Phonetics and Phonology, Theory of Translation, Language and Culture, Theory
of Language Learning, Sociolinguistics and Language in African Society.
STUDENT NUMBERS
Level 100 625
Level 200 527
Level 300 253
Level 400 175
M.Phi! 12
Ph.D 4
Total 1,596
Stamng Position
The breakdown of staff at post was:
1 Professor
3 Associate Professors (2 retired)
4 Senior Lecturers
5 Full-time Lecturers
1 Part-time Lecturer
1 Tutor
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BENEFACTION
Five past M.Phil Students of the Department, namely, Messrs S. Atintono, P.
K. Agordjor, Mrs. Jessie Ayikai Assie Amable, Miss Helena French and Miss
Angela Naa Akuyea Addy donated 24 books on various aspects of Linguistics
to the Department.
Prof. Samuel Obeng Gyasi, a former lecturer of the Department, donated 6
books to the Department in the year.
Dr. Evershed Amuzu, a former graduate student of the Department, donated
a copy of his PhD thesis to the Department Library.
RESEARCH/PROJECTS
Agbedor P. K.
Address Forms in Ewe: A Socio-pragmatic Analysis.
Reduplication in Ewe.
National Language and Development in Ghana.
Pronouns in Kaachi.
Verbal Taboos in Ewe.
Akanlig-Pare G.
Continued research in Buli Literacy. Wrote three more post-literacy eas\' to
read books in the Buli language (with Peter Wangara) in collaboration with
Agbedor, Paul and J.A.N Saanchi.
Nyanyuim (Potable water)
Biamagsika nyuenta (Family Planning)
Ti tenka suk nyamagsika nyuenta (The importance of maintaining
our environment)
Conducted a survey on language attitudes in the Buli language area (Buluk)
Completed Ph. D dissertation on the tonology of Buli.
Agyekum Kofi
Akan Semiotics
The Language of Akan Nsawa
Akan Body Part Expressions
Language, Politics and the Media
Non-verbal Communication
Akan Language and Arbitration
Language, Gender and Power
Appah K. I. C.
Continued research into Nominal Derivation in Akan: the formation of nouns
from both lexical and non-lexical categories.
Continued research into the representation of Integrated Serial Verb
Construction (ISVC) in the C & F strucrures of Lexicai Functional Grammar
(LFG).
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BotaG.
Silence: A Communicative Tool.
Sexism in the Akan Language.
Akan Dictionary Project: Documentation of 1300 words
Dzameshie A. K.
Facework and Politeness in Ewe
Serial Verb Constructions in Ewe
Saah Kofi K.
Aspects of Akan Syntax
Coordination
Adverbs and Adverbials
Tense and Aspect
Akan Dictionary Project
Saanchi J. A. N.
Grammar of Space in Dagaare
Continued research on Dagaare Syntax and Semc·,ltics, Lexicology and
Lexicography. Started compilation of a Dagaare Dictionary with Dr. Robert
Yennah of the Department of Modern Languages, University of Ghana and
Mr. KK. Mark Ali of the Department of Ghanaian Languages. University of
College of Winneba.
PUBLICATIONS
Agbedor P. K.
Saah, KK. & Agbedor, P.K. 2004. Adver-bs in Akan and Ewe: A Comparative
Study. Studies in the Languages of the Volta Basin (SLAVOB) 2:202-216.
AgyekumK.
'Aspects of Persuasion in Akan Communication.' International Journal of
Language and Communication RASK Vol. 21, October 2004, pp.63-96.
'Causativity in Akan'. In M.E.K Dakubu and E.K. Osam, (eds.), Studies in the
Languages of the Volta Basil! Vol. 2. Pmceedings of the Annual Colloquium of
the Trondheim Lingusitics Project, 12-13 January, 2004, pp. 217-22.
Appah C. K. I.
Nominal Derivation from Noun Phrases in Akan. In M.E. Kropp Dakubu and
E.K. Osam (Ed); Studies in the languages of the Volta Basin 2. Proceedings of
the Annual Colloquium of the Legon-Trondheim Linguistics Project; 166-
182.
BotaG.
With E. K. Osam (2004). 'Aspects of Some Phonological Pmcesses in Bono'. In
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M.E.K. Dakubu and E.K. Osam, ed., Studies in the Languages oft he Volta Basin
Vol. 2, 228-238.
Dzameshie A. K.
(2004) Multi-Word Verbs in Ewe. In M.E. Kropp Dakubu and E.K. Osam (eds.)
Studies in the Languages of the Volta Basin: Proceedings of the Annual
Colloquium of the Legon-Trondheim Linguistics Project, 12-13 January, 2004,
pp. 158-165.
Duthie A. S.
(2004), 'Correlating sounds with spellings in English and some Ghanaian
languages', LegonJournal of the Humanities, XV, 99-111.
SaahK. K.
(With Paul Agbedor). 'Adverbs in Akan and Ewe: A comparative study" in M.
E. Kropp Dakubu & E. K. Osam (eds.) Studies in the Languages of the Volta
Basin 2, 2004, pp. 202-216.
'A Survey of Akan Adverbs and Adverbials', in Journal of West African
LanguagesXXXl.2 (2004), pp.47-71.
SaanchiJ.A.N
(2003), 'Spatial and Locative Constructions i!1 Dagaare', Legon Jo'umal of the
Humanities, XIV 29-36.
CONFERENCES/SEMINARS
Agbedor P. K.
NUFU Annual Colloquium, Department of Linguistics, University of Ghana,
Legon, 18-22 January, 2005. Presented a paper 'Pronouns in Kaachi.'
Faculty of Arts Colloquium, University of Ghana, 22-;' 4 April, 2005.
AgyekumK.
Workshop on Akan Dictionary at Frafraha, Accra, 23-27 May, 2005.
Participant, Faculty of Arts Colloquium, Legon, 20-22 April, 2005. Paper
presented 'Language, Gender and Power.'
'Aspects of Akan Semiotics', Paper presented at the Linguistics Department
Seminar 30th Mary, 2005, University of Ghana.
Polysemy and Metaphorical Extensions of Hunu 'Vision' Verb of Perception
in Akan. Paper presented at the Annual Colloquium of the Legon-Trondheim
Linguistics Project, 18-21 January, 2005.
Aspects of Mother Tongue Education and Language Policy in Ghana: Paper
presented at the African Linguistics Human Rights Seminar, Ohio University,
USA, 15th July, 2004.
Twi Teaching in Ghana: Paper presented at the SCALI Instructo'rs Caucus,
Ohio Uni\'ersity, 14th July, 2004.
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Workshop on Akan Dictionary at Frafraha, Accra, 24-27 November, 2004.
Workshop on Linguistics Human Rights: Evidence from Africa at the Ohio
University, USA, 15-16 July, 2004.
Akanlig-Pare G.
34th Conference on African Language and Linguistics .(CALL 34). Leiden
University, 23.-25 August, 2004.
Legon-Trondheim NUFU Linguistics Project Colloquium and Workshop.
University of Ghana, Legon: 18-21 January, 2005.
Paper presented: The Tonal Structure of Buli Verbs.
Department of Linguistics Seminar, U.G, Legon. 9th February 2005.
Paper presented (with Hannes Hirzel): Speech analysis using computers.
Appah K. I. C.
Departmental Seminar: The representation of ISVC in C(ategorial) and
F(unctional) structures of LFG: A proposal, 9th March 2005.
Action nominalization in Akan. A paper presented at the Legon-Trondheim
(NUFU) Linguistics Project: Colloquium and Workshop, Legon.
Participated in 3rd Faculty of Arts Colloquium: UG 20th-21 April, 2005.
BotaG.
Akan Dictionary Project Workshop, Dec., 2004. Frafraha.
Legon-Trondheim NUFU Linguistics Project: Annual Colloquium and
Workshop, January 18-21,2005, Legon.
Carnegie Corporation Project: Fundraising Fundamentals Workshop, March
29-31,2005, Legon.
Faculty of Arts Annual Colloquium, 'Sexism in the Akan Language:. The Role of
Culture'. A paper presented at the Faculty of Arts Annual Colloquium, Legon;
April 20 & 22, 2005.
Akan Dictionary Project Workshop, May 23-27,2005, Frafraha.
Duthie A. S.
5th Annual Colloquium and Workshop, Legon-Trondheim Linguistics Project,
Department of Linguistics, University of Ghana, 18-22 January, 2005.
University of Ghana. Faculty of Arts Colloquium, April 2005. Paper presented:
'Linguistic Gender.'
Dzameshie A. K.
Argument sharing Patterns in Ewe Serial Verb constructions. A Paper
presented at the Legon-Trondheim Linguistics Project Annual Colloquium,
University of Ghana, Legon, January 18-20, 2005.
The Social Functions of MeVe Kuku in Ewe. A seminar paper presented at
the Linguistics Department, University of Ghana, 23rd March, 2005.
Faculty of A:-ts Colloquium, Legon, 20-22 April, 2005.
Workshop on Ewe Dictionary Project, 31st January - 4th February, 2005 at
Fafraha.
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SaahKofiK.
'Complex Tenses in Akan', paper presented to the Legon-Trondheim NUFU
Project Colloquium January 2005.
'The Syntax of Akan Conjunctions', paper presented to Department of
Linguistics Seminar, March 16, 2005.
SaanchiJ.A.N
'Dagaare Spatial Grams and the Non-locomotory Verbs'. Paper presented at
the 5th Annual Colloquium and Workshop, Legon-Trondheim Linguistics
Project, Department of Linguistics, University of Ghana, 18-22 January, 2005.
DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LANGUAGES
OVERVIEW
The 2004/2005 Academic year has brought in immense challenges for the
Department as regards inflated student intake and diminishing or stagnant faculty
strength. Sources of funding and logistics have not seen commensurate
improvement either.
The Department saw remarkable activity in many areas: Academic orientation,
student participation in Departmental programmes, new initiatives to broaden
and enhance sectional syllabi, creation of Departmental committees in line with
nascent academic concepts and administrative strategies, partial progress in
proposal to introduce German, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese and Hausa studies
into the Departmental curriculum, introduction of short/ summer courses planned
for the 2005 summer break etc. '
The extension work and outreach services continued to expand; Cl Departmental
Committee on Cross-disciplinary collaboration was formed to plan intra-
Departmental cooperation and synergise competences between the Department
and other Departments and faculties in the University.
The Masters Programme in Translation entered its Second Year with a second
intake of students '- although the first batch had not fully concluded its work for
the award of degrees. The natural lapses of initial attempts did afford important
lessons for subsequent years.
Real progress was made in the Department's bid to structurally transform its set-
up and re-designate it "School of Modem Languages" The details of the proposals
were clinically studied and approved by the Faculty Board.
An unprecedented spirit of cooperation and collective endeavours has informed
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work in the Department and this has been translated into the formation of
numerous DepartI:nental Committees.
In view of the termination of the System of External examining, the Department
worked out alternative and more purposeful plans for standard control, peer
reviewing and mentoring among faculty.
The Department's Translation Bureau is still grappling with administrative,
structural and logistical problems but there are clear signals of prospective upturn,
with the 'Bureau gaining greater visibility and patronage.
Student club activities in the various language sections have witnessed dramatic
surges of participatory zeal and the clubs (especially the French and Spanish)
have organised admirably publicised seminars, happily supported by a collective
spirit of total cross-sectional student participation.
The sustenance of such collective enthusiasm should, inevitably, boost language
proficiency, create self-confidence and the appropriate functional semblance of
the synphysical linguistic context needed for enhanced rhythm of language
acquisition.
Year Abroad Programme
The Language Immersion Programme has been sustained with little change in
the French Programme. There has been improved inter-University faculty
interaction at top levels to work out enhanced Memorandum of Understanding
wit~ the University of Benin. Arabic, Swahili, Russian continue to send out five
students each for the programme while Spanish is just about breaking grounds
to re-introduce the programme at the end of this academic year, with renewed
negotiations with Cuba and Equitorial Guinea.
The Department continues to offer core courses in Language Literature and
Translation. New weight of relevance has been given the practical use of the
Languages for professional and market needs without upstaging the intellectual
and academic import of language studies. The scope of the course work has been
progressively enlarged with the introduction of cross-disciplinary areas.
Students Intake
Sections L. 100 L.200 L.300 L.400 M.A. MPHIL PhD Total
TRANS
ARABIC 203 40 6 9 258
FRENCH 3:>5 276 126 92 4 7 841
RUSSIAN 234 35 9 5 283
SPANISH 186 152 64 29 4 435
SWAHILI 282 91 17 5 395
Grand Total 2,212
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STAFFING POSITION
Arabic
5 Lecturers
2 Technical Assistants
1 Lecturer - Part-Time
1 Lecturer on Sabbatical
French
1 Professor
2 Associate Professors
3 Senior Lecturers
6 Lecturers
2 Technical Assistants
1 Assistant Professor and
1 Senior Lecturer on Part-Time
1 Professor and
1 Associate Professor on Contract
1 Lecturer on Study Leave
Russian
3 Senior Lecturers
2 Lecturers
2 Senior Lecturers on Contract
Spanish
1 Senior Lecturer
1 Lecturer
1 Tutor
1 Technical Assistant
Swahili
2 Lecturers
1 Tutor
Total Faculty = 33
The Department continues to be the biggest single Department in the University
in terms of faculty size. It has an indefinite number of Graduate Assistants,
Research Assistants, Teaching Assistants and National Servicemen.
HEAD OF DEPARTMENT DR. V. A. 0 LAMPTEY
SECTIONAL CO-ORDINATORS:
ARABIC Mrs. Nana Aba Bentil-Mawusi
FRENCH Dr. Kofi Azanku
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RUSSIAN Mrs. Alexina Arthur
SPANISH Ms. Adwowa Woode
SWAHILI Dr. (Mrs.) J. Dzahene-Quarshie
On-going Research Projects I Publications
Jatoe-Kaleo B. A.
"The theme of death in the works of Sony Labou Tansi (La vie et demie)
Alioum Fantotuore (Le recit du cirque) and Ahmadou Kourouma (En attendant
Ie vote des betes Sauvages). In Journal of Humanities, Legon, vol. 'xv, pp. 23-
36.
RESEARCH
The author and his double in' the work of Alioum Fantoure
"Progress, Positive self-image Perspective of some African writers'
"Hell and dictatorship: a study of the work of Sony Labour Tansi".
AsaahA.H.
"Satire, desordre, folie et regenerescence: lecture de quelques romans
Africains"
Presence Francophone 64 (2005): 133-150.
"Impact of Roots and History on Francophone African Women's Novels: Any
Margin for Post colonial studies?" Francophone Postcolonial Studies (2005).
"L 1 mage des refugies et des personnes deplacees dans la fiction africaine
francophone". Presence Francophone.
Insucces des hommes du roi: lecture des Soleils de,: independences et de
Monne, outrages et defis d'Ahmadou Kounouma" Papers in Modern Languages
4 (2004): 45-6l.
Asaah Augustine H. Ekpe K. Pomevor and Kwabena Apau. 2004 Voila 3:4 New
French Course for Junior Secondary Schools Accra: Sedco
Asaah Augustine H. Ekpe K. Pomevor and Kwabena Apau. 2004'. Voila 2: A
New French Course for Junior Secondary Schools. Accra Sedco.
OstynA.
"Albert Cohen's work: "Pastiche" of Cervantes or Creation" IV Centenary
Anniversary Celebration of "Don Quixote" University of Ghana, 2005.
Azanku W. K.
Researched paper for publication
"Professional French: Content, Scope and Challenges."
1.amptey A. O.
"Cognitive Creativity and Ontological Dynamism in Negrista Poetry" Unimax-
MacmiIlian Publication, Accra, 2004.
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Composite Course in Spanish Grammar, Translation Stylistics" Unimax-
Macmillan Publications, Accr;3., 2005
"Spain in Perspective: The Cervantes Connection" IV Centenary Anniversary
of "Don Quixote" University of Ghana, 2005.
On-going Research - "Intellectualism and Aestheticism at a Historical
Synphysical Crossroads: The Phenomenon of the 1898 Movement."
WoodeA.
"Cervantes Poetic Truth: Society's Need for Storytelling and its own
transformative powers: A case study of "Novelas Ejemp/ares" IV Centenary
Anniversary celebration of "Don Quixote", University of Ghana 2005.
AdraL. K.
"The Police Investigator in "Rinconete y Cortadillo" IV Centenary Anniversary
Celebration of "Don Qubwte" University of Ghana, 2005.
Fernandez G. L.
"Don Quixote in Diverse Literatures" IV Centenary Anniversary Celebration
of "Don Quixote" University of Ghana, 2005.
BilsonK.A.
Research
Polysemy in Russian phraseology.
The role of phonetics in mastering Russian df'c\ensions and conjugations.
EI-Thakaby, A. M.
"The Prospects of Arabic Students in the 21 st Century" French Club Seminar.
30th March 2005.
Research
"Common mistakes in Arabic among University students"
Abass M.
"Influence of Arabic Culture on CervanTes" IV Centenary Anniversary
Celebration of "Don Quixote" University of Ghana, 2005.
BENEFACTIONS
French Embassy
In line with its tradition of supportive collaboration -.lrith the Department, the
French Embassy made generous donations of:
Computers
Books and Magazines
Materials and funds for the Connection of the "R. F. Amonoo Complex" (the
Departmental Annex) to the Internet. Logistical promotion of the French
Club.
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Spanish Embassy
It made a handsome presentation of books and teaching materials to the Spanish
Section and a miscellaneous package of pedagogical material on the occasion of
the IV Centenary celebrations of the production of "Don Quixote"
DEPARTMENT FOR THE STUDY OF RELIGIONS
OVERVIEW
In the past 2004/2005 academic year, Dr. Rabiatu Ammah Koney continued to be
on sabbatical leave but offered some services to the Department whenever feasible.
Mrs. Rose Mary Amenga-Etego went on study leave and Rev. Brandford Yeboah
continued to be on study leave. Hajj. Mumuni Sulemana took a one-year leave of
absence from his Ph. D. studies while Rev. Abamfo Atiemo continued with his,
and that, in fact, took him away from campus for a semester. Mrs. Ernestina
Novieto, a product of the Department, joined the Departn.-.:nt as a lecturer.
Our Senior Administrative Assistant, Mr. Kobina Ayitey, travelled abroad to study
and our Library Assistant, Mrs. Ruth Laryea, was confirmed as a permanent staff
of the University.
We continued to offer courses at the Diploma, Undergraduate and Postgraduate
levels. The Department's M. A. Sandwich programme was approved and the
programme started in the long vacation.
The Religions Students' Association of Ghana (RESAG) was active during the
academic year and it mobilized students of the Department to participate in the
Department's activities.
Members of the Department offered a variety of services to various groups outside
the University.
EXTENSION WORK
The Department remained committed as the facilitator of the affIliation of nine
institutions to the University. Members of the Department 'llso taught at all levels
in the B. A. degree programme at the Accra City Campus:'
STAFFING POSITION
During the academic year, the full-time staff of the Department increased from
one (1) to thirteen (13). We had to fallon the services of one part-time lecturer.
The Department participated actively in a Faculty Retreat that dealt with human
resource management and AFUF utilization in the Departments of t\1.e Faculty.
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Our human resource needs are great but we lived with that problem and others,
like the lack of office and library space and fluctuations in electricity, during the
year.
STUDENT NUMBERS
DIPLOMA I 55
DIPLOMA II 48
LEVEL 100 930
LEVEL 200 1074
LEVEL 300 321
LEVEL 400 120
LEVEL 600 Pt. I 9
LEVEL 600 Pt. II 14
LEVEL 600 Pt. I (Sandwich) - ;37
PH.D 16
Total - 2624
RESEARCH
Atiemo,A. O.
Continued to work on Ph.D. Thesis; Topic: "Religion and Human Rights:
Towards the Inculturation of Human Rights in Ghanaian Society."
Novieto E.
Gender and Religion.
Church History - Women in the History of the Development of the Church.
OmenyoC.
Continued to research Ecc1esiological Trends in Ghana.
Continued research on developments in Charismatic/Pentecostal Renewal.
Quarshie B. Y.
Continued to research theologizing on the basis of mother tongue Scriptures
as a key to the contextualisatior! of Christianity in Mrica.
CONFERENCES, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS
AtiemoA.O.
Cordaid, ICCO, and ISS Expert Meeting on Religion and Human Rights,
Cordaid Office, The Hague, The Netherlands, 4th - 5th October, 2004. Served
as Resource Person.
ICCO, The Institute of Social Studies, and the Islamic University of Rotterdam
Preparatory Meeting for a Conference on Religion, Human Rights and
Development, ISS, The Hague, The Netherlands, 2nd - 3rd September 2004.
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XIXth World Congress of the International Association of the History of
Religions, Tokyo, Japan, 24th - 30th March, 2005. Paper presented: "Punish
My Husband but Not so Hard: Religious and Customary Values and
Conventional Approaches to Human Right s in Ghana. "
The 6th International Conference of the International Reformed Theological
Institute, Conference on Identity. Seoul , South Korea. 5th - 10th July, 2005.
Dovlo E.
The Eleventh International Law and Religion Symposium, Brigham Young
University, U. S. A. 3rd - 6th October 2004. Paper presented: "Religion in the
Public Sphere: Challenges and Opportunities in Ghana Experie·nce, 1989-
2004".
The Pastors Conference, Evangelical Church of Ghana, Accra, November
26, 2004. Paper presented: "The Church and Politics".
The Pastors Conference, Evangelical Church of Ghana, Accra, November
26, 2004. Paper presented: "The Basics of Conflict Management"
The 19th Quinquennial World Congress of the International Association for
the History of Religions, Tokyo, Japan, 23rd 30th March 2005. Panel
Presentation: "Praying for Peace: Religion and Politics in Ghana's Fourth
Presidential Elections",
Workshop for Visiting Scholars , School of Art, University of North Carolina,
Coconut Grove Hotel, Accra, 19th May, 2005. Paper p esented: "Religion and
Arts in Africa"
Ganusah R.
The 19th World Congress of the International Association for the History of
Religions (IAHR), Tokyo, Japan, 23rd 30th March 2005. Paper presented:
"Religion as a Paradoxical Factor of Conflict, War and Peace".
The third Faculty of Arts Colloquium, Institute of African Studies, University
of Ghana, Legon, 19th, 20th & 22nd April 2005. Theme: Gender and the
Humanities.
Novieto E. E.
The third Faculty of Arts Colloquium, Institute of African Studies, University
of Ghana, Legon, 19th, 20th & 22nd April 2005 . Theme: Gender and the
Humanities.
OmenyoC.
An International Research Conference on Religious NGOs and the
International Aid System, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, Oslo,
Norway, 6th-10th April 2005. Paper presented: "A Comparative Analysis of
the Development Interventions of Protestant and Charismatic Organizations
in Ghana".
International Reformed - Pentecostal Dialogue, Detmold, Germany, 25th -
31 st May, 2005.
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The 6th International Reformed Theological Institute, Conference on
Identity, Seou"i, South Korea, 5th-10th July, 2005.
Quarshie B. Y.
World Council of Churches, Ecumenical HIV / AIDS Initiative in Africa
(EHAIA), and Trinity Theological Seminary, Legon, Workshop on Training of
Theological Trainers, TIS, Legon, 12th-18th June 2005.
Sulemana H. M.
Faith Based Organizations for Population and Development, Abuja, Nigeria.
14th - 18th March, 2005.
National Conference on Hajj, GNAT Hall, Accra, I st-3rd April, 2005. Chairman,
Hajj Board Committee.
International Preliminary Coordination (WAEC) , Ibauan, Nigeria. 3rd 8th
July, 2005.
PUBLICATIONS
AtiemoA. O.
The following entries in Peter Clarke (ed.) Encyclopaedia of New Religious
Movements (New York/London: Routledge Taylor and Francis Book Ltd.) ISBN
0415267072 (forthcoming) :
'Deliverance'
'Jehu - Appiah'
'Nigritian Mission'
'Zetaheal'
"Atonement and Violence in Popular African Christian Theology: A Ghanaian
Perspective" Orita XXXV /1-2 June and December, 2004.
DovloE.
"The Proliferation of Churches: Its impact on Estabiished Churches in Ghana"
in MaranathaJournal of Theology and Ministry, Vol. I I'{). 1 June 2005, pp. 55-
57.
"The Engagement of Muslims and Christians in Post-Independence Ghana'
in Journal of African Christian Thought, Vol. 7, No.2 . December 2004, pp.48-
56.
"Globalization and the Church ir. Africa~, in Glohal Ne'..lJs, Vol. 2, January-
April 2005, pp. 4-5,9.
"Religion in the Public Sphere in Ghana: Challenges and Opportunities 1989-
2004", (Brigham Young University Law Reuiew). (Forthcoming).
GaDusahR.
"Community Versus Individual Rights in Africa: A Vie~'POjnt' in I£gonJoumal
of tile Humanities, Volume XV 2004, Faculty of Arts.
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OmenyoC.
"From the Fringes to the Centre: Pentecostalisation of the Mainline Churches
in Ghana" in Exchange Vol. 34, No.1 (2005), pp. 39-60.
Sulemana H. M.
Islamic Studies Accra: Kapital Publication Company. 2004.
BENEFACTORS
Rev. Dr. J. O. Y. Mante: Books.
Mrs. Ama Attafuah: Books.
Sayyed Mojtaba Musavi Lari: Books.
Dr. Jan G. Platvoet: Books.
Mr. Joshua Amissah: Book.
Dr. Jabal M Buaben: Journals.
Prof. Holger Weiss: Books.
Prof. Mercy A. Oduyoye: Books
Dr. Afe Adogame, Book.
Rev. Dr. George Ossom-Batsa: Book.
Dr. Olav Dahlin, Book.
SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS
ADMINISTRATION
Prof. Martin Okyere Owusu, Director, Assoc. Professor in J'heatre Arts.
Dr. Awo Mana Asiedu, Head of Theatre Arts, Lecturer in Theatre Arts
Prof. John Collins, Head of Music, Assoc. Professor in Music
Mr. Seth Asare Newman, Head of Dance Studies, Senior Lecturer in Dance
Studies
Ms. Cecilia Adjei, Artistic Director, Abibigromma, Lecturer in
Theatre Arts
Dr. Mohammed Ben Abdallah, Drama Studio Manager, Lecturer in Theatre Arts
Johnson Bissi Asst. Librarian
Mrs. Henrietta Obeng-Djan Asst. Registrar
Shine Gaveh Principal Administrative Assistant
Joyce Osei-Wusu Senior Administrative Assistant
Ken Afenu Senior Library Assistant
Henry K. Asante Library Assistant
Ebenezer Leteye Senior Accounting Assistant
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OVERVIEW
The School of Performing Arts, established in the 1962/(3 academic year, has
three academic departments: Music, Theatre Arts, and Dance Studies. All three
disciplinary areas offer 2-year diploma as well as B.A. and B.F.A. degree courses.
Music offers a B. Mus and an M.A./M.Phil programme, whilst Theatre Arts offers
post-graduate degrees of M.F.A. I M. Phil.
The School has a very dynamic resident theatre company, Abibigromma, as well
as a research wing, International Centre for African Music and Dance established
by Emeritus Professor J.H. Kwabena Nketia. It is currently under the Acting-
directorship of Dr. Asante Darkwa. The Efua T. Sutherland Drama Studio is another
major centre for the performing arts.
The School of Performing Arts continues to attract a great deal of patronage from
international students and research scholars. During the year under review,
the School offered both full and short courses to a large number of international
students in the three areas of dance, drama and music. It also played host to a
number of research students and scholars.
DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC
OVERVIEW
The Department of Music offers a wide range of academic and practical courses
in the following programmes: Ph.D. (3 years fulltime & 5 years part-time) M.Phil
(a 2 year programme with focus on Musicology), M.A. (a 1 year research oriented
programme in Ethnomusicology), B.A./B.Mus (3 years), BFA (4 years), as well as a
two year Diploma in General Music.
The Department's enrolment stands at 1147 total. This includes students majoring
in music as well as a good number of non-majors. There are 3 Ph.D. students and
23 graduate students in the MA and M.Phil. programmes. There are 34 Foreign
students, 961 undergraduate students in BA, BFA and B.Mus. and 128 students
altogether in the Diploma programmes.
COURSES
Detailed enrolment figures are as f0110ws:
Dip. in General Music
I 43
II 85
B.A./B.F.A 100 390
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B.A.jBFA/200 417
B.A./B.F.A./B.MUS 300 122
B.A./B.F.A./B.MUS 400 32
M.Phil/ MA I 14
II 9
Ph.D. 3
Foreign Students 34
Total - 1147
Courses in Music of Africa (Theory and Practicals) continue to attract an increasing
number of international students (Visiting / Special/ Exchange) under the
University of Ghana linkage programmes. This year there are a total of 29
exchange students.
The Department will continue to improve the quality of instruction in both
academic and practical development of skills. It aims to define key areas of
specialization designated as follows :
African Musicology
Musicology / Ethnomusicology
Theory and Composition
Popular Music (African, World , Black Diasporic)
Music and technology (Electro-acoustic Music)
Church Music, Choral Music and local gospel
Out-reach and Work experience program (Process of Arts)
The Department is equipped with <J. few computers with some music applications
installed on them to enable students to interact freely with some of the "cutting
edge" technology in music application. So far students' interest in this new area
of the Department's program has been over-whelming. The computer laboratory
has become a major resource and nerve centre fOl' the Department. Staff and
Students are now able to transcribe, compose, orchestrate, arrange and print
their works as well as record music using resources available for studio sound
processing. We no doubt need some funding to maintain and improve the available
facilities.
The Department takes tremendous pride in providing musical support at several
University ceremonies, (the Congregation, Mat!"iculation , Awards ceremonies,
and University Athletic programmes etc) . Off-campus, individual students :::ontinue
to provide music leadership in the communities and in Churches around the
Accra metropolis and beyond.
COLLABORATIONS AND WORKSHOPS DURING 2004/2005
Some of the collaborations and workshops between the Music Department and
other organisations and ensembles were as follows.
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January 2004. The Hope Alive (HUD Group) organization which together with
the Music Dept organized a night of classical music by young performers at
the Great Hall.
November 2004. Collaboration, via the Goethe Institut e, between students
and the avant-garde classical German musician Moritz Eggert.
Second semester 2004. A Collaboration, via the Swiss Embassy, between
music students and the Der Speil Project (four Swiss jazz musicians).
In September 2004 a presentation to the students was made by the world
famous traditional xylophone player Kakraba Lobi.
First semester 2004 end of term dance featured our Canadian MA student
Lauren Brick on steel drums which she had been encouraged to bring to
Ghana to demonstrate and teach music students to play.
April 2005 Collaboration, via Alliance Fraw;aise, between music students
and the Magnifica Quintet (Brass classical music) .
DONATIONS
Dr. Kim (Department piano instructor) and her husband (Y&J Pharmaceuticals)
donated in March 2004 a grand piano and two electric pianos to the Department.
Because Prof Collins organized the US Black History Month for the American
Embassy Public Affairs Section in 2002 the Public Affairs Section gave donations
of materials and money \\"he n Prof Collins became Head of Department.
Video keyboard teaching packages x 2. One being a basic keyboard, the other
a blues keyboard
One Melodeon
Set of Ken Burns Jazz video series.
The US Public Affairs also gave two three year grants (each of 3,000 dollars) to
Prof Collins for the Music Dept . These monies \"ere lodged with the University
External Accounts for special projects. One grant was ascrihed to the Process of
Arts programme and some Il10nies \\ ere used to acquire 20 new drums or repair
five xylophones and the rest fOT val'ious student teaching aids and outreach work
experience (see below) . This Process of Arts grant wil! last one more year.
The other grant was used for Highlife and Education Books/Materials and has
now been exhausted and closed. Monies from this second grant were used to
make 70 hard-bound copies of a Highlife Score Book (including payments to Art
Benin the main transcriber of the songs) and 30 bound copies of a book on the
famous Ghanaian highlife musician King Bruce. Many of these books have been
distributed to, for instance , the Universities of Win neba , Cape Coast and Kumasi.
Other disbursements concern four Pentium III computers for students with music
software (some now need repairing). a Binatone standing fan, money for preparing
teaching slides on highlife, money to photostat teaching materials; a CD player
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for Department lise, stationery, floppy di,;(' , printer ink and other materials for
teaching purposes, Furthermore. after Prort'" ssor Collins helped organise the 2004
Afri can American Heritage Month , the Public Relations Section ofthe US Embassy
also donated a Sony DVD player (DVP-~~5 75P), also the Afrikana Encyclopedia bl'
Anthony Appiah and Gates Jr. as Il'e ll as the Geoffrey Ward and Ken Burns book
JUZ2: A History of American Music,
Other donations to the Music Department in 2004/5 include:
Trumpet and case from Erika Elr.hholzer who is involved with the Hanover
student exchange programme,
An Alto sax and Kofi Agawu's book RepresentlTlg African Music from the
American student Megan Brewt'"r
Set of 5 Jazz CDs from the Finnish Musician Eero !' ,livistoinen
Set of six CDs archival Basel Mission Ghana musical archives donated to
the Music Department in relation to Prof Collins work for tht'" release of the
Ghana Popular Music 1931-57 by Disques Arion in Paris,
Fan repairs and exam clocks in connection with the collaboration betwt'"en
music students and the Der Speil project paid by the Swiss Embassy,
About 150 copies of Danish music magazine ZAPP sent by Mr. Kystvegen of
Kastrup Denmark.
PROCESS OF ART OUTREACH PROGRAMME
The American grant of 3,000 dollars given to Professor Collins in 2003 became
possible to send students on work experience projects and assist them IIIth a
small grant of 100,000 cedis each (for travel expenses and for presentation 01
final write-up on project). So far 75 students have taken advantage of this nell
development, Areas or institutions they ' have worked with include the following:
music radio programmes for FM radio (including Radio Universe), work at such
commercial recording studios as Pidgin Studio, Kampsite and other studios 111
Accra, indepth interviews and biographies, organizing music talent hunts.
auditions and music competition, arrangements foJ' advertIsing, making of jingles
Students organized also a Press Conference (at Busy Internet) in connection
with a fund raising Music Department concert in 2003, T'1ere is still some fund
left to continue this project next Academi c vear.
DRUM VILLAGE
University's permission to go ahead with ,he drum-village proJt'"ct was given 111
2003 and in September 2004 monies were released through the School 01
Performing Art (plus some seed money from the Music Dt'"partment Students
Association Legon, MUSAL) to begin building the first stage of the projec t whien
will consist of a music instrument storeroom, an office for traditional instruments
instructors and a refreshment area, The building has been finished ,
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EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES
During trips to the UK in 2002 and Germany and Scandinavia in 2004 by Professor
Collins, moves towards establishing a student/lecturer exchange programme were
finalised or initiated with the Music School of Hanover ir. Germany, Dartington
College in the UK and the Sibelius Music Academy in Finland. In the case of
Hanover University, the idea of an official exchange programme was first mooted
by a visit of Professor Vogels and some of his Hanover students to Ghana when
Dr. Anku was Head of Department. This exchange programme became official in
2004 after a visit to Hanover by Prof Collins and this year (2005) an M. Phil.
student Nana Dansowa Kena-Amoah as well as a tutor / PhD. candidate Emmanuel
Boamah will be in Hanover for ten months.
NEW COURSE STRUCTURE
Eight staff meetings were held in 2003 / 4 to specifically work on re-orgamsIng
the courses and codes of the Music Dept. This was done in full consultation with
the staff and took an inclusive approach that built on work done by previous Dept
Heads, including the important contribution (particularly on music studio courses,
popular music courses and the Process of Art programme) made by Dr. Anku
during his six year term as Head of Department. Particular attention was made
to co-ordinate the new course system with the recently established BFA
programme of the School of Performing Arts. The new cour~~ system was accepted
by the Faculty of Arts Committee and Academic Board in the 2004 / 5 Academic
year.
STAFFING POSITION
The academic staff strength stands at 17. There are 10 full-time, 5 part-time
faculty members, 2 Instructors and 2 on post-retirement contract. These include
1 Professor, 4 Senior Lecturers, 5 Lecturers, 4 Tutors. Mr. T. E. Andoh, a Lecturer,
is on a 5 year part-time study leave. In 2005, Mr. Santos left the Department and
a new member, Bertha Adorn, joined the staff as a tutor.
The supporting staff strength stands at 7. There are :i administrative staff
(Margaret A. Quayson-Danso, Elizabeth Pokuaa Baafi, and Alex Fosu) plus 4 drum
and xylophone instructors (Johnson Kema..lJ., Aaron Bebe, Baafour Kyeremateng
and Michael Davor) .
RESEARCH
During the year, staff members were engaged on research projects indicated
against their names:
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Asante Darkwa
Symbolic Associations of Traditional African Musical instruments.
Symbolic Associations of African Musical Instruments
The role of Hymns in Presbyterian Church Worship in Ghana.
The Background of the Performers of Ghanaian Gospel. Music.
Collins J.
On-going research into African popular dance music, neo-traditional music
and local music industry. Also World Music and Black Diasporic Music
AndohT.E.
Choral Music of early Ghanaian composers.
History of the evolution of Ebibindwom: The Akan sacred lyric, in the
Methodist Church, Ghana.
A Hand Book on Music and Dance for Training Collel,Cs with J.A. Amuah.
M.K. Amissah: An assessment of his Choral Works
(In preparation) E. Pappoe-Thompson A Critical Review of his Choral Works
(In preparation) Choral Works of Some Early Ghanaian Composers: (with
analysis).
AnkuW. O.
On-going research on A Theory of Rhythm and Structures in African Music.
Computer aided research in African music.
AmoahG.M.
Collection and compilation of African folk tunes as suitable teaching
materials for beginners in Violin.
DzokotoA.
On-going research into relationship between Jazz and African Gospel Music.
Arrangement of Folk Music for Brass Band and other related Western
Ensembles.
BoamahE.
Piano Recordings with Uniiq FM 95.7 Programme: "Maestro of the Night"
Research Project: African Pianism
Original Piano Compositions
Zabana Kongo P.
Inventory and abstracts of books and theses directly published in West and
Central Mrica about music for RILM International Library of Music (online
musical archives - beginning of research: July 2004)
State of Music Education in Francophone Mrica for the PASMAE, Pan African
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Society for Musical Arts Education (beginning of research: Jilr u;,/, 2:W4.
Ghanaian Drum Music: short performance practice, ,hf'oreti<;lI '~~U'.'S. I'll I
scores.
Santos J.
Research into African American music, particularly jazz, Afro-Cuban &.
Haitian music
AmuahJ.A.
The Use of Folk/Traditional elements in contemporary choral music with
reference to the works of Ephraim Amu, M.K. Amissah, J.D. Rrverson, N.Z
Nayo, James Tsemafo Arthur
Ebibindwom (Akan Sacred Lyrics) A legacy of the Methodist Church
Performance practice
The State of Performance of Choral Music in Ghana
In preparation - Four Akan voice solo pieces \\'ilh Pianoforte accompaniment.
In Preparation - Songs for Passion - Ghanaian Origin
CONFERENCES/ SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS
Anku W. O.
2003: Intt>rnational Symposium on The Music of Africa: Topic: Structural
Set Theory of African Music. Oct. 10-11, Princeton University.
2003: University of Pretoria, Music Dept Seminar: Topic: Theoretical
Principles of African Music. Sept. 28- Oct. 3. Pretoria.
2003: International Association of Sound Achivist Conference: Topic: Musical
Transcription and Virtual-Scape: Reconstructing Collecth'e Memory. Sept.
21-25 Pretoria.
2003: Seminar &. Lectures on Form and Structure of African Music &. Music
in African communit, life; Portland State University, Oregon. International
Fellowship Programme. Summer (July / Aug. 2003). .
2003: Faculty of Arts Colloquium; University of Ghana. Research in Progress.
May 2003.
2003: Musical Transcription and Virtual-Scape: Reconstructing Collective
Memon. IASA (International Association of Sound Archivist) Conference:
Sept. 21-25 Pretoria. (forthcoming).
Collins J.
World Music: A Stimulus to Ghanaian Tourism, Education and 'Cross-over'
Musical Collaborations. Paper read at Facultv of Arts Colloquium, on
GlobalisatlOn and the Humanities, University of Ghana, Legon, 5-6th \1av
2004.
The Impact of African American Performance in Africa from 1800. Paper
read at 19th International Biennial Conference of the African Studies
Association of Germany (VAD) on African in Context: Historical and
Contemporary Interactions \\;th the World, Held at the Uni\'ersity of Hanover,
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Germany 2-5th June 2004.
Urbanisation and Popular Music in Ghana. Papf'r read at 2004 Annual
Conference of the Historical Society of Ghana, Um\ tTSlt\" of Ghana, Legon,
14-16th July 2004.
Denmark 20th-24th September 2004: lectures on Africcln rhythms and drum/
guitar workshops at the Rhythmic Music Departmf'nl of the Royal Academy
of Music in Aarhus and the Rhythmic Music Consef\'ator; Copenhagen.
Keynote Speech for 'Symposium Celebrating GhanalRn Highlife Music: Its
Impact and Relevance', National Theatre, 26-27 NCl\'t'mber 2004, organised
by Heritage Development and New York University In Ghana.
The Entrance of Women into Ghanaian Popular Entertainment Over the
Last Fifty Years. Faculty of Arts Colloquium on Gender and the Humanities,
University of Ghana, April 2005
DarkwaA
Seminar/Workshop on "African Music, Dance and Drumming: Akan (Ghana)
Performance Traditions', University of Pisa and MunicipalIty of Peccioli, Pisa,
Italy, June 17- July 2, 2005.
External Examiner for the 2004/2005 Academic Year Examinations,
Department of Music, Kenyatta University, Nairohl, Kema, May, 2005.
Fiagbedzi N.
Conferences attended: CODESRIA African Humanities Institute Symposium
held in Legon Sept. 17-19,2003, Chairman for Panel X. Foundation Works in
African Music & Dance Sept. 19,2003.
Zabana Kongo P.
2003: Workshop of co-authors of "the Journal of the African Musical Arts":
January 2003, University of Pretoria.
2003: International Symposium on The Music of Africa: Topic: Improvisation
and Extemporization in sub-Saharan Africa. Oct. 10-11, Princeton University.
2003: Workshop on the "Afro-Barometer of Democrc yO: Aug. 2003, (CDD)
Ghana Centre for Democratic Development.
Boamab E.
Performances and interviews on Uniiq FM.
PUBLICATIONS
Collins J.
Urban Anxiety and its Sonic Response. Glendora Review, Lagos, Nigeria,
(ed.) Olakunle Tejuoso, Vol. 3, No, 2 & 4, 2004, pp 23-8
Entry on Music: West African "Highlife". For African Folklore: An Encyclopedia,
(eds) Phillip Peek and Kwesi Yankah. Routledge, New York and London 2004,
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pp.275-276
The African American Impact on Anglophone West Africa. VAD June 2004
Conference Paper. Published on the VAD website, www.vad-ev.de. (ed) Verena
Uka, University of Hanover, Department of History, Germany, 2004.
Ghanaian Christianity and Popular Entertainment: Full Circle. History in
Africa, (ed. David Henige, Wisconsin University) Number 31,2004, pp. 389-
391.
The Decolonisation of Ghanaian Popular Entertainment. In Urbanization
and·African Cultures, (eds). Toyin Faiola and Steven Salm. Carolina Academic
Press, North Carolina, USA, 2005, pp.119-137
African Musical Symbolism in Contemporary Persp .::tive: Roots Rhythms
and Relativity (ISBN No. 3-938262-15-X) Published in 2004 by Pro-Business
Book on Demand, Berlin, Germany.
DarkwaA.
Book on "Profile of Music and Dance Traditions in Kenya: Ethnographic
Survey" (in preparation)
"The Griots (Gewel) in West African Societies', Legon: ICAMD, School of
Performing Arts, 2004
"The Extent to which Musical Instruments are regarded or treated as
Symbolic objects or objects of Art in Traditional African Societies", Legon:
ICAMD, School of Performing Arts, 2004
"The Musical Scene in Africa Today", Legon: ICAMD, School of Performing
Arts, 2004
"Traditional Music and Dance Practices of the Taita of Kenya: A Survey;
International Journal of African Dance, Temple University, Philadelphia
(forthcoming)
"Traditional Music and Dance in Kitui District of Kenya: An Appraisal of
Today's Performance Scene", International Journal of African Dance, Temple
University, Philadelphia. (forthcoming) .
Zabana Kongo
"Improvisation and Extemporization in Sub-Saharan Africa", in the Journal
ofA frican Musical Arts, Cape Town, January 2003
Paper also presented at the International Symposium on African Music,
Princeton, October 2003
"Re-shaping music education in modern Africa with an imposing human
dimension; Robert Mawuena Kwame (1954-2004)", in the Journal of African
Musical Arts, Cape Town, volume I, 2004: 164-165
"African Francophone and English-speaking Tertiary Programmes in Music
Education": An inaugural report for PASMAE, Bilingual (English, French).
March, 2004
"Fieldwork in Central Africa: a Sociology of Research" Bilingual (English,
French). For the incoming Volume of the Journal of Performing Arts, Legon.
Music Department Website
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Twelve booklets hanging for publication in the African Drum Music series:
Adevu, Agbad:za, Asafo, Atsiagbekor. Bamaya, Borborbor, Bima, Fontomfrom,
Gabada, Gome, Sikyi, Zigi
(forthcoming) Ghanaian Drum Music: Fifteen musical types, short performance
practice, theoretical issues, full scores
(forthcoming) Musical Traditions of the Kongo People: Western Central Africa.
English translation : PhD thesis, Paris X University , Nanterre, 1994, 480p
Musical compositions
The Ghanaian Suite: Didactic medley: Fugue, String quartet and Orchestra.
On a theme by A.A. Mensah: Divine Providence
Welcome Prince.
Kongo Dreams.
78 months in Ghana.
February 2003 in Accra.
The TransAfrican Motorway
Fanfare 1, for the ORBIT project, World Music Day 2004, Switzerland.
Fanfare 2, for the ORBIT project, World Music Day 2004, Switzerland.
Dwarfs consultations. About d sprawling atonal risk absorbed by its
expressionism
Fiagbedzi N.
Book on Form and Meaning on Ewe song: A Cn'tical Review (forthcoming)
An Essay on the Nature of the Aesthetic in the Ajriccm Musical Arts 1 st August,
2005
Anku W. O.
2003 : Musical Transcription and Virtual-Scape: Reconstructing Collective
Memory. IASA (International Association of Sound Achivist) Conference: Sept.
21-25 Pretoria. (forthcoming)
2003: Oral Composition - Composing techniques of Akan , Ewe and Ga
cultures. Musical Arts in Africa: Theory, practice and education. Edited by Anri
Herbst, Meki Nzewi, Kofi Agawu. University of South Africa, Pretoria pp 118-
141.
(forthcoming) ' Circles and Time: A Theory of Structural Organisation of
Rhythm in African Music. In The Composition and Transmission of Music~l
Forms in Africa, edited by KofiAgawu and Kofi Anyidoho. Dakar: CODESRlA.
(forthcoming) Improvisation in Sub-Saharan African Music: Theory and
Practice. In The Composition and Transmission of Musical Forms in Africa. edited
by Kofi Agawu and Kofi Anyidoho. Dakar: CODESR!A.
AmuahJ.A.
Book on Practice in Rudiments of Music with hints on working Grade
(Graded series)
Songs for Christmas Vol. 1 Ghanaian composers Staff Edition
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Music & Dance for Teacher Training Colleges (Co-author)
Ebibindwom (Akan Sacred Lyrics) A legacy of the Methodist Church - Its
roots, traditional, Cultural background and development.
Boamah E.
Composition's for Piano "Memories" (arrangement of folk tunes for piano)
The Mrican Scene
THE EFUA T. SUTHERLAND DRAMA STUDIO
The Efua T. Sutherland Drama Studio has continued to maintain its role as the
Performing Arts Centre of the University. The main stage of the Studio has served
as the venue for performances by the staff and students of all sections of the
School as well as other external users.
The year under review has also seen the Studio ploughing back part of its profit
into painting and general repairs. 400 ne\\" plastic chairs have also been purchased
to add to the existing stock.
ABmIGROMMA
Abibigromma the Resident Theatre Company of the School of Performing Arts,
Legon, continue to honour and perform the duties for which it was established in
1983.
The year under review has been one of the busiest for the group in the area of
research performance and public education that stretched ffOm Senior Secondary
Schools to Companies and Organizations including the media.
Objectives ofthe School
On the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the establishment of the School, the
then vice-chancellor, Prof. A. Sawyerr, reiterated the real objectives of the School
thus:
" ... one of the principal objectives of the separation of the School from the Institute
(of African Studies) was to enable it to foclls on "professional performance training
as a cardinal aspect of the work of the School" Specifically the principal objectives
of the School are:
To provide University course in Music, Dance and Drama;
To provide a programme of professional training for performers; and
To serve as a focus of the performing arts in the University.
As a University institution the School, in focusing on lhe development and
teaching of Ghanaian and African Art Forms, cannot afford to shut itself off from
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the vast wealth of Music and Art Forms existing outsIde Africa, not only in the
African Diaspora, but also in both the orient and the west. Again, the University
location obliges the School to be research-oriented, drawing not only on the
researches of others, but especially on the work of Ghanaian art and culture
scholars,. both within the School and the Institute, and elsewhere. In brief, the
School ought to be engaged in research, teaching, and experimentation in
Ghanaian and African art forms, paying due attention not only to their roots in
society, but also to developments elsewhere in the world. This should put the
school in a position to make a contribution to the re-interpretation and development
of African art and culture, providing a spur to creative thinking and activity in
the field of national culture.
As a School of Performing Arts, the School should gear its programmes, infused
as they must be with the results of the School's researches, to the provision of
systematic and integrated training of performers in Music, Dance and Drama,
and provide an outlet for creative work and the disseminat':m of knowledge of the
arts, through its extension and vacation programmes, as well as regular full-
time course.
It would be impossible for the School to begin to meet these obligations in full if it
were to operate in isolation from the Institute of African Studies and society at
large. For it is vital for the School, in the development of its courses and the
conduct of its outreach programmes, to be able to call upon the research product
of the Institute in the area of art and culture.
Equally, the School cannot develop programmes or train authentic performers of
our Music, Dance and Drama unless it reaches out for interaction with traditional
performers and local audiences.
Achievements
The School of Performing Arts, the only institution of its kind in Sub-Saharan
Africa, that combines the three disciplines of Drama, Music and Dance in the
training of Middle and Management level manpower needs of several
establishments in Ghana and, indeed, internationally, continues to play that
role among other obligations and commitments: The Gh&na Education Service
(the largest beneficiary), The National Commission on Culture (with its numerous
Centres for National Culture spread throughout the country, each requiring
trained cultural and performing arts experts), our Universities (where over ninety
percent of the teaching staff of the Sch00l are alumni of the School of Performing
Arts), The National Theatre of Ghana, G.B.C. (T.V. and Radio Programmes
Producers and Directors), the numerous F.M. Stations, Video Film Production
Outfits, Professional and Amateur Performance Groups and, not the least
Universities in Africa, Europe, America. Canada, Japan, Korea, and other Far
Eastern countries.
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Through "its productions and outreach programmes, the School continued with
its enrichment of the cultural life of the University and surrounding communities.
During the last academic year alone, for example, there were 10 major play
productions, 24 one-acts, several Musicals and Choreographed dances by students
and staff that attracted and educated as well as entertained many audiences in
and around Legon. In addition, literature workshops were organized for students
of 2nd Cycle institutions in several Regions in Ghana; also, through its Theatre
for Extension Communication, and Drama in Education ,...ractical programmes,
communities as far away as Upper East, Brong-Ahafo, Volta Region, Eastern, and
local J.S.S. schools, were exposed to the benefits of Environmental cleanliness,
population control, avoidance of Teenage Pregnancy, etc. Even in Accra,
establishments like the Bank of Ghana, Ghana Telecom, Cocobod, Electoral
Commission etc. were direct beneficiaries of effective communication of their
objectives through drama, music and dance presentations.
The Nation and, indeed, the World continues to enjoy the artistic skills not only
of the directors, actors, and technical expertise of the staff, but also of the
playwrights, choreographers, and composers who provide the material for
productions.
The School intends to continue with its commitment to teaching, research and
extension programmes, embracing high academic goals and practical professional
demands. However, the existing inadequate resources of space, equipment,
transportation, and teaching aid, cannot, as has been emphasized before, support
and sustain the expanding activities and increasing demands for true professional
and academic manpower training for the Nation.
In fact, these needs were taken up by a Member of Parliament, Hon. Nkrumah
Gyimah, an alumnus, in November 1999, and all the Honourable Members of the
House, who spoke glowingly about the School, reiterated the urgent need for
Government to address them without further delay. (See Parliamentary Debates:
Official Report, Friday, 5th November, 1999: "Statements - School of Performing
Arts Open Day Celebration - (CoI.8161.
ACTION PLAN: (Vis-a-Vis Essentials of the 2003-2005 Estimates)
(a) Staff & Student Productions (2000-2001). These are an essential
academic and professional requirement for the School. Participation in
productions/performances is a requirement for the award of diplomas/degrees
in the performing arts. 18 Student Productions and 11 Staff/ School Productions
are planned for the year, with a projected cost of about one hundred and fIfty
million cedis. It is essential that reasonable provision be made for the School's
productions programme
(b) The Theatre Season has become an established c"treach programme in
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which a sample of the School's productions for the year is presented to the
community at large. It involves some production and publicity expenses as well
as accommodation, feeding, transport expenses of a large number of students
during the long vacation period.
(c) The Physical Infrastructure of on-going Project. For five years running,
our request for work on the on-going project of the building complex has not been
considered for final approval and funding. But with the creation of the new
Department of Dance, the introduction of the new MFA/M.Phil degree programme
in Theatl'e Arts, the sudden jump in our enrollment figures, and the increasing
activities of the International Centre for African Music & Dance, the pressure on
our old temporary structures has become unbearable. We must continue work now
on the construction of our building complex.
It may be noted that at the moment the School has no lecture rooms large enough
for even the relatively small classes of up to fifty students. With the expected rise
in student number, a crisis is inevitable unless we can complete the new complex
in time.
(d) Equipment Needs. The School depends on lighting, sound, and video
equipment for teaching, research, productions, and Outreach programmes. For
several years now the old existing equipment have gradually deteriorated with
constant use, with most of them now rendered useless or ineffective.
Video Equipment for Professional Quality Recording & Editing: This
will enable the School of Performing Arts to begin a serious programme
of documenting several of its performances and major productions.
Properly organized, this should eventually become a major library
collection as well as an important source of income for the School. A
fully equipped video-audio documentation unit i~ now an indispensable
requirement for instruction in the performing arts. It will service not
only the School but also other academic departments of the University.
Our target several years ago to put all the basic equipment in place has
been long overdue. A complete Audio-Visual Library is also required.
This project is partly dependent on the completion of at least the second
phase of the new buildings for the School.
A Computer System: for efficient and fast preparation of scripts and
other frequently used documents, and also for musical analysis, an
important new area of research.
Lighting Equipment: A computerized memory lighting control; a lighting
control board with 24 or more channels; a portable intercom for
communication between the backstage and the lighting booth; slide
projectors; cables, etc.
Musical Equipment: 3 Grand Pianos.
Costumes: sewing machines; make-up kits; mannequins for drapery.
Tools for Set Design & Construction. .
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A Good Quality Public Address & Amplification System.
(el Transportation: The School has one overaged 4'}-Seater Neoplan Bus
for movement of production personnel. But the bus is not suited to the movement
of equipment and is too big to be used for organizational work. Besides, it breaks
down so often and is thus unreliable. A new bus, an open truck and a Land
Cruiser are needed to facilitate movement of performers, props and equipment
and for organizational/administrative work.
DEPARTMENT OF DANCE STUDIES
OVERVIEW /COURSES/STUDENTS
The Department of Dance Studies continued to offer programmes in African dance
and related fields. Programmes lead to a three-year Bachelor of Arts degree, four-
year Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, and a two-year Diploma in Dance Studies. The
two-year Diploma programme also served as a pre-requisite qualification for ·0"
level students and teachers wishing admission to the Bachelor of Fine Arts.
A Master of Fine Arts and Master of Philosophy syllabus were completed during
the academic year and added to the post-graduate programme of the Department
of Theatre Arts for the benefit of students interested in combined studies of dance
and drama.
The Department's teaching and research programmes are developed from four
central concepts of appreciation, choreography, performance and documen-
tation_
Studies in appreciation leads to the ability to make an informed and critical
judgement about the form and nature of the dance, as well as the relationship of
related art forms. The study of choreography emphasizes techniques concerning
the making and development of dances, dance-drama and organised movement
activity in pageantry, while performance looks at the technical training of the
student in movement expression and dancing. Documentation is concerned
with studies in movement analysis and notation as well as the dance video and
film.
Other areas that have been dealt with in the dance progr.:lmme are the study of
the geographical, historical and cultural contexts of the dance, including
movement aspects of customary behaviour, costumes, make-up, paraphernalia,
properties, theatre management, stage-craft, aerobics/movement techniques,
African instrumental music performance and songs.
The Department's programmes continued to attract a lot of students, including
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foreigners. Foreign students, during the year, took courses and conducted research
into aspects of performance studies, the relationship of African dance,
instrumental music, and dance ethnology. One hundred and eighteen foreign
students were enrolled during the year.
STUDENTS NUMBER
1st Semester
B.A. Level 100 169
B.A. Level 200 50
B .A. Level 300 21
B.A. Level 400 4
B.F.A. Level 100 323
B.F.A. Level 200 406
B.F.A. Level 300 53
B.F.A. Level 400 16
Diploma I 42
Diploma II 80
Total 1,164
Foreign Students 70
2nd Semester
B.A. Level 100 168
B.A. Level 200 50
B.A. Level 300 21
B.A. Level 400 6
B.F.A. Level 100 323
B.F.A. Level 200 412
B.F.A. Level 300 53
B.F.A. Level 400 16
Diploma I 42
Diploma II 79
Total 1,170
Foreign Students 43
Structural Facilities
Structural Facilities - Classrooms, offices and dancing halls are very limited.
The Department could therefore not offer enough space to the r.umerous students
for movement activity and sound learning.
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PUBLICATIONS/PRODUCTIONS/CONFERENCES
Adinku W. o.
Cultural Education in Ghana: A Case Study of Dance Development in the
University system. Dance Chronicle Vol. 27. Number 1 Marcel Dekker,
Inc., New York 2004 pp. 49-66.
Teaching Dance Education in Public Elementary Schools in Ghana, Legan
Journal of The Humanities. Volume 14. Faculty of Arts, Legon. 2003. pp 21-28
EXTERNAL EXAMINER
Acted as External Examiner in the Department of Music, Dance and Drama,
Makerere University. Kampala, Uganda.
NewmanS.A.
Directed a full length Dance Production with the students of the Department
presenting the "The rites of Passage" in dances as found in some Ghanaian
ethnic groups.
Toured and performed with my Church Dance Group 8t over thirty locations
including international conferences held here in Ghana.
Attended an International Conference in Thailand September 27th-October
6th 2004 on "Redeeming the Arts". Gave a number of performances and
participated in coming out with a policy document.
Attended an International Christian Conference in Johannesburg, South
Africa February 4th - 9th 2005.
Presented a paper on Dance in Education to All Regional Directors of Culture,
Ministry of Education at Ajumako on J 4th February 2005.
Gave a number of talks on Dance at some Christian gatherings.
RESEARCH AREA
NewmanS.A.
Has initiated An African Dance Exercise Session to keep people fit for the
General Public. Result has been exciting.
KwakwaP.A.
• Ongoing research: Documentation of Dance Forms of Ghana.
STAFFIN.G
1 Associate Professor
2 Senior Lecturers
1 Lecturer
1 Tutor
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2 Senior Staff
5 Junior Staff
2 National Service Personnel
S.A.Newman
Head, De.partment of Dance Studies.
DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE ARTS
OVERVIEW
The Department of Theatre Arts is dedicated to the productiun of competent theatre
personnel, for the Theatre in particular and the Entertainment and Cultural
Industries in general, and for academia. To this end, it offers a broad range of
courses in both the theoretical and practical dimensions of theatre practice in
all its modern and traditional manifestations. It boasts of faculty members with a
range of experience in theatre practice, teaching and research. Its courses are
designed to provide students with an in-depth appreciation of theatres of different
cultures, though African theatre aesthetics forms the bedrock from which all
these other theatres are considered.
With increasing recognition worldwide of the potential of theatre for human
development, the department, the only one of its kind in Ghana, is poised to
provide a relevant, vigorous and rewarding educational experience for all its
undergra,duate and graduate students.
COURSES OFFERED
In the year under review, the Department offered courses leading to Diploma,
B.F.A., B.A., M.F.A .and MPhil qualifications. Courses tau;~ht were:
Play Analysis and Interpretation
History of the Theatre
Dramatic Theory and Criticism
Performing Arts in Traditional African Cultures
Contemporary African Drama
African Plays and Playwrights
Modern European Drama
Radio, TV and Film
Speech
Costume, Set and Lighting Design
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Stage Craft
Acting
Drama in Education
Theatre For Extension Commllnication (TI·:q
Playwriting
Directing
Production Participation
Man, the Performing Arts and SOClt'tl
African Theories of Drama
Drama and its Literature
Research Methods
Theatre Management .
STUDENT NUMBERS
The Department continues to attract large numbers of students at all levels,
which poses a great problem for liS as wc have \ ( ' 1"\ limited space for teaching,
particularly our practical oriented courses. The specific st a tistics of students is
as tollows:
Diploma 78
B.A. Level 100 533
B.A. Level 200 407
B.A. Level 300 123
B.A. Level 400 -12
B .F.A. Level 100 410
B.F.A. Level 200 91
B. F.A. Level 300 88
B.F.A. Level 400 0-1
MFA/M.Phi! 18
Occasional Students 8
STAFFING POSITION
During the year, Ms. Regina KWdkl'e Opong, one 0 1 our MFA graduates, ,,'as
appointed as a \ecturt'r in the department. increasing our teaching staff strength
by one. Mrs Awo Asiedu, who had been a\\'av on stud.\' leave in the tl]~ . also returned
to the Department. having completed her Ph.D . St'nior members and other staff
of the department are listed belo\\' :
Prof. Martin OWllSU Associate Professor (Contract)
Mr. Sandy Arkhurst Senior Lecturer (Contract)
Mr. Asiedu Yirenkyi Senior Lecturer (Contnv:t)
Dr. Mohammed Ben -Abdallah Lecturer (Part Time)
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Mr. John K. Djisenu Senior Lecturer
Mr. Africanus Aveh Lecturer
Ms. Cecilia Adjei Lecturer
Mr. Aaron Gyabaah Yeboah Lecturer
Mr. Agyemang Ossei Lecturer
Ms. Karen Berger*' Tutor
Ms. Ekua Ekumah** Lecturer
Rev. Dr. Elias Kweku Asiama Lecturer
Dr. Awo Mana Asiedu Lecturer
Ms. Regina Kwakye Opong Lecturer
Ms. Roberta Gardiner Pan-Time Lecturer
Ms. Helen Odamten Part-Time Lecturer
Mr. Benjamin Asu.nte Part-Time Tutor
Mr. Kofi Middleton-Mends Part-Time Lecturer
Mrs. Grace Uche Hassan Tutor
Administrative /Support Staff
Ms. Selina Odame Senior Adm. Asst
Ms. Grace Warden Clerk Grade I
Ms. Nora Mangortey Clerk Grade II
Mr. Martin Bugbire Cleaner / Messenger
Ms. Sarah Fafali Dorgbadzi Research Assistant
Ms. Margaret Kuusangyele Research Assistant
Mrs. Felicia Owusu-Ansah Research Assistant
+ On Sabbatical Leave
• On Study Leave
**Leave of absence
RESEARCH/PROJECTS
OwusuM. O.
Traditional Sources for the Contempor2.T'j Ghanaian PlaY\\Tight
Shakespeare for the African Stage
Cultural/Social setting in Contemporary Ghanaian plays: Research
challenges for the Playwright
AsiamaE. K.
"Animal Revolt", a Theatre for Development project at E.T. Sutherland Drama
Studio, Legon
"The Great Census" a drama project at Tema Community 4, Trinity Presby
Church of Ghana
"The Great Ride" a drama project at Tema Community 4 Meridian Presby
Church of Ghana
"The Triumphal Entry" a drama project Tema Community 7 Joint Church
Colonial Photos Exhibition at Ghana Museum and Monuments Board's
Gallery, Accra
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Awo Mana Asiedu
West African Theatre Audiences: A study of Ghanaian and Nigerian
Audiences of Literary Theatre in English" Unpublished PH,D, Thesis, 2003,
" The Involvement of Ghanaian Youth in Theatre", Q,lgoing research
Arkhurst S.
Folk Media Development: Appropriating Folk Media
for Contemporary Use
Performer / Audience Relationship in African Drama,
Participatory Methods of Development in Ghana,
John Hopkins University, Centre for Communication Programme (JHU-CCP)
2003 (Consultant),
Mmofra Foundation (Children Against AIDS) 2003 (Consultant),
PUBLICATIONS/PRODUCTIONS
OwusuM. o.
Study Notes onAma AtaAidoo's Anowa, Pearson-Longman, Harlow, 2003,
The Twins, a PANAFEST production 2003,
The Street Not Our Home, written and directed for World Alliance of Reformed
Churches Conference in Accra, 2004,
The Voter's Power, written and directed for Electoral Commission (Ghana) for
National Television, 2004,
Awo M. Asiedu
Reviews of Fertile Crossings: Metamorphoses of Anglophone West African
Literature, by p, Deandrea and Ama Ata Aidoo's The Girl Who Would be King
and Other Stories, in African Theatre, Oxford, Bloomington and .Johannesburg:
James Currey (Forthcoming)
Djisenu J. K.
Directing: Through a Film Darkly by J, C. deGraft. Staff productions with ALT
310'dass. Literature Department, Kenyatta University. (June-August 2004)
AvehA.
Production Consultant, "The Killing" (2002), a feature film Zone Productions,
USA, in association with Delta Entertainment. Written and directed by Joe
Brewster. Directed "Cosmic High Court" (2004), a screen and stage adaptation
of "In the High Court of Cosmic Justice" (From Kofi Anyidoho's Earth Child
Writer/Director/Editor, "Enyonam" (2004), 3 short feature film for Students
Against AIDS with funds from Ghana AIDS Commission.
AsiamaE. K.
Oral History and Cultural Practices of The Buem (2003) Accra: Media Design
"The Medicinal Values of Cocoa - An alternative Income Earner for Ghana"
The Mirror, 24th April 2004.
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CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS
Awo Mana Asiedu
International Conference on 'Literary Manife s tations of the African
Diaspora', University of Cape Coast, 10- 14 November 2003. Presented a paper
on: "Returning to the "Motherland ', Illusions and Realities: Eulalie Rush in
Aidoo's The Dilemma of a Ghost and Mimi and Uli in 0 nwueme's Legacies"
"The Cultural Context of Audience-Performance Interactions", Paper
presented at the Department of Theatre Arts Seminar Series , October, 2003
"Any Good Play Should Reach any Audience". A paper presented at the May
2004 Faculty of Arts Annual Colloquium.
Djisenu J. K.
'Cross-Cultural Bonds between Ancient Greece and Africa: Implications for
Contemporary Staging Practices'. A paper tabled at the Open University
Conference, May 2004, UK.
AvehA.
Co-ordinator, WiderNet Project Decision-Maker Workshop & Technicians
Training Workshop, University of Gha na, Legon (June 2003). 18th Pan-African
Festival of Film and Television (FESPACO), Ouagadougou , Burkina Faso.
Theme: The Role of the Actor in the Creation of the African Film (Feb.-March
2003
CODESRIA African Humanities Institute Programme, International
Symposium at University of Ghana, Legon under the theme: Canonical Works
and Continuing Innovation in African Arts and HumanitIes. (Sept. 2003)
"How far Are We? Locating Ghana in the Cinematic World". A paper presented
at Department of Theatre Arts, University of Ghana, Legon , 2003 Seminar
Series (Nov. 2003)
CODESRIA 30th Anniversary Conference on the theme : 30 Years of Social
Science Research and Knowledge Production, Dakar, Senegal (Dec. 2003)
Co-ordinator, Digitization Workshop for Librarians, University of Ghana,
Legon (June 2004)
Visiting Scholar, Inte. national Progra ms, Ufl\versity of Iowa, Iowa City, USA
(Summer 2004)
AsiamaE. K.
"The Medicinal Values of Cocoa" at the Cocoa Research Institute, Tafo-Akim,
September 2004.
Arkhurst S.
An Overview of Theatre in Ghana, 2003
Community Participation - Its Cultural Relevance , 2003. Working with
Children: Process of Creating Improvised Drama, 2004
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Professional Actor Training: Discovering Psychology, Motivation and Subtext
in Realistic Drama, 2004
Knowledge, Attitude, Beliefs and practices of two Catchment areas as a basis
for interventions in Home Based Care of persons Living with AIDS, 2004
Centre for Democratic Development: Workshop on Communication for
Democracy (Erata Hotel, Okponglo) Resource Person, 9-11 July 2003
J . H. U - CCP Workshop on AIDS for Religious Leaders (La Saab Hotel, Kumasi)
Resource Person, 10-16 August 2003
Workshop for Teachers of Drama (for AIDS Programme) Institute of African
Studies, Legon. Resource Person. 4-6 February 2004.
RESEARCH/PROJECTS
AdjeiC.
The Costume Interpretation of "Julius Caesar" in Akan Language, directed
by Martin Owusu - 2004.
"Fashion Takes its inspiration from the Past" - (On-going)
Guidelines for Developing a Production Design Concept - Unpublished.
Costume Design and Construction for "The Palm-wine Drinkard"
Choreographed by William Ofotsu Adinku, 2003.
Costume Design and Construction for "Once Upon a Yesteryear", Written
and directed by Asiedu Yirenkyi, 2003 .
Seminar and Workshop on clothing and Make-up, Takoradi Polytechnic, 2003.
INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR AFRICAN MUSIC AND DANCE
OVERVIEW
During the year under review, t.~e Centre (ICAMD) continued to carry out its
primary mission of the promotion of international scholarship and creativity in
African music and dance. It catered for the needs of Africa as well as those of
scholars, research students and creative artists world-wide by servin'g as
a Forum for international meetings, confercnces, ser: ' jnars, workshops and
special events in African Music and Dance;
an Archival , Documentation and Study Center for African Music and Dance;
a Clearing House for Infonnation on events, artists, scholars and institutions
concerned with the study and promotion of African music and dance;
a unit for the promotion and coordination of research, creative, and
development projects in music and dance; and
a facility for the preparation of monographs, source materials, bibliographies,
and,the publication of an International Journal of African Music and Dance.
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STAFF POSITION
At the beginning of the 2004/2005 Academic Year, the w0rkforce of the Centre
was 17 - made up of 7 Senior Members/ Researchers,S Senior Staff and 5 Junior
Staff.
Dr. Asante Darkwa continued to .act as Director and Emeritus Professor J.H.
Kwabena Nketia as Consultant to the Centre.
Local Secretariats and Chapters
ICAMD has set up Secretariats and Chapters in the West, East and Southern
Africa regions. These Secretariats and Chapters serves as the outposts for the
coordination of programmes with scholars and artists in these regions. ICAMD
has given some money for the administrative, secretarial and communication
needs of the Eastern Africa Secretariat at the Department of Music, Kenyatta
University, Nairobi Kenya. The Secretariat in Southern Africa at the University
of Transkei, Umtata and the Chapter at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria have
already received their financial support.
Library and Audio-Visual Archive
The holdings of ICAMD Library and Audio-Visual Archive have considerably
expanded through direct purchases of local and foreign print and audio-visual
materials. The library stocks important books and magazines on African culture,
African music and dance, and books and journals on other cultures. It. has copies
of dissertations, theses, long essays and very rare documents that cannot be
found elsewhere. The Library also has books and manuscripts on Western Music,
Drama and Theatre Arts
The Audio-visual archive, which is.the backbone of the Centre, holds over 11,600
audio cassettes, of which about 700 are field recordings by researchers, staff of
the Centre and graduate students, as well as recordings of conferences, seminars
and workshops organized by the Centre. There are about 280 compact discs (CDs),
100 digital audio tape (OAT) recordings, 400 (VHS and Hi-Fi) video cassettes, 300
mini digital video cassettes and 500 coloured slides. Video interviews of21 popular
music artistes and 13 Gospel singers have been made as part of the ongoing CAN
project on Music Makers.
The Culture African Network (CAN) is a non-profit Pan-African cultural project
set up with funding from the Ford Foundation to establish a multi-media network
for African Arts and Culture on a continental scale. There are seven core centres
selected for the network and Ghana is one of the selected "ountries. The others
are South Africa, Mozambique, Kenya, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Mali. The CAN Centre
in (}!1ana is based at the International Centre for African Music and Dance,
University of Ghana, Legon
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Donations
The Centre continued to receive donations of Equipment (cameras, cassette
recorders and accessories, as well as books, journals and periodicals, compact
discs (CDs), audio cassettes and video recordings of African music and dance
traditions and musics and dances from other parts of the world. These donations
were made by Visiting Scholars/Researchers, organizations and institutions.
CORE ACTIVITIES OF THE CENTRE
The Documentation Unit
The unit undertook the documentation of events such as the traditional dance
forms and festivals of the Upper East and Upper West Regions in Ghana, the
music and dance forms of Afa system of divination, and Akpalu songs of Anlo
Ewes of the Volta Region. Festivals and other cultural eVf':1.ts in other regions.
A website, "African Traditional, Popular and Art Music" has been designed by Dr.
P. Zabana Kongo, a Senior Fellow of the Centre, to enable research scholars,
composers and students to access ICAMD's archival holdings. Theses holdings
include audio-visual materials - tapes, quick time files, videos, books,
dissertations/ theses, etc.
This object has been extended to monitoring the Centre's activities and events
(conferences, meetings, festivals, and concerts) as "'ell as current research both
in cultural and theoretical areas. A Web page has also been designed to provide
musical material to be assessed by the youth.
Memorial Lecture
One of the major events organized by the Centre is the Dr. Ephraim Amu Memorial
Parliamentary Elections in Togo: The Challenges.
Prof. Larry Diamond, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution Stanford, California USA:
Perspectives on Democratic Change in Africa and US Foreign Policy.
Hon. Monie Captan: Former Liberian Foreign Minister: The Challenges Facing
Liberia in the Impending October 2005 Presidential and Legislative' Elections:
The Way Forward.
H.E. Zhana Keyuan: Ambassador of the Peoples Republic of China: China's
Management of Globalisation and its World View of Africa.
Mrs. Aggrey Orleans: Former Ambassador to Ethiopia and Switzerland: Diplomatic
Negotiations: Practical Lessons and EJo.:periences.
CONFERENCES ATTENDED
Antwi-Danso, v.
February: 2004, Dakar, Senegal, Institute for International Development.
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Workshop on Integration in Africa. Paper Pres~nted: "The challenge of
Integration in West Africa".
July 2-10, 2004: Abuja, Nigeria. ECOWAS Secr~tariat: African Capacity
Building Workshop Paper Presented: "Integration in Africa- Prospects and
Challenges"
Gebe, B.Y.D
Paper Presented: "Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism: The International
Dimension," at the Internal Crisis Management Workshop at the Ghana
Armed Forces Command and Staft College, Teshie, 12 May - 3 June 2005.
Paper Presented: "Global Terrorism and Its Impact on Parliamentary
Business, '" at the Commonwealth Sergeant - at - Arms Conference for the
African Region, Parliamt:nt of Ghana, Accra, 3-5 August 2005.
JOURNAL
The Centre launched ajournal- the Legon JountJI 0fI nternational Affairs - (LEJIA) ,
which provides a platform for scholarly discussion of internation2J relations issues.
BENEFACTIONS
Books were donated from the Japan Foundation to the Centre in March
2005.
Prof. Gyimah Boadi, of the Centre for Democratic Development also donated a
book to the Centre in June 2005.
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FACULTY OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES
OVERVIEW
Following the approval of the report of the Planning Committee by the Academic
Board and the University Council the Vice Chancellor set up an Implementation
committee made up of Prof. Samuel K. Sefa-Dedeh (Chairman), Dr. Elsie Effah
Kaufmann, and Dr. Benjamin A. NTim. The Implementation Committee among
others worked to establish the Dean's office, identif,' needs of the faculty, develop
guidelines for admission of students into the faculty, initiate the process of hiring
staff for the Departments.
The three member Implementation Committee \\"as later expanded to an eight-
member Committee. The Committee ,larked succ.>ssfully [or the effective take
off of the new Faculty. Membership of the eight-member Committee for the
Implementation of the Establishment of the Facult\· of Engineering Sciences was
as follows:
Prof. S. Sefa-Dedeh Chairman
Prof. R.D. Baeta Departmental Rep., Materials Sc. & Eng. Program.
Prof. W.A Asomaning Departmental Rep., Materials Sc. & Eng. Program.
Dr. Elsie E. Kaufmann Departmental Rep., Biomedical Eng. Program.
Prof. E.K. Wiredu Departmental Rep., Biomedical Eng. Program.
Dr. B. A. Ntim Departmental Rep., Computer Fng. Program.
Dr. Esther Sakyi-Dawson Departmental Rep., Food Process Eng. Program
Dr. R. J. Bani Head, Dept. of Agricultural Engineering.
Mr. B.O. Asare-Bediako Secretary.
The strategy for implementation has been to identify and put in place the resources
(human and infrastructure) needed to implement the progr&mmes of the Faculty
on a year to year basis. The Dean's office was set up at the Torto's Chemistry
building, classroom space was allocated in the ne,,' Social Science building and
the first students admitted during the 2004-2005 academic year.
Having successfully worked for the effective take off of the new Faculty, the
Implementation Committee \\'as cCl1verted into the Bo~rd of the Faculty of
Engineering Sciences with representatives from other Faculty Boards as required
by the University of Ghana Statutes. Prof. Samuel Sefa-Dedeh was appOi!lted as
the Acting Dean and additional administrati\'e staff was also added to the office of
the Dean.
The membership of the Board of Faculty of Engineenng Sci(~nces for 2004 i 2005
academic year included those listeci under the Implementation Committee and
the following:
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Dr. Emmanuel Sinayobye Lecturer, Dept. of Food Process Eng.
Dr. John Kutor Lecturer, Dept. of Biomedical Eng.
Dr. M.N. Josiah Lecturer, Dept. of Agric. Eng.
Dr. D.K. Banoeng-Yakubo Representing Faculty of Science
Ms. Erne U. Fiawoyife Representing UGBS.
Dr. E.K. Nartey Representing College of Agric & Consumer Sc.
STUDENT INTAKE
In the year under review, the Faculty of Engineering Sciences admitted thirty
one (31) pioneering students into 5 (five undergraduate degree programmes (Ag-
ricultural Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Food
Process Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering). One was a foreign
student.
PROGRAMME 2004/2005
Male Female
Agricultural Engineering 1 1
Biomedical Engineering 7 1
Computer Engineering 11 o
Food Process Engineering 5 3
Material Science and Engineering 2 o
TOTAL 26 5
COURSES
There are 5 (five) undergraduate degree programme areas. These are in the
Departments of Agricultural Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Computer
Engineering, Food Process Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering
(Ceramics Option)
The structure of the Engi~eering programme in Legon is such that at Levels 100
and 200, all students offer Common Courses. These are designed to prepare them
to enter one of the above programmes that have been pre-selected by the students.
The Department of Agricultural Engineering, having been transferred from the
then Faculty of Agriculture of the University', is a fully established department of
the FaCUlty.
STAFFING
Deao'sOffice
S. Sefa-Dedeh, BSc (Ghana) MSc, PhD (Guelph) Ag. Dean
B,O. Asare-Bediako BA, MA (Pop, Ghana) Post-Grad Cert.
(Edu Plann & Admn Paris) Faculty Officer
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R. Hope-Ankrah, BA (Ghana) Snr. Admn. ASSIstant
Mary Mavis Osae (Mrs.) BA (Ghana) Snr. Admn . Assistant
Sarah Aba Essilfie Snr. Clerk/ St'cretal)i
Ahmed Appiah Headman/Office Assist
Academic Staff
For the first two years of the establi shment of the ;-aculty 1t was agreed to use
staff in already existing Depal·tmen ts to t·~ach some of the foundation courses
whilst permanent staff were recruited . 'fhi ,> s trategy \,,-) rked very well and all the
approved courses for the first year \\ ere t3.ugh! effectiveiy by full time and part
time lecturers. Some Part-Time Lecturers ,md Pwfessional Engineers from the
Ghana Institution of Engineers supported and participated in teaching some
courses.
Full-Time Lecturers
Agricultural Engineering Department
R. J. Bani, Senior Lecturer, Head of Department
A.A. Mahama, Senior Lecturer.
M.N. Josiah, Lecturer,
Eric Y. Kra, Lectul'er,
S. Abenney-Mickson, Lecture r.
E.B. Sabi Lecturer ,
Computer Engineering Departm~nt
8.A. Ntim Con~ultant ! Senior Lecturel'
Food Process Engineering Depar!ment
Dr. E. Sinayobye J-ectU!'~r
Biomedical Engineering Department
J. Kutor Lecturer
Part-Time Lecturers
Elsie Effah Kaufmann Physics
J.Y. Amoah, Agric. Eng.
A.K. Ussher Agric. Eng.
E. Kuatsinu Agric. Eng.
FA Hughes Physics
E . B.8. Gyebi Computer Science.
G.S.K. Adika LaIl.guage Cen tre
D.A.Edoh Zoology
Matilda Wilson Computer Science
L. Enu-Kwesi Botany
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G.K. Ameka Botany
R. Akuamoah-Boateng Psychology
S.A. Dogbe Chemistry
E. Kwatsinu Agric. Er.gineering
Part Time/Guest Lecturers from Ghana Institution of Engineers and KNUST
Mrs. Bou-Chedid Member. Ghana insnatioTI c'f Engineers, Accra.
Togbi Kporku III Fellow, Ghana Institution of Engineers, Accra.
Dr. J.K.D. Annan Fellow, Ghana Institution of Engineers, ';'ema.
Mr. M. Seidu Fellow, Ghana Institution of EnGineers. University of Cape
Coast.
Prof. R.K. Appiah Member, Ghana Institution of Engmeers
Prof. E. A. Jackson Fellow, Ghana Institution of Engineers. Schoo! of
Engineering, KNUST.
Prof. S.K. Agodzo Fellow, Ghana Institution of Engineers, School of
Engineering, KNl;ST.
Dr. J. Anthonio Member. Ghana Institution of Engineers, School of
Engineering, KNUST.
Administrative Staff (Department of Agricultural Engimlering)
Ms. Stella Kwami Prin. Administrative Assuita,11
Mr. Emmanuel Obeng Senior Departmental Ao.~;lstant
Ms. Faustina Maud Agordah Clerk Grade I
Mr. Dzifa Quarshie Messenger i Cleaner
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENTS
Agricultural Engineering
On the recommendation of the Academic Board. Council at its meeting of 20lh
May 2004 approved the transfer of the Department of Agricultural Engineering
from the Faculty of Agriculture to the Faculty of Engineering Sciences. The De-
partment of Agricultural Engineering provides training, research and extension
services in Agricultural Engineering to meet the challenges of increasing the
quantity and quality of food. feed and fibers.
The Department taught courses to students in the Faculty of Agriculture and
provided other services required. Research work in the Department were in thl'!
following broad areas:
• Farm Power and Machinery Engineering.
• Soil and Water Engineering.
• Postharvest Engineering.
Staff in the Department were invoh'ed in the following specif:r; research:
Bani R. J.
• Performance characteristics of tni.ditionai animal houses
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Non-destructive tests for quality assessment of agricultural produce
. Energetics in animal buildings.
MahamaA.A.
Animal traction technology development.
Tillage systems and their appropriate use in agriculture
Live·stock mechanization systems
Josiah M. N.
Effect of Different Tillage Practices on Soil Moisture Retention of some Soil
Series.
Performance Evaluation of an Ol'en Dryer for Copra.
Uncertainties Associated with In-Situ Determination of Soil Infiltration Char-
acteristics using the Advance Front Method.
Preservation of Foodstuffs.
Geostatistical analyses of variability of physical and mechanical properties
of soils.
Geostatistical analyses of variability of crop yield,
KraE. Y.
Irrigation system design and evaluation software de, dopment.
Open channel flow modeling.
Irrigation water requirements modeling.
Sabi E. B.
Drainage of agricultural land in relation to scil physical condition
Soil moisture conservation with biomass boards
Reduction of soil loss with biomass boards
Other Departments
Sinayobye E. (Food Process Engineering)
Physicochemistry of Interfaces
Production of Juices.
Kutor J. K. (Biomedical Englneering)
Dynamics of Calcium Concentration Changes in Neutrons
Digital Imaging Processing.
Sefa-Dedeh S.
Minimally processed fruits and vegetables,
The development of a harvesting and handling protocols :0 enh211ce the
quality of Sugar Loaf pineapple.
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PUBLICATIONS
Bani R. J. (2005) A criteria for assessing crop stores Postharvest Forum Vol.5
pp.19-23 ISSN 0855-6334 Food and Er.t"rgy Security Foundation,
Accra,Ghana
Bani R. J. (2005) Jobsearch; A practical guide for job seekers REB-J Enter-
prise, ISBN 9988-0-2694-3
Bani, R. J., Josiah, M. N., & Kra, E. Y. (2004). Losses 1n tomatoes in transit.
Postharvest Forum, (4), 3-7. ISSN 0855-6334. Food & Energy Security Founda-
tion.
Bani, R.J. and Josiah, M.N. (2005). Development Of Binder from Rice Husk.
Postharvest Forum, Vol. 5: 19-23. Publishers: Food and Energy Security Foun-
dation, Ghana. ISSN 0855-6334.
Kra, E. Y. & Merkley, G. P. (2004). Mathematical modeling of open-channel
velocity profiles for float method calibration. J.I-.gr. Wate/' Mgt., '70(3), 229-
244.
Kra, E. Y. (2004). Introduction to computers in agriclliture, In: Postharvest
Techonology of Fruits and Vegetables (Ed: Bani, R. J.), (pp. 92·-97). Agricultural
Eng. Dept. University oi Ghana and Postharvest Development Unit, MOFA.
ISBN 9988-0-2430-4.
Kra, E. Y. (2005) Minirnizingimgation water req'Jiremer.:s through planting date
modeling. Post harvest Forum, (5), 44-48. lSSN 0855-6334. Food & Energy Se-
curity Foundation.
Mahama, A. A. and E. Mensah (2005) Postharvest Forum, Vol. 5: 49-54. Pub-
lishers: Food and Energy Security Foundation, Ghana.1SSN 0855-6334.
Sefa-Dedeh, S., Cornelius, B., W. Amoa-Awua and Sakyi-Dawson, E. 0.,
Moakwa, E. O. (2004). The Microflora of Fermented NiFtamaJized Corn. In-
ternatiunal Journal of Food Microbiology 96:97 ··102
Sefa-Dedeh, S., Cornelius, B, Sakyi-Dawson, E. and Afoakwa, E. O. 2004
Effect ofnixtamalization on the chemical and functional properties of maize.
Food Chemistry 86: 317-324
Haim, M., Hornbaek, T., Arlleborg, N., Sefa-Dedeh, S. and Jespersen, L.
2004. Lactic acid tolerance determined by measuremer:t of intracellular pH
of single cells of Candida kn.:sei and Saccharon,yces cere[llsiae isolated from
fermented maize dough. International J. Food Microbio! 94:97-103
Moakwa, E. 0., Sefa-Dedeh, S. and Sakyi-Dawson, E. 2004. Effects of cowpea
fortification, dehydration method and storage time on sOlne q'jality
characteristics of maize-based traditional weaning foods. African J. Food
Agric. Nutr. And Dev. 4(1):25-32
Asare, E. K., Sefa-Dedeh, S., Sakyi-Dawson., E. and'Afoakwa, E. 0.2004.
Application of response surface methodolog,y for studying the p!'Oduct
characteristics of extruded rice-cowpea-groundnut blends. Int1. J. Food Sci.
and Nutr. 55(5): 431 -439.
Tetteh, G. L., S. K. Sefa-Dedeh, R. D. Phillips, and L. R.. Beuchat. 2004.
Survival and growth of acid-adapted and unadapteq Shigella flexneri in a
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traditional fermented Ghanaian weaning food as affected by fortification with
cowpea. Int. J . FoodMicrobiol. 90:189-195.
CONFERENCE/WORKSHOP /SEMINAR PAPERS
Bani, R. J . 2004. Refrigerated systems for commodity storage. Presented at trairung
workshop on ·Cold Chain and Logistics rrumagement fer a Competitive Agri-busi-
ness' Kama Conference Centre from :\ovember 30,2004 to December 5, 2004.
Faculty of Engineering Sciences and me Ghana Pri'l,ate-Pubtic Partnership Food
Industry Development Program collaboration.
Bani, R. J. 2004. Safety in warehouses. Presented at rrai!ling workshop on ·Cold
Chain and Logistics management for a Competitive Agri-business' Kama Con-
ference Centre from November 30, 2004 to December 5 , 2004. Faculty of Engi-
neering Sciences and the Ghana Private-Public Parmership Food Industry De-
velopment Program collaboration.
Sefa·Dedeh, S. 2004. Why cold chain and logistics? Presented at training work-
shop on ·Cold Chain and Logistics managemen;: for a Competitive Agri-business'
Kama Conference Centre from November 30, 2004 to DeceClber 5, 2004. Faculty
of Engineering Sciences and the Ghana Private-Public Partnership Food !ndus-
t!!. Development Program collaboration.
Sefa-Dedeh, S. 2005. General Concepts in Food Laws and Reg'Jlaiions. Presented
at Training Workshop on ·Food Laws And Regulatiens in ensuring cpmpetitive-
ness and enhancing market access· 8 -11 March 2005. Miklin Hotel. Ghana
Private-Public Partnership Food Industry Development Program.
Sefa-Dedeh, s. 2005. Ouerview ofF ood Laws and Regulations in Ghanc.. Presented
at Training Workshop on =Food Laws And Regulations in ensuring competitive-
ness and enhancing market access· 8 -11 March 2005: Miklin HoteL Ghana
Private-Public Partnership Food Industry Development Pr;gram.
Sefa-Dedeh, S. 2005. Food Legislations and Food Control Systems. Presented at
Training Workshop on -Pood Laws And Regulations in ensuring competitiveness
and enhancing market access'. 8 -11 March 2005. !-'liklin Hotel. Ghana ?rivaLe-
Public Partnership Food Industry Develop!Dent Program.
Sefa-Dedeh, s. 2005. The USA, EU and the UK Food Laws and Regulations. Pre-
sented at Training Workshop on -Pood laWs And Regulations in enSuring com-
petitiveness and enhancing market access ' . 8 -1 1 March 2005. Miklin Hotel
Ghana Private-Public Partnership Food Indus~' ne"elopmenr Program.
Sefa-Dedeh, S. 2005. Hazard A1IJJ1ysis Critical Control Points. Presented at Trnin-
ing Workshop on -Pood Laws And Regulations in enS'.Iring competitiveness and
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enhancing market access» 8 -11 March 2005. Miklin Hotel. Ghana Priva te-
Public Partnership Food Industry Development Program.
Sefa-Dedeh, S. 2005. Challenges and opportunities in improuing the quality of exotic
tropical fruits from Ghana. Presented at the Annual Meeting o( the Institute of
Food technologists. New Orleans, USA. July 2005
EXTENSION
Sefa-Dedeh S.
Chairman of the Working Group on Institutional Feeding. Ministry of Food
and Agriculture.
Chairman of the National Horticultural Task Force. The NHTF provides lea d -
ership in the horticultural industry and aims at creating a forum for dia-
logue, allow stakeholders to address shared problems and conduct joint ac-
tions.
Bani R. J.
Chairman: National Post-harvest working group, Agricultural Engineering
Services Directorate, Ministry of Food and Agriculture. Accra
Editor-in-chief: Postharvest Forum a quarterly Journal for post-harvest food
security and poverty reduc tion
Josiah M. N.
Served on the Executive Committee of the Ghana Society of Agricultural
Engineers
BENEFACTION
Assorted Science and Engineering Books
The Faculty received a good quantity of books on Science an.d Engineering from a
larger consignment donated to the Department of Chemis' --y by a benefactor and
friend of Mr. Dennis Emmanuel Amedzeame, a past student of the Department of
Chemistry.
Donation of Used Generator
The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, Accra Office, do-
nated a 270KVA generator to the FaCUlty.
USAID/Ghana Private-Public Partnership Food Industry Development Program
A donation of miscellaneous office equipment (computers and printers, photocopier,
telephones, binder) and furniture (book cases, office writing desk, filing cabinets)
were received from the Michigan State University'S USAID-!\1I1ded program.
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FACULTY OF LAW
OVERVIEW
The year under review witne;sed an improvement in the work and life of the
Faculty. The Faculty and its members continued their involvement in activities
that sought to enhance the position of the Faculty as a centre of ex<;ellence for
legal scholarship and training in Africa. As a result of the above, the Faculty
received a number of international students both within and outside Africa. Faculty
from universities that have link programmes with the Faculty also visited. In
addition, individual members of the Faculty received recognition in their academic
and professional life .
Professor H. J. A. N. Mensa-Bonsu resumed work in the Faculty after her two-
year sabbatical leave. In addition, she was elected as the Vice Dean of the Faculty.
Four members of the Faculty delivered well researched Inter Faculty lectures at
the Great Hall during the year under review as follows.
Professor E.V. O. Dankwa
The African Tragedy and Human Rights
Professor H. J. A. N. Mensa-Bonsu
Regulating sexual self-expression through criminal legislation : The case for re-
form .
Mr. G.A. Sarpong
Minimizing the adverse impact of climate change in Ghana: Some institutional
and legal considerations.
Dr. Raymond Atuguba
Abotchie, Where is my Police: The Police Force and Political Economy of Ghana.
The lectures were attended by the University community and dignitaries from
various institutions in the count!"}:. The lectures are expected to be published in
volume 22 issue of the Universit"j of Ghana Law JO'..lmal. Volume 21 (2000-2002)
edition of the University of Ghana Law Journal was released during the year
under review. Work on the new Faculty building which was suspended due to
lack of funds is in the process of being revived.
TALIF
The Faculty was granted an amount ofUSD 19,000 under Teaching and Learning
Innovative Fund rrALIF) for the development and production of Annual Review of
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Ghana Law. An additional USD 19,500 was also given to the Faculty under the
TALIF for the development ofthe Post-graduate studies in the Faculty. The Faculty
acquired and installed an electronic software Digital Attorney - on the computers
in its cyber cafe for the students and also on the computers in the offices of
senior members. The software contains the Ghana Law Report Index 1959-1994
and Ghana Law Reports from 1959-1992. The acquisition of this software has
increased access by students to the Ghana Law Reports which are indispensable
to the learning of Law in Ghana.
Appointments and Retirements
Professor Modibo Ocran, a Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana and a former
professor of Law at Akrong University joined the Faculty as an Adjunct Professor
during the year under review. Mr. Abdul Aziz Bassit was also appointed as a lecturer
in the Faculty.
The staffing position in the Faculty is as follows:
STAFF POSITION
Associate Professor 4
Senior Lecturers 4
Lecturers 5
Assistant Librarian 1
Assistant Registrar 1
Senior Staff 8
Junior Staff 11
The year under review ended with the retirement of two prominent lecturers of
the Faculty. Professor E.V.O. Dankwa retired from the services of the University
after (32) thirty-two years of dedicated work. Mr. F.S. TsikaIa retired voluntarily
from the University after (29) twenty-nine years of dedicated work. The Faculty is
grateful to them for their dedication and contribution to the development of the
legal profession in Ghana.
LINK PROGRAMES
The Faculty maintained her links with the University of Leiden, Queens
University, Belfast, the University of Nottingham and the University of Pretoria.
As part of the link programmes, six students from the Faculty of Law, University
of Pretoria, South Africa spent five months at the Faculty. Whilst in the Faculty,
they conducted research and did their dissertations for their LL.M degrees in
Human rights and Democratization in Africa. The students were also attached to
Human Rights institutions such as Commission for Human Rights and
Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD)
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and Third World Network (TWN) among others. Some members of our Faculty also
had the opportunity to teach at the Law Faculty of the University of Pretoria.
HONOURS
Mr. G.A. Sarpong was appointed as one of the Experts of the African Panel on
Biotechnology by the African Union.
COURSES OFFERED
The Faculty continued to offer courses at the LL.B and LL.M levels. Courses offered
for the LL.M included: International Trade & Investment Law, Environmental
Law, Immovable Property Law, and Problems of the La\\' in Africa.
STUDENTS
The following constituted the number of students at the three levels of stuch in
the Faculty:
1. Level 300 90
2. Level 400 84
3. LL.M 8
Total 182
PUBLICATIONS
Members of the Faculty continued to publish . Below is a list of publications b\'
some of the lecturers.
Mensa-Bonsu H. J. A. N.
"The Scope of the Defences of Claim of Right and Mistake or Ignorance of
Fact/Law in Ghana" University of Ghana Law Journal (2000-2002) VoL XXI.
Josiah-Aryeh Nii A.
Ghana Law of Wills, Published by Sakuma Press in Mav 2005, 209 pages.
A Basis for Islamic Law in Ghana", in University of Ghana Law Journal
(2000-2002) Vol.XXl, pp.91-155
Atuguba R.
"Ghana's Inherited Police Institutions' in Ann Seidman and Robert Seidman
(eds) , Using Law to Reduce External DepeT!dence and Poverty: The case ofZ ambia
Chapter 6 (2005, forthcoming).
Fobil, J. N. and Atuguba, R. A. (200-+; "Ghana: changing urban environmental
ills in slum communities" International Journal of Etnironmental Policy
and Law 34 (4-5,200-+): 206-215. October 200-+
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Fobil, J. N., R. A. Atuguba, M. Ayariga and A. Dankwa [2004) Vehicles, Urban
Economy and Urban Health in Ghana. Ecoflash no 20jNovember 2004-
January 2005. PI6-17.
"The Law of "we the people". Law Times, 1 st Edition, 2005 p.35
CONFERENCES AND CONFERENCE PAPERS/SEMINARS/ WORKSHOPS
Kotey Nii. A.
"Who is a Ghanaian? Paper presented at Seminar organized by the National
Identification Project, Accra 3rd May 2005.
"Chieftaincy and the Law; A Walk Through Time", delivered at the National
Governance Workshop, Kumasi, 27-29 October 2004.
"Sustainable Development, The Law, National Resource Tenure, Use and
Regulation in Ghana" Paper presented at the ISSERjMerchant Bank De-
velopment Seminar series, Accra 31 March 05.
Mensa-Bonsu H. J. A. N.
Delivered Inter-Faculty Lecture on 7th April, 2005 "Regulating Sexual Self-
Expression Through Criminal Legislation: The Case for Reform.
Delivered Inaugural Lecture on the platform of Ghana Academy of Arts and
Sciences 26th May, 2005: "Ghana's Juvenile Justice System Orr Probation ...
Making Progress With Painful Steps And Slow"
Delivered Lecture on "Reconciliation and National Integration" at the Ghana
Academy of Arts and SciencesjFES Annual Public Forum 2005. To be pub-
lished under the title Reconciling The Nation, FES, 2005
"Prison Staff And Administration Of Prisons In Post-Conflict Societies"
International Training Programme On Peace-Building And Good Governance
For African Civilian Personnel 18th-22nd October, 2004 LECIA, University
of Ghana
Benneh E. Y.
"Sovereign Immunity, International Crimes and Implications for Human
Rights and Democratization in Africa", TMC Asser Institute for International
Law, The Hague, The Netherlands, 22 January 2004
"Protection of Investments - The Taking of P;'operty", Intensive Training
Session for Negotiators of International Investment Law, Urriversity of Pre-
toria, South Africa, 19 March 2004
"The Significance of Domestic and International Law", Ghana Security Sec-
tor Governance and Management Course organized by the Ghana Ministry
of Defence and the Cranfield University, UK, at the Ghana Armed Forces
Command and Staff College, 28 July, 2004
"Developing the Rule of Law amor.g Nalions - A Challenge to the United
Nations", Conference of the Ghana United Nations Association, in conjunc-
tion \\,ith the United Nations Association - UK (Westminster Branch) and
III
United Nations Association - USA (Connecticut Branch), 10 August, 2004
Ampofo K. K. K.
WIPO Meeting of Intellectual' Property African Countrv (Selected) Experts,
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, August 22-25 2004.
LECIA/UNDP/GOG Workshop on Techniques of !'~egotiations for Diplomats,
Hotel Chances, Ho, April 8-10, 2005. Presented paper titled "Economic, Legal
and Institutional Aspects of Trade Negotiations."
July 27th 2005 Private Enterprise Foundation (PEF) One-day Meeting (on
behalf of Faculty of Law, University of Ghana, Legon) to participate in PEF /
private sector sponsored and initiated review of The Bodies Corporate (Offi-
cial Liquidations) Act (Act 180 of 1963). Review exercise in progress.
University of Ghana, College of Health Sciences, School of Public Health
Msc/Mphil Health Informatics Degree Programme - attended preparatory
meeting to discuss and develop a curriculum for a Health Informatics De-
gree Programme, Erata Hotel, Accra.
Josiah-Aryeh Nii A.
A code of Conduct for Political Parties in Ghana: paper presented at the semi-
nar of the Institute of Economic Affairs, Accra Conference Centre, Accra,
May 2004.
Atuguba R.
"An Analysis and Evaluation of Law School Human Rights Programs-A Third
World Perspective" Paper Presented at the 20th Anniversary Celebration of
the Harvard Law School Human Rights Program, 17th September 2004.
"Civil Society Expectations and Views on how to Measure the Performance
of Parliament" Presentation at a Workshop Organised By the Center for
Democratic Development (CDD) for Parliamentarians and Parliamentary Staff
at Akosombo, 23rd October, 2004.
With Rowland Atta-Kesson, "Innovative Legal Aid Provisioning in Developing
Countries: The case of the Legal Resources Centre in Ghana". A paper
presented at the International Conference on Legai Aid (ICLA), (jointly
sponsored by: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (ISGAD), South African
Legal Aid Board and Association for University Legal Aid Institutions) Port
Elizabeth - South Africa. April 2005.
"Strengthening women's economic rights in the areas of inheritance and
property rights with particular reference to access to land". A paper presented
at a workshop organized by FIDA-Ghana. Elmina, June 2005.
-Making Human Progress: Poverty, Development, Rights; Ghana Country
Study' Paper presented at a conference on Poverty and Human Rights
organized by the office of Human Rights Studies and social development,
faculty of graduate studies, Mahidol University and the International Council
on Human Rights Policy. 22nd-25th June 2005. .
"Tax Culture and The Role Of Chiefs" Presentation at a one da\· workshop
organized by the German Development Co-operation (GTZ) for members of
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the national house of chiefs at the conference hall of the House of Chiefs in
Kumasi - Ghana, July 2005.
Systems Advocacy in Ghana with Special Reference to Children'.s Rights. A
presentation at a Training Programme on Child Rights, Networking and
Advocacy Skills for Staff of Plan International-Ghana. August, 2005.
"Ghana Developing ... " A presented at a policy forum organized by the Institute
of Economic Affairs, Accra, 18th August 2005.
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES ATTENDED
International Seminar on Economic Social and Cultural Rights, organized
by the Kenyan Human Rights Commission, 6th-8th October, 2004 at the
Panafric Hotel, Nairobi Kenya.
International Conference on Legal Aid in Criminal Justice: the role of
lawyers, non-lawyers and other service providers in Africa, organized by Penal
Reform International, 22-24 November 2004 - Capital Hotel, Lilongwe, Malawi
Conference on Poverty and Human Rights organized by the office of Human
Rights Studies and social development, faculty of graduate studies, Mahidol
University and the International Council on Human Rights Policy. 22nd-
25th June 2005.
Regional training workshop for human rights trainers organized by the
Peoples Decade for Human Rights Education··Africa, Bamako, Mali. July 2005.
BaasitA. A.
A Lecture On The Rights OfWomell In Islam Deliverec! On 27th August 2005
At The Islamic University College, Accra.
Report On The Workshop Organised By The Legal Resources Centre For
Stakeholders And The General Public On The Long Term Savings Scheme
Bill, Held At Bayview Hotel, Accra On ,July 8, 2004
Issue Paper On The National Health Insurance Regulations, 2004 (L.l 1809)
By Abdul Baasit Abdul Aziz To Assist With Civic Deliberations On The Draft
Regulations
TECHNICAL PAPER
KoteyNiiA.
2005: With Christine Dowuona-Hammond and R. Atuguba, Land Management
in Ghana: Legislative and Judicial Review, Accra, Land Administration
Project.
2004: Current Issues in Religion and the Public Sphere in Ghana. Presented
at the Eleventh Annual International La\\" and Religion Conference on
Religion in the public Sphere: Challenges and Opportunities, Brigham Young
University, Provo, Utah, 3-6 October 2004.
2004: Reform of Land Legislation and Harmonisation with Customary Land
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Law in Ghana. Presented to the annual conference of the Ghana Bar
Association, 27-29 September 2004
Ampofo K. K. K.
In collaboration with Prof. C.E.K. Kumado of the Faculty of Law, University of
Ghana, commenced early July 2005 a Major Study on Gender and Business
Law Related Issues Project. Work ongoing.
AbdulB.A.A.
Memorandum to Parliament on Venture Capital Trust Fund Bill
Memorandum to Parliament on the Right to Information Bill
Memorandum to Parliament on Minerals and Mining Bill
Memorandum to Parliament on Copyright Bill
OTHER ACTIVITIES AND EXTENSION WORK
Ampofo K. K. K.
External Examiner and Examinations Moderator, Ghana Institute of
Management and Public Administration, Greenhill, Achimota, Accra.
Associate, GlMPA Consulting Services, GIMPA, Greenhill, Achimota, Accra.
Examinations Officer, Faculty of Law, University of Ghana.
LL.M. Thesis Supervisor, University of Pretoria, South Africa-University of
Ghana, Legon LL.M. (Human Rights And Democratisation) Programme.
LL.M. Thesis Supervisor, on ongoing LL.M> thesis work titled "Incentives
Under The Ghana Free Zone Programme - Their Role And Future" by Joseph
Mante, LL.M. Degree candidate .
Lead Training Consultant Or! Contract Negotiations Skills Training for Ghana
Institute of Engineers, Accra, February 2005.
Chairman, Disciplinary Committee for Junior Members of University of
Ghana.
Prepared a Website Development Agreement (In Draft) University of Ghana,
Business School, Legon, May 30 2005.
September, 2005, accepted appointment as Legal Adviser of University of
Ghana Credit Union.
FACULTY OF LAW LIBRARY
The library witnessed a period of relative growth in the collection and physical
infrastructure. Most of the gaps in the govenuTlent publications have been filled.
More computers were acquired for the library and the automation process is stead-
ily in progress. It is expected that when inte!'ner connection is fully established
with Balme library, the faculty of law's automated catalogue would be migrated on
to the Balme library Bibliofile Catalogue. The Faculty has also acquired a digital
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attorney for the Library. This is a CD-ROM version of the Ghana Law Reports
from 1959 -1995 and the Ghana Law Reports Index from 1959-1995. With this
system, students and the faculty staff can now access the law reports not only
from the library, but also from the computer room and the faculty offices.
THE HUMAN RIGHTS STUDY CENTER (HRSC)
The Human Rights Study Center of the Faculty of Law continued to enjoy very
good cooperation with the Raoul Wallenberg Institute (RWI) of the University of
Lund, Sweden. This year the RWI donated 41 books to the Human Rights Study
Center of the Law FaCUlty.
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FACULTY OF SCIENCE
DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY
OVERVIEW
A new lecturer, Mr. Winfred-Pek Dorleku , joined the staff while Dr. Laud N. K.
Okine proceeded on leave of absence. The increase in student numbers brought
to the fore our inadequate staff strength and problems relating to the lack of
chemicals, equipment and teaching aids . lnspite of these limitations, the
Department continued to conduct research and train young graduates in various
fields of biochemistry. Collaboration with Diversa Corporation, San Diego, USA
on molecular biology research continued.
COURSES OFFERED
The Department offered courses le<J,ding to the award of B.Se., M.Phil. and Ph.D.
Courses were offered in such areas as intermediary metabolism, enzymology,
separation methods , integration and control of meta bolism , introduction to
molecular biology, principles and applications of biotechnoiogy, and biochemistry
of hormones.
Student Numbers
Admissions were as follows:
Level 200(students from the Faculty of Agriculture) 177
Level 300 220
Level 400 53
Level 600 12
Level 700 3
Staffing position
The breakdown of staff at post was:
4 Associate Professors
4 Senior Lecturers
1 Lecturer
1 Part-time lecturer
5 Senior Staff
9 Junior Staff
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Faculty members continued to conduct research in the following areas:
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Biochemical analysis and transformation of agricultural by-products
Molecular Biology:
of parasites
identification of plant and microbial species
. use as a diagnostic technique for delivery of dis'ease-free planting
materials
diagnosis, monitoring and evaluation of schistosomiasis and lymphatic
filariasis .
Medicinal Plants:
modes of action and possible toxicity of anti-asthmatic
anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, anti-anaemic and anti-malarial plant
extracts
chemistry and insecticidal activity of secondary metabolites from plants;
anti-fungal and anti-bacterial actions of 'Fungus Tea'.
Drugs: potency and resistance .
Safety evaluation of some Ghanaian alcoholic beverages.
Immunology of parasites.
Water quality analysis
microbial content
characterization of bacteria and their plasmids in drinking water.
Toxicity of pesticide residues ' in agricultural produce.
Biochemistry of insect-induced diseases of plants.
CONFERENCES/SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS
Gbewonyo W. S. K.
Participated in 1st Scientific Meeting, West African Network of Natural
Product Research Scientists. August 15-20, 2004. Accra.
Participated in Peacemaker Ministries Annual Conference. September 29
to October 3 . Atlanta, Georgia.
Presented paper on "Hazards of pesticides and pesti~ide residues in food/
food storage" at the 2nd Food Safe International Conference & Exhibition .
October 25-28,2004. Gaborone , Botswana.
Osei Y. D.
Western African Network of Natural Products Research Scientists
(WANNPRES) at Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research 15 to 20
August 2004,
National Workshop and Annual General Meeting of Afric<ln Technology Policy
studies Netwvrk (ATPS) Ghana Chapter, April 27, 2005.
The teaching of science and math in Ghana. A talk delivered at a workshop
organised by the African - American Institute (MI) on "Education Partnership
Campaign 50,000 New Leaders in five (5) years - Accelerating Skilled
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Workforce Development in Africa at La Palm Royal Beach Hotel, Accra, June
27-30,2004.
PUBLICATIONS
Adamafio, N.A., Okine, L.N.K. & Adjimani, J.P. (2005). Integration and
Control of Metabolism, 1st edition, Universe Inc., Lincoln, Nebraska, USA pp
1- 120
Adamafio, N.·A. & Afeke, I., Wepeba, J., Ali, E. K. & Quaye, F. O. (2004)
Biochemical composition and in vitro digestibility of cocoa pod husk, cassava
peel, and plantain peel. Ghana.J. Sc( (accepted for publication).
Allotey, J., Gbewonyo, W. S. K., Ofosu, A. and Boxall, R. Deltamenthrin
treatment of stored husked maize: residue life and protection against
infestation by Prostephanus truncates African .J. of Food, Agric. Nutrition &
Development. Submitted Dec. 2004.
Gbewonyo, W. S. K. Hazards of pesticides and pesticide residues in food/
food storage. Proceedings, 2nd Food Safe International Conference &
Exhibition. 25-28 Oct. 2004. Gaborone. Botswana.
Okine, L. K. N., Akuamoah, R.K., Gbcwonyo, W. S. K., Eli, K. A. and Aidoo,
E. (2004) Antimicrobial activity and chemical constituent profiles of neem
seed oil on storage: Effects of vitamin E and lecithin. Journal of Ghana
Science Association. 6: 15-29.
Pupulampu, N., Osei, Y. D., Rogers, W., Brown, C., Boakye, D. A. and Wilson,
M.D. Development of a PCR-based method for the detection of salmonella
typhi from filter paper blots. Annual conference of the American Society of
Tropical I Medicine and Hygiene in Miami Florida, USA. December 4-11,
2004
BENEFACTIONS
Teaching Resou rces for Africa, a US-based non-governmental organization, donated
books worth $10,000 to the Department. An amo'-lnt of fiH' million cedis, for the
purchase of computer desks, was received from the Centre for Scientific Research
into Plant Medicine, Mampong.
DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY
OVERVIEW
The Department continued to promote botanical research and to train young
graduates in various fields of Botany. The department "till continued to offer
extension services including identification of botanical specimens to various
departments in the University and to many public institutions and organizations.
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There was a tremendous improvement in field activities by students at especially
levels 100, 200 and 400 as a result of the Two hundred thousand cedis (¢200,000.00)
per student contribution towards field\vork.
COURSES OFFERED
The Department ran courses in Biology at Levels 100 and 200. Courses in various
fields of Botany covered the field of taxonomy and Ethnobotany, Ecology, Physiology,
Mycology, Anatomy, Aquatic Botany and Genetics and Plant Breeding.
STUDENT NUMBERS
Level 100 - 537
Level 200 - 549
Level 300 - 142
Level 400 - 28
M.Phi! I 5
M.Phil II 3
Ph.D. 9
Total - 1,273
Summary of staffing Position
During the period two (2) Senio!" Members were appointed. This has in a way
improved the staff situation in terms of senior members. However there is the
urgent need for technical staff recruitment to make the technical base of the
department better.
Staffing position
The breakdown of staff at post was:
2 Emeritus Professors
1 Professor
1 Associate Professor
6 Senior Lecturers/Research Fellows
8 Lecturers/Research Fellows
3 Part-Time Lecturers
4 Chief Technicians
3 Principal Technicians
1 Senior Technician
2 Technicians
1 Senior Administrative Asst.
1 Asst. Transport Officer
4 Asst. Technicians
3 Headmen
1 Clerk Gd. 1.
* The part-time lecturers include the 2 Emeritus Professors.
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RESEARCH/PROJECTS
Laing, E.
Genetics and heritability of cowpeas (VIgna unguiculata Walp)
Clerk G. C.
Ultrastructure, reproduction and physiology offungi
Odamtten G. T.
Post-harvest pathology and conservation
Anti-microbial compounds in higher plants as control agents for plant
pathogenic fungi
Fungal biodiversity and fungal biotechnology
Edible and poisonous mushrooms of Ghana
Enu-Kwesi L.
Ecophysiology of useful plants of Ghana including the autecology of some
timber species in Ghana
Seed biology - dormancy and germination studies
Biodiversity and tree-crop compatibility studies.
Acheampong E.
In vitro multiplication of plantain, cocoyam and other root tubers
In vitro multiplication of pineapples for commercial production
Cryopreservation studies
AmekaG.K.
Ecology of aquatic macrophytes; rheophytes of Ghana
Amoah Cecilia
Water quality "and biological components of sewage
Markwei Carol
Studies on mineral nutrition of Vigna subtermnea (Bambara ground nut and
Xanthosoma mafafa)
Biodiversity studies
Adomako J. K.
Field and laboratory studies on the regeneration of Piptadeniastrum Afncanum
Yankson M.
Regeneration of some ornamental plants
Studies on some disease of Olnamental plants
Asante I. K.
Quantitative genetics and plant breeding
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AnnangT. Y.
Managing aquatic plant proliferation in the Lower Vo:ta Basin
Ecology of Freshwater algae in the Densu River Basin
Essilfie M. K.
Systematic Botany and plant conservation
Vordzogbe V. V.
Plant Ecology, Post-fire Forest Regeneration and Conservation
Owusu, Ebenezer
Mycology
Plant Pathology
Adomako E. E.
Population Ecology and Conservation Biology
AsaseA
Taxonomic Botany
Ethnobotany
Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
Koranteng S. S.
Environmental Water Pollution
Environmental Management Water Quali.ty Assessment
PROJECTS
The Department is currently undertaking the underlisted projects with other
Organizations (local and international):
Development of cryopreservation techniques for yam, cocoyam and frafra
potato (LOA/SSA/2000/35).
GATSBY Research (Agric, Forestry and Fisheries) to raise (in tissue culture)
cultivars of plantains for the Ministry of Food and Agriculture.
Collaboration with the private sector to multiply pineapple for commercial
production and export.
• There is collaboration among the University of Ghana, the International Plant
Genetic Resources Institute, Rome and the United Natio;.s University Institute
of Natural Resources in Africa (UNU /INRA) to make the Tissue Culture laboratory
at the Botany Department a Centre of Excellence for Research and Post Graduate
Training in Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology in Africa.
The African Plants Initiative (API) Project seeks to digitize African Plant Types in
major Herbaria in N. America, Europe and Africa.
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The Northern Savanna Biodiversity Conservation Project (NSBCP) under which
the Department is involved in the establishment of the Savanna Herbarium.
PUBLICATIONS
Asante I. K., R. Addey, G. C. Carson and S. K. Offei (2004) The use of linear
discriminant function in seed mrophotype relationship study in 31 lima bean
accessions in Ghana (Accepted for publication in Volume 38 of the Journal
of Agricultural Science).
Asante I. K. Adu-Dapaah, Hand Addision, P (2005) variation in crude protein
content and mineral elements in 32 cowpea accessions (Accepted for
pUblication in Volume 38 of the Ghana Journal of Agricultural Science).
Asase A, Alfred A. Oteng-Yeboah, George T. Odamtten and Monique S. J.
Simmonds. 2005. Ethnobotanical Study of Some Ghanaian anti-malarial
plants J of Ethnopharmacology 99; 273-279.
CONFERENCES/SEMINARS/WORKSHOP
AmekaG.K.
Second Technical Workshop of the African Plants Initiative (API) Project, 24-
28th January 2005, at the Research Centre, Kristenbosch National Botanic
Garden, Cape Town, South Africa.
Library and Laboratory: the Marriage of Research, Data and Taxonomic
Literature, 5th and 6th February 2005 Radisson Edwardian Vandebilt Hotel,
London.
First International Conference for the Barcoding of Life, 7th-9th February
2005, at the Natural History Museum, London.
National Workshop on Science and Technology and the Achievement of the
Millennium Development Goals. Organised by the African Technology Policy
Studies Network (ATPS) Ghana Chapter, 27th April 2005, at the Science and
Technology Policy Research Institute, C.S.I.R., Accra;
E.Owusu
Fundraising Fundamental Training (Fun-Fun) from Carnegie 29th-31 st
March 2005 at Graduate School Building University of Ghana, Legon.
Asante I. K.
Workshop for Training of Trainers, School of Public Health, May 19-20, 2005
at Shai Hills Hotel.
Facilitator, Regional Course on Social Mobilization for H'ealth and
Development organized by the School of Public Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
OVERVIEW
The Chemistry Department continued to playa major role in the education of
undergraduate students in the Science Fac111ty. The Department had the following
student numbers at the various levels.
Level 100 551
Level 200 529
Level 300 110
Level 400 74
M.Phil Part I 2
M.Phil Part II 4
PhD 2
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. Lecturers
continued to be overloaded because of the large number of students and this
affected their research output tremendously.
The lack of basic equipment for research continued to hamper research in the
department. The department had to rely on part time lecturers most of whom are
from Ghana Atomic Energy Commission.
Practical classes were usually organised around the same skill acquisition and
this was due to the large student numbers and the non availability of inputs for
skill training in other areas of the subject.
Student interest in the subject is picking up as could be seen in the increased
number of students registering for the course at levels 300 and 100. Unfortunately
commensurate increase in numbers at the post graduate level he.s not been
seen and this is largely due to students having knOWledge of the problems their
seniors in such programmes face due to lack of facilities.
Some members of the department continued to serve on various boards and also
as examiners of the West African Examination Council.
For the year under review the department he.d the f.Jllowing staff at post:
Prof Ivan Addae-Mensah
Prof. W.R. Phillips
Prof. W.A. Asomaning
Dr V.K Nartey (Head of Department)
Dr. F.L. Phillips
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Prof. M. Dakubu
Dr. C.T. Beni
Dr. R. K. Akuamoah
Dr. D. Carboo
Dr. L. K. Doamekpor
Dr. D. Osei - Sarfo
Mr S. A. Asunka
Prof. C.K Akpabli is on sabbatical leave while Dr. K. Adaboh was away from the
country for a research fellowship programme in Japan.
PUBLICATIONS
Nartey, V. K., Adotey, D., Donkor, A. K., Bonzongo, J. C. (2004) Mercury pollution
in selected small scale mining communities in South Western Ghana. Materials
and Geoenvironment. 1: 168-172 .
Nartey, V. K, A. K. Donkor J. C. Bonzongo, D.K. Adotey . Evaluation of Mercury
Contamination Due to Artisanal Gold Mining in some Communities of South
Western Ghana' 14th Annual Faculty of Science Colloquim, University of Ghana,
Legon. 27th-28th April, 2004
Bonzongo J.C, A. K. Donkor, V. K. Nartey, and L. D. Lacerda (2004). Mercury
Pollution in Ghana: A Case Stu dy of Environmental Impacts of Artisanal Gold
Mining in Sub-Saharan Africa , in "Facets of Environmental Geochemistry in Tropical
and Sub·tropical En Vlronments" Lc!cerda L.D. & Santelli, R.E. (eds.), Springer Verlag.
Berlin, (2004). 135-156
Donkor A. K, Bonzongo J.C, Nartcy V. K , Adotey D. Hines M.E(2004) 'Gold mining
and mercury pollution in the Ghanaian Pra river basin , West Africa, Matenals
and Geoenvironment 1: 16-20 .
Nartey V. K., J. R. Fianko and A. Donkor (2004). Physico-Chemical Analysis of
Streams on the Akwapim Ridge of Ghana. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination
and Toxicology: 73, 2 (accepted August, 2004). Springer-Verlag New York.
Asomaning W.A; F. Oppong-Boachie; G. Duker-Eshun and S. Brogger
Antiplasmodial Constituents of Cajanus Cajan. Phytotherapy Res. 18. 128-130
(2004)
Carboo D and J. N. Fobil Physico-Chemical Analysis of \\unicipal Solid
Waste(MSW) in the Accra Metropolis. West African Journal ofA pplied Ecology vol. 7
(accepted for publication)
Carboo D. and J. N Fobil Evaluation of :-"ISW for Utilization in Energy Production
in Developing Countries. International Journal of Environmental Technology and
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Management (accepted for publication)
EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
Some members of the Department continued to provide serVices to the various
boards and institutions including:
Ghana Standard Board - Technical Committee
West African Examinations Council.
Ghana Atomic Energy Commission
Environmental Protection Agency
CONFERENCES/SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS
Members of the department participated in various conferences and workshops.
Prof. W.R Phillips attended a workshop on Knowledge Environment for Web-Based
Learning(KEWL) at Legon, July 2004.
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
OVERVIEW
The Department of Computer Science continues to playa leading role in the
training of middle-level skilled manpower for the country's IT industry. The
opportunities and potential jobs in Computing and Information Technology in
Ghana are enormous and therefore there is great deal of pressure from both
fresh and continuing students on enrolment.
STAFF POSITION
There is now an improvement in the staff position in the Department. At the
moment, there are five (5) full-time Senior Members in the Department. However,
the Department is assisted by one part-time Lecturer from the industry and one
Visiting Scholar from China and one Fulbright scholar.
COMPUTING FACILITIES
Manpower training in Computer Science must necessarily contain substantial
practical component, which should reflect the State of the Art Technology and
meet the requirements of the Computer industry. Computer facilities in our
Teaching Laboratories are woefully inadequate (Currently a student computer
ratio of (30: 1) to meet the growmg students demand
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Major Problem Area
Since its inception in 1973/74, the Department of Computer Science has
remained the only Department in the Faculty of Science without its own building,
besides other constraints.
Programme
There have been no substantial changes in the programmes that the Department
offers for the BA and BSc. Degree. However, much emphasis is now being placed
on the practical components of all the Courses and collaborative links are being
established with the Computer industry in order to offer the appropriate manpower
training and vigorous research efforts into areas in which Computer and
Information Technology can best serve the needs of the nation. Notable among
these new areas are Object Oriented Programming, Relational Database
Management Systems and Systems Analysis, as well as Networking and Data
Communication.
The Department is now offering Courses in Computer Science at first year (Level
100).
Enrolment Trends:
Level 100 390
Level 200 220
Level 300 210
Level 400 180
SERVICE COURSES
The Department provides service courses to the following:
1. Faculty of Agriculture
2. School of Public Health
3. College of Allied Health Sciences, Korle-Bu
4. Legon Centre for International Affairs (LECIA)
Department's Activities
The Department is recognized as CISCO Networking Local Academy and continues
to train students on the skills for the Internet Economy and Networking
Certification.
Research Interest
Senior Members of the Department continue research and consulting work in
the following areas:
Wiredu B. S-K. - Lecturer, Computer Hardware, Data CommunIcation and
Networking, Wireless Technologies and Distributed Sys-
tems Neural Computing andIntelligent Building
Aryeetey J. A. - Lecturer, Database Information Systems Development
Odooml. - Lecturer, On Study Leave
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EckluJ. - Tutor, Systems Development, Data Communication &
Networking
Ernest B. B. Gyebi Tutor, Computer Hardware, Networking and Data
Communication
Prof. Ding - Visiting Scholar, Computer Graphic
Matilda Wilson S. - Tutor, Object~Oriented Databases and Software Engineer~
ing
Non - Teaching Staff
2 Senior Staff
3 Junior Staff
DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY
OVERVIEW
In the 2004/2005 academic year, the Department of Geology continued to teach
its programmes both at the graduate and undergraduate levels. The Chair of
Geo~environmental Studies continued his research activities with some members
of staff on environmental related issues in the Akwatia area, looking especially
at the environmental problem created as a result of illegal small~scale co~operation
mining in the diamond mining area.
The Departmental museum and library were refurnished with funds from the
DANIDA~ENRECA Project. This has provided a congenial atmosphere and more
seating places for our students in the library.
STUDENT NUMBERS
Level 100 759
Level 200 28
Level 300 36
Level 400 26
Level 600 8
Ph.D. 4
STAFFING POSITION
The Department has a permanent teaching staff of 10 with 8 supporting junior
and senior staff. Part~time lecturers still play an important role in the teaching of
courses in the department. The breakdown of staff at post were:
5 Senior lecturers
5 Lecturers
2 Senior staff
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6 Junior staff
3 Part-time lecturers
THE DANIDA-ENRECA HYDROGEOLOGIAL PROJECT
The DANIDA-ENRECA HYDROGEOLOGICAL project started in 1997 and has
consistently focused on the enhancement of research capacity of hydrogeologists
in the Universities and research institutions in Ghana and also trainirig graduate
hydrogeologists for the water sector. Currently, the project is in its final phase
and is expected to produce eight PhD's four of whom have already finished and
the rest at various· phases of completion.
The project has sponsored 10 M. Phil. students and its expected that by 2008, 15
Masters level students would have benefited from the sponsorship programme of
the project. The supervision of all the students is carried out with the support of
our counterparts from Denmark. Dr. Bruce Banoeng-Yakubo is the Local
Responsible Party in Ghana and co-ordinates all the activities of the Project.
The project has provided equipment for training of hydro geologists and geophysics
with strong teaching support facilities including various t\·pes of geological
software. The DANIDA-ENRECA HYDROGEOLOGICAL project has GIS and remote
sensing processing and interpretation capability for the training of Geoscientists
and is planning with the Department to mount modular programmes in
groundwater studies for consultants and technicians in the \\·ater sector in the
country.
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Atta-Peters D.
Paleoenvironmental interpretation of Cretaceous and Tertiary rocks of Ghana
using palynomorphs as basis. .
Palynostratigraphical and biostratigrapical analysis of Cretaceous and
Tertiary rocks in the Tano and Saltpond sub-basis in Ghana.
Sedimentological and palynological approach to interpreting paleoenviron-
ments of sediments from the Sekondian Group.
Paleoclimate studies from the Paleogene of Ghana using foraminifera as
basis.
Banoeng-Yakubo B.
Hydrochemistry and groundwater recharge charactenstics in the Keta basin
Water Balance and recharge regimes of groundwater in the Densu Basin
Hydrochemical and isotopic characterization of some groundwaters in parts
of the Eastern region.
Hydrochemical and isotopic characterization of some rock types in the Volta
region
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Akoto M.
Earthquake disaster risk reduction in Ghana
Seismic zonation of Accra and its environs
Hayford E. K.
Researches on dykes and veins in the Birimian Formation.
Researches in water and carbon fluxes in the Volta River.
NyameF. K.
Mining, Development and Environment (Collaboration with Dr. Gavin Hilson
of Cardiff University & Imperial College, Britain)
Geochemistry and Genesis of Mineral Deposits in the Birimian of Ghana
Management of water resources (problems with water supply, quality and
distribution, etc.)
Waste Management (Collaboration with Waste Management Department of
AMA)
Land Reclamation and Associated Problems in Mined-out Areas (Collaboration
with Prof. S. K. A. Danso, Ecological Laboratory and Chair of Geo-
Environmental Studies, Legon)
Metacratonic Region at the Eastern Margin of the West African Craton
(Collaboration with Prof. Kojopa Attoh, Cornell University, USA)
ArmahT.
Hydrochemical and Geophysical Studies of G:-oundwater Salinity, in the
Central Region, Ghana.
Investigation of elevated fluoride levels in groundwater in the Northern Region
of Ghana.
Improved methods for groundwater exploration in the Voltaian terrains.
Akabzaa T.
Small-scale Mining and Food Security in the Upper East region. A project
supported by Action Aid Ghana
Increasing the Contribution of the Artisanal and Small-scale mining sector
to poverty reduction targets. A project supported by DFIG and Coordinated by
Swansea University, Wales.
Pre-feasibility. study of the improvement of mining support infrastructure
along the Western Corridor of Ghana- Ghana Mining Sector Support project,
supported by the EU.
Evaluation of Metal leaching Potential and Acid Rock Drainage in theTarkwa
Mining District. Projected supported by Danida-Enreca Hydrogeological Project
in the Department of Geology.
Environmental and Health Impacts of Mining in the Adansi West and
Amansie East Districts of the Ashanti Region. Projected Supported by Third
World Network Africa.
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Nude P.M.
Petrologic and geochemical studies of alkaline rocks and carbonatites in
Dahomeyides of southeastern Ghana.
Tra ce element characteristics of the Buem volca nics, Ghana
The nature of placer columbite tantalite mineralization in Akim Oda, Saltpond
and Mankwadze districts of GhanCl.
Migmatization in the Dahomeyan of southeastern Ghana
PUBLICATIONS
Books and Journals
Akabzaa, T. (2004). Mining Regulation and Net returns from Mining in Ghana.
In: Regulating Mining in Africa: For whose benefit? Bonnie Campbell (ed.)
N.A.I. Uppsala. 2 5-29
Akabzaa, T. M., Banoeng Yakubo, B.K, and Seyire, J.S (2005) Heavy metal
contamination in some mining communities within the Jimi River Basin
in Ashanti Region, Ghana. Journal of Ghana Science Association vol. 7, 36-
45.
Akabzaa, T.M., Banoeng-Yakubo, B.K. and Armah, T.E.K. (in press)
Antbropogenic Sources of Mercury pollution in the Ankobra River Basin in
the South Western Ghana. Ife Journal of Science.
Asiedu, D. K., Hegner, E., Rocholl, A., and Atta-Peters, D. (2005) Prove!1ance
of Late Ordovician to Early Cretaceous sedimentary rocks from southern
Ghana, as inferred from Nd isotopes and trace elements . Journal of African
Earth Sciences vol. 41 , 316-328.
Asiedu, D.K, Dampare, S .B., Asamoah-Sakyi, P., Banoeng-Yakubo, B., Osae,
S., Nyarko, B.J.B., and Manu J., (2004). Geochemistry of Paleoproterozoic
metasedimentary roc k s from the Birim diamondife rous field, southern
Ghana: Implications for provenance and crustal evolution at the Archean-
Proterozoic boundary. Geochemical Journal, vol. 38, 215 - 228.
Atta-Peters D, and Salami M.B. (2004) Campanian to Paleocene dinoflagellate
cyst biostratigraphy from offshore sediments in the Tano Basin, south-
western Ghana. Revista Espanola de Micropaleontologia 36 (2), 305 - 321.
Atta-Peters D, and Salami M.B. (2004) Late Cretaceous to Early Tertiary
pollen grains. from offshore Tano Basin, southwestern Ghana. Revista
Espanola de Micropaleontologia 36(3) , 451-465.
Banoeng-Yakubo, B.K., Danso, S.K., Akabzaa, M., and Hotor, V., (in press)
The application of Electrical Resistivity Technique~ in the delineation of
Saltwater-freshwater interphase in the Keta Basin , Ghana. UNESCO
Sponsored Book
Campbell, B., Hacher, P., Lafortune, A., Sarrasin, B., Akabzaa, T. and Butler,
P. (2005) The challenges of development. Mining Codes in AFRICA AND Corporate
Responsibility, In: International and Comparative Mineral Law and Policy:
trends and Prospects, Bastida, E., Walde, T. and Warden -Fernadez, J. (eds.).
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Kluwer Law International, 801-822.
Dampare, S. B., Asiedu, D.K., Osae, S., Narko, B. J. B., and Banoeng-Yakubo,
B. (2005) Determination of rare earth elements in altered ultramafic rocks
from the Akwatia District of the Birim diamondiferous field, Ghana, by neutron
activation analysis. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry vol.
265, 101 -106.
Dampare, S.B., Nyarko, B.J.B., Osae, S., Akaho, E. H. K., Asiedu, D. K.,
Serfor-Armah, Y., and Nude P. (2005). Simultaneous determination of
tantalum, niobium, thorium and uranium in placer columbite-tantalite
deposits from the Akim Oda District of Ghana by epithermal instrumental
neutron activation analysis. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear
Chemistry, vol. 265, 53-59.
Heiko, F., Hayford, E. K., Veizer, J. (in press) Water and carbon dioxide
fluxes from a savana-dominated ecosystem: The Volta River watershed, West
Africa. Goechemica et Cosmochimica Acta.
CONFERENCE/SEMINAR/WORKSHOP ABSTRACTS AND TECHNICAL
REPORTS
Akabzaa T.M (2004). Integrated approach to environmental risks assessment
of cumulatively impacted 'drainage basin from mining activities in
southwestern Ghana. 32nd International Geological Congress (IGC), Florence,
Italy. August 20-28.
Akabzaa T. M (2004). Mining and Food security in the upper East region. A
research report presented to stakeholders at the SNNIT conference Centre,
Bolgatanga. August 29.
Akabzaa T. M (2004). Mining and Land Resources in Ghana. Forum on Mining
and the Ghanaian Environment, organized by UNDPjGOG Environmental
Resource Management Programme, Cresta Royal Hotel, Accra for the
Parliamentary select committees on Environments and Mines, Chief
Directors of Ministries and other Institutions among others. October 15.
Akabzaa T. M (2004). Regulatory and institutional frameworks for the small-
scale sector in Ghana. National stakeholder validation workshop organized
by Action Aid Ghana and DFIG, U.K. at the Local Government Institute, Accra.
August 10.
Akabzaa T. M, Hem Skage and Banoeng-Yakubo B.K. (2004). Integrated
approach to environmental risks assessment of cumulatively impacted
drainage basin from mining activities in southwestern Ghana. 32nd
International Geological Congress (IGC), Florence, Italy. AbstraCt Vol. 1 p
357-358.
Akabzaa, T. M and Armah, T. E. K. (2005). Prediction of Acid Mine Drainage
Generation Potential In Selected l\Imes In The Ashanti Metallogenic Belt
Using Static Geochemical Methods. 24th Biennial Conference of the Ghana
Science Association, Program and Books of Abstracts August 2005. P 75.
Armah, T. (2004). Combined resistivity and induced polarization for the
detection of saline water bodies in crystalline terrains. 32nd International
Geological Congress (IGC), Florence, Italy. Abstracts (vol. 2) 186-5 page 853.
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August 20-28
Banoeng-Yakubo, B, Tumbulto, J. and Danso, S (2004). Assessment of
Pollution status and vulnerability of water supply aquifers in the Keta area,
Ghana. UNESCO/UNEP/UN-HABITAT Report 2004.
Hayford, E.K. (2004). Cretaceous rifting of the Ghana Transform Margin: A
review of the offshore apatite fission track record
Helstrup T., Jorgensen N.O. and Banoeng-Yakubo B. (2004). Hydrochemical
and Environmental Isotopic (dI80, d2H And 87Sr/86Sr) characteristics of
Groundwater in the Keta Basin, Ghana and the Bassin Sedimentaire Cotier,
Togo. 32nd International Geological Congress (IGC) , Florence, Italy. August
20-28
Jorgensen, N. O. and Banoeng-Yakubo B. (2004). Multi-isotope studies of
saline groundwater on the Keta barrier, Ghana. 32nd International Geological
Congress (IGC), Florence, Italy . August 20·28.
Nude, P.M. and Shervais, J.W. (2004). Petrology and geochemistry of
deformed carbonatit e and nepheline syenite gneiss in the Piln African
Dahomeyide of southeas t e rn Ghana. West Africa . Geological Society of
America Abstracts with program$, vol 36/4, 8.
Nyame, F. K .. (2005). Sustainability of Mining Communities in Ghana: Some
Considerations. University of Mines and Technology (UMaT).
Skage, H. and Akabzaa, T. (2004). Composition and pa ragenesis of Ni, As
and Sb-bearing sulphides assemblages from the Ashanti Belt, Southwestern
Ghana. 32nd International Geological Congress (IGC) , Florence, Italy.
Abstract Vol. 1. P 54. August 20-28.
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
OVERVIEW
The staffing situation in the department improved with the presence of two visiting
scholars namely Prof. C . Lutterodt and Prof. A.K. Am os. However with the
resumption of the MPhi) programme in the Department, the individual teaching
load of staff continued to be heavy.
TEACHING AND NEW PROGRAMMES
(i) The revised curriculum for the SSc. Mathematics programme commenced
at the beginning of the Session . In addition , the MPhil programme in
Mathematics was resumed with six students. Five of the graduate students
opted for the ·Pure Mathematics programme and one student opted for the
Mathematical Physics programme. It is hoped that in due course, a few of
these graduates will join the ·staff of the Department.
(ii) During the academic session the numbers of students who registered for
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courses in the degree programmes, in the Department are presented in the
following table:
FIRST SEMESTER SECOND SEMESTER
Humanities Science Humanities Science
LEVEL 100 370 274 LEVEL 100 370 274
LEVEL 200 220 215 LEVEL 200 215 155
LEVEL 300 56 52 LEVEL 300 54 49
LEVEL 400 11 19 LEVEL 400 11 19
LEVEL 600 6 LEVEL 600 6
SERVICE COURSES
The Department continued to offer service courses in General Mathematics
to 1,300 students from the Faculties of Science, Agriculture , Arts and Social
Studies and the University of Ghana Business School.
STAFFING POSITION
Dr. D. Adu- Gyamli - Head of Department
Prof. D.A. Akyeampong·
Prof. C. Lutterodt**
Prof. A. K. Amos·'
Prof. N. K. Kolin ti···
Dr. J .M. Hyde"·
Mr. J .S .G. Jackson···
Dr. E. Sabotka··
Dr. M. McIntyre
Mr. John De-Graft Mensah
* Contract Appointment
* Visiting Appointment
*** Part-Time Appointment
RESEARCH
Staff and graduate students undertook various research work covering both Pure
Mathematics and Mathematical Physics.
SEMINARS/WORKSHOP
Staff and students participated in DepaJ·tmental Seminars, and also in the Annual
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Workshop in Functional Analysis Organized under tht' ICTPjEdward Bouchet
conferences in the course of the academic year.
DEPARTMENT OF NUTRITION AND FOOD SCIENCE
OVERVIEW
The major activities in the Department covered teaching and research on problems
relating to health, nutrition and food technology. The expertise of the Department
continued to be sought after for National Committees, Boards and International
meetings.
The Department was also engaged in restructuring some of its courses to meet
the development needs of our country, Ghana. Steps are also being taken to get
the University's help to address a long standing building extension need of the
department.
The Department had nine permanent teaching staff at post and four part-time
lecturers. The staffing position for the 2004 j 2005 academic year was as follows:
Staffing Position
Head of Department Prof. E. Asibey-Berko
Professors 4
Senior Lecturers 1
Lecturers 4
Part-time Lecturers 4
Senior Staff 6
Junior Staff 9
COURSES OFFERED AND STUDENT NUMBERS
The department continues to attract students to the undergraduate and post-
graduate programmes. Admissions into the programmes were as follows:
Undergraduate Food Science
Level 200 114
Level 300 109
Level 400 32
Undergraduate Nutrition
Level 200 (Introductory Nutrition I) 610
(Introductory Nutrition II) - 597
Level 300 124
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Level 400 27
Post-graduate Programmes in Nutrition and Food Science
M.Phil Part I (Food Science) 4
M.Phil Part I (Nutrition 4
M.Phil Part II (Food Science) 8
M.Phil Part II (Nutrition) 9
Ph.D (Food Science)
Ph.D (Nutrition)
Total Student Numbers - 1,638
RESEARCH
Staff were actively involved in research in food processing, food quality studies,
post-harvest management, food product development, maternal and child nutrition,
micro nutrients, complementary foods, child growth and nutrition and nutritional
epidemiology .
Individual Staff Research
Asibey-Berko E.
Studies to improve shelf-life of Cow's milk modified for Infants of HlV-positive
mothers.
Study of consistency in performance of local!y-produr~d iodised salt kit
Study of effects of iron, iodine and Vitamin A deficiencies on malaria
Prevalence of Zinc deficiencies among adolescents in some districts of Ghana
Ayernor G. S.
Industrial utilization of cassava in the production of sugars and alcohol
Fuel deposits in smoked fish and meat
Processing and Instantization of staple food products
Fruit and vegetable technology
Processing of yams
Tano-Debrah K.
Process and quality characteristics of smoke-flavoured V"ater
The role of Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) in the transmission of food-
borne-pathogens- a case study on Legon campus
Effect of fermentation on the phytate:zinc molar ratios in cereal legume
blends
A survey on consumer attitudes and perception of food safety in Ghana: A
case study among university students
Processing of crabs into high calcium snacks
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Processing of hydrolysed melon milk for breastmilk replacement feeding
Food hygiene status of cafeteria on the University of Ghana campus
Optimization of the process for the production of 'Ice-kenkey'
Development of cowpea-peanut drink
Sakyi-DawsOD E.
Effect of heat and digestive enzymes on legume recombinant and non-
recombinant alpha-amylase inhibitor
Product and process characterisation, shelf-life studies and consumer
evaluation of fufu flours and cassava-cowpea composite flours
Physicochemical characterisation of cowpea cultivars- characterisation of
starch and alpha amylase activity
Studies on improving the nutritional, sensory quality characteristics of
traditional foods (e.g cowpea-fortified plantain based snacks; dried fruit and
vegetable products)
Evaluation of.quality and nutritional characteristics of cowpea cultivars
Packaging and shelf-life studies of traditionally processed oils and traditional
foods
Influence of consumer perceptions of food quality on food choice
MoakwaE.O.
Application of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) to pineapple
juice processing in Ghana
Process development and product characteristics of tiger nut (Cypems
esculentus) milk - cow's milk yoghurt
Optimization ofthe processing conditions and quality characteristics of water
melon jams using response surface methodology
Process development and quality characteristics of soybean-fortified gari
Effects of fermentation, cowpea fortification and amylase rich flour (ARF) on
the quality characteristics of nixtamalized maize and derived products
Nutritional, functional and biochemical evaluation of legumes commonly
consumed in Ghana
BuduA.S.
The effect of variety and stage of ripening on quality characteristics of plantain
chips
Microbiological quality evaluation of food and drink products with Ghana
standard board certification mark
Processing characteristics and consumption of fruits and vegetables
OwusuW. B.
The nutritional status of vegetarians and the elderly
Dietary intake, lifestyle, and nutritional knowledge of diabetic patients
The interaction between nutritional status, malaria, and HIV/ AIDS
The effect of salt intake on blood pressure in the elderly
The ·determinants of child health and development in school-age children
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FOREIGN-FUNDED PROJECTS
RlING Project: Research to Improve Infant Nutrition and Growth
Objective: To study the mechanism by which HIV in the household affects
child nutritional status. This is a collaborative research involving Iowa State
University, University of Connecticut and University of Ghana. (Pis: Dr Grace
Marquis (Iowa) Dr Rafael Perez-Escamilla (ConnectiCl~t) and Dr Anna Lartey
(Ghana)
Funded by National Institutes of Health, USA
Comparison of the efficacy and acceptability of three types of micronutrient
supplements added to complementary food in Ghana. Pis: Dr Anna Lartey
(Ghana) and Dr K. G. Dewey (Davi'5, USA). Funded by Nestle Foundation ,
Switzerland
Enhancing Animal-source Protein Foods in the Diets of Ghanaian children.
(Pis. Dr Grace Marquis, Dr O. Sakyi-Dawson, Dr Esi Cole-Craft; CoPls: Prof.
B. Ahunu, Dr E. Canacoo and Dr Anna Lartey). Funded by USAID
PUBLICATIONS
Ayernor G. S.
Bennett-Lartey, S.O., Ayernor, G.S., Markwei, C.M., Asante, I.K., Abbiw,
D.K. , Boateng, S.K., Anchirinah, V.M., and Ekpe, P., Aspects of Home-Garden
Cultivation in Ghana;Regional Differences in Ecology and Society, In: Home
Gardens and Agrobiodiversity·.2004 . Edited by Eyzaguirre, B.P. and Linares,
F.O., Pp 148-167.
Sakyi-Dawson E.
Sarah Darkwa, Esther Sakyi-Dawson, Charles Diako, Nana Tekywia Annan,
and' Wisdom Amoa-Awua. 2005. Effect of boiling and roasting on the
fermen tation of soybeans into dawadawa (soy-dawadawa). International
Journal of Food Microbiology. www.elsevier.com/locate / ijfoodmicro.
Afoakwa E. 0., Sefa-Dedeh, S. Sakyi-Dawson E. O. 2004. Effect of cowpea
fortification, dehydration method and storage time on some quality
characteristics of maize-based traditional weaning foods. African Journal of
Food Agriculture, Nutrition and Development. 4 (I) : 25-32 (Online version
ISSN 1684-5378).
Emmanuel K. Asare, Samuel Sefa-Dedeh, Esther Sakyi-Dawson and
Emmanuel O. Afoakwa. 2004. Application of response surface methodology
for studying the product characteristics of extruded rice-r:owpea-groundnut
blends. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition . 55 (5) : 431-
439.
Ofo ri -Anti, Afua 0., Sakyi-Dawson, Esther 0. , Bosompem, Kwabena M.
Perceptions of Ghanaian consumers on the use of agrochemicals or genetic
engineering for food production. Book of Abstracts # 85-9. Oral Paper
presentation at the Annual Conference of the Institute of Food Technologists,
USA. July 16 - 20, 2005, New. Orleans, USA.
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Ofo ri -Anti, Afua 0., Sakyi-Dawson, Esther 0., Bosompem, Kwabena M,
Higgins, T. J. V., Murdock, Larry L. & Nielsen, Suzanne S. 2005. Effect of
Heat and Digestive enzymes on legume recombinant and non-recombinant a-
amylase inhibitors. Book of Abstracts # 36B-19 Poster presentation at the
Annual Conference of the Institute of Food Technologists, USA. July 16-20,
2005. New Orleans, USA.
E. Adu-Kwarteng, G. S. Ayernor, E. Sakyi-Dawson, V. D. Truong, F. F. Shih
and K. Daigle. 2005. Influence of harvest age on starch properties of selected
high dry-matter sweetpotato cultivars. Book of Abstract # 18-7A Poster
presentation at the Annual Conference of the Institute of Food Technologists,
USA. July 16':" 20, 2005, New Orleans, USA.
K. Tano-Debrah and Esther Sakyi-Dawson. Strategies t:;> Improve the Nutritional
attributes of Edible Legumes through Genetic Improvement & Processing. Oral
Paper Presented at the 1st International Edible Legume Conference/4th
World Cowpea Congress 17-21 April 2005. Durban, South Africa.
K. Tano-Debrah; K. Asiamah; Esther Sakyi-Dawson, & Agnes. S. Budu 2005.
Effects of malt-enzyme treatment on the nutritional & physico-chemical
characteristics ofc owpea-peanut milk. Presented at the 1st International Edible
Legume Conference/4th World Cowpea Congress 17-21 April 2005. Durban,
South Africa.
Sakyi-Dawson E.O, Aduamah 0, Sefa-Dedeh S.K, Afoakwa E.O and Annor
G.A. 2005. Influence of cowpea addition on the nutritional, functional and
rheological properties of unripe plantain flour.
Poster paper presented at the 1st International Edible Legume Conference/
4th World Cowpea Congress 17-21 April 2005. Durban, South Africa.
Sakyi-Dawson E. 0., Etsey A. N., Sefa-Dedeh S.K, Afoakwa EO and Annor G.A
Effects ofc owpea fortification and the level of ripeness ofp lantain on the nutritive
value ofp lantain based snack foods in Ghana.
Poster paper presented at the 1st International Edible Legume Conference/
4th World Cowpea Congress 17-21 April 2005. Durban, South Africa
Asiamah K, Tano-Debrah K., Sakyi-Dawson E. O. and Sefa-Dedeh S.
Production of yoghurt from composite peanut-cowpea milk.
Poster paper presented at the 1st International Edible Legume Conference.
4th World Cowpea Congress 17-21 April 2005. Durban, South Africa.
Lartey A.
Aidam B. A., Perez-Escamilla R, Lartey A. Aidam J. Factors associated with
exclusive breastfeeding in Accra, Ghana. Eur J Clin Nutr 2005; 10.1038/
sj.encn.1602144 May 2005.
Aidam B. A., Perez-Escamilla R, Lartey A. Lactation counseling increases
Exclusive Breastfeeding r-ates in Ghana. J. Nutr 2005~135:1691-1695.
Published Abstracts
Lartey A. and C. Nti. Care-giver feeding behaviour and Child nutritional
status in rural Ghana .. FASEB J (2005) abstr # 274.16
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Atiedu A. A., Marquis GS, Lartey A. Alternative care-glvmg and child
nutritional status in Manya Krobo, Ghana. FASEB J (2005) abstr # 274.15
Identifying constraints in the use of animal source foods in children's diet
in Ghana.
Aryeetey R. 0., G. S. Marquis, Colecraft E. K., Reddy M. B., Butler L. M., Jensen
HH, Lonergan E. J., Sakyi-Dawson 0., Ahunu B., Canacoo E., Lartey A. FASEB
J (2005) abstr # 274.11.
Asibey-Berko E.
Lokko P., E. Asibey-Berko and G. Nerquaye-Tetteh (2001). Iodine Content of
Marine Fish in Ghana. Ghana Journal of Science 41, 43-48. (Just published
after delay in press)
F.A.K. Tayie and E. Asibey-Berko (2001). Mineral Contents of some indigenous
vegetables of Ghana. Ghana Journal of Science 41, 49-54. (Just published
after delay in press).
Tano-Debrah K.
Tano-Debrah, K, Asiamah, K, Sakyi-Dawson E. and Budu, A.S. (2005). Effect
of malt enzyme treatment on the nutritional and physico-chemical
characteristics of cowpea-peanut milk. Proceedings of the 1 st International
Edible Legume Conference in conjunction with the 4th World Cowpea Congress,
17-21 April, 2005, ICC, Durban, South Africa.
Tano-Debrah, K and Sakyi-Dawson, E. (2005). Strategies to improve the
nutritional attributes of edible legumes through genetic improvement and
processing. Beans for Health Alliance (BHA) Workshop on Charting a Path for
Future Legume Research Opportunities; Promoting a Healthier and More
Nutritionally Secure Africa. 21 April, 2005, ICC, Durban, South Africa.
Tano-Debrah, K, Asiamah, K, Sakyi-Dawson E. and Sefa-Dedeh, S. (2005).
Production of yoghurt from composite peanul-cowpea milk. Proceedings of
the 1 st International Edible LegUme Confe"ence in conjunction ulith the 4th World
Cowpea Congress, 17-21 April, 2005,ICC, Durban, South Africa.
Nielsen, D.S., Hrnholt, S., Tano-Debrah, K. and Jespersen, L., (2005). The
yeast population associated with Ghanaian fermentation analysed using
Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis. Yeast 22:271-284, Penn State, ISBN
1-883956-01-13.
Tano-Debrah, K. Budu, A. and Anim, G. (2005). Production of wine from fruits
of Averrhoa carambola. J. of the Ghana Science Association, In press.
Anim, G. and K. Tano-Debrah. Suitability of Carambola (Averrhoa carambola)
Fruit Juice as a Substrate for Alcohol Fermentation. African J. of Food &
Nutrition Sciences 2004 (Online version) 4(2), ISSN: 11)84-5358.
Moakwa E. O.
Sefa-Dedeh, S., Cornelius, B., W. Amoa-/\\\ UB. and Sakyi-Dawson. E. 0.,
Afoakwa, E. O. (2004). The Microflora of Fermented Nixtamaiized Corn.
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International Journal of Food Microbiology 96 (I), pp. 97-lO2.
Sefa-Dedeh, S ., Cornelius, B . & Sakyi-Dawson, E., Afoakwa, E. O. (2004).
Effect of Nixtamalization on the Chemical and Functional Properties of Maize.
Food Chemistry. 86 (2004). pp. 317-324.
Afoakwa E. 0., Sefa-Dedeh, S ., and Sakyi-Dawson and (2004) . Effects of
cowpea fortification, dehydration method and storage time on some quality
characteristics of maize-based traditional weaning foods. African Journal of
Food,Agriculture, Nutrition and Development 4 (1) pp. 25-32.
Asare E. K., Sefa-Dedeh S., Sakyi-Dawson E . O. & Moakwa E. O. (2004) .
Application of Response Surface Methodology for StUdying the Product
Characteristics of Extruded Rice-cowpea-groundnut Blends. International
Journal of Food Science and Technology, 55 (5) 431 -439.
Afoakwa E. O. & Yenyi S. E. (2004). Response surface methodology for
optimizing the pre-processing conditions during canning of a newly developed
and promising cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) variety. Journal of Food Engineering.
BuduA.S.
Budu A. S. arid Joyce D. C. (2005) 'Effect of modified atmosphere packaging
on the quality of minimally processed pineapple cv. 'Smooth Cayenne' fruit .
Journal of Horticultural Science & Biotechnology 80 (2) 193-198.
Budu A. S., Joyce D.C. and Terry L. A. (2005) Controlled atmosphere conditions
for fresh-cut pineapple fruit. Postharvest Biology and Technology. (Submitted) .
OwusuW. B.
Study Design, Scientific-writing, and Communication (In Preparation).
Our lifestyle and Our Health (In Preparation).
CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS
Asibey-Berko E.
ICCIDD (International Committee for Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders)
Directors Meeting in Portswood Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa, April 20-25,
2005.
Nutrition Workshop "Imagine Ghana Free of Malnutrition". March 22nd, 2005.
Miklin Hotel, Accra.
Food and Drugs Board Food Sub-committee meeting on Guidelines and
Regulations. Greenland Hotel, Swedru, 24-26 May, 2005. .
Launching of Food & Drugs Board 3rd National Food Safety Week. Hillcrest
Hotel, Shippers' Council Hall Takoradi, June 19-20, 2005.
AyemorG.S.
The 36th Session of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues, New Delhi,
India, from 19th-24th April, 2004.
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Lartey A.
Experimental Biology 2005 Conference. San Diego, USA. April 1·6, 2005.
Title of poster: Care-giver feeding behaviour and Child nutritional status in
rural Ghana. .
Ghana Health Service workshop on Integrated Control and Prevention of
Non-communicable Diseases. May 24-25, 2005. Errata Hotel, Accra.
FAO/WHO Nutrient Risk Assessment workshop: A model for establishing
upper levels of intake for Nutrients and related substances. May 2-6, 2005.
Geneva, Switzerland.
WHO Expert Consultation on Childhood obesity. June 20-24, 2005. Kobe Japan.
ENAM Project workshiop on Income generation activlties to Enhance Child
Nutrition through Animal source foods Mcmagement.
Sakyi-Dawson E.
Consultative Roundtable: The Nutrition and Gender Initiative in West Africa.
October 7th 2004. Institute of African Studies Chalets, University of Ghana,
Legon .
1st International Edible Legume Conference/4th World Cowpea Congress
17 -21 April 2005. Durban, South Africa.
Annual Conference of the Institute of Food Technokgists, USA. July 16 to
July 20, 2005 in New Orleans, USA.
Tano-Debrah K.
1 st International Edible Legume Conference in conjunction with the 4th
World Cowpea Congress, 17-21 April , 2005, ICC, Durban, South Africa.
Beans for Health Alliance (BHA) Workshop on Charting a Path . for Future
Legume Research Opportunities; Promoting a Healthier and More
Nutritionally Secure Africa. 21 April, 2005, ICC, Durban, South Africa.
A Workshop 011 Quality Control and Quality Assurance for the Natural Products
Industry. 13th-15thJune, 2005, Erata Hotel. East-Legon, Accra-Gha!la; GEPC,
ASNAPP and SIPPO. .
Workshop on improving traditional coconut processing in Ghana. 12-13 April,
2005, Railway Training School, Sekondi, Ghana. Coconut Development Board,
Ministry of Agriculture.
Curriculum Review of Programmes of the School of Allied Health Science
(SARS). 8th-10th June, 2005, Akosombo Continentai Hotel, Atimpoku .
BuduA.S.
Agnes S. Budu and Daryl C . Joyce. 'Establishing controlled atmosphere
conditions for fresh-cut pineapple fruit'. Poster presentation at the 14th
Faculty of Science colloquium. 27 ·28 April, 2004. University of Ghana, Legon,
Accra.
Training programme on cold chain management. Organised by the World
Food Logistics Organisation, Norman , Oklahoma, USA February 8-11,2004.
Workshop on vegetable production, postharvest horticulture handling,
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packaging and marketing. Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA.
February 12-15,2004.
First National Forum on Harnessing Research, Science and Technology for
sustainable development in Ghana. Accra, March, 2004.
Consultative Roundtable on The Nutrition and Gender Initiative in West
Africa. Institute of African Studies. University of Ghana, Legon October 7,
2004.
Owusu W. B.
Update on PROFILES as a nutritIOn advocacy tool. 13th-18 March 2005.
Greenland Hotel, Agona Sw('dru.
Launching of Concept paper for addressing malnutrition in Ghana. 22 March
2005. Miklin Hotel, East Legan.
EXTENSION WORK
Ayernor G. S.
Chairman, 1st Technical Committee of the Ghana Standard Board
Chairman, National Aflatoxin Committee.
Member, National Codex Committee.
Co-ordinator of Programmes, Manya Krobo Cultural Advisory Board
Tano-Debrah K.
Consultant to ASNAPP (Agribusiness in Sustainable Natural African Plant
Products, Ghana) and BRI (Bio-resources Research Institute Ghana).
Consultant to Coconut Development Board, Ministry of Agriculture to make
a presentation on Traditional Coconut Oil Processing in Ghana.
Owusu W.B.
Course Coordinator, Public Health Nutrition, School of Public Health, Legon.
Writer for The Mirror on Nutrition, Lifestyle, and Health.
Member, National Food Fortification Alliance (NFFA).
DEPARTMENT OF OCEANOGRAPHY & FISHERIES
OVERVIEW
The Department continued to promote research and training in Oceanography
and Fishery Science. The second batch of undergraduate degree students
completed the degree programme in June.Training In Oceanography and Fisheries
made appreciable progress. Four'graduate and 42 undergraduate students are
enrolled in the Department. Research activities included st.Jdies on fish, fisheries,
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plankton, benthos, and aquatic mammals (dolphins and manatees). The
Department continued to receive support from part-time lecturers from the
Regional Maritime Academy, Ministry of Fisheries, the Water Research Institute
and the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation.
Intensive field courses to familiarize students on the differ.ent features of the
coastline as well as the fishery resources in the country were undertaken.
COURSES
The Department runs undergraduate (B.Sc.) and graduate (M.Phil and Ph.D)
programmes in Fisheries Science, and in Oceanography which include applied
courses such as Coastal Zone Management, Biodiversity & Conservation and
Marine Pollution. The Department also teaches the Integrated Coastal Zone
Management and Fisheries Management components of the M.Phi!.
Environmental Science Programme of the Faculty of Science. It also contributes
to the teaching of Limnology and Fisheries Biology in the Department of Zoology.
Undergraduate courses offered include Seamanship, Marine Ecology, Aquaculture,
and Coastal Hydrology. Graduate courses were offered in such areas as Chemical,
Physical, Geological and Biological Oceanography, Law of the Sea, Aquaculture,
Marine Botany, Fish Pathology, Fisheries Resource Dynamics & Assessment,
Fisheries Management & Economic Studies, Ecology of Fishes as well as Statistics
& Computing.
STUDENT NUMBERS
Level 300 23
Level 400 19
M. Phil 4
Ph.D
The Departmental degree programmes are essentially available at Level 300 and
higher. An elective course in Introductory Oceanography & Fisheries at Level
200 however exists and open to all eligible students.
STAFFING
The breakdown of staff at post was:
1 Associate Professor
2 Senior Lecturers
9 Lecturers
2 Senior Staff
3 Junior Staff
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Out of this there were four part-time lecturers and one lecturer, Dr. G. Wiafe was
on sabbatical leave. Two new lecturers, S. D. Ababio and E. Lamptey joined the
academic staff.
RESEARCH/PROJECTS/WORKSHOPS
Collaborative research with the Dove Marine Research Laboratory, University of
Newcastle, u.K.
The collaborative research with the University of Newcastle with ·the theme
"Developing an ecosystem-based approach to managing Ghana's coastal resources"
continued with field studies on ecosystem-based approaches to coastal
management, fisheries management and tourism development in Ghana.
Regional Marine Productivity Centre of the Guinea Current Large Marine
Ecosystem (GCLMEIProject.
An MoU was signed by the Vice- Chancellor, Prof. K. Asenso ·Okyere and the
Regional Director of the Guine3 Current Large Marine Ecosystem Project, Prof.
Chidi lbe of UNlDO, for the establishment of a centre of excellence for marine
productivity studies in the Department of Oceanography & Fisheries. The Centre
will serve as a resource and training unit for the 16 coastal countries bordering
the GCLME and other international scientists.
Collaboration with the Fisheries Centre of the University of British Columbia,
Canada
An MoU between the Fisheries Centre of the University of British Columbia,
Canada, was signed for joint research and collaboration by the Vice-Chancellor
and the Director of the Fisheries Centre , Prof. Daniel Pauly.
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Natural and anthropogenic impacts on sandy shore fauna along the Ghanaian
coast.
Shoreline changes along the southeastern coast of Ghana.
Structure of the marine benthic communities (epifauna and infauna
invertebrates and demersal fish) of the coastal waters of the Gulf of Guinea.
Marine plankton biodiversity in the Gulf of Guinea and influence of climatic
and hydrographic factors on phytoplankton and zooplankton communities off
the coast of Ghana.
Empirical modeling of effects of environmental factors on plankton
communities
Ecological studies on beach seine fisheries in Ghana and management
implications
Ecological studies on the Keta Lagoon.
Population biology and ecology of manatees, dolphins and sharks in Ghana.
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Avifauna dynamics, conservation and ecology in coastal wetlands of Ghana.
Remote-sensing of the coastal zone of Ghana.
Biogeochemical modelling of -Land use and ecological functions of coastal
ecosystems.
Influence of Land Based Activities on Nutrient and Sediment Loading into
Upland Catchment Streams.
Development of GIS-based coastal information systems for Ghana
Assessment of productivity of coastal lagoons in Ghana
PUBLICATIONS
ArmahA.K.
Armah, A. K. and Abbey, L. (2005). The Post-Harvest Fisheries Sector: Capacity
of Academic & Research Institutions to Respond to Future Needs. (In press).
Armah,A.K., Koranteng, K. A and F.K.E. Nunoo (2005). Critical Issues that
make Reconciling Ghana's Coastal Zone Fisheries with Conservation an
UpHill Task. In: Proceedings oft he World Fisheries Congress, Vancouver, 2004.
(In press).
Nunoo. F.K.E. and A. K. Armah (2005). Reconciling Ghanaian Fisheries with
Conservation through science-based participatory manag~ment. In:
Proceedings of the World Fisheries Congress, Vancouver, 2004. (In press).
Hogge, G., A. K. Armah, G. A. Darpaah, s. Ababio and E. Lamptey (2005).
Assuring Quality in Baseline Studies of Impacts of Developmental Projects
on Fish Assemblages. Proceedings of the 25th Annual Conference of the
International Association for Impact Assessment. Boston, MA, USA. 31st May
to 3rd June 2005.
Kollar, K., Morin. R., Armah, A.K., and Cornwell, J. (2005). Improving EIA
quality and Investing in Capacity Building: the West African Gas pipeline
Project as a Model. Proceedings of the 25th Annual Conference of the
International Association for Impact Assessment. Boston, MA, USA. 31 st May
to 3rd June 2005.
Armah, A. K. et. al. (2004) "Solutions for Sustainable Mariculture - Avoiding
the Adverse Effects of Mariculture on Biological Diversity", Secretariat of
the Convention on Biological Diversity. CBD Technical Series no. 12.
Armah, A. K., S. D. Ababio and E. Lamptey (2004). National Report. Marine
biodiversity in Ghana, Togo and Benin - the known and the unknown. In.
Decker, C., C. Griffiths, K. Prochazka, C. Ras & A. Whitfield (eds). Proceedings
oft he Workshop on Marine Biodiversity in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Known and
the Unknown. Cape Town, South Africa. 23-26 September 2003.
Sorensen, T.H. Volund, G., Armah, A. K., Christiansen, C., Jensen, 1. B.,
and Pedersen, J. T. (2003). Temporal and Spatial Variations in Concentrations
of Sediment nutrients and Carbon in the Keta Lagoon, Ghana. West African
Joumal ofA pplied Ecology. Vol. 4, 91-105 .
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Ofo ri -Danson P. K.
Ofori-Danson, P.K. (2002): Trophic relationships and spawning habits of post-
impoundment fish stocks in Lake Volta in Ghana. Ghana Journal of Science
42,61-70pp.
Ofori-Danson, P.K. (In press). An assessment of purse seine winch net'fishery
in Lake Volta, Ghana. Journal ofL akes & Reservoirs Research and Management,
Victoria 3053, Australia.
Van Waerebeek, K., Ofori-Danson, P.K. and Debrah, J. (2004). Trouble insight
for African dolphins: In 25 years of Journeys. A special report to mark the
Silver Anniversary of the Bonn Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) (1979-
2004), CMS, Bonn, Germany.
Boamah, J. K. and Ofori-Danson, P. K. (In press). Comparative study of the
growth and recruitment pattern of the clupeids, Sardinella aurita and
Sardinella maderensis (Whitehead, 1988) in Ghanaian coastal waters.
Submitted to the Journal of the Ghana Science Association.
Nunoo F. K. E.
Nunoo, F. K. E. (Accepted 2005). Management offish biodiversity in Ghana-
threat posed by beach seine fisheries. Journal of Afrotropical Zoology.
Boateng, J. 0., F. K. E. Nunoo, H. R. Dankwa and M. H. Ocran (Accepted 2005).
Acute Toxic Effects of Deltamethrin on Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus
(Linnaeus, 1758). West African Journal ofA pplied Ecology.
Nunoo, F. K. E., S. Asem-Hiablie and D. O. Patu (Submitted 2005). Trends in
fish species diversity found in nearshore marine waters along the coast of
Ghana, West Africa. Journal of the Ghana Science Association.
Mensah A. M.
Mensah, A. (2005), The Influence of Land Based Activities on Nutrient and
Sediment Loading into Upland Catchment Streams, Ghana, LOICZ 2005, Report
of LOICZ (The Land Ocean Interactions in Coastal Zone) Open Science
Meeting 2005: Coasts and Coastal People - Scenarios of Change and
Responses, In press.
Mensah, A., TWeneboah, E & Gordon, C. (2004), Towards a Regional Training
Partnership for Environmental Assessment and Management in West Africa,
Proceedings of Workshop on "Regional Training for f0r Environmental
Assessment and Management in West Africa", 6-7 May 2004, The Advent
Press, Accra, Ghana.
Ababio s. D.
Hogge, G., A. K. Armah, G. A. Darpaah, S. Ababio and E. Lamptey (2005).
Assuring Quality in Baseline Studies of Impacts of [\eveiopmental.Projects
on Fish Assemblages. Proceedings of the 25th Annual Conference of the
International Association for Impact Assessment. Boston, \lA, USA. 31 st May
to 3rd June 2005.
Armah, A. K., S. D. Ababio and E. Lamptey (2004). National Report. Marine
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biodiversity in Ghana, Togo and Benin - the known and the unknown. In.
Decker, C., C. Griffiths, K. Prochazka, C. Ras & A. Whitfield (eds) . Proceedings
of the Workshop on Marine Biodiversity in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Known and
the Unknown. Cape Town, South Africa. 23-26 September 2003.
CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS & SEMINARS
ArmahA.K.
UN Secreta riat on Convention on Biologica l Diversity - Ad-Hoc Technical
Expert Group' on Implementation of Integrated Marine and Coastal Area
Management (IMCAM) . lITh - 15Th July 2005, Montreal , Canada.
JOC-UNESCO. Ocean Data and Information Network for Africa (ODINAFRlCA) .
Project Management and Steering Committee Meeting. 30th June-7th July,
2005, Paris, France
UNIDO/UNDP/ UNEP/GEF GCLME Regional Workshop on Fishery Resources
Survey Planning and Methodologies ; and la unching of the GCLME Fisheries
Survey. 1st to 4th June 2005. Accra. Gha na.
UNIDO/UNDP/ UNEP/ GEF/ GCLME Steering Committee Meeting. 25-27
April, 2005. Regional Coordination Office, Accm.
UNFCCC Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessments: Training Workshop of
the Consultative Group of Experts (CGE) on National Communications from
Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention for Africa. 18-22 April
2005, Maputo, Mozambique.
Regional Training Workshop on Integrated Coastb.i Areas Management
(ICAM). Guinea Current Large Marine Ecosystem project (GCLME) , 11-15
April, 2005 Kribi, Cameroon. (Resource person).
UNEP. Seventh Conference of Parties to the Abidjan Convention for
Cooperation in the Protection and Development of the Marine and Coastal
Environment of the Western African Region. 22-23 March, 2005, Libreville,
Gabon.
Ministry of Food & Agriculture (MOFA)/GTZ. Market-Oriented Agriculture
Programme. Meeting on research and recommendations on "Promoting Value
Chains in the Aquaculture Sector" Conference Room. MoFA Head Office.
4th March, 2005, Accra.
DFID /Directorate of Fisheries Workshop on Post-harvest Fisheries and the
Livelihoods of the Poor. 10th February 2005 . Accra, Ghana.
ISSER/DFID/WORLD BANK Workshop on Economic Assessment of the
Sustainability of Growth dependent upon Renewable Natural .Resources.
NMIMR. 16 December, 2004.
Ricerca e Cooperazione (RC). Capacity Building Workshop for Stakeholders
on Natural Resource Management and Biodiversity Conservation. 23-24
November. 2004 , Agona-Nkwanta, Western Region , Ghana. (Resource person) .
JOC-UNESCO. Ocean Data and Information Network foc Africa (ODINAFRlCA).
AfricanOcean Portal Editors Workshop. 1-4 November, 2004. Accra, Ghana
IOC-UNESCO. Ocean Data and Information Network for Africa (ODINAFRlCA) .
Regional Project Management Committee Meeting. 27-30 October, 2004,
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Tema, Ghana.
Reduction of Environmental ' lmpact from Coastal Tourism, Stakeholders'
Workshop. 10-11 August , 2004, STEPRI, Accra. Paper presented: Environ-
mental problems and constraints in tourism development and coastal
operations. 12 pp.
JOC-UNESCO. Ocean Data and Information Network for Africa (ODINAFRICA),
National Project Management Committee Meeting. 28th June, 2004. Accra.
University of Ghana /Ministry of Environment & Science/Canergie
Corporation Workshop on Provision of Graduate Education in the Causes,
Effects and Control of Environmental Problems in Ghana. 7-8 June, 2004,
Cresta Royale Hotel, Accra.
UNEP / FAO / Global Water Partnership (GWP) . Expert Meeting on "Addressing
Water-related Environmental Impacts in Agriculture for the next 30 years".
2-3 June, 2004 , Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Poster presented: Upstream -
Downstream Linkages - Special Reference to the Volta Basin and Coastal
and Marine Ecosystems.
UNIDO/UNDP/UNEP/GEF/AU/GCLME Regional Workshop on Coastal
Dynamics in Integrated Coastal Areas Management. 14-18 March, 2004,
STEPR!, Accra.
Ofori-Danson P. K.
World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC-UNEP) Workshop on
Harmonization of National Reporting to Biodiversity-related Conventions,
Haasrode, Belgium, 22-23rd September, 2004
Partners Workshop on the United Nations University International Network
on Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) , McMaster University ,
Hamilton, Ontario , Canada, 22-25 November, 2004
Basin Level Consultation on Research Priorities in Aquatic Ecosystems and
Fisheries with focus on Lake Volta. Bay View Hotel , Accra, 16-17 December,
2004
Earth Day Panel Discussion on Water and Sanitation in Ghana, NAFTI, 22nd
April, 2005, sponsored by Nestle Ghana Ltd & U.S. Embassy Public Affairs
Section, Accra.
Conference on Peer review of Ghana's State of the Environment Report,
UNDP/GOG Environmental Resource Management Programme, VIarina
Hotel, Dodowa, 25-27th May, 2005.
SANREM-CRSP Workshop in Ghana, 13-14 July,2005 . A workshop on
'promoting sustainable agriculture and natural resource management for
livelihood security' organized by Agricultural Extension Department,
University of Ghana at Kwabena Nketia Conference Hall, Institute of African
Studies, Legon.
Nunoo F. K. E.
DFID/Directorate of Fisheries Workshop on Post-harvest Fisheries and the
Livelihoods of the Poor. 10th February 2005. Accra, Ghana.
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ISSER/DflD/WORLD BANK Workshop on Sustainable Economic Growth
Dependent on Renewable Natural Resources in Ghana. 24th February 2005.
Accra, Ghana.
EPA Expert Group Workshop on National Environment Outlook Report. 16-
19th March 2005. Accra. Ghana.
University of Ghana/Carnegie Corporation of USA Fund RaisIng Funda-
mentals Training Workshop. 29th-31st March 2005. Accra. Ghana.
SFLP /FAO / DFID National Sensitisation Workshop on the contribution ofthe
Fisheries sector to social and economic development of Ghana. 29th May
2005. Accra. Ghana.
UNIDO / UNDP / UNEP / GEF GCLME Regional Workshop on Fishery Resources
Survey Planning and Methodologies; and launching of the GCLME Fisheries
Survey. 1st to 4th June 2005. Accra. Ghana.
ISSER/DflD/WORLD BANK Workshop on Managing natural resources for
Sustainable Growth in Ghana. 29th June 2005. Accra, Ghana
Participation in marine survey: 4th-18th June 2005. Guinea Current Large
Marine Ecosystem Fish trawl survey on board R/V Fridjoft Nansen. Covered
Nigerian and Cameroonian water
Mensah A. M.
Poster Presentation, The Influence of Land Based Activities on Nutrient and
Sediment Loading into Upland Catchment Streams, Ghana, LOICZ (The Land
Ocean Interactions in Coastal Zone) Open Science Meeting 2005: Coasts
and Coastal People - Scenarios of Change and Responses, Sponsored by LOICZ,
27th-29th June, 2005, Egmond aan Zee, Holland.
Participant, Atmospheric Deposition Workshop, Sponsored by the World Bank,
23rd-25th May, 2005, Nairobi, Kenya.
Staff Training on Advanced Data Analysis Techniques, as part of DFID Higher
Education Link between Department of Oceanography (University of Ghana)
and Dove Marine Laboratory (University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne), 29th
October-November 10th, Newcastle -upon-Tyne, UK.
Ababio S. D.
AU /STRC GCLME JOC-UNESCO Workshop on Coastal Dynamics in Integrated
Coastal Areas Management, Accra, Ghana. 14th to 18th March, 2005.
EPA TOR GPHA National Oil Spill Response Workshop, Tema, Ghana. 28th
and 28th April 2005.
National Consultative Workshop on Product Development, End User
Communication and Information Delivery (ODINAFRICA WP4), Tema, Ghana.
23rd February 2005.
Stakeholders Workshop on Reduction of Environmenta·l Impacts From Coastal
Tourism, Accra, Ghana. 10th and 11th August 2005.
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BENEFACTIONS AND AWARDS
Dr. F.K.E. Nunoo was granted an IFS award for scientific research into
fisheries in Ghana 2005/2006 - Towards sustainable management of beach
seine fisheries in Ghana.
Ms. Senorpe Asem-Hiable receIved the Prof. Eric A. Kwei's award for the best
graduating student in Oceanography & Fisheries.
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
OVERVIEW
The General Physics Laboratory I (G I Lab.) was renamed the Llew Grimes
Laboratory by the University. This was in honour of retired British Professor
Llewellyn Grimes who lectured in this Department from 1960-1975, and who at
age 70, returned in 2004 to offer his services free of charge to the Department
during the second semester.
On April 6, 2005, the Department launched the World Year of Physics 2005.
This was part of a United Nations endorsed worldwide celebration of Physics to
mark the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein's "miraculous year" in which he
published three important papers describing ideas that have since influenced all
of modern physics. The Department chose the theme: Physics - A Basic Tool for
Development_ The aim of the celebration was to provide an opportunity for the
largest possible audiences to acknowledge the importance of Physics in national
development. It was also to inspire a new generation of younger people to develop
an interest in Physics in particular, and Science as a whole.
The Department continued to rely on Part -Time Lecturers from the Ghana Atomic
Energy Commission to help with Levels 100 and 200.
COURSES
LEVEL 100
PHYS 101: Practical Physics I
PHYS 111: General Physics I
PHYS 102: Practical Physics II
PHYS 112: General Physics II
LEVEL 200
PHYS 200: Practical Physics (For Biological Sciences)
PHYS 201: Practical Physics III
PHYS 202: Practical Physics IV
PHYS 203: Vibrations, Waves & Properties of Matter (For Biological Sciences)
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PHYS204: Electricity, Magnetism & Modem Physics (For Biological Sciences
PHYS 211: Classical Mechanics
PHYS 212: Thermal Physics
PHYS 215: Electricity & Magnetism I
PHYS 216: Modem Physics
LEVEL 300
PHYS 301: Practical Physics V
PHYS 302: Practical Physics VI
PHYS 311 : Classical Mechanics II
PHYS 312: Statistical Physics
PHYS 314: Vibrations, Waves & Optics
PHYS 315: Electromagnetism I
PHYS 319: Solid State Physics I
PHYS 321: Mathematics for Physicists
PHYS 322: Modem Physics & Introductory Quantum Mechanics
PHYS 323: Special Relativity
PHYS 324: Computing for Scientists
LEVEL 400
PHYS 400: Project
PHYS 415: Electromagnetism II
PHYS 416: Nuclear & Elementary Particle Physics
PHYS 417: Analogue Electronics
PHYS 418: Physics of Materials
PHYS 419: Solid State Physics II
PHYS 422: Quantum Mechanics II
PHYS 432: Energy
PHYS 433: Radiation Physics
PHYS 437: Ionospheric/Atmospheric Physics
PHYS 438: Digital Electronics
LEVEL 600
PHYS 620 Seminar II
Student Numbers
Level 100 630
Level 200 (Mathematical/Physical/Earth Scie nce Option) 253
Level 200 (Biological Science Option) 558
Level 300 37
Level 400 34
M.Phil Part I o
M.Phil Part II 3
PhD 2
Total 1517
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STAFF POSITION
The breakdown of the staff at post was:
4 Professors
2 Associate Professors
4 Senior Lecturers
5 Lecturers
18 Senior Staff
14 Junior Staff
Of the 4 Professors, one was on Sabbatical Leave; two were on post-retirement
contract, while the fourth was a Visiting Professor. The two Associate Professors
and two of the Senior Lecturers were also on post-retirement contract. Two of the
Lecturers were on Study Leave.
RESEARCH
Biomechanics of low back pain
Use of biomaterials in Ghana
Electrical and Thermal Properties of Carbon Nanotubes
Prediction of Droughts and Floods in Ghana
PUBLICATIONS
A. B. Andam, P. E . Amponsah, E. E. Kaufmann, "Women in Physics in Ghana:
Improvement on the Horizon," Proc. 2nd International Conference on Women
in Physics, Brazil, May 23-25, 2005.
Effah Kaufmann E ., Toworfe G.K. , Effah K., "The Use of Biomaterials by
Medical Practitioners in Ghana," Proc . 7th New Jersey Symposium on
Biomaterials, New Brunswick, NJ. USA, Oc tober 21-22 , 2004 .
S . Y. Mensah, F . K. Allotey, N. G. Mensah, H. Akrobotu and G. Nkrumah, The
Influence of External Electric Field on Acoustoelectric Effect in a sipperlattice,
Supperlattices and Microstructures 37, 87 (2005)
CONFERENCES/SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS
Effah Kaufmann E. A.
7th New Jersey Symposium on Biomaterials, New Brunswick, NJ, USA,
October 21-22, 2004.
Adeleye M.
UNESCO Africa Regional Workshop on Active Learning in Optics and
Photonics. 12-19 November 2004, Cape Coast, Ghana.
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BENEFACTIONS
Professor F. K. A. Allotey, former Chairman of the Chana Atomic Energy
Commission and President of the Ghana Institute of Physics, presented a large
quantity of Physics books to the Department. Five books were also received from
an anonymous donor through Radio Universe. The Department also received a
number of basic l<l.boratory equipment from Mr. Michael Flowers, an alumnus.
The Department is grateful for these donations.
DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS
OVERVIEW
It is about 8Y2 years now since we moved to the Department of Statistics Building.
Our facilities continue to support excessive usage by other University departments
and institutes.
Refurbishment of the Building which started in the year under review is yet to be
completed. Currently, our most critical need is equipmef'.t (mainly computers)
for our Statistical Laboratory.
COURSES
The department offered courses under the programmes leading to the award of
B.Sc., B.A and M.Phil in Statistics. The courses covered areas such as Statistical
Methods, Probability Theory, Sampling Theory, Design of Experiments, Data
Analysis and Non Parametric Inference. .
Student Numbers
Level 200 256
Level 300 162
Level400 58
Ph.D. 3
Service Course for Biologist - 605
Total 1,084
STAFFING POSITION
The break down of staff at post was:
1 Associate Professor
1 Senior Lecturer
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5 Lecturers
2 Lecturers (Part-time)
3 Teaching Assistants
Senior Staff
4 Junior Staff
RESEARCH/PROJECTS
AtsemF.K.
• Long run growth rates in Oscillatingly Ergodic Populations
Danso-Manu M. E.
The Design of An Information System for Health Intervention Programmes
Nortey E. N. N.
Modeling the Evolution of Surnames
Improving the Identification of An Arima Model
Mettle F. O.
Ergodic Theorems in Demography and Some Allied Algebraic Eigenvalue
Problems
Baidoo I.
Toward Data-Driven University Enrollment Management strategies: A study
of student attrition risk factors
A modeling approach to managing loan credit risk in Ghanaian Rural Banks
CONFERENCES/SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS
Danso-Manu M. E.
2004: National Dissemination Seminar for the 2003 Ghana Demographic
and Health Survey organized by the Ghana Statistical Service at the Accra
International Conference Centre on 21st September.
Nortey E. N. N
2005: 6th ISSER - MERCHANT BANK ANNUAL ECONOMIC LECTURES -
"Monetary Policy Setting In Ghana: Issues & Prospects" at M-Plaza Hotel,
Accra, 14th June.
2004: Workshop on "Advances in the analysis of Development Statistics"
organized by the Centre for World Food Studies, (SOW-VU) Vrije Universiteit,
Amsterdam, The Netherlands. I-15th December.
2004: National Dissemination Seminar fer the 2003 Ghana Demographic
and·Health Survey organized by the Ghana Statistical Service at the Accra
International Conference Centre on 21 st September.
2004: International Conference on Ghana at Half Century Organised jointly
by Institute of Statistical, Social & Economic Research (ISSER) and Cornell
University at M - Plaza Hotel, Accra, 18th-20th July.
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Mettle F. 0
2005: "Capacity Building Workshop on Analysis of Ghana Demographic and
Health Survey (GDHS) Data" organized by the Policy Planning Monitoring
and Evaluation (PPME) Directorate of the Ministry 0; Health, Accra at the
Continental Hotel, Atimpoku - Akosombo, from 15th-30th·May.
2004: Workshop on "Advances in the analysis of Development Statistics"
organized by the Centre for World Food Studies, (SOW-VU) Vrije Universiteit,
Amsterdam, The Netherlands. I-15th December.
2004: National Dissemination Seminar for the 2003 Ghana Demographic
and Health Survey organized by the Ghana Statistical Service at the Accra
International Conference Centre on 21 st September.
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY
OVERVIEW
The department continued to promote zoological research and to train youn €,
graduates in zoology, and to offer postgraduate programmes in Parasitology, Insect
Science (Africa Regional Postgraduate Programme in Insect Science- ARPPlS),
Freshwater Biology and Biodiversity Studies . There were also continued
extension/consultancy services to various public organizations and educational
institutions. These included identification of zoological specimens for various
departments of this university, the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA), private
organizations and individuals. The department also collaborated with the Ghana
Wildlife Society (GWS) and other non-governmental organizations to undertake
wildlife and environmental research projects, as well as with the Volta Basin
Research Project (VBRP) and Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research
(NMIMR) on joint research projects, student teaching and supervision, and
technical support.
Dr. O.K. Attuquayefio (Senior Lecturer) continued as Head of Department, and
also continued to serve on the Academic, Faculty, and Medical School Boards, as
well as the Admissions Boards of the Faculty of Science, Medical School and School
of Allied Health Sciences of the College of Health Sciences. Prof. C. Gordon
(Associate Professor) continued as Dean of International Programmes, and Prof.
D. Edoh (Associate Professor) continued to serve as President of the University
Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG). Dr. E. Oduro Owusu (Senior Lecturer)
returned from Leave of Absence on 1 January, 2005 arld immediately settled into
full-scale departmental/faculty activities, centering on teaching, research . student
supervision, and outreach programmes. Dr. L. Bimi (Lecturer) completed his Study
Leave in the United States and returned to the department to resume teaching
and other duties. Mr. G. Futagbi and Dr. L. Holbech were appointed Lecturers
during the academic year.
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Mr. Frederick Ansah (Chief Technician), one of the longest serving members of
staff, retired from the University after almost 40 years of dedicated service to the
department and the university. Mr. A. Kyei-Baffour (Principal Administrative
Assistant) continued as Chairman of FUSSAG of the University, but was
transferred to the Academic Affairs Directorate during the second semester. He
was replaced by Ms. Josephine Atandzi (Senior Administrative Assistant) from
the Department of Social Work.
The department hosted Prof. T. Keith Philips and his team of researchers from
the University of ·Western Kentucky (USA), who were in the department to
undertake entomological research in selected protected areas in Ghana as part
of a three-year Ghana Biodiversity Survey.
The department continued its collaboration with the Volta Basin Research Project
(VBRP) on joint research projects, and shared lectur-:'rs/research fellows,
technicians and students.
COURSES OFFERED
The department offered courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels
in such areas as vertebrate and invertebrate physiology and anatomy, ecology,
genetics, pure and applied entomology, animal behaviour, evolution, parasitology
and public health, aquatic biology, conservation biology, wildlife management,
among others.
Student Numbers
Levels Student Numbers
100 470
200 590
300 150
400 70
MPhil 18
PhD 3
Total 1301
STAFFING POSITION
During the academic year under review, the breakdown of teaching staff at post
was:
3 Associate Professors
4 Senior· Lecturers
6 Lecturers/Research Fellows
1 Assistant Lecturer
6 Part-time Lecturers, comprising 1 Professor (retired), 2 Associate Professors
(retired), 1 Senior Lecturer, and 2 Lecturers
1 Senior Lecturer returned from Leave of Absence, 1 Lecturer returned from
Study Leave, and 1 Lecturer was in his second and final year of Sabbatical Leave.
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There were 17 non-teaching staff comprising 6 Senior and 11 Junior Staff as
follows:
8 Technical Staff (1 Principal Technician, 1 Senior Technician, 3
Technicians, 2 Assistant Technicians, and 1 Technical Assistant). Two (2)
Technical Staff (1 Technician and 1 Assistant Technician) vacated their
posts during the session under review.
2 Administrative Staff (1 Principal Administrative Assistant, and 1 Clerk
Grade I). The Principal Technician was transferred to another unit of the
university, and was replaced by a Senior Administrative Assistant
5 Support Staff (1 Departmental Assistant, 1 Driver Grade I, 1 Messenger/
Cleaner, and 2 Temporary Gardeners who were later regularized). The
Messenger/Cleaner deserted his post, and has since been replaced.
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Attuquayefio D. K.
Faunal surveys of selected forest blocks in the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional
Area of the Eastern Region of Ghana, under a Community Integrated Natural
Resource Management Project for the development of a Management Plans
Conservation Action Plan, commissioned by the Okyeman Environment
Foundation
Faunal surveys and monitoring of an oil palm concession at Okumaning-
Kade in the Kwaebibirem District of the Eastern Region of Ghana, for the
devdopment of a Conservation Action Plan, commissioned by the Ghana Oil
Palm Development Company (GOPDC)
Consultant Conservation Biologist, on a Team of Experts to undertake Ex Post
Project Studies of 4 UNDP Global Environmental Facility- Small Grants
Programme (GEF- SGP)-sponsored projects in the Greater-Accra, Brong-Ahafo,
and Upper East Regions of Ghana
Ecology offruit bats
Ntiamoa-Baidu Y.
Ecological studies on wetland habitats and waterbi:-ds and monitoring of
wetland resources
External parasites of wild animals in Ghana
GordonC.
Research work on limnology and ecotoxicology with the Volta Basin Research
Project (VBRP).
EdohD.A.
Disease identification and distribution
Detection methods (sensitivity and specificity)
Control of communicable diseases
Genotypes
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Toxicological studies on herbal extracts
, Wilson D. D.
Continued research on the biology and integrated management of tephritid
fruit flies, including a new invasive species recently discovered in West
Africa and Ghana, Collaborators are from the International Centre for Insect
Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) and the International Institute for Tropical
Agriculture (UTA), under the Africa Fruit Fly Initiative and other projects,
including SANREM/CRSP, FAOITCP,
Continued work on the Biological Control of Aquatic Weeds in Ghana and
West Africa with collaborators from the Water Research Institute (WRI),
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Volta River Authority (VRA) in
Ghana and analogous institutions in seven other 'ECOWAS countries, This
is under the ECOW AS Integrated Management of Invasive Aquatic Weeds
Project,
Continued work on control measures for major aquatic and terrestrial
invasive plant species in Ghana, Collaborators for the terrestrial species
are the Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Division (PPRSD) of MOFA,
Forestry Research Institute of Ghana (FORIG), Crops Research Institute (CRI)
and Crop Science Department, University of Ghana, Collaborators for the
aquatic species are as listed above, This is under the GEF IUNEP I CAB! project
entitled "Removing Barriers to Invasive Plant Management" in Africa,
Continued work on the use of novel methods such as gamma radiation for
the management of a number of field and storage pests, Collaborators are
from the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission
Cobblah M. A.
Biosystematics of parasitic Hymenoptera in Ghana
Studies on the effect of farming systems and management practices on insect
parasitoids
Studies on insect ecology and biodiversity of Ramsar Sites in Ghana
Studies of biosystematics and ecology of the sweet potato weevil, Cylas sp, In
Ghana
The use of insects as food and in herbal medicine in Ghana
Systematics and ecology of sand flies implicated in the transmission of
Leishmaniasis in the Volta Region of Ghana
Use of parasitoids for biological control of vegetable pests in Ghana
Effect of irradiation on insect pests of stored food and field crops
Role of termites in forest ecosystems
Biodiversity and economic importance of cockroaches in the domestic
environment
OwusuE.O.
The use of indigenous natural plant components for the control of insect
pests offield and stored products
Chemical ecology of the millet head miner and its host interactions
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Pesticide usage and insecticide resistance in major horticultural insects
pests in Ghana
Structural identification and synthesis of semio-chemicals with pest control
qualities
Bio-efficacy testing of insecticides, mosquito coils and aerosols for field and
household insect pest control
Darpaah G. A.
Research work on the Ecology and Culture potential c.f the penaeid shrimps
in the Volta estuary was brought to completion
BimiL.
Baseline studies for the construction of a genomic library of the Guinea
worm (Dracunculus medinensis), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease
Control (CDC), Atlanta, USA
Molecular diagnosis of some disease-causing micro-organisms (Amoeba,
Leishmania, Plasmodium, Cryptosporaclia, Cyclospora, etc.) using DNA
extraction, PCR, and Gel Electrophoresis DNA Verifications, in collaboration
with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Atlanta, USA
Kyerematen R. A. K
Continued research work on chironomids of Southern Ghana
Research work on chironomids of the Amansuri, Western Region of Ghana
Survey of Butterflies and other charismatic insects of the Amansuri
Conservation Area, Western Region of Ghana
Yirenya-Tawiah Dzidzo R.
Study on Genital Schistosomiasis and HIV / AIDS in Schistosomiasis endemic
communities in the Lower Volta Basin
Study of Malaria Parasitemia in children below the age of five
Study of parasitic infections in food vendors
Futagbi G.
Collaboration with Immunology Unit, NMIMR in research into the patho-
genesis of severe malaria
Studies on the possible role of malaria in the pathogenesis of Burkitt's
Lymphoma
Gbogbo F.
Ecology of sanderlings (Calidns alba) on the Esiama Beach in the Western
Region of Ghana
Evaluation of the efficacy of indometacin in the control of rats and mice
Effect of sewage pollution on the reproductive success of frogs and toads
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EXTENSION
Attuquayefio D. K.
Continued consultancy services for Ghana Wildlife Society (GWS)
Member, Accra Zoo Management Board.
Member, Board of the Friends of the National Zoo (FONZ).
Member, Man and Biosphere National Committee (UNESCO/EPA)
Member, National Advisory Committee, African NGO-Government
Partnership for Sustainable Biodiversity Action
Referee/ Assessor, West African Journal of Applied Ecology (WAJAE); Ghana
Journal of Science.
Teaching Forest Resources Management (ESC! 612) in the Postgraduate
Environmental Science Programme (Faculty of Scier,ce)
Teaching Vertebrate Anatomy (BIOL 205) to BA students (School of Nursing)
External Examiner, University of Cape Coast (School of Biological Sciences)
Member, Board of the Faculty of Science
Member, Academic Board
Member, UGMS Admissions Board
Member, School of Allied Health Sciences Admissions Board
Patron, Zoology Students' Association (ZOSA), University of Gh;ma, Legon
(1997)
Membership of the following Professional Bodies:
Mammal Society, London, U.K.
Ghana Science Association (GSA)
African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS)- Ghana Chapter
Ghana Association for the Conservation of Nature (GACON)
Ntiamoa-Baidu Y.
Involvement in several environment and nature conservaticn programmes
nationally and internationally including:
Director, World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) Africa and Madagascar
Programme
Chairperson, Ghana Wildlife Society Management Board
GordonC.
He continues to lecture in the areas of Water Resource Management at the
graduate level, and Freshwater Zoology at undergraduate level
EdohD.A.
External Examiner, KNUST (Kumasi, Ghana), and Ambrose Alii University
(Nigeria)
Student Projects Supervisor, Biomedical Science and Molecular Genetics,
University of Ghana Medical School (College of Health Sciences)
Coordinator, MPhil (Zoology-Parasitology) Programme
Membership of:
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University Council
Academic Board
Faculty of Science Board
Departmental Graduate Studies Committee
Faculty Textbook Committee
Standing Joint Negotiating Committee on Salaries
President (Local and National), University Teacher's Association of Ghana
(UTAG)
Wilson D. D.
Member of the National Water Weed Control Committee
Member of the National Steering Committee and National Coordinating
Unit of the ECOWAS Integrated Management of Invasive Aquatic Weeds
Project.
Cobblah M. A.
Consultant to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on insect biodiversity
and habitats in Ghana. .
Member, Ghana-Canada Science and Research Council (2004)
Darpaah G. A.
Continued extension services in shrimp/fish culture development to
prospective entrepreneurs in the Lower Volta.
Advisor on the possible impact of the West African Gas Pipeline Project on
the aquatic resources of the project area (on shore and offshore locations)
Technical advisor on impact. of the the Keta Sea Defence Project on the
biological resources of the Keta lagoon and the nt:ar shore beach seine
fisheries.
BimiL.
Guest researcher (Post-Doctoral), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
& National Center for Infectious Diseases, Biology & ·Diagnostics Branch,
Atlanta, Georgia, USA (2003-2005).
Kyerematen R. A. K.
Member, Editorial Committee, Faculty of Science Colloquium.
Member, Academic Board, University of Ghana, Legon.
Member, Board of the Faculty of Science.
FaCilitator, WHO-AFRO Training course for middle level public health
entomologists and environmental health officers in intergrated vector
management, 6th Oct-14th Nov 2003.
Resource Person, Centre for School and Community Science and Technology
Studies (SACOST)
Consultancy services for Ghana Wildlife Society (GWS)
Co-Executive Director, PROTECT, Ghana (an environmental awareness NGO)
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Facilitator/Resource Person, Darwin Initiative Froject on the macro
invertebrates of riverine wetlands in Ghana
Member, Local Organizing Committee (LOC), 16th AAIS Conference in Accra,
Ghana, 6-1 Oth June, 2005
Executive Member, Aids Volunteers Ghana Association (AVGA)
Yirenya-Tawiah D. R.
Executive Secretary - Glofound Development Organization: Supported the
Nation by improving the health of people living in a low income area (Accra
New-Town) by running a Free Clinic on May Day 2004. Sponsors were
Unilever Ghana, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, MR BIGGS,
Gloria's Maternity Home, Accra New-Town
Gbogbo F.
Member, Faculty of Science Time .. Table Committee
PUBLICATIONS
Attuquayefio D. K. (submitted) Biodiversity Assessment of Five Forest
Reserves in the Brong-Ahafo Region. Ghana Journal of Science.
Attuquayefio D. K. (2004) Snakes of Ghana: Myth, Science and Reality. Ghana
Journal of Science. Vol. 44 (in press)
Attuquayefio D. K. & Ryan J. M. (in review) Taxonomic report on the
mammals of two coastal wetlands in Ghana. West African Journal of Applied
Ecology
Attuquayefio D. K. & Fobil J. N. (in press) An Overview of Biodiversity
Conservation in Ghana: Challenges and Prospects. West African Journal of
Applied Ecology.
Owusu E. H., Attuquayefio D. K. & Asamoah A. (2004) Faunal Surveys: Beta
Boundary Project-Bondaye. Report to Bogoso Gold Limited, Bogoso, Western
Region, Ghana. 41 pp.
Wuver A. M. & Attuquayefio D. K. (in press) Human Activities and Biodiversity
Conservation in the Central Region of Ghana. West African Journal ofA pplied
Ecology.
Vordzogbe V. V., Attuquayefio D. K. & Gbogbo F. (in press) The Flora and
Mammals ofthe Moist Semi-Deciduous Forest Zone in Sefwi Wiawso District
of the Western Region, Ghana. West African Journal of Applied Ecology.
Ntiamoa-Baidu Y., Carr-Saunders C., Matthews B. E., ?reston P. M. & Walker
A. R. (2004) An Updated List of the Ticks of Ghana and an Assessment of the
Distribution of the Ticks of Ghanaian Wild animals in Different Vegetation
Zones. Bulletin ofE ntomological Research, 94: 245-260.
Edo~ D. A. & Boasiako A. (submitted) Foetal Blood During Infancy. African
Journal of Health Science.
Edoh D. A. & Hatsu I. (submitted) Foetal Hb Levels and Proportions in Sickle-
Cell Patients and its Relation to Crisis. African Journal of Health Science.
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Billah M. K., Kimani-Njogu S., Overholt W. A., Wharton R. A., Wilson D. D. &
Cobblah M. A. (2005). The effect of host larvae on three Psytallia species
(Hymenoptera: Braconidae):' Parasitoids of fruit-infesting flies (Diptera:
Tephritidae). Int. J. ofTrop. Insect Sci. 25 (3) 1-8.
Billah M. K., Wilson D. D., Cobblah M. A., Lux S.A. & TUmfo J. A. (2005).
Detection and Preliminary survey of the new Invasive Fruit Fly species
Bactrocera invadens sp.n. in Ghana
Osae M., Cherry A., Cobblah M.A., Wilson D. & Djegui D. (2004) Horizontal
transmission of Plutella xylostella Granulovirus (PlxyGV) in diamondback moth
Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae). Journal oft he Faculty ofS cience
(in review)
Awadzi T.W., Cobblah M. A., & Breuning-Madsen H. (2004) The role of
termites in soil formation in the tropical semi-deciduous forest zone of Ghana.
Danish Journal of Geography, 104 (2): 27-34
Mamuye H., Wilson M. D., Cobblah M. A., & Boakye D. A. Cytotaxonomic
description of Simulium kaffaense, a new member of the Simulium damnosum
complex (Diptera: Simulidae) from Southwestern Ethiopia. Annals of Tropical
Medicine and Parasitology, 99 (3): 267-291
Owusu E. 0., Youm 0., Maliki Y., Hall D. R. & Green S. V. (2004) Observations
on factors affecting attraction and oviposition preferences of the millet head
miner Heliocheilus albipunctella to pearl millet panicles. International
Sorghum and Millet Newsletter, 45: 72-74.
Udo, 1.0., Owusu E. 0., & Obeng-Ofori, D. (2004) Efficacy of candlewood
Zanthoxylon xantholoides (Lam.) for the control of Sitophilus zeamays (Mots.)
(Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and Callosobruchus maculatus F. (Coleoptera:
Bruchidae). Global Journal ofA gricultural Sciences, 3 (1 & 2): 19-23.
Udo, 1.0., Obeng-Ofori D. & Owusu E.O. (2004) Biological effect of methanol
extracts of candlewood Zanthoxylon xantholoides (Lam.j against infestation
of stored maize and cowpea by three stored product beetles. Global Journal of
Pure and Applied Sciences, 10: (2): 227-33.
Darpaah G. A. (2004) The Ecology and Culture Potential of the pink shrimp
Penaeus notialis (Perez-Farfante) (Decapoda, Penaeidae) in the Volta estuary,
Ghana. Research Report. (293 pp)
Darpaah G. A. (submitted) A Note on the Recent OCCUlTence of the Penaeid
Shrimp, Penaeus monodon (Fabricius) in the Volta Estuary Ghana, West Africa.
Ghana Journal of Science
Darpaah G. A. (submitted) High Energy Water PL Collector Equipment (the
Darpaah Trawl). A Novel Idea for Shrimp PL collectors in Rural Poor
Communities. Ghana Journal of Science
Darpaah G. A., ArmahA. K., Cobblah M. A., S. Addo, S. Ababio, E. Lamptey,
& E. N,. Tetteh (submitted). Use of Macrofaunal Inve;tebrates as Indicators
of Environmental Purity in Large Scale Development Projects; ·:b.e case of
the West African Gas Pipeline Project. Ghana Journal of Science
Bimi L., Eberhard,M. L., & Pieniazek N. J. (in press) A DNA probe for
identification of Dracunculus medinensis (Guinea worm). Annals of Tropical
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Medicine & Hygiene.
Bimi L. Visvesvara G. S., MOl)ra I., Sriram R., Benson K., Eichinger D. & Da
Silva A. J. (submitted). Immunofluorescence and PCR-based identification
of Entamoeba invadens in the liver of two captive forest turtles. Journal of
Clinical Microbiology.
Acheampong F. & Kyerematen R. A. K. (submitted) Four new species of
Chironominae Marquart, 1838 (Diptera: Chironomidae) from the Amanzuri
conservation Area, Western Ghana. Norwegian Journal of Entomology
Gyebi, A.M. & Kyerematen R. A. K. (submitted) Three new Chironomid species
from a man- made pond in Medie, a small settlement in the Greater-Accra
Region of Ghana. Tijdschrist Voor Entomologie
Tawiah-Sarpong K. & Kyerematen R. A. K. (submitted) Three new species of
Tanypodinae Thienemann & Zavrel, 1916 (Diptera: Chironomidae) from the
Amanzuri Conservation Area, Western Ghana. Chironomus
Botchway S. N., Wiafe G. & Kyerematen R. A. K. (submitted) Is the Amanzuri
Lake under threat from microalgae. Ghana Journal of Science
Gbogbo F., Attuquayefio D. K., & Krobea-Asante, A. (in press) Rodents and
Herpetofauna as Household Pests in the Accra Metropolis, Ghana. West African
Journal ofA pplied Ecology.
Gbogbo F. & Attuquayefio D. K. (submitted) An Assessment of the Effects of
Some Aspects of Water Quality on Amphibian Reproduction. Ghana Journal
of Science.
CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS/ SEMINARS
Attuquayefio D. K.
Workshop on Customization of Courses under the United Nations Water
Virtual Learning Centre (WVLC) organized by the Environmental Science
Programme (University of Ghana) and the WVLC Steering Committee in
collaboration with the United Nations University (UNU). Centre for African
Wetlands, University of Ghana, Legon (July, 2005).
ZOSA Seminar on StUdying Zoology. Department of Zoology, University of
Ghana. Delivered a paper titled: "Survival Tips for the Zoology Student" (April,
2005)
Biennial Programme Review Workshop, organized by the UNDP Global
Environmental Facility- Small Grants Programme (GEF-SGP). Delivered a
paper titled: «Report on SGP-GEF Ex Post Project Study c f Four Projects". Bishop
Koning Social Centre, Ho (Volta Region) (27 February - 2 March 2005)
ZOSA Seminar on Career Prospects. Department of Zoology, University of
Ghana. Delivered a paper titled: "Career Prospects for the Zoology Graduate"
(November, 2004)
Ntiamoa-Baidu Y.
Waterbirds Around the World, A global review of the conservation
management and research of the world's major flyways. Edinburgh, UK, April
2004.
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Wilson, D. D.
16th Conference of the African Association of Insect Scientists and the
Entomological Society of Ghana. NMIMR, University of Ghana, Legon, June
6-10, 2005. Paper presented: "Evaluation of the Biological Control of Water
Hyacinth in South Western Ghana"
24th Biennial Conference of the Ghana Science Association, University of
Ghana, Legon, August 1-5, 2005. Papers presented: (1) "A Decade ofB iological
Control ofA quatic Weeds in Ghana", (2) "Detection and Preliminary Survey oft he
New Invasive fruit Fly Species, Bactrocera invadens sp. n. in Ghana", and (3)
"Effects of Gamma Radiation on the Survival, Development and Reproduction of
the Cigarette Beetle"
Cobblah M.A.
First Annual Scientific Conference, University of Ghana Medical School,
College of Health Sciences. La Palm Royal Beach Hotel (12-14 May, 2004)
Ghana Science Association 9th Biennial Workshop, University of Cape Coast
on the "Plastic Waste Menace"(8 May, 2004)
Public Lecture organized by the Ghana Science Association on the "Healthful
Benefits of Cocoa and Chocolate" at British Council Hall (15 September, 2004)
OwusuE.O.
24th Biennial Conference of the Ghana Science Association, Accra (1-5
August, 2005). Paper: "Biochemical analyses of inf-~cticide resistance in
Ghanaian popUlations of cotton aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae)"
Darpaah G. A.
National Consultative Workshop on ICAM Needs. Marine Fisheries Research
Division, Tema (23rd February, 2005) (IOC, Government of Belgium).
Yirenya-Tawiah Dzidzo R.
National HIV / AIDS Research Conference: Theme- HIV/ AIDS Research: A
Challenge for Improved National Response (February, 2004)
First National Forum on Harnessing Research, Science and Technology for
Sustainable Development in Ghana. (March, 2004)
BENEFACTIONS
The department is very grateful to the following:
Prof. Jan Decher and colleagues of University of Vermont, USA, for the
donation of a second consignment of biology textbooks and assorted teaching
and learning aids
Mr. W. Edwin Sharp of the Department of Zoology, University of South
Carolina, USA for donation of more back volumes (1999-2003) of Natural. History
Magazine for the Departmental Library.
The Zoology Students' Association (ZOSA) for a donation of an LG DVD
Player + VCR with assorted videotapes on the environment, some textbooks,
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a set of 20 drinking glasses and three serving trays.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE PROGRAMME
OVERVIEW
The conservation and management of our environment cannot be achieved
without education about the environment, which is concerned with providing
awareness, knowledge and understanding of environmental principles and
processes, i.e. environmental science. The teaching and research on issues
concerned with the environment requires multi-disciplinary approach. It is this
multidimensional approach that l,Inderlined the setting up of the University of
Ghana's Environmental Science Programme (ESP) in 1998 to support and enhance
the ability to train local scientists in the area of environmental science.
The ESP is unique in its multi-disciplinary nature and the holistic approach to
problem solving. Though hosted by the Faculty of Science, it draws on the human
and material resources of four faculties (Agriculture, Law, Science and Social
Studies) and 14 departments in order to fulfil its mission 'to provide graduate
education in the causes, effects and control ofe nvironmental problems, particularly in
Ghana, for graduates in the basic sciences and closely related disciplines"
During the period under review, the Environmental Science Programme (ESP)
provided graduate education at the M. Phil. and Ph.D levels.
The ESP has been selected as Regional Centre of the UN Water Virtual Learning
Centre in Africa (referred to as "WVLC") following an agreement of cooperation
between the University of Ghana and the United Nations University International
Network on Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) based in the University
of Waterloo, Canada. The WVLC took off in March , 2005 with initial intake of 16
students drawn from the Water Resource Management sector.
COURSES
The ESP continued to be coordinated from the Office of the Dean , Faculty of Science.
The various courses offered by the ESP were as follows;
ESC! 601 - Soil, Water and Air Quality
ESC! 602 - Environmental Economics
ESCI 603 - Human Population & Urbanisation
ESCI 604 - Environmental Law
ESCI 605 - Remote Sensing
ESC! 606 - Environmental Impact Assessment
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ESC] 607- Environmental Chemistry
ESC] 608- Atmospheric & Environmental Physics
ESCI 609- Water Resource Management
ESCI 610- Environmental Geology
ESCI 612- Forest Resource Ma nagement
STUDENT NUMBERS
M. Phil. Part I Environmental Science 19
M. Phil. Part II Environmental Science - 25
Ph . D (Environmental Science) 3
Total 47
STAFF AND FUTURE STATUS OF THE ESP
The ESP is being coordinated by Dr. P.K. Ofo r i-Danson from the Department of
Oceanography and Fisheries, facilitated by One Administrative Assistant, Mr.
Appiah , One person on National Service , Mr. Joshua Boamah and One Driver,
Mr. Okpoti Konney.
To date , the ESP has depended on academic staff drawn from the Faculties of
Science, Agriculture, Social Studies and Law. In addition non-University teaching
staff provide their service as Pa rt-Time Lecturers. This implies that there has
been no core staff for the progra·mme. There are plans to review the course
content after seven years in existence and possibly to elevate the programme
into the status of a Department.
The Regional Centre of the UN Water Virtual Learning Centre in Africa IRC of
the WVLC)
An agreement of cooperation between the United Nations University International
Network on Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) and University of
Ghana has been signed regarding the establishment of a Regional Centre of the
UN Water Virtual Learning Centre in Africa (RC of the WVLC) under the
Environmental Science Programme.
The WVLC seeks to promote sustainable water management through a core
curriculum on Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) that offers
opportunities for continuing education and skills upgrading. This adult training
and capacity development programme is being administered and executed via a
network supported by a core Website which serves as a 'virtual' learning centre .
The curriculum offers broad-base coverage of the principles and practices of IWRM,
providing the students with core knowlecige in the natural sciences, engineering,
health, governance, public administration, social sciences, economics, resource
conservation, strategic planning, as well as aspects of programme and project
management. The programme is intended as a specialized undergraduate level
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programme for individuals, usually with undergraduate degree, but with little or
no previous training in IWRM. Other individuals may take the courses as part of
a self-directed learning experience. The curriculum consists of 10 courses of 25
teaching hours per course with a tutorial and case study material along with
independent work assignments and examinations. The WVLC is being steered
by a committee made up of the following:
Prof. Chris Gordon, Dean of International Programmes Chairman
Dr. P.K. Ofori-Danson, Coordinator, ESP Secretary
Dr. F.L. Phillips, Department of Chemistry Member
Dr. (Mrs.) M. Awumbila Department of Geography Member
& Resource Development
Dr. J. P. Adjimani , Department of Biochemistry Member
In order for the WVLC to take off, Drs. P.K. Ofori-Danson and F.L. Phillips attended
a Partners Workshop in Toronto, Canada in November, 2004. The WVLC thereafter
took off in March 2005.
RESEARCH
The nature of the ESP requires that research be oriented in the direction of the
theses areas/titles of the M.Phil. Part II students. The theses titles and research
areas for the M. Phil. Part II students were as follows:
Impact of human activities on the Kakum River, Central Region.
An environmental assessment of income-generating activities in the
Dangme West District of Greater Accra Region.
An assessment of the environmental impact of perennial floods within Odaw
River Basin, Ghana.
An assessment of the environmental impact of small-scale fish .processing
activities in a coastal community in Ghana.
Assessment of the impact of human activities on the water quality of Sakumo
II and Lagoon- and Biological remediation using sedentary plants
The role of gender in the exploitation, utilization and conservation of
grasscutter, Thryonomys swinderianus in the Gomoa District, Ghana
Processing environment and microbial quality of smoked fish in Accra and
Tema municipalities.
Role of gender, environmental conservation and salt winning along the coast
of Ada, Greater-Accra Region.
Gender, environmental management and quality of water in the Sakumo
catchment.
Gender and natural resource management in the Weija Lake and its
environs.
Environmental impact of small-scale salt mining on the socio-economic
activities in Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abriem District in the Central Region.
Influence of bushfrres in inducting land degradation: a comparative study of
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sacred groves and adjoining unproted lands in Nadowli District.
Impact of traditional coconut oil processing on the environment of the
Amansuri Wetlands in Jomoro District of the Western Region.
Environmental Degradation and its impact on the Owabi Ramsir Site.
Health and socio-economic impact of pollution in the Songor Lagoon, Greater-
Accra Region.
Amansuri Wetlands and its effect on biodiversity
Culturing of fish by Acadja fishing in fish pens and its impact on water quality
in the Aglor Greek of the Volta Region, Ghana.
VOLTA BASIN RESEARCH PROJECT
OVERVIEW
The year under review witnessed several administrative changes at the VBRP
Secretariat. Mrs Cecilia Amoah, a Senior Research Fellow of VBRP assumed the
position of Project Secretary (PS) in January 2004, following the completion of Dr.
D. K. Attuquayefio's four-year tenure. Likewise Prof. S. G. K Adiku took office as
the new Chairman of the VBRP Management Board to replace Prof. G. T. Odamtten
who was appointed the Dean of Science. Five new secret8:ial and other support
staff also joined VBRP after a departmental transfer exercise. Four projects have
received approval for execution from three different agencies, namely Ghana
AIDS Commission, DANIDA and Ministry of Food and Agriculture.
Research Fellows have continued with their teaching, research and extension
programmes in their various departments of affiliation. Mrs. C. Amoah continued
to serve as the Board Chairperson of Community Water and Sanitation Agency.
Prof. C. Gordon continued to maintain his position as the Dean of International
Programmes.
STAFFING POSITION
During the 2003/2004 academic years, VBRP had staff strength of 23, made up of:
Associate Professors 2 (One on post retirement contract)
Senior Research Fellow 1
Research Fellows 7
Chief Technicians 2
Senior Fisherman 1
Technicians 2
Secretarial Staff - 4
Drivers 2
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Teaching
As usual VBRP Research Fellows taught academic courses and supervised students
theses in their various departments of attachment.
Addo S. OCFS 328 Fish diseases and pathology
Amatekpor J. K. (Department of Soil Science)
Courses Taught 2003/2004:
SOIL 303: Soil Characterization and Classification.
SOIL 304: Soil Degradation and Rehabilitation.
SOIL 403: Soil Genesis, Survey and Land Use Planning
SOIL 611: Soil Survey and Classificaiton.
SOIL 691& 692: Graduate Seminars I and II
Amoah, C. (Department of Botany)
BOTN 417: Microbiology
BOTN 414: Econornic Botany
Supervised one Environmental Science Post Graduate Project Work
Served on M.Phil Supervising Committee in the Environmental Science
Programme.
Served on M.Phil Supervisory Committee in the Department of Botany.
Internal Examiner of 4 M.Phil Environmental Science thesis.
Supervised four (4) undergraduate dissertations.
Darpah G .A. (Department of Oceanography and Fisheries)
Gordon C. (Department of Zoology)
ESP1609: Water Resource Management
ZOOL 411: Freshwater Zoology
Supervised two MPhil Theses
Ofori B. D. (Department of Geography and Resource Development)
GEOG 103 - Introduction to Human Geography
GEOG 102 - Introduction to Mapwork
Supervised 9 undergraduate students' Projects (Dissertations)
Tonah S. (Department of Sociology)
Soci 105: Statistics
Soci 305: Research Methods
Soci 306: Research Methods
Soci 315: Political· Sociology
Soci 508: Social Life in Urban Communities
Soci 608: Social Life in Urban Communities
Total number of Thesis supervised
Bachelor level 30
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Graduate Diploma - 2
Masters / M.Phii. 8
PhD 1
Annang, T. Y.
BioI. 101: Interactions in NatureBiol. 104: Plant Growth and Development
Yirenya-Tawiah, D. R.
BIO - 103, Human Physiology
BIO - 601 Biology of Parasites
RESEARCH/EXTENSION
Initial Characterization and Continuous Monitoring of pedological
characteristics of soils at the US-Israeli-Ghana Low Pressure Drip Irrigation
Project Site.
Management of Acid Soils in the Lower Volta Basin.
Initial Investigations for the survey and mapping of unmapped soil areas in
the Afram Plains.
External Examiner for one Ph.D and one M.Phil Theses for KNUST.
External Examiner for one Ph.D and one M.Phil Theses for KNUST.
External Assessor of Promotional Papers for CSIR
Review of Scientific Papers for publication in W. A. J. Applied Ecology.
AddoS.
Homestead crab culture in the Lower Volta
AnnangT. Y.
Demonstration on the management of aquatic plants proliferation through
composting in the Lower Volta Basin.
AmoahC.
Bacteriological quality of fresh and canned vegetables
Bacteriological flora of fresh and processed clams and its public health
implications
Purification of drinking water using a local plant Moringa oleifera
External assessor for Senior Officer Research Grade Promotion, C.S.I.R.
AyivorJ. S.
Administrative duties at the VBRP Secre tariat
Research on access to reeds for mat weaving in the Lower Volta basin
Sustainable management of mangrove ecosystems: Ghana case study
Post-dam agroecological challenges of the Lower Volta Basin
Data entry at the Global Database and Infonnation System (GLOMIS) Regional
Centre for Africa, Centre of African Wetlands, University of Ghana, Legon ,
Ghana. .
Mangrove ecosystems rehabilitation in the Ada area
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Member - Planning Committee, Carnegie Project Workshop on Key
Environmental Problems of Ghana, Constituted by Environmental Science
Programme, l!niversity of Ghana, Legon, 2004
OforiB. D.
Continued with the implementation of the Lower Volt.:. Ducks Project (LVDP)
in the Volta Delta (A collaborative programme between VBRP and Heifer
International - Ghana, an NGO).
TonahS.
Gennan Technical Cooperation (GTZ) & Association of Road Contractors of
Ghana (ASROC) 2003. Public Private Partnership (PPP) Network in Road
Maintenance in Ghana.
German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) 2004. Preparation of Brochure on:
Promotion of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Road Maintenance in
Ghana - An Overview.
Pre- and Post-Training Programme for Ghanaian Engineers.
German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) 2004. Training Needs Assessment of
the Association of Road Contractors of Ghana.
German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) 2004. Preparation of Newsletter for
the ASROC October 2003 & March 2004. Preparation of News Item on German
Business Delegation's Visit to Ghana.
Research into "Indigenous Livestock Production System and Farmer-Herder
Relations in the Accra Plains (Dangbe East and West Districts)"
Research into "Politics of Chieftaincy and Governance in the Northern Volta
Basin (West Mamprusi District)".
Research into "Fulani Livelihood in the Middle Volta Basin (Atebubu and Pru
Districts )"
Research into "Presidential Special Initiative (PSI) on Cassava in the Gomoa
and the Awutu-Effutu-Senya Districts"
Yirenya-Tawiah D. R.
Continued Research on Genital Schistosomiasis in the Lower Volta Basin
Organised and implemented A Clinic In Accra for Glofound Development
Organisation an NGO in Accra Newtown with support from UNILEVER Ghana
Ltd. Latter Day Saints Charities, Mr. BIGGS, Gloria Maternity Home.
PUBLICATIONS
Amatekpor J. K.
Amatekpor, J. K. 2003. Lithologic Discontinuities in the Tertiary- Quaternary
Deposits of the Volta Lake Drawdown Area and their Influence on Pedogenesis.
Ghana Joumal o/Science, Vol. 37(1997): 47 - 57.
Amatekpor, J. K. and G. N. Dowuona. 2003. Site Characterization. U.S.-Israeli
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- Ghana Cooperative Development Research Programme Department of Soil
Science, Publication No. 002/2003.
TonahS.
Diviners, Malams, God and the Contest for Paramollnt Chiefship in
Mamprugu/Northern Ghana. Paper presented at the Inter-Faculty Lecture,
University of Ghana, Legon, November 13, 2003.
Addo S. 2003. Aspects of the reproductive studies of cichlids associated with
the 'Acadja' system ofthe Keta Lagoon. Journal oft he Ghana Science Association
Vol 5 No.2. Pp. 62-68.
Addo S. 2003 Food preferences of cichlids associated ',,'/ith 'acadjas' and open
water of the Keta Lagoon. Journal of Ghana Science Association (2003) vol. 5,
No.1. Pp. 134-144.
Addo S. 2003. Environmental Baseline Study for the proposed West African
Gas Pipeline Project (WAGP). Contributor (December 2003).
Amoah C., Odamtten, G. T. and Longmatey H., 2004. Sensitivity of
Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and other bacteria species isolated
from drinking water in the ·Lower Volta Basin to some commonly used
antibiotics. Ghana Journal of Science (Accepted for ,J ..} ':cation).
Amoah C., Koranteng S. S. and Ansa-Asare O. D.; '}'004. Water Quality
Assessment of spring water from Gravity Piped Water System in Hohoe
District of Ghana West African Journal of Science (Accepted for publication).
Amoah C., Koranteng S. S. and Ansa-Asare O. D., 2004. Bacteriological
Quality and its Public Health Implications of Spring Water from Gravity Piped
Water Systems in Hohoe District of Ghana. (In preparation).
Amoah C., Adzaho, E. A. L., Chrappah H. A. and Odamtten G. T. 2004.
Preliminary survey of the bacterial flora of Ghanaian currency notes and
handsets of public telephones in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. (In
Preparation) .
Ayivor J. S. and Kufogbe S. K. 2004. Agroecological Challenges of the Lower
Volta Basin of Ghana. Bulletin of the Ghana Geographical Association (in
press).
Ofori B. D. 11& Birhanu 2001. T "Locational Pattern of Filling Stations in
the Accra Metropolitan Area". Bulletin of the Ghana Geographical Association.,
No. 23.
Ofori B. D. Essie-Blay, T., Heioo, J., Ofori, J. B., and Nartey, E. "Agrodiversity
within and without Conserved Forest for Enhancing Rural Livelihoods". In:
Gyasi E. A. (Ed). Managing Agrodiversity the Traditional Way: Lessons from
West Africa in Sustainable use of Biodiversity and Related Natural Resources.
(in press).
Tonah, Steve 2003. "Conflicts and Consensus Between Migrant Fulani
Herdsmen ane. Mamprusi Farmers in Northern Ghana" In Franz Kroger &
Barbara Meier, Ghana's North, Peter Lang Verlag, Frankfurt, pp. 79-100.
Tonah, Steve 2004. "Defying the Nayiri: Traditional Authority, People's Power
andthe Politics of Chieftiancy Succession in Mamprugu/Northern Ghana"
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Legon Journal of Sociology Vol. I, No. I. pp.
Yirenya-Tawiah D. R.; Amoah C., Bosompen K. M., Tonah S., Ofori B. D.
2004. Genital Schistomiasis and HIV / AIDS in the Lower Volta Basin.
Presented at the National HIV / AIDS Research Conference, Accraa, 11 th-
13th February, 2004.
CONFERENCES/SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS
AddoS.
National Stakeholder's Workshop on Aquaculture: 4-7 August 2004 at Ho.
AmatekporJ. K.
International Workshop on Farmline. British Geological Survey /DFID
Sponsored Workshop. Erata Hotel, Accra, March 18,2004.
Paper Presented: Management of Acid Amo Soils Using Local Linning
Materials.
Special Returned USAID ATLAS/AFGRAD
Participants Meeting. M-Plaza Hotel, Accra, March 16, 2004.
Paper Presented: Impact of Returned AFGRAD Fellows on Development in
Ghana/ Africa.
AmoahC.
National HIV/AIDS Research Conference, La-Palm Hotel, Accra· 11th-12th
February, 2004
Mitigating Schistosomiasis in the Lower Volta Basin of Ghana. Paper
presented at the International Water Management Institute, Pretoria, South
Africa, July 12-13, 2004.
Twelve (12th) Congress ofthe Union of African Water Suppliers. Partnerships
for sustainable Access to Drinking Water and Sanitation. Conference Centre,
Accra- February 16 to 19, 2004.
Community Water and Sanitation 2003 Annual Review Conference on
Effective Utilization of the Decentralised structures for accelerated safe
drinking water and improved sanitation delivery, Volta Hotel, Akosombo 24th-
28th February, 2004.
Workshop on dry Sanitation System, Cresta Royale Hotel, Accra 13th April,
2004.
Workshop on Team Building to enhance Boards and Management
collaboration. Erata hotel 26th July, 2004.
Community Water and Sanitation Mid-year Review Meeting, Chances Hotel
Ho, 27th-31st July 2004.
Annual Joint Donors Conference in Harmonising Approaches in Water and
Sanitation delivery. Alisa Hotel Accra 15th-16th November, 2004.
AnnangT. Y.
1st National Forum on Harnessing Research, Science and Technology for
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Sustainable Development in Ghana. Accra International Conference Centre.
15th-19th March, 2004. (Rapporteur)
AyivorJ; S.
Agroecological Challenges of the Lower Volta Basin of Ghana .. Ghana
Geographical Association National Congress on the theme "Sustainable
Development, Environment and Poverty" Jones Quartey Memorial Building
(CLT), University of Ghana, Legon. 17th January 2004.
National Forum on Harnessing Research, Science And Technology for Sustainable
Development of Ghana. Accra International Conference Centre (AICC), 8th-
12th March, 2004.
Workshop on Provision of Graduate Education in the Causes, Effects and
Control of Environmental Problems in Ghana. Cresta Royale Hotel, Accra.
Organised in Collaboration with Ministry of Environment and Science, as
Part of Activities Marking the World Environment Day 5th June 2004.
Sponsored by Carnegie Corporation of New York. 7th-8th June 2004.
Stakeholders Validation Workshop on Ghana's Wetland Inventory.
Conference Room, Wildlife Division of the Forestry Division, Accra. Organised
by Ghana Working Group - Wetlands Inventory of Ghana, under the Auspices
ofIUCN. 7th October 2004.
OforiB. D.
National HIV / AIDS Research Conference, Accra 11th-12th February, 2004
Organised by Ghana AIDS Commission co-author of paper presented, "Genital
Schistosomiasis and HIV / AIDS in the Lower Volta Basin".
Workshop on Logical Planning, Shai Hill Resort, 29th-31st March, 2004.
Organised by Heifer Project International.
Workshop on Heifer Project International HIV / AIDS Workplace Policy. Manna
Heights Hotel Mankesim, 22-26 September, 2003.
Yirenya-Tawiah D. R.
1st National HIV / AIDS Research Conference Held at La Palm Royal Beach
Hotel 11th-13th February, 2004-National Forum.
1st National Forum on Harnessing Research, Science and Technology for
Sustainable Development in Ghana. Accra International Conference Centre.
15th-19th March, 2004.
BENEFACTORS
Ghana Aids Commission: Project on Schistosomiasis and HIV / AIDS: ($70,000)
DANIDA: Project on Schistosomiasis HIV / AIDS and ($120,000).
Ministry of Food and Agriculture: Two projects on Homestead crab culture
and River Clam culture respectively (¢495,668,400).
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FACULTY OF SOCIAL STUDIES
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGY
OVERVIEW
As with the 2003/2004 Academic year, the Department of Archaeology provided
teaching, research and extension services within the constraints presented by
increasing number of students and limited resources. The French Embassy
provided assistance for Field School which was organized at Wodoku, and the
typing of Oliver Davies' Field Notes, also financed by the French Embassy was
completed on schedule. Plans are being made to edit the Field Notes for publication.
The Department jointly organized an international colloquium with the Institute
of African Studies on the theme "Early Accra, 1300-1800" It is hoped that the·
proceedings of the colloquium will be published before the end of the year.
Dr. Kodzo Gavua. returned to join the teaching staff after a two-year sabbatical.
Dr. Y. Bredwa-Mensah and Mr. Brempong Osei-Tutu were granted a two-year
sabbatical and a two-year study leave respectively. Two new academic staff, Mr.
Samuel Nilirmi Nkumbaan and Dr. Benjamin Kankpeyengjoined the Department.
COURSES OFFERED
A wide range of courses was offered at both undergraduate and graduate level. In
all 22 undergraduate and 11 graduate courses were offered in the year.
STUDENT NUMBERS
Students enrolment in the various programmes in the Department was as follows:
Level 100 903
Level 200 553
Level 300 156
Leve!400 49
M.Phi! I 1
M.Phi! II 3
Total 1,665
STAFF
Full-time academic staff comprised:
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1 Professor (on post-retirement contract)
3 Senior Lecturers (one on post-retirement contract)
3 Lecturers
RESEARCH
Boachie-Ansah, J.
Excavated Wodoku and analysed materials from the excavations
Reviewed laws governing the National Museums and Monuments
Anquandah J. R.
Continued as Co-ordinator, Research Committee of the National Slave Route
Project and was Facilitator/Resource Person for the organization of the
international conference on the theme "The Trans --Atlantic Slave Trade:
Landmarks, Legacies and Expectations"
Served as a Co-ordinator for the Website of the National Commission on
Cuhure
Okoro,J.A.
Undertook research on Mosques and Islamic prayer grounds in Salaga, and
enslavement in Northern Ghana
Applications of Archaeological findings in Salaga in rural water development
in Ghana.
Kankpeyeng, B. W.
Undertook Archaeological Reconaissance in the Tong Hills and the Garu
area of the Upper East Region and at Nakpanduri in the Northenl Region
Nkumban, S. N.
Researched on the settlement pattern and discard behaviour in Gbadagbam
and Saboba, Northern Ghana
Continued with research on the Slave Traffic at Kasana and Sankana
Gavua,K.
Undertook Preliminary research on a North-South Trade Route in the mid-
Volta Basin of Ghana
Completed Research on Social Behaviour at the University of Ghana
Completed research on the Cultural Context of Economic Development in
Ghana
CONFERENCES/SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS
Boachie-Ansah J.
Colloquium on Early Accra, 1300-1800, 20th -22nd October, 2004, Institute
of African Studies, University of Ghana
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Anquandah J. R.
Colloquium on Early Accra, l300-1800, 20th-22nd October, 2004, Institute of
African Studies, University of Ghana
Gavua, K.
CoiIoquium on Early Accra, 1300-1800, 20th-22nd October, 2004, Institute of
African Studies, University of Ghana
Conference ofthe Society of Africanist Archaeologists (SAFA) 25th-29th June,
2004, Bergen, Norway
PUBLICATIONS
Boachie-Ansah J.
"Excavation at Wodoku and its implications for Socio-Cultural contacts along
the coast of the Eastern Accra Plains". In Bazzana, A. and Bacoum, H. (Eds).
Du Nord au Sud du Sahara: Cinquante ans d'archaeologie Franr;aise, pp.217-
228,2004, Paris.
"Archaeological Research at Kasana: A Search for evidence on the Historic
Slave Traffic in the Upper-West Region of Ghana." Joumal of Culture and
Environment, Vol. 2, No.1, 2005,
"Excavations at Wodoku and Ladoku and their implications for the
Archaeology of the Accra Plains". Paper presented at the Colloquium on Early
Accra, jointly organized by the Institute of African Studies and the Department
of Archaeology, 20th-22nd October, 2004. Legon.
Anquandah J. R.
"Researching the Historic Slave Trade in Ghana: An ove!"View" Paper
presented at the International Conference on the theme "The Trans-Atlantic
Slave Trade: Landmards, Legacies and Expectations", Accra, 2004.
"Trade, Politics and Culture in the Accra Plains: An overview of Historical
Archaeology" Paper presented at the colloquium on Early Accra, jointly
organized by the Institute of African Studies and the Department of
Archaeology, 20th-22nd October, 2004.
"Employing the Eclectic Approach in Evaluation of Tradition: Examples from
Ghana". Paper presented at the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences
Colloquim on "The Contemporary Relevance of Tradition", 2004, Accra.
GavuaK.
"Oppression and Struggles for Freedom in Northern Eweland of Ghana". In'
Agorsah, E.K. and Childs, T. G. Africa and and African Diaspora: Cultural
Adaptations and Resistance, 2005 Bloomington, Authorhouse.
Book Review. Sara S. BeIT'j, "Chiefs Know their Boundaries: Essays on
Property, Power, and the Past in Asante", in Africa Today, Vol. No.3, 2004
Bloomington, Indiana University Press.
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"Caves and Rockshelters on an Ancient Trade Route in the Volta Region of
Ghana" . Conference Paper, Society of Africanist Archaeologists, 2004 Bergen,
Norway.
"A Deflnition of the Culture of Early Accra", Paper presented at a Colloquium
on Early Accra, 1300-1800, 20th-22nd October, 2004, Institute of African
Studies, University of Ghana.
Benjamin W. Kankpeyeng
(With Christopher R. DeCorse) "Ghana's Vanishing Past: Development,
Antiquities , and the Destruction of the Archaeological Record" African
Archaeological Review, Vol. 21, No. 2 , 2004 pp. 89-128.
Fieldwork at Kpaliworgu , Northern Ghana: 1997-1999. NyameAkuma, No.
62, December, 2004, pp.34-41.
(With T. Insoll and R. Maclean) "An Archaeological Reconnaissance in the
Tong Hills and Garu Area, Upper East Region, and Nakpanduri, Northern
Region, Ghana. NyameAkuma, No. 62, December, 2004 pp.2S-33.
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS
OVERVIEW
The Department of Economics of the Faculty of Social Studies is a teaching and
research department that has over the years produced graduates to serve Public,
Private and International Institutions.
The Department offers the Bachelor's Degree in Economics, Masters of Philosophy
in Economics and a Master of Arts in Economic Policy Management. It has an
Associate Professor as Head of Department, three senior lecturers, Eighteen
Lecturers, three senior staff and four junior staff. The numbers of students at
the department continue to increase over the years but the academic facilities
remains the same. Currently the departm'::nt has Two Thousand two hundred
and seventy six students at the Undergraduate level (2276) and ninety eight(98)
students at the Post Graduate level Compared to One tho1..'sand Six Hundred and
Seventy four (1674) undergraduates and forty 5even(47) Postgraduate student:; in
the 2002/2003 Academic year..
The Department began the construction of an Annex in December 2002 to house
the Master of Arts Economic Policy Management Programme and to provide offices
for lecturers, a library, computer and conference centre. The Departrr.ent has
one of the highest staff turnovers among lecturers because of unsatisfactory
conditions of service in a competitive world.
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In addition to its undergraduate and graduate programmes the department
services other departments of the University. Two graduate courses and three
undergraduate courses offered by the Department of Agricultural Economics,
College of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences are taught by the Department.
Faculty. members are called to teach and examine in other department and
institution in the University. These include Legon Centre for International Affairs,
Regional Institute for Population Studies, Institute of Adult Education and the
Accra City Campus of the University of Ghana.
COURSES OFFERED
Undergraduate
Level 100 Introductions to Economics I &11
Level 200 Elements of Economics I & II, Elements of Mathematics for Economists
I, Elements of Statistics for Economists II, Economy of Ghana I & II.
Level 300 Microeconomics [ & II, Macroeconomics I & II, Applied Mathematics
for Economists, Applied Statistics for Economists, Economic.
Development & Growth I & II.
Level 400 Economic theory I & II, Econometrics 1 & II, Cost Benefit Analysis [,
Project Work, International Economics I & II, Industrial Economics [
& II, Public Finance I & II, Agricultural Economics I & II, Labour
Economics 1& II and Money and Banking 1& II.Post graduate level 600
Microeconomics I & II, Macroeconomics [ & II, Quantitative Methods
I & II, International Economics I & II, Monetary Economics [ & II and
Environmental Economics, Public Finance [ &11
STUDENT NUMBERS
Undergraduate
Level 100 716
200 804
300 291 (This number includes students from Agric. Econs)
400 417 (This number includes students from Agric. Econs)
2276
Postgraduate Level
M.Phil (Economics) I 33 (This number includes Ten students from
Agric. Econs)
MPhil (Economics) II 25
MA (Economic Policy Mgt) 40
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STAFFING POSITIONS
The breakdown of staff at post was:
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Male Female
Associate Professor 1 1
Senior Lecturers 3 3
Lecturers 16 15
Senior Staff 5 4
Junior Staff 4
Two Lecturers are .currently on study leave and a Senior Lecturer is on leave.
RESEARCH/PROJECTS/PUBLICATIONS
For the year under review the following lectures undertook the following research
activities:
Twerefou D. K.
(with Dr. Osei Akoto -ISSER) Natural Resource management for Sustainable
Growth - Wildlife Component. A Technical Report for DFID /World Bank
(With Kwabi Nimo) The Impact of Macroeconomic Risk on Asset Prices in
Ghana, 1997-2002, African Development review, vol. 17, No.1
(with Ebo Turkson and Osei Kwadwo.) Labour Market Flexibility and
Employment and Income Insecurity in Ghana. A Teci.nical Report for ILO.
Codjoe E.A.
African Peer Review Mechanism: Social and Human development Section of
Report
Technical Report on Child Labour Productivity and Wages in Ghana. Report
to ILOflPEC
Turkson F. E.
(with O.K. Tw~refou and Osei Kwadwo.) Labour Market Flexibility and
Employment and Income Insecurity in Ghana. A Technical Report for ILO.
War on Inflation, will Ghana E;ver Win in Legon Business Journal, UGBS, Vol
1 No 7. January-May 2005.
"Openness, Income Distribution and Poverty" in Globalisation and Po\'t~ny
in Ghana, presented to lLO
Antwi-Asare T. O.
"Openness and Employment" Chapter 6 of Globalization, Income distribution
and Poverty in Ghana, ISSER Technical Paper Series2005
(with A. Laryea and E. Aryeetey) Agricultural Subsidies in Africa. ISSER
technical Aer;es 2005.
(with K. Offei-Nkansah) Prospects for the Rice Industry in Ghana, Oxfam-GB
2005
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Nketia-Amponsah E.
Technical Report on Child Labour Wages and Productivity level
Misery Index and Economic Performance - Evidence from Ghana.
Bekoe W.
Wildlife and Poverty Reduction in Ghana.
Senadza B.
Cross-border provision and the Future of Higher Education in Africa.:A Case
Study of Ghana, in Cross-border Provision and the Future of Higher Education
in Africa, Conference proceedings of the 11 th AAU General Conference, Feb,
2005, Cape Town, South Africa.
Socio-Economic Impact of Petroleum Deregulation :>olicy
Inequality in Five Districts in Ghana.
Akoena S. K. K.
(with Dr. D. Twerefou) Energy demand and projections in the manufacturing
sector (2000-2020). GIMPA Journal of Leadership management and
Administration, VoL2 no.1 June 2003
(with S. Asuming Brempong et aLI Poverty and Social Impact Assessment of
the Economic Transformation of Agricultural Sector. Report to NDPC, May
2004.
Household Energy Demand in Ghana
Determinants of Financial Savings in Ghana
AMUN. J.
L The Role of Women in Ghana 's economy. Published by Friedrich Ebert
Foundation, Ghana. 2005
Agyire-Tettey F.
1. Impact of Real Exchange Rate Volatility on International Trade in Ghana.
2. Overview of the Ghana Stock Market
3. Performance of value Added Tax in Ghana.
DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
OVERVIEW
The Department continues to provide leadership and academic excellence in
Geography and Resource Development . It also enjoys increasingly high patronage
from undergraduate and graduate students. Projects ba&ed in the Department as
well as Laboratory facilities continue to assist in building capacity of students
and staff in teaching and research. There is, however, need for field equipment
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including a 33 seater vehicle to enhance practical training of students, office
space for new staff, space for laboratory work and more computers for mapping
science and Geographic Information Systems as well as for graduate studies and
research. Computing facilities for undergraduate studies are non-existent in
the Department.
COURSES
The Department successfully offered courses at BA, M.Phil and Ph.D levels in
such areas as Climatology, PopulatIOn, Resources, Environment, Transportation,
Industrial, Gender Studies, Historical Geography. Urban Studies and Regional
Development etc. Senior Members in the Department are active in research and
extension activities, also, in these areas (as indicated in appendices A to G). The
following projects, administered by lecturers in the Department, continue to
experience good progress during the academic year:
PLEC Appendix A
RSAL - Teaching and Research Lab Appendix B
FADEP Appendix C
GORTMAN PROJECT Appendix D
NUFU PROJECT Appendix E
PIP Appendix F
ECOLAB . Appendix G
STUDENT NUMBERS
Category Number
Undergraduates 2002/2003 2003/2004 2004/2005
Year 1 (Level 100) 364 373 425
Year 1 (Level 200) 32 29
Year 2 (Level 200) 365 327 395
Year 3 (Level 300) 210 213 257
Year 4 (Level 400) 165 176 178
Graduates
M.Phil 18 17 12
Ph.D 8 9 5
21 18
Foreign Students 25 21 25
STAFF POSITION
During 2004/2005 academic year there were sLxteen (16) Senior Members, four
(4) Senior Staff and seven (7) Junior Staff at post under the headship of Professor
Paul W.K. Yankson. There were 3 part-time leCTUrers to supplement teaching.
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The breakdown of the teaching staff is as follows:
8 Professors
1 Associate Professor
4 Senior lecturers
2 Lecturers
1 Research Fellow
RESEARCH
Yankson P. W. K.
Decentralisation and poverty reduction: the role of District Assemblies in
Ghana (NUFU funded).
Tree management of off forest reserves in the Goaso Forest District of Brong-
Ahafo Region of Ghana (With others and Funded by Tropenbos International)
Rural urban dynamics in a globalising world with oth~rs (Funded by DAN IDA)
Mining and quality of ground water in the Wassa West District (With others
and Funded by SIDA)
BeningR. B.
International boundaries of Ghana
Administrative areas and boundaries of Ghana
Land and boundary disputes in Northern Ghana
Higher education in Ghana
Songsore J.
Environmental health watch and disaster monitoring in the Greater Accra
Metropolitan Area (GAMA), Ghana
Privatization of utility services and access by the urban poor
Addressing water and sanitation deficiencies in low-income settings:
narrowing the gap between global rhetoric and local action
Nabila J. S.
Incidence and patterns of buruli ulcer in Ghana
Role of chieftaincy in good governance
Role and impact of International migration
Ardayfio-Schandorf E.
Forest management by local communities in Goaso Forest District
Urban families and urban mobility
Rural energy in urban areas
GyasiE. A.
Research focused on agricultural and rural development dynamics and.
management of agrodiversity and land resources. Mainly it proceeded under
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the now ended United Nations University Project on People, Land Management
and Environmental Change (UNU/ PLEC), and the IPGRI (International Plant
Genetic Resources Institute) project on conservation of crop landraces in
Sub-Saharan Africa.
Was leader of team responsible for the Land Management Assessment
Component of the Netherlands Climate Change Studies Assistance Programme of
Ghana's Environmental Protection Agency and, at the instance o(the UNDP,
concluded a national report on Experiences/Best Practices and Lessons Learned
in Mainstreaming Governance of Natural Resources (NR) into National Democratic
Processes in Ghana.
Led to a conclusion formulation of the project proposal, Sustainable Land
Management for Mitigating Land Degradation, Enf-.ancing Agricultural Biodiversity
and Reducing Poverty (SLaM) in Ghana, which is now in implementation with
funding mainly by the GEF (Global Environmental Facility).
A member of the tearr, of scientists carrying out work on the ISSER-USAID
Study on Land Tenure and Policy Reform in Ghana.
Addo S. T.
Continuation with work on the Mate roles and environmental management
in Manya Krobo (1892-1952)
The transport/landuse mosaic in urban centres in Ghana.
Awadzi T. W.
Research into distribution and physical and chemical composition of
harmattan dust.
Termite activity in tropical forest soils
Kufogbe S. K.
Remote sensing, geographical information systems (GIS) and iflfonnation
communications technology (lCT) applicatiof'~ (RS/GIS/ICT).
"Contamination of water resources in the Wassa West District": SARTARK
project of research collaboration between the Swedish Agency for Research
Collaboration (SIDA/SAREC), the Division of Land and Water Resources
Engineering (KTH), Sweden ~nd Department of Geography and Resources
Development, University of Ghana, Legon (2004-2006)
AsieduA. B.
Leisure recreation and tourism
Urbanisation trend in Ghana
Off reserve tree management
Awumbila Mariama
Gender equity, rural livelihoods and land tenure reforms in Ghana
Land tenure and policy reform if' Ghana
Gender and poverty in Ghana as part of NUFU project "New Faces of Poverty
in Ghana.
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Developing an African gender and development index
Agyei-Mensah S.
The population and health of Ghana (Book Project)
Poverty and HIV / AIDS in Ghana
Geo-information applications for off-reserve tree management in the Goaso
District of Ghana.
PopUlation, Development and Environment in Metropolitan Accra.
Attua E. M.
Geo-information applications for off-!"eserve tree management in Goaso Forest
District, Ghana.
Sustainable agricultural biodiversity and reducing poverty (SLSM) in Ghana.
KokuJ.E.
Mining, water quality and environmental management in the Wassa West
District of Ghana. .
Ethno-biological survey of the Kyabobo National Park, Nkwanta, Volta Region.
Sustaining tobacco control in Ghana through alternative livelihoods: The
case of Gbefi Community in the Volta Region of Ghana.
Mining policy, water conflic ts and corporate social responsibility in Ghana:
perspectives from the Wassa West Dist.ict. Joint paper with N. Singh for
presentation at the 4th IWHA Conference at Paris, France, 1-4 December,
2005.
Challenges and prospects of land use management in the lower Volta Basin
of Ghana: Perspective from the South Tongu District. Joint paper with S. K.
Kufogbe and C. Dorm-Adzobu for presentation at the IHDP Conference at
Bonn-Germany 9-13 October, 2005, University of Bonn, Germany.
OforiB. D.
Homestead crab culture in the Volta Delta (Socio-economic component).
Water quality, schistosomiasis and HIV / AIDS in the Afram Plains and the
Lower Volta Basin (Human Ecology Component) .
EXTENSION AND OTHER ACTIVITIES
Yankson P. W. K_
External examiner (ph.D), NTNU, Trondheim, Norway
External Examiner (MSc). Uhiversity of Botswana
President, Ghana Geographical Association.
Reviewer for Ghana Social Science JoumciI and Journal of UST.
BeningR. B.
Co~editor, Ghana Social Science Journal
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Songsore J.
Chairman, Wa Polytechnic Council
External Examiner, Midlands State University, Gweru, Zimbabwe
Nabila J. S.
Director, Population Impact Project (PIP)
Vice-Chairman, National Population Council
Member, NatIOnal and Northern Regional Houses of Chiefs
Member, Governing Council of CERSGIS. Legon
Member, Council of State
GyasiE.A.
Co-ordinating Leader, PLEC-Ghana (Ghana sub-cluster of the United Nations
University Project on 'People, Land Management and Ecosystem Conservation'
- UNU/PLEC)
National Focal Point/Person, IPGRI (International Plant Genetic Resources
Institute) Project on 'Community-Based Management of On-Farm Plant Genetic
Resources in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas of Sub-Saharan Africa'
Member, Akuapem Campus Implementation Committee, Presbyterian
University College.
Chairman, Academic Planning Committee, Akuapem Campus of the
Presbyterian University College.
National Co-ordinator, GEF-UNDP-Ghana Government Project, Sustainable
Land Management for Mitigating Land Degradation, Enhancing Agricultural
Biodiversity and Reducing POlJerty (SLaAf) in Ghana.
PROJECTS
UNU /PLEC (United Nations University) Project on 'Pevple, Land Management
and Environmental Change' - See Appendix A. .
IPGRI Project on 'Community-Based Management of On-Farm Plant Genetic
Resource in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas of Sub-Saharan Afnca' - See Appendix B.
GEF-UNDP-Ghana Government Project, Sustainable Land Management for
mitigating Land Degradation, Enhancing Agricultural Biodiversity and Reducing
Poverty (SLaM) in Ghana - See Appendix C.
Kufogbe S. K.
Ghana Geographical Association (Secretary)
University of Ghana Students Tourist Club (patron)
International Water Management Institute (IWMI) project on Resource
Centres on Urban Agriculture and Food Security - Cities Farming for the
Future (RUAF CFF) Programme, Accra.
Awumbila M.
Member, Steering Committee of the Gender and Geography Commission of
the International Geographical Union (IGU)
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Member, National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE) .
Member, Ghana Statistical Service Board
Member, NDPC Gender Mainstreaming Technical Committee on GPRS II
Member, World Vision, Ghana, National Advisory Council
Member, Ford Foundation, International Fellowship Programme (IFP)
Selection Committee
AsieduA. B
Member of Panel, National Accreditation Board Missions to Graduate School
of Management, Kanda, Sunyani Polytechnic, Ho Polytechnic, Accra
Polytechnic and Takoradi Polytechnic.
Advisor, Tourism and Hospitality Programme Development, Presbyterian
University College, Akropong, Akwapim.
Member, Institute of Local Government Studies (ILGS) Accreditation
Programme.
Agyei-Mensah S.
Coordinator NUFU Project on the "New Facts of Poverty in Ghana"
External Examiner (2) M.Phil Theses, Department of Geography and Tourism,
University of Cape Coast.
Reviewer, Social Science and Medicine, Norwegian Journal of Geography
Principal Organizer of the Workshop on Reproductive Change in Ghana:
Recent Patterns and Future Prospects. Financed by the United States Agency
for International Deyelopment *USAlD).
KokuJ. E.
Editorial Board, Handbook ofSustainnbility Research, published by Peter Lahg
Scientific Publisher, Germany (2005).
Resource Person, NovAfrica, Centre for Innovation in Development, Pretoria,
South Africa. Provided training for Africa. Extension Officers in the Limpopo
Province in the Use of Participatory Techniques/Tools. (2004).
OforiB. D.
Coordinating the Lower Volta Ducks Project and the homestead Coab Culture
Project in the Volta Delta.
KusimiJ.
Research, Football and Music.
PUBLICATIONS
Yankson P. W. K:
"Poverty Reduction Strategies and Decentralisation: The Role of District ·
Assemblies in Ghana and Agenda for Research" in S . Agyei-Menso.h et al
(eds) Poverty, Health and Gender: Proceedings ofNUFU Workshop 6-8 January,
2004, University of Ghana. pp. 77 -90.
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"User Fee/Cost Sharing in Education and Household Coping Strategies in
Ghana" Bulletin of Ghana Geographical Association Vol. 23 July 2001 pp. 26-
39. .
BeningR. B.
University for' Development Studies in the History of Higher Education in
Ghana.Accra: Centre for Savanna Art and Civilisation, 2005.
Songsore J.
Urbanization and Health in Africa: Exploring the Interconnections between
Poverty, Inequality and the Burden of Disease, (Ghana Universities Press,
Accra 2004).
Nabila J. S.
"Poverty and Buruli Ulcer in Ghar.a" with Richard Kofi in Poverty, Health
and Gender. S. Agyei-Mensah et al (Editors) Dec. 2004.
"Meeting the Constitutional Requirements through Rc:>earch by the National
House of Chiefs (NHC) with D.H. Danaah at Third Tripartite Conference of
the NHC May 30th-June 2nd forthcoming by Konrad Adenauer Foundation
(KAF).
Ardayfio-Schandorf E.
Bridges of Development: A Compendium of Gender and the Ghanaian Family,
Woe1i Publishing Services, Accra.
Energy and the Development Nexus: The Realities, Chall~nges and
Opportunities for the Future. University of Ghana, Legon. (Inaugural Lecture).
Gender and Biodiversity Utilization and Management of Forests. Presented
at the Gender,and Forestry Symposium, 28th July to 9th August, 2004.
NGOs and the State in Ghana and India: An Exportation of New NGO-State
Relationships and their Imp.act on Poverty Eradication Programmes. An
Introduction. Submitted to the Ghana Workshop. June 7, 2004.
GyasiE. A.
Principal Editor, Managing Agrodiversity the Traditional Way: Lessons from
West Africa in Sustainable Use of Biodiversity an.d related Natural Resources',
UNU Press, 2004. (I contributed six chapters).
'Conservation of landraces by local communities: methodological lessons
from the PLEC experience in Ghana', forthcoming, Proceedings of the Regional
Conference on Plant Genetic Resources for Food Security in West and Central
Africa, 26-30 April 2004, Ibadan, Nigeria.
AddoS. T.
Geography, Transport and Development: A Spatial Trinity: 2005, Universities
of Ghana Press; Legon; ISBN NO. 9964-3-0340-8.
Urban Transport in Ghana and Africa: Problems and Solutions: 2005: Ghana
Social Science Journal (In Print).
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Ofori-Sarpong E.
Ofori-Sarpong, E. (2003). The impact of the 1997/98 El Nino event on Ghana,
Akuafo Hall Alumni Association Journal Vol. 1 pp.88-1 05, 2003.
Ofori-Sarpong, E. et al (2004). "Sahelian Liveshoods on the Resound: A Critical
Analysis of Rainfall Drought Index and Yields in Sahelian Agriculture". In:
The Impact ofC limate Change on Drylands with Focus on West Africa. Eds Dietz
A.J. Ruben R. and Verhagen, A. 2004 pp. 61-78
Ofori-Sarpong, E. et. Al (2004). "Climate and Livelihood change in North East
Ghana": In: The Impact ofC limate change on Drylands Wlthfocus on West Africa.
Eds. Dietz, A.J., Ruben R. and Verhagen, A. 2004 pp 149-172
Ofori-Sarpong, E. et al (2004). Climate change preparedness in West Africa"
In: The Impact of Climate Change on Drylands withfocus on West Africa. Eds.
Dietz, A.J., Ruben R. and Verhagen, A. 2004 pp 403-409
AwadziT. W.
Awadzi, T.W.; et. AI. 2004, "The Role of Termites in Soil Formation in Tropical
Semi-Decidious Forest Zone, Ghana", Danish Journal of Geography, Vol. 104,'
pp.27-34.
Breuning-Madson, H., Awadzi, T. W.; Mount, H.R.: "The Classification of Soils
Modified by Termite Activities in the Tropical Moist Semi-Deciduous Forests
of West Africa" Soil Survey Horizons. Vol. 45, No.4. pp. 111-148.
Kufogbe S. K.
Ayivor, J. S. and Kufogbe, S. K. 2001. "Post-Dam Agro-Ecological Problems
and Opportunities of the Lower Volta Basin in Ghana. Bulletin of the Ghana
Geographical Associatin No.23 pp. 87-102.
Senayah, J. K, Dedzoe and Kufogbe S.K. 2005 "Land degradation in the Sudan
Savanna of Ghana: A Case Study in the Bawku Area. West Africa Journal of
Applied Ecology (W AJAE).
AsieduA. B.
Asiedu, A.S. (2002): "Participants Characteristics and Economic Benefits of
Visiting Friends and Relatives (VFR) Tourism International Survey with
Implications for Ghana", Bulletin of Ghana Geographical Society, Vol. 24,
(forthcoming) .
Asiedu, A.B (2005). "Urbanization and Reproductive Change in Ghana - A
Macro Analysis" in Fertility Change in Ghana Recent Patterns and Future
Prospects, eds. S. Agyei-Mensah, Casterline J. B. and Agyeman, D. K,
Department of Geography and Resource Developmeat, University of Ghana,
Legon.
Awumbila M.
Benneh, G; Awumbila, M. African Universities, the Private Sector and Civil
Society: and Effah, P (eds) (2004) Forging Partnerships for Development.
Ghana Universities Press, Accra, 2004
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Awumbila, M. (2001) "Socio-Cultural Dynamics of Breastfeeding Practices
in North-Eastern Ghana: Implications for HIV /AIDS Response strategies"
In Bulletin of the Ghana Geographical Association, Number 23,2001, July
Awumbila, M. (2004) "Gender and Fertility decline in Ghana" In Agyei-
Mensah, S. et al (2004) Reproductive Change in Ghana: Recent Patterns,
Future Prospects. University of Ghana, Legon
Awumbila, M (2004) "Gender and Poverty Reduction Strategies in Ghana".
In Agyei-Mensah et al Poverty, Health and Gender. Proceedings of NUFU
Workshop, 6-8th January, 2004, University of Ghana. Dec 2004.
Agyei-Mensah S.
Asbjorn Aase and S. Agyei-Mensah, S. (2005). (Eds) HIV / AIDS in Subsaharan
African: Geographer perspectives: Nonuegian Journai of Geography Vol. 59.
No.1 p. 74.
Agyei-Mensah S. 2005: The HIV / AIDS epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa:
Homogeneity or Heterogeneity? Nonuegian Journal of Geography, Vol. 51, pp.14-
25.
Agyei-Mensah S, K. Awusabo-Asare, Naa John Nabila, P. W. K. Yankson (eds)
2004. Poverty, Health and Gender Proceedings of the NUFU Workshop 6-8
January 2004. Department of Geography, Unive,sity of Ghana 115 pages.
Agyei-Mensah, 2004. Poverty and HIV / AIDS in Ghana: A Research Agenda
for Geographers in Agyei-Mensah et.al. (eds). Povety, Health and Gender
Proceedings of the NUFU workshop. Department of Geography, University of
Ghana.
Attua E. M.
Land Cover Mapping of the Densu River Basin: Interpretations from Multi-
Spectral imagery, Bulletin of the Ghana Geographical Association, (2001) 23: 14-
25.
Ecological Assessment of Carbon Sequestrarion and Partitioning in
Regenerating Fallow Systems, West Africa Journal of Applied Ecology, 7: 123-
134.
KokuJ. E.
Mining Policy, Water Conflicts and Corporate Social Responsibility in Ghana:
Perspectives from the Wassa West District. Joint Paper with N. Singh for
Presentatin at the 4th IWHA Conference at Paris. France, 1-4 December,
2005.
Challenges and Prospects of Landuse Mangement in the Lower Volta Basin
Ghana. Perspectives from the South Tongu District. Joint Paper with S.K.
Kufogbe and C. Dom-Adzobu for prersentation at the IHDP Conference at
Bonn-Germany. 9-13 October 2005, Univer-sity of Bonn, Germany.
OforiB. D.
"Agrodiversity Within and Without Conserved Forest f9r Enhancing Rural
livelihoods". In Gyasi E.A. et.al (Eds). Managing Agrodiversity the Traditional
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Way: Lessons from West Africa in Sustainable Use of Biodiversity and Related
Natural Resource, 2004.
"Genital Schistosomiasos and HIV f AIDS in the Lower Volta Basin." A paper
presented at the 'National HIV f AIDS Research Conference, 12th-13th
February 2004, Accra. (et.al.).
CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
Yankson P. W. K.
Mining and Corporate Responsibility in Ghana: Extending the Frontiers of
Sustainable Development, organized by Newmont, Ghana; Ghana Chamber
of Mines; Minerals Commission and Goldfields Ghana Ltd. Held at Western
University College, Tarkwa September 2-4, 2004.
Paper presented: "Growth Pole Concept: A Strategy for Mining and
Development in Ghana.
First ArcGIS West Africa Local User Conference on theme "GIS-an Effective
Tool for Governance" at La Palm Royal Hotel Accra, March 30-31st, 2005.
Title of Paper I presented: GIS Education at the Ur.iversity of Ghana"
Ghana Chamber of Mines 77th Annual General Meeting and Exhibition under
the Theme "The Potential of Mining for National Development"
Lecture Given by me titled "The Potential of Mining for the Development of
Mining Frontier Regions in Ghana" May 26, 2005 at Trade Fair Site, La,
Accra.
Rural Urban Dynamics in Globalising World - workshop held at Institute of
Geography, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, 8-11 June 2005. Presenta-
tion "Rural-Urban Dynamics in Mining Frontier Regions of Ghana - The
Case of Was sa West"
Tropenbos InternationalfTropenbos, Ghana Conference on theme "Restora-
tion and Sustainable Management of Forests in Ghana" 5-7 July, Elimina.
Title of paper presented with E. Ardyafio-Schandorf, A.B. Asiedu, S.
Agyei-Mensah and E.M. Attua
"Restoring the Balance: A Socio-economic Perspective of off Reserve Forest
Management in the Goaso Forest District.
BeningR. B.
Keynote Address, 9th Anniversary and Review Conference of the Tour Guides
Association of Ghana, Techiman, 24-27 November 2004.
Songsore J.
Attended International Conference on 'Research Partnerships in
International Cooperation of the NCCR North-South" from 26th-27th August
2004. Thun, Switzerland. Provided comments on Research Directions.
International Workshop on Addressing Water and Sanitation Deficiencies
in Low-income settings: Narrowing the Gap between Global Rhetoric and
Local Action at the International Institute for Environment and Development
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(lIED), London, U.K. from 3-4 December 2004. I presented paper titled
"Perception of Vulnerability to Water and Sanitation Related Risks: Expert
Judgement versus Community Perception of Risk among the Urban Deprived
in Accra, Ghana".
Study Tour of Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology
(SIAS), Canada, from 15th May to 1st June, 2005. Made a presentation with
Sampson Agodzo and Elaine McNeil, titled: "Establishing Wa Polytechnic in
Ghana"
Workshop to Discuss Research Process with Stakeholders on Environment
Health Watch and Disaster Monitoring in the Greater Accra Metropolitan
Area (GAMA) organized by the Department of Geography and Resource
Development in Collaboration with the International Institute for
Environmental and Development (lIED), London. I made the following
presentations:
Background to the Research
Proxy Indicators for Rapid Assessment of Environmental Health
Conditions.
Environmental Reporting Workshop for selected Print and Broadcast
Journalists organized by the Media Foundation for West Africa in collaboration
with the British High Commission from Moral 8-18, 2005; Accra. Made two
presentations on the following:
Urbanization and Health in Africa
The State of Environmental Health in Accra 2001.0
Workshop on Bridging the North-South Divide in Ghana organized by the
Centre for Policy Analysis (CEPA), Ghana and Overseas Development Institute
(ODI), UK sponsored by Department for International Development (DFID)
UK on June 9, 2005. I presented a paper titled "Some Notes on Regional
Development in Ghana with special Emph.asis 00 the Northern Conditions"
Nabila J. S.
Workshop on Culture and Globalisation organized by the Pacific Institute,
Seatle, Washington, U.S.A. September 15-18,2003. Attended with Odeneho
Ababio II, President of the National HOllse of Chiefs
Workshop on Criteria for the Evaluation and Traditional Authority in
Contemporary Ghana organized by the Ghana Academic oi Arts and Sciences
at the Accra International Conference Centre, Accra. September 7-9, 2004
Workshop on Codification of Customary Laws and Lines of Succession for
Good Governance organized by the National House of Chiefs and National
Governance Programme in Collaboration with UNDP in Kum:asi, 27-29
October 2004.
GyasiE. A.
IPGRI-WestAfrica Forum on Conservation of Crop Landraces, Cotonou, Benin
July 1-3, 2004.
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International Conference on Ecoagriculture, Nairobi, Kenya, September 27-
October 01,2004.
Sub-Saharan Regional Design Meeting for the International Assessment of
Agricultural Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD), Nairobi,
Kenya, 4-6 April 2005
Addo S. T.
Bishop's delegate to the First Session of the Eighth Synod of the Anglican
Diocese of Koforidua from the 12th to the 15th of August, 2004. appointed to
Member of the Economic Team of Anglican Diocese of Koforidua.
AsieduA. B
Attended an International Workshop at the London Metropolitan University,
UK on Tourism from 11th February to the 10th of March, 2005.
Delivered a paper on "Socio-Economic Backgrounds of Households Within
Forest Fringe Communities in the Goaso Forest District" at the Asunafo
District Assembly Hall, Goaso on the 11th of January, 2005.
Kufogbe S. K.
ArcGIS West Africa Local User Conference, organized by SAMBUS Co. Ltd. At
La Palm Royal Beach Hotel, Accra, 30-31 March & April 1, 2005.
PeriodiC Seminars/Workshops on Resource Centres on Urban Agriculture
and Food Security - Cities Farming for the Future (RUAF-CFF) Programme,
organized by the International Water Management, IWMI) Accra, January to
June 2005.
Awumbila, M.
IX World Congress of Rural Sociology, July 25-31,2004, Trondheim, Norway.
Paper Presented "Changing Rural Livelihoods, Land Tenure and Gender Equity
in Ghana: The Case of Small Scale Mining in North Eastern Ghana".
Update Of The Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy Gender Mainstreaming
Stakeholders Workshop 22nd-26th February 2005, Chances Hotel, Ho
Agyei-Mensah S.
Agyei-Mensah, S. (2004). Reproductive Change in Ghana: An Historical
Perspective. Paper presented at the Symposium on Reproductive Change in
Ghana: Recent Patterns and Future Prospects. School of Research and
Graduate Studies, University of Ghana, Legon, June 23, 2004.
Agyei-Mensah, S. (2004). Accra (Ghana) in Transition: Epidemiological Change
at the Tum of the 21st Century. Paper presented at the Seminar on Health in
African Cities. Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies,
Cambridge, Harvard University. U.S.A, 31st March 2004.
Agyei-Mensah, S, Allan G. Hill, John. K. Anarfi, Rosemary Duda (2004).
Measuring Urban Health Differentials: Conceptual and Analytical Challenges
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fl/ustratedfrom a Study of Accra, Ghana. Paper presented at the 2004 Annual
Meeting of the Population Association of America, Sheraton, Boston, U.S.A,
2nd April, 2004.
Agyei-Mensah, S. (2004). Poverty and HIV/ AIDS in Ghana: A Research Agenda
for Geographers. Paper presented at the NUFU Workshop on Poverty, Health
and Gender. School of Research and Graduate Studies, University of Ghana,
Legon, 7th January 2004.
Attua E. M.
Training Workshop on Principles and Applications of Remote Sensing and
Database Management organised by Tropenbos International Ghana, Forestry
Commission, Kumasi from 13-17 Sept. 2004.
Stakeholders Workshop on off-Reserve Trees Management, organised jointly
by Tropenbos International Ghana and Department of Geography and
Resource, University of Ghana at Goaso District Assembly Hall, Brong-Ahafo
from 11-12Jan. 2005.
Trainer of Trainees Workshop on Fundraising Fundamentals organised by
the Carnegie Corporation of New York at the University of Ghana, Legon
from 7-18 March 2005.
Training Workshop on Fundraising Fundamentals for selected senior
members organised by the University of Ghana at the School of Research
and Graduate Studies, Legon, Accra from 29-31 Mar. 2005.
Launching and follow-up Workshop on Sustainable Land Management for
Mitigating Land Degradation, Enhancing Agricultutural Biodiversity and
Reducing Poverty (SLaM) in Ghana, organised by UNDP j GEF j Government of
Ghana and University of Ghana at Erata Hotel, Okponglo, Accra from 1-2
June 2005.
International conference on Restoration and sustainable management of
forests in Ghana organised by Tropenbos Imernational at Elmina Beach Hotel
from 5-7 July 2005.
Workshop on Geographic Information for Management of Forest and Tree
Resources organised jointly by ITCjRMSC under the auspices of the
Tropenbos Ghana Programme in Kumasi from 10 - II January 2005.
KokuJ. E.
Participant: Workshop on 'Coastal Engineering: Towards a Rational coastal
defence policy in Ghana' organised by the Ghana National Commission of
the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (GNC-IOC), CSIRjWater
Research Institute, (Accra) 26th February, 2004.
Participant: 'Training workshop on the Natiom..! Hydrological data
Management' Community Water and Sanitation Agency (Accra) 23-27 August
2004.
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APPENDIX A
UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY PROJECT ON
'PEOPLE, LAND MANAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
(Now, PEOPLE, LAND MANAGEMENT AND ECOSYSTEM CONSERVATION)
UNU/PLEC RESEARCH IN WEST AFRICA
By national and international networking, from the year 1993, the project, UNU /
PLEC sought, to bring together the guided work of six regional clusters of scientists,
including a West African one (WAPLEC) for actIOn oriented policy-relevant research
on small-farmer management of biodiversity in the tropics. The basic aim was
'to develop sustainable and participatory approaches to conservation, especially of
biodiversity within smallfamlers' agricultural systems' for the purpose of enhancing·
food security.
With the University of Ghana as its primary management centre, and directed by
Professor Edwin Gyasi, WAPLEC developed into a functional network of scientists
who, in collaboration with policy agents, carried out relevant resource
management work with farmers in eight principal a.grodiversity demonstration
sites in the Republics of Ghana and Guinee.
The WAPLEC work experience shows the efficacy of an interdisciplinary
methodology, and feasibility of generating positive research synergies through
institutional collaboration by networking.
A major output was the successful integration of farmers into PLEC, especially
through farmer associations, in recognition of farmer resource management
knowledge. The success suggests that this kind of integration is a possible
strategy of main streaming indigenous resource management knowledge.
The WAPLEC success story is documented in various reports, published papers,
and the book, 'Managing Agrodiversity the Traditional Way: Lessons from West Africa
in sustainable use of biodiversity and related natural resources', published by the
United Nations University (2004).
WAPLEC phase II focused on the theme, 'Sustainable Land Management for
Mitigating Land Degradation, Enhancing Agricultural Biodiversity and Reducing Poverty
(SLaM) in Ghana',·is underway with funding by the GEF.
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APPENDIXB
IPGRI PROJECT ON 'COMMUNITY-BASED MANAGEMENT OF ON-FARM
PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES IN ARID AND SEMI-ARID AREAS OF SUB-
SAHARA AFRICA'
Through a network of researchers in Ghana and seven other su b-Saharan African
countries, the now concluded GEF-funded project aimed at improving the
effectiveness of traditional farming systems for conselVation of biodiversity of
local and global importance. The purpose was to develop models for enabling
environments for effective contribution of traditional farming systems in
biodiversity conselVation and measures to maintain and promote wider adoption
of viable system. In Ghana, the project involved scientists from the University for
Development Studies, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, and the
University of Ghana, which co-ordinated through the University Consultancy
Centre and Professor Gyasi of the Department of Geography and Resource
Development.
APPENDIXB
GEF-UNDP-GHANA GOVERNMEMENT PROJECT
'SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT FOR MITIGATING LAND
DEGRADATION, ENHANCING AGRICULTURAL BIODIVERSITY AND
REDUCING POVERTY (SLaM) IN GHANA'
The 4-year mainly GEF-funded SLaM project addresses sustainable land
management to stem the accelerated land degradation, which threatens the global
environment and the very livelihoods of humanity, especially by deforestation,
soil erosion, biodiversity loss and climate warming. Its gJal is to contribute to
sustainable ecosystem-based integrated land management in globally, nationally
and locally significant land resources in agricultural areas under threat of land
degradation, for greater ecosystem 'stability, enhanced food security and improved
rur.allivelihoods. Expected outcomes are:
A participatory methodological framework fer identifying and prioritizing
threatened lands, and criteria for identifying sustainable ('good/best) land
management practices plus land use plans developed and applied by
appropriate methodologies;
Sustainable ('good/best') land management practices applied to recover
degraded lands, protect those under threa.t, and enhance their ecological
functions, agricultural production capacity and rural livelihoods improve-
ments role; .
Capacity and enabling environment for mitigating land degradation and promoting
sustainable land management enhanced.
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Proposed by a University of Ghana-led consortium of scientists and institutes,
backstopped by the UNDP with the Government of Ghana as the executing agency,
SLaM builds upon its successful predecessor, the mainly GEF-funded lJXC project,
People, Land Management and Environmental ChDnge.
APPENDIX C
ACTIVITIES OF THE TEACHING AND RESEARCH LABORATORY OF
THE REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONS UNIT (RSAL) 2004/2005
OVERVIEW
The remote Sensing Applications Laboratory (RSAL) was established in the
Department of Geography and Resource Development. University of Ghana, to
develop the capacity to provide remote sensing and geographic information systems.
services and to undertake and assist research into land and water !"esources,
appraisal and monitoring including rural and urban land use patterns and trends.
It also supports ~e teaching programmes of the environment and resource based
Departments in the University.
Teaching
During the year under review, two courses in Remote Sensing and G.I.S. were
taught in the department using facilities in the laboratory. The undergraduate
course on introduction to Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems
(GEO 307) was taught in the first semester for students in geography as well as
students from other departments. An elective course GEOG 314: GIS was taught
for the first time during the second semester of 2004/2005. Due to logistics
problems only 20 students were allowed to take the course. The graduate level
course GEOG 604 - Remote SensL'lg and Geographic Information Systems was
taught in the second semester. This course was taken by first year M.PhiI students
from the Department of Geography and Resource Development as well as some
first year M.PhiI students from some DeplLTtments in the Faculties of Science
and Agriculture. The Department also handled Remote Sensing ESCL 60S, using
the faculties of the Lab.
hDdi.ac
Remote Sensing applications Laboratory has continued to receive ~cial and.
technical maintenance support from DANIDA under the linkage arrangement
between the University of Copenhagen (Institute of Geography) and the University
of Ghana. Currently, the project is in its final phase and therefore it is on a
much-reduced budget. The DANIDA/ ENRACA project continues to provide support
for M.Pbil and Ph.D students using the facilities in the laboratory for their theses'
projects. DANIDA's funding is to be terminated in August 2005.
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Research
The major research activities carried out in the laboratory were theses resea rch
projects by graduate students sponsored by the ENRECA and those not on ENRECA.
Mr. Albert Allotey participated in a course in Niamey. He i~ a registered Ph.D
student and has completed part of his field work in Juabeso Bia district . He also
attended a one month workshop in Niamey, Niger (June-July, 2005) . '
Visits
Dr Lasse Moller Jensen visited the laboratory for four weeks (June-July, 2005)
during which he discussed the termination phase of the ENRECA project with the
Head of Geography. Jens Grundtmann spent a week during the same period to
undertake preventive maintenance of the Computers etc.
APPENDIX D
THE FAMILY AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (FADEP)
The Department of Geography and Resource Development hosts the Family and
Development Programme (FAD E P), which collaborates with relevant and
appropriate organizations and ins titutions to undertake family and gender
research and outreach programmes. It also provides expert advise to individuals,
institutions and development agencies on family and development.
Since the 2003-2004 academic year, FADEP has been editil'.g a bibliographic study
on Gender, Family and Development in Ghana which is supported by. the United
Nations System Gender Programme. It was also involved with the Project on
Promotion of Women in Pluralistic Legal System under the umbrella of the Ministry
of Justice .
In addition to the above activities , the FADEP Resource Centre holds relevant
academic journals, bulletins and books on the family. It enjoys patronage from
academia, researchers, students, non-governmental and agencies, the security
services as well as governmental international organizations.
APPENDIX E
GEO-INFORMATION APPLICATIONS FOR OFF-RESERVE TREE
MANAGEMENT IN GOASO DISTRICT (GORTMAN PROJECT)
The project aims to contribute to the effort of the Forestry Commission to improve
use/management of the off-reserve resources in Goa1'0 District. The main
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objective is the development and testing of methods and tools focusing on the
collection and analysis of spatial data (of both a bio-physical as well as a socio-
economic nature) on off-reserve tree resource condition and use/management ,
that will ultimately lead to development of scenarios for land use recommendations .
To this end the project intends to make a detailed inventory of the current
situation, assess productive potential of the land and explore various options for
"changen , including alternative farming systems and incentive mechanisms such
as income generation through NTFPS. In addition, the role of timber companies
and their possible contribution to and co-operation with more sustainable use/
management of off-reserve tree resources will be assessed . The project will develop
an approach that in future could possibly also be applied to other parts of Ghana.
Specifically, the project attempts to match land suitability, potential and current
tree resource quality with stakeholders' socio-economic needs and aspirations
and subsequently to identify various zones with recommendations for land.
management policies and strategies per zone. The strength of the project lies in
its spatial approach of both socio-economic aspects and biophysical aspects.
A major component of the project is knowledge/ skill and technology transfer and
related capacity building through both informal 'on-the-job' training as well as
more formal training and education provided to relevant institutes/organizations
at various levels (district, national) .
The project is a collaborative research project among three institutions, the
University of Ghana, the International Institute for Geo-Information Science
and Earth Observation (lTC), Netherlands, University of Freiburg, Germany, and
the Resource Management and Support Centre of the Forest Commission of Ghana
(RMSC) . The project in Ghana is coordinated by Professor Elizabeth Ardayfio-
Schandorf.
The project is executed by the International Institute for Geo-Information Science
and Earth Observation (ITC) and funded by Tropenbos International (TB!) for a
period of three years, from 2003 to 2005.
APPENDIX F
NUFU PROJECT:THE NEW FACES OF POVERTY IN GHANA 2003-2007
The Departments of Geography of the University of Ghana, University of Cape
Coast and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, have collaborated
since 1996 to undertake collaborative research and staff exchange. The three
institutions currently have a new research project under the theme, THE NEW
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FACES OF POVERTY IN GHANA. The proJect. has four sub-components: Feminization
of Poverty; Poverty and Disease {HIV / AIDS and Buruli Ulcerj: Poverty and
Governance; and Poverty and the Use of Health Services. The project is financed
by the Nonvegian Council of Unive,s!ti~s Committee t'or Development Research
and Education (NUFU).
As part of the activities for 2004, a workshop was organized by the three
institutions at the School of Research and Graduate Studies, University of Ghana
in January 2004. Meant to bring the researchers together, the workshop also
discussed methodological and epistemological issues, generated ideas and
achieved consensus on aspects of research and collaboration. The proceedings of
this workshop has since been published.
As a follow up to the workshop held at the Univep,iry of Ghana, a one-day seminar
was held at the University of Cape Coast ill April 2004 to discuss in more detail
the methodological issues that came up at the worksllOp at Legon. Staff and Doctoral
students involved in the project outlined and discussed the vatious approaches
they were going to use in the fieldwork.
Under Staff and Student Exchanee, the following visits were made: Dr. Mariama
Awumbila and Dr. Samuel Agyei-Mensi'.h beth frem the University of Ghana, as
well as Prof L.A. Dei and Mr. Kumi Kyeremeh from th~ University of Cape Coast
visited Trondheim. There were also visits by four doctoral students (two from the
University of Ghana, and the other two from the University of Cape Coast).The
students were, Mrs Charlotte Wrigley-Asante (Legon), Me. Alexander Segbefia
(Legon), Mr. James Eshun (Cape Coast) and Mr. Kissah Korsah (Cape Coast).
In connection with the project's goal of establishing a south-south research
network, three staff members (Prof Sti{5 ,Jorgensen from Trondheim, Prof P.W.K
Yankson from Legon, and Dr. Samuel Agyei-Mensah, from Legan) paid a: visit to
the University of Ngaoundere, Cameroen in December 2004. Meetings w(:(e held
with the Dean of the faculty of Ans, Prof. Iya Mous~,a as well as the Head of
Department of Geography, Prof. Michel Tschotsoua. A meetir,g was also ar,-anged
with the Deputy Vice Chancellor for R-=search 'and Co-ope:-ation, Prof. .] ost-ph
Kayem.
APPENDIX G
POPULATION IMPACT PROJECT
OVERVIEW
Population Impact Project (PIP), an outreach programrr,,:; of the University of
Ghana, is managed by the Department of Geogmphy and Resource Development.
The United States Agency for International Development (USAIC) through The
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Futures Group International of Washington D. C., and the Government of Ghana
provide funds for the operation of the project. The focus of the project is on
Population, Resources, Environment and Development. However, in line with the
Action Plan of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD)
which was held in Cairo in 1994, special focus has been giv~r. to issues of
Reproductive Health and Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV / AIDS. PIP
continues to make available relevant information on Population and Development
interrelationships to the public, particularly policy makers, opinion leaders,
pressmen, religious leaders and in recent times, senior officers of the security
services notably the Ghana Armed Forces and the Police Service ill the form of
RAPID presentations using audio-visual equipment and a computer.
Since February 2003, PIP has been awarded a 5ub-contract by AYA/UNFPA and,
has therefore, started implementing AYA project activities. AYA has teamed up
with the Government, NGOs, Community-based and Youth Serving groups in
Ghana to undertake programmes and activities which aim ;it encouraging healthy
sexual and reproductive behaviours amongst young people of 10-24 years in five
selected regions and 20 districts. PIP is assisting in the area of Capacity Building
for ASRH Advocacy. In line with PIP's sub-contract with AVA and its outreach
objectives, PIP organized a number of ASRH advocacy and popUlation-related
Seminars and Workshops. The key ones among them were:
The Population Impact Project (PIP) on behalfof African Youth Alliance (AYA)
organized a two-week Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health (ASRH) Training
workshop for 30 National Youth CounCil (NYC) Regional and District Personnel
and Federation of Youth Association, Ghana (FEDYAG) Members. The
workshop was the first of the two workshops planned to be organized for the
NYC. The workshop took place between 26th January . ~ 6th Februllry 2004 .
at Kingsby Hotel, Achimota in Accra. The training was a multidisciplinary
one as such personnel from organisations such a FIDA, PPAG. PIP, NYC and
AYA who were welJ versed with the topics under study were used as resource
persons for the workshop. As part of the training, participants looked at the
way forward of the NYC. Participants identified that there is the need to
strengthen the FEDYAG at all levels. They also promised to practice and
make good use of the knowledge and skills they have learnt from the workshop
especialJy on strategic plans, project proposal writing, work plans, monitoring
and evaluation plans. The participants were also sent on a field trip to the
Young and Wise Centre owned by the Planned Parenthood Association of
Ghana (PPAG). The participants presented a communique to the Hon.
Minister for Education, Youth and Sports who was the guest speaker during
the closing ceremony. The Hon. Minister for Education, Youth and Sports
accepted the communique presented to him. He acted on one of the requests
made in the communique by setting up a committee to review the NRC
Degree 241 of 1974 that sets up the NYC to respond to the current chal1cnges
of the youth and the new demands of the NYC.
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PIP organized a 5-day Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health (ASRH) Advocacy
Training Workshop for 30 Personnel of the MoE/GES. The workshop was
held between 8th- 13th February 2004 at the Maple Leaf Hotel, New Achimota,
Accra. The workshop was held to update the MoE/GES members on pressing
issues about ASRH and the situation of HlV / AIDS and how to prevent the
epidemic. It was also aimed at eqUipping the MoE/GES members with
effective ways in understanding advocacy programmes at both national and
community levels. The MoE/GES members are now using the skills and
knowledge they acquired from the workshop to train Teachers and District
or Regional Directors of Education of the 5 regions and 20 Distdcts of AYA
selected areas.
The Population Impact Project (PIP) on behalf of African Youth Alliance (AYA)
organized a two-week Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health (ASRH) Training
workshop for 30 National Youth Council (NYC) Regional and District Personnel
and Federation of Youth Association, Ghana (FEDYAG) Members. This was
the second and the last workshop planned to be organized for the NYC. The
workshop took place between 21st March - 2nd April 2004 at Kingsby Hotel,
Achimota in Accra. The training v,,'as a multidisciplinary one as such
personnel from organisations such as FIDA, PFAG, PIP, NYC and AYA who
were well versed with the topics under study were used as resource persons
for the workshop. As part of the training, participants looked at the way
forward for the NYC. The participants identified the need to build the
necessary networks and alliances with other organisations such as PPAG,
AYA, PIP etc. They also identified the need to study the handout£ distributed
to them at the workshop and do further consultations to deepen and
consolidate knowledge gained from the workshop. The participants were sent
on a field tdp to the Young and Wise Centre 0\\'1ed by the Planned Parenthood
Association of Ghana (PPAG). The participants agreeri to make a resolution
to the Hon. Minister for Education, Youth and Sports to have similar youth
centres throughout the country. They we'e highly impressed to find that
people working at the PPAG Youth Centre are volunteers. It was decided that
for the time being, the NYC Youth Centre in the Northern Region, which is
currently in a very bad condition, be rehabilitated.
The Population Impact Project (PIP) gave a presentation on ASRH and Policy
issues to 15 members of the Accra Metropolitan Population Advison'
Committee of the Greater Accra Region. The presentation was given during
a two-day seminar on Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health OI:ganized by
the National Population Council Secretariat (GAR). The seminar took place
on 23rd and 24th June 2004 at the Accra Metropolitan Assembly Hall, Accra.
PIP gave presentation on the 24th June 2004. Participants were fascinated
to learn more about ASRH issues in Ghana. Handouts prepared by PIP from
power point software were distributed to participants for further reading.
PIP organised a day's Seminar for 40 Media Practitioners and 'Affiliates of
the Ghana Journalists' Association(GJA) working in the area of reproductive
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health on ASRH advocacy . The seminar was aimed at equipping and
exchanging ideas with the target group on ASRH situation, policies and
related issues in Ghana . The seminar was held at Coconut Grove Regency
Hotel, Accra on 11 th August 2004. Ms. Adjoa Yeboah-Afari, the President of
GJA, was the chairperson for the occasion. In her acceptance speech, the
chairperson for the occasion outlined the importance of the seminar and·
said that the seminar would also equip the participants with current issues
about ASRH so that they can report or write articles on the topic using factual
and accurate information. The participants promised that they will pay
regular visits to PIP's library to update themselves on PopUlation and
Reproductive Health issues.
PIP organized a 5-day workshop on Resource Mobilization for the Implementing
Partners (IPs) of African Youth Alliance (AYA) Project. The workshop took
place at Erata Hotel, Okponglo, Accra from 20th - 24th September 2004. The
workshop was aimed at equipping the IPs with knowledge and skills to mobilize
various forms of resources for ASRH programming from community, district,
regional, national and international levels. It was also used as an occasion
to train trainers who could do a step down training in their respective
organizations. PIP was supported by a UNFPA Country Support Team (CST)
stafffrom Zimbabwe.
PIP held a 3-day Resource Mobilization Workshop for Media Practitioners
(MCAN). The workshop took place at Erata Hotel, Okponglo, Accra from 20th
-22nd October 2004 . The workshop was aimed at equipping the media
practitioners with knowledge and skills to mobilize v. ..i ous forms of resources
for ASRH programming from community , district, regional, national and
international levels. In one of the sections, participants had the. opportunity ·
to practice advocacy skills in winning support from donor agencies as well
as the Government. Mrs. Rosemary Ardayfio, the leader of the MCAN group,
underscored the importance of the workshop and how it has benefited the
participants. She urged the participants to do well to make good use of the
handouts given to them.
PIP organised a 5-day Resource Mobilization workshop for the District Officers
ofthe National Youth Council (NYC). The workshop took place at Erata Hotel,
Okponglo, Accra from 25th -29th October 2004. The aim of the workshop
was to equip the NYC District Officers with knowledge and skills needed to
mobilize various forms of resources for ASRH programmes from community,
district, regional, national and international levels. Participants had the
opportunity to practice advocacy skills in winning support from donor agencies
as well as the Government. Mr. Paa Kwesi Eva ns- :'<kum, the leader of the
group, in his closing address, thanked the PIP team and all the resource
persons for their excellent presentations of the various topics which were
taught. He also advised the participants to read the handouts given to them.
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The Population Impact Project gave a presentation on Adolescent Sexual
and Reproductive Health and HIV / AIDS in Ghana, to 40 Paralegals on the
1st February 2004. The presentation was given during a five-day Legal
Training for 'Paralegals' organized by the International Federation of Women
Lawyers (FIDA), Ghana, from 31 st January-5th Februarv 2004. It was held at
Radio Ada (Big Ada) in the Dangme East District. PIP has consistently provided
resource persons to make a presentation on ASRH including HIV / AIDS during
similar district specific workshops organized by FIDA-Ghana. Some of them
were: Accra Metropolitan Assembly (A\I!A) from 28th March- 2nd April 2004
at Accountant General's Department, Dansoman. PIP made a presentation
on 29th March 2004; Dangme West from 2nd-7th May 2004 at Guggisberg
Hall. Dodowa. PIP made a presentation on 3rd May 2004; Tema Metropolitan
Assembly (TMA) from lIth-16th July 2004 at Tema Metropolitan Assembly.
PIP made a presentation on 12th July 2004. In all tilese presentations PIP
distributed booklets entitled 'Adolescent Fertility and Reproductive Health
in Ghana (Revised Edition 2000)' published by PIP to participants free of
charge.
APPENDIX H
REPORT ON THE ECOLOGICAL LABORATORY 2003-2004
The Ecological Laboratory (ECOLAB) an ENRECA (DANIDA) Project was set up in
1993. It is presently headed by Prof. S.K.A. Danso, as Director with Mr. T. W.
Awadzi as Deputy Director. The aim of ECOLAB is to fulfil an urgent need for a
well equipped science laboratory primarily for graduate; students of the University
of Ghana to carry out research towards their theses projects. ECOLAB was also to
serve as an interdisciplinary facility for the Faculties of Science, Agticulture and
Social Studies. Both objectives have been satisfactorily achieved, and ECOLAB
continues to add to its equipment and capacity. The Laboratory is being used by
researchers from institutions such as the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission at
Kwabenya, Food Research Institute in Accra, Agricultural Research Stations of
the University of Ghana at Kpong and Kade, besides serving the research needs
of several lecturers and staff of many Departments of the University of Ghana,
who for lack of particular equipment in their outfit, have had to fall on ECOLAB
facilities for their research.
During the reporting period, seventy-four (74) M.Phi!. and Ph.D. students used
the laboratory for their theses research projects.
The West African Journal of Applied Ecology, initiated by ECOLAB in 2000
has been well patronized; Volume No.5 was published at the end of the reporting
period.
The establishment of ECOLAB has enhanced collaboration with international
scientist, particularly with staff of the University of Copenhagen. In the 2003-
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4year the following counterpart ECOLAB scientists in Demark visited Ghana:
Professor H. Breuning-Madsen, Principal coordinator of ECOLAB project in the
University of Copenhagen (on three occasions in March, April/May and November,
2003). The other visitors were: Professor Klaus Randsborg (April/May, 2003),
Associate Prof. Bo Elberling and Technician Ms. Stina Rasmussen (November,
2003), all from the University of Copenhagen.
Major research projects undertaken by ECOLAB staff and collaborators continued
and centred on (i) nutrient cycling and pollution in several ecosystems, (ii)
biofertilizers and carbon sequestration, (iii) the role of termites in soil formation
in the moist semi-deciduous forest zone of Ghana, (iv) distribution, quantity and
the nutrient content of harmattan dust in Ghana.
ATTENDANCE AT CONFERENCES
ECOLAB sponsored Mr. T.W. Awadzi to attend a Symposium on "Local Land Use
Strategies in a Globalizing World: shaping sustainable Social and Natural
Environments Conference" in Copenhagen, Denmark (August 21-23). A paper
entitled Farmer's Response to Environmental and Socio-E.conomic Changes along
the South-Eastern Coast of Ghana was presented.
PUBLICATIONS
The fifth volume of the West African Journal ofA pplied Ecology has been published.
Volume six, a special issue based on presentations made at the 10th African
Association for Biological Nitrogen Fixation conference co-sponsored by ECOLAB,
and held in Accra in October/November 2002, has been compiled and is in press.
Patronage of the journal has been more than encouraging, and the journal is
assuming a real international look. There is a good indication that the West
African Journal of Apphed Ecology is going to be a welcome outlet to many scientists
in the sub-region to publish interesting scientific findings.
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY
STAFF
Senior Members
Professor R. Addo-Fening Professor on contract
Dr. (Mrs) Akosua Perbi Senior Lecturer
Dr. N.J.K. Brukum Senior Lecturer
Dr. D.E.K. Baku Lecturer (on Sabbatical Leave)
Mr. E.S.A. Korsah Lecturer
Mr. K. Nti Lecturer (on Study Leave)
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Mr. S . Gundona Lecturer (on Study Leavel
Mr. Ofosu-Mensah Ababio Lecturer
Mr. Kwame Adum-Kyeremeh Lecturer
Mr. C.K. Mbowura Lecturer
Senior Staff
Mr. S .K. Agbeve Senior Administrative Assistant
Junior Staff
Mrs. Mary Buabeng Senior Clerk
Mr. L. Acheampong Senior Headman
Mr. Eric Atuahene Messenger / Cleaner
Visiting Scholar
Dr. Sylvia Macauley Visiting Lecturer
Deeeased
The Department lost Professor J. K. Fynn on 25th August 2005.
STUDENTS NUMBERS
Level 100 804
Level 200 555
Level 300 241
Level 400 57
M.Phil 1.
Ph.D.
Total 1,658
The Department also offered History 205: A History of Western Medicine in Ghana
for over 400 Level 200 Biological Science Students during the First Semester.
COURSES
First Semester
Level 100
Hist. 101 : Earliest Civilizations
Level 200
Hist. 201 : Historiography
Hist.203: Africa and the Wider World since 1800
Hist. 205: A History Western Medicine in Ghana
Level 300
Hist.301: History of Ghana up to 1800
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Hist. 303: History of Africa up to 1500
Hist. 304: Aspects of Early Modern European History
Hist. 305: The Black Diaspora
Hist. 307: Economic History of West Africa 1700-1890
Level 400
Hist.401: Aspects of Intellectual History
Hist. 407: Colonial Rule and African Response: Partition and Pacification
Hist.413: History of Modern Russia and U.S.A. 1700-1860
Hist. 417: Aspects of World History 1914-1945
Hist. 491: Fante States in the 17th Century
Second Semester
Level 100
Hist. 102: Selected Topics in World History
Level 200
Hist.202: Historical Methodology
Hist. 204: Africa in the International Setting in the 20th Century.
Hist.302: Ghana in the 19th Century
Hist.308: History of Africa 1500-1800
Hist.309: History of Europe 1789-1914
Hist.312: Economic History of West Africa 1890-1960
Hist. 313: Women in History
Hist.314: History of Western Medicine in Ghana
Level 400
Hist. 402: Modern Trends in Intellectual History
Hist. 408: Colonial Rule and African Response: Nationalism and Independence
Hist.414: History of Modern Russi2- and the U.S.A. 1861-1939
Hist.418: Aspects of World History since 1945
Hist. 492: Fante States in the 18th Centu'Y·
NUFU PROJECT
The Department of History and the Institute of African Studies, Legon, in co-
operation with the University of Trondheim. Norway continued with the Research
on Traditional Authority and Modernity Project in Ghana
RESEARCH
Addo-Fening R.
Social and Economic Development in Ak} em Abuakwa.
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Akosua Perbi
Indigenous Slavery in Ghana; Siave Camps and Slave Sites; Women and
Slavery in Ghana.
Brukum N. J. K.
Chieftaincy and Politics in Northern Ghana 1951-2004
BakuD.E. K.
Legal and Constitutional History of Ghana; Human Rights and Administrative
Justice in Ghana
Korsah E. S. A.
The Press and society in Ghana
Ababio O. M.
Economic Development of the Adansi District
Kyeremeh K. A.
Bono-Ahafo-Asante relations, 1712-1975; A History of Sports in Ghana 1900-
1970
Mbowura C. K.
• The relations of the Northern Guans.
Akosua Perbi
SeminarsjConferencesjWorkshops
"Africa and the Slave Trade", paper presented on 8th Janu:..ry 2005 to Faculty
and Students from Montana Bay University U.S.A. ar the Hibiscus Hotel,
Abelemkpe , Accra.
"Highlights on the History of Ghana", Paper presented on 20th January 2005
to students from Xaviel' University, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S .A. at the University
of Ghana, Legon.
"Ghana and the Slave Trade"; Paper presented on 28th February 2005 at the
S.I.T. Programme, University of Ghana, Legon.
"The impact of the Slave Trade in Contempopry Africa", Paper presented on
23rd March 2005 at the Africa Forum , UniversIty of Ghana, Legon.
"The Slave Trade", Paper presented on 7~h Apri! 2005 at the USAC
Programme, University of Ghana, Legon.
"The History of the African Captives", Paper pre-sented Or! 17th May 2005 to
Faculty and students from Perview, A and M University and Kentucky
University, U.S.A. at the Mensvic Hotel, East Legon, Accra.
"Ghana's Role in the Atlantic Slave Trade", Paper pres~nted on 30th May
2005 to Faculty and students from Fayetteville University, U.S.A. at the
Coconut Grove Regency Hotel, Accra.
"The Slave Trade and its impact on Ghana", Paper presented on 9th June
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2005 to Faculty and students from Princetori University, U.S.A. at the
University of Ghana, Legon .
"Slavery in Africa and its Global Effects", Paper presented on 23rd June 2005
at the UCIP/CAP International Conference, GlMPA, Accra.
"Slavery in World History and Traditional African Society", Paper presented
on 4th July 2005 to the Fulbright-Group study Abroad Programme from
Rutgers University U.S.A. at the University of Ghana, Legon.
"A walk through Slavery in Ghana: The Methodological Approach", Paper
presented on 8th September 2005 at the International Workshop on
Methodology of Research at the University of Ghana, Legon.
"Ghana and the Slave Trade", Paper presented on 10th October- 2005 at the
S .I.T. Programme, University of Ghana, Legon .
"Role of Patriotism in the Founding and formation of Pre-Independent Ghana",
Paper presented on 11th October, 2005 at the William Ofori Atta Memorial
Lectures, Ebenezer Presby. Church Hall, Osu , Accra.
"Slavery and Reparations: An African Historian's Perspective", Paper
presented on 8th October 2005 at the International Conference on Racial
Equality, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
"A brief on Women in History", Paper presented on 20th December 2005 at
the Nufu Workshop on Women in Tradition and Modernity", University of
Ghana, Legon.
Publication
Power and responsibilities of freed slaves and their descendants in Colonial
and Post-Colonial Ghana", (The Traditional and the modem in West African
(Ghanaian History) ed. Per Hernaes. Norway 2005.
Brukum N. J. K.
Seminars and Papers Read
"West Africa between the Islamic anti Atlantic Worlds ca 1400" Paper read to
a group of Visiting Lecturers from all Universities in Norway on 19th October
2004 at Nogouchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research
"The Asante Empire and its neighbours" Paper read to 14 students and,
Coordinators from State University of New York (SUNY) at Brockport on
January 4 2005 at lAS Chalets, South Legon .
·Pre-colonial Ghana" Paper presented to visiting Lecturers and studentsJrom
International Programmes for Agriculture, University of Kentucky and Prairie
View A & M University, on 12th May 2005 at Mensvic Hotel East Legon.
·Chieftaincy and politics in Northern Ghana, 1951-2004", Paper presented
at Workshop organized by the Department of Political Science, University
of Ghana at Kweku Folson Building, Legon on 13th September 2005 .
"The 2004 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections in Ghana: A study of
the Tamale North, Tolan and Kumbumgu Constituencies' Paper presented
at Workshop organized by the Department of Political Science University of
Ghana at Kweku Folson Building, Legon, 14th September 2005.
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"The contributions to the development of Asanteman by Osei Tutu I (1695-
1717), Okomfo Anokye and Opoku Ware I (1720-1750) at [he 10th Anniversary
of Otumfuo Foundation, Kumasi on 15th October 2005.
Publications
"Chieftaincy and politics in Northern Ghana, 1951-1979" in The Traditional
and the Modern in West African (Ghanaian) History, pp.1l7-134. (ed) Per
Hernaes, Norway 2005.
"Nieser and the Dutch administration on the Gold Coast" in Legon Journal
of Humanities (forthcoming)
"Traditional constitutions and secession disrutes in Northern Ghana" in
Journal of Sociology (forthcoming)
Sir Gordon Guggisberg and the Northern Territories of the Gold Coast" in
Transactions of the Historical Studies, NS. Vol. 10 (forthcoming)
Ababio E. O. M.
Conferences, publications and papers read
"Gold Mining and Urbanisation in Ghana: the Case of Obuasi" Paper
presented at the Annual Conference of the Historical Society of Ghana, July
2005.
"Traditional Gold Mining in Adansi". Paper presented at the Annual
Conference of the Historical Society of Ghana .July 2005
"Migration from and to Ghana in International Journal of Migration 2004 pg.31.
Gold Mining Industry in Ghana1874-2000 a Ph.D. proposal presented at the
Historical Society of Ghana Meeting. November 2005
"Political Curruption in Asante Traditional Polity (forthcoming)
"The Voice that led to the demotion of the Prang Stool
Mbowura C. K.
Conferences
Conference of the Historical Societv of Ghana, July 2005.
Sem:inar organised by the Traditio~ and Modernity Project on the collection
of Biographies, November 2005.
Papers Delivered
"Politics in Post-Colonial Africa" Lecture delivered under the auspices of the
Language Centre, University of Ghana [Q Visiting Students from America on
20th June 2005)
The Northern Guans of Gonja, Nawuri and Nchumuru: A study of their
Relations from 1744-1992 (A Ph.D. Thesis Proposal presented in December
2005)
The Role of the Nawuri and the Nchumuru in [he Struggle for Ewe and
Togoland Unification (forthcoming).
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DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION STUDIES
OVERVIEW
The Department continued its primary functions of teaching and research in
information Studies. Student 's numbers increased; level 100 alone increased at
92.8% over the previous years ' numbers. At the same time , the academic staff
lost a colleague to industry . Recruiting and retaining ~taff has proved very difficult.
Our key challenges remain the level and consistency of financial and programme
support. The Department is making every effort to reposition itself in order to
respond to the rapid changes in information technology and the information
economy. There is a critical need for expansion in infra structural requirements:
computer laboratories, library facilities and lecturers.
The Information Studies Students' Association (ISSA) continued to grow from
strength to strength. It has become a useful component of the Department and
has helped to market it to the general public.
COURSES OFFERED
Diploma in Librarianship
Diploma in Archives Administration
BA in Information Studies
MA in Library Studies
MA in Archival Studies
Master of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy
These programmes offer a wide range of courses which include Information.
Technology, Information Management, Research Methods, Database Management,
Records Management, Preservation of Information Resources and Automation of
Information Systems.
STUDENT NUMBERS
Diploma in Librarianship 136
Diploma in Archives Administration 123
SA
Level 100 699
Level 200 1,050
Level 300 532
Level 400 249
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MA in Library Studies 15
MA in Archival Studies 11
M.Phil 7
Ph.D
STAFFING POSITION
The teaching staff strength stood at te:l full time a nd nine part-time lecturers. A
member of the teaching staff who were on leave of ab~ence has resigned. There
were five senior and junior staff and one teaching assistant at post.
Teaching Staff were:
Prof. E.E. Bad'u
Prof. H. Akussah
Prof. C. Kisiedu (On contract)
Dr. P. Akotia, Head of Department
Mr. S .N.B. Tackie
Dr. E. Adjei
Mr. G.D. Asiagodo (On contract)
Mr. M. Adams
Mrs. Evelyn Markwei
RESEARCH
Individual staff research activities were wide ranging covering areas such as
health information systems, financial informatIOn, governance, disaster
preparedness and vital records protection, preservation management, strategic
planning in library development and electronic records management.
PUBLICATIONS
Badu E.E.
"Academic library development in Ghana: Top Manager's Perspectives,"
African Journal of Library, Archives and Informarion Science, vol. 14 (2) 2004,
93-107
Akotia P.
With Adjei , E. "Governance and the Management of public sector financial
records", GIMPA Journal of Leadership, Management and Administration, vol.2
(2) 2003, 65-79.
Adjel E
"Health sector reforms and health information in Ghana." Information
Development, vol. 19, (4), December 2003,256-265.
"Retention of medical records Ghanaian teaching hospitals: Some
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International Perspectives. African Journal ofL ibrary, Archives and Information
Science, vol. 14 (1) April 2004, 37-52.
With P. Akotia, "Governance and the management of pu blic sector financial.
records". GIMPA Journal of Leadership, Management and Administration, vo1.2
(1) June 2003, 65-79.
WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS
Akotia. P.
Resource Person, Democratic Policing II - UNDP/Ghana Police Service/
National Governance Programme - Restructuring arid Capacity Building to
consolidate democratic governance in the Ghana Police Service. January-
December 2003.
Resource Person, Scoping study and workshop on Lagos State Government
Records Management Systems. World Bank/IRMT, Lagos, September 2004.
Tackie, S.N.B
Resource Person, Ghana Book Trust/GES Workshop on School Library
Management. Ahafo Ano, August 2003.
Markwei, Evelyn
Participant, 2-day Faculty Training Programme for new Lecturers, 30-31
September, 2003.
VISITORS
The Department received a number of prominent visitors: Mr. Andrew Awuni
(Deputy Ministe'r of Information), Hon. Alban Bagbin (Minority Leader of
Parliament), Mr. Daniel Batidam (Ghana Integrity Initiative) and Prof. Ansu
Kyeremeh (Director of the School of Communication Studies). Other distinguished
visitors were Mr. Mark Davies (CEO, Busy Internet), Mr. Yoku Korsah (Chainnan,
GINKS) and Hon. David Gyewu (Deputy Minister of Communications),
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
OVERVIEW
With the handing over of the new Social Science Building Phase I the Department
allocated new offices to some of its Senior Members, The Departmental Library
was also re-located in the new building. This made room for the expansion of the
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hitherto hencoop-like office of the Head of Department and the General Office in
the old building.
Furnishing of the n ew and spacious Departmental Library was largely funded
with the Department's share of the Academic Facility and User Fees (AFUF) .
COURSES OFFERED
The Department offered 41 undergraduate and 20 graduate courses . The
breakdown is as follows:
Undergraduate Courses
Semester 1
POll 101 - Introduction to the Study of Political Science (I)
POll 201 - Elements of Political Science
POll 203 - Political Institutions
POll 301 - Ancient and Medieval Political Thought
POll 303 - Introduction to the Theory and Prac tice of Political Research
POll 305 - Government and Politic s in Ghana s ince Independence (I)
POll 307 - Introduction to Public Administration
POll 313 - Nature, Growth and Role of Interna tional Organizations
POll 323 - Conflicts in African States
POll 400 - Independent Study
POLl 401 - The Contractualists
POll 403 - Statistics for Political Research
POll 405 - Politics of International Economic Relations
POll 409 - Comparative Public Administration
POll 411 - Politics and Development
POll 415 - International Conflict & Conflict Resolution
POll 417 - Theories of Underdevelopment
POll 419 - Polit ics in Developing Countries
POll 421 - Foreign Policy Analys is
POll 429 - Public Policy Analysis
POll 431 - Refugees & International Relations
Semester 2
POll 102 - Introduction to the Study of Political Science (II)
POll 202 - Introduction to International Politics
POll 204 - Introduction to the Study of Ghanaian Politics
POll 302 - Modern Western Political Thought
POll 304 - Public Administration in Ghana
POll 306 - Africa and the Global System
POll 308 - Methods of Political Research
POll 312 - Development Administration in Ghana
POll 318 - The Military in Ghanaian Politics
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POLl 400 - Independent Study
POLl 402 - Social and Political Theory
POLl 404 - State and Society in Africa
POll 408 - Ghana's Foreign Policy
POLl 412 - Local Government Administration in Ghana
POLl 426 - Issues in Comparative Politics
POll 434 - Public Enterprise
Graduate Courses
Semester 1
POll 617 - General Methodology/Philosophy of the Social Sciences ·
POll 603 - Patterns of Development Administration
POLl 613 - Public Personnel Administration
POll 623 - The Making of Foreign Policy
POll 625 - Issues in International Politics
POll 631 - Conflict Resolution and Pea ce Studies
POll 633 - Conflicts in African State!>
POll 635 - Issues in Comparative Politics and Development
POll 641 - Problems of Government & Politics in Africa
Semester 2
POLl 602 - Survey Methods in Social Sciences
POll 604 - Public Policy Analysis
POLl 624 - Issues of Public Administration
POll 626 - Theory and International Politics
POLl 634 - Foreign Policy of Ghana
POll 636 - International Organization
POll 638 - The Politics of Internaticlllal Economy
POll 642 - Strategies of Development in Africa
POll 654 - Democracy and Governance in Africa
STUDENT NUMBERS
Student numbers increased f!"om 2597 in the previous year to 3742. The
breakdown is indicated below. This is undoubtedly the biggest student intake in
any single Department in the University.
Undergraduate
Level 100 1206
Level 200 1408
Level 300 1225
Level 400 799
International Students 103
Total 4741
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Graduate
M.Phil. 1 8
M.Phil. 2 9
Ph.D 10
Total 27
STAFF
The teaching staff strength stood at twelve in the first semester and thirteen in
the second semester. A breakdown of the overall staff at post was as follows:
3 Professors
1 Associate Professor
2 Visiting Professors
4 Senior Lecturers
9 Lecturers
3 Senior Staff
4 Junior Staff
Out of this number one (1) Professor and one (1) Senior Lecturer were on
sabbatical leave, three (3) Lecturers were on study leave. One (1) Professor and 1
Senior Lecturer were on contract. Two (2) Visiting Professors were attached to
the Department.
RESEARCH/PROJECTS
The Department conducted a research survey into the 2004 Presidential and
Parliamentary Elections, the findings of which shall be published into a book.
The Department continues to make enormous contributioi',s to society by way of
promotion of research, teaching and publication as weU as extension services.
Individual research activities were in areas such as governance, hUT)1an rights,
elections, the military in politics, civil society, decentralization, conflict, foreign
policy, corruption, gender, the environment, leadership styles in Ghana and other
African countries, the role of NGOs in fostering good governance and development
at the local level in Africa, institutional reforms and policy outcomes, state
capacity, co-production of services betwee n state and non-state actors, taxation
in the informal sector, reforming the African public services, popular participation
in local governance, and challenges to chieftaincy in the ' 21st Century, and
Globalization and Africa.
BENEFACTORS
The Department was a beneficiary of DANIDA for the 2004 Presidential and
Parliamentary Elections in Ghana. The department continued to benefit from
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book donations, especially from Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD)
and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES).
PUBLICATIONS
AyeeJ. R.A.
"Decentralized Governance and Poverty Reduction at the Local Level in
Ghana", Regional Development Dialogue, Vol. 25. No. I (Spring) 2004, pp. 71-·
86.
Book Review: Sam C. Ofori, Regional Policy and Regional Planning in Ghana:
Making Things Happen in the Territorial Community (Aldershot: Ashgate, 2002).
Local Government Studies, The University of Birmingham, Vol. 30, No.2, 2004,
pp. 300-301.
Boaro-Arthur K.
"Strengthening the G8-Africa Partnership: African Performance", in J. Brian
Atwood, Robert S. Brown and PriD.ceton N. Lyman eds., Freedom, Prosperity
and Security: G8 Partnership with_4frica: Sea Island 2004 and Beyond, CSR NO.
2A, Council on Foreign Relations, 2005, pp.34-48.
Ansah-Koi K.
"Beyond the United Nations' Convention on the Rights of the Child: Promoting
Child Rights in Ghana", in Legon Journal of International Affairs (LEJIA), Vol.
2, May 2005.
"The Intelligence Factor in National Affairs: Kofi Bentum Quantson Speaks
for Intelligence", in Legon Journal of International Affairs (LEJIA), Vol. 2, May
2005.
CONFERENCES/SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS
AyeeJ.R.A.
'. International Conference OD. "Ghana at the Half Century" organized by the
Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSEI~), University of
Ghana and Cornell University, USA at the M-Plaza Hotel, Accra July 18-20,
2004: Paper presented: "Decentralization and Povertv Reduction in Ghana"
(with Felix Asante).
Annual General Meeting of The Netherlands Development Organization (SNV)
held at Busua Beach, Western Region, Ghana on October 4, 2004: Paper
presented: "Donor Approach to Governance"
National Governance Workshop (NGW) 7 on the theme, "Traditional Authority
and Good Governance: Implications for Democratic Consolidation" organized
by the UNDP and the National Governance Programme (NGP) and hosted by
the National House of Chiefs held at the Miklin Hotel, Kumasi from October
27-29,2004. Paper presented: "J\'ew Models and Implications for Integrating
Chieftaincy into Decentralized Democratic Local Government Structures
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for Good Governance"
Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER)-Merchant
Bank Development Seminar Series on the theme, "The Role of the State,
Public Policy and National Development" held at the British Council Hall,
Accra, April 21, 2005. Paper presented: "Public Policy, Decentralization and
the Development Process"
Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton UK
Conference on "New Challenges in State Building", held at Goodenough
College, Mecklenburgh Square, London, UK: Paper presented: "New
Approaches to Service Delivery: The Ghanaian Experience".
Workshop on "Local Governance and Poverty Alleviation in Africa", organized
by the Joint African Institute and the African Development Bank in
collaboration with the German Development Bank (KfW), World Bank and
the International Democracy Election Assistance on June 21-24, 2005 at
the Sheraton Hotel, Tunis, Tunisia. Paper presented: "Accountability for Pro-
Poor Local Governance in Africa"
Boaro-Arthur K.
International Conference on African Ex-Presidents organized by HRSC of
South Africa and the Nordic African Institute, Uppsala Sweden, 6-9
December, 2004, Cape Town, South Africa. Paper Presented: Jerry John
Rawlings and·the Future of Ghanaian Democracy.
African Presidential Archives and Research Center (APARC) Roundtable
Discussions for Policy Working Group, April 6-8, Johannesburg, South Africa,
April 2005.
Ansah-Koi K.
Led a week-long training workshop on 'Ghana's Development Partners',
organized as part of a Leadership Training Scheme sponsored by the
Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Ghana, Je.nuary 2005.
Served as a Directing Staff, for the second year running, at the three-week
long Internal Crises Management course held at the Ghana Armed Forces
Command and Staff College for personnel drawn from Ghana's security (and
ancillary) institutions, May 2005.
Served as Co-ordinator in charge of the Governance segment of Ghana's
first Security Sector Reform, Governance and Management course ran at
the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping and Training Centre, August
2004
Guest Lecturer at the Senior Division of the Ghana Armed Forces Command
and Staff College, 2004/2005.
Taught General Paper to officer-cadets at the Ghana Police College, January
- June 2005.
Served for two semesters as an Adjunct Lecturer on 'Conflicts in Africa' at
the Ashesi University College. 2004/2005.
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Frempong A. K. D.
CODESRIA Multinational Working Group (MWG) Methodological Workshop
on Citizenship and Identity in Contemporary Africa, Dakar, Senegal, 16-18
June 2005. Paper Presented: "The Settler Factor in the Electoral Politics of
Ghana's Fourth Republic.
CODESRIA International Conference on Lusophone Africa, Maputo,
Mozambique, 12-14 May 2005. Paper Presented: "The Internal and Regional.
Dynamics of the Cycle of War and Peace in Guinea-Bissau". .
Consortium for Development Partnerships (CDP) Workshop on Local Context
of Conflict <l.nd Peacebuilding, Accra, Ghana, 21-29 April 2005. Paper
Presented: "Local Power Struggles, Conflict and Conflict Resolution in Ghana."
Seminar on Transitional Justice, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy,
Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA, 6 April 2005. Paper Presented: "The
Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Sierra Leone: An Analysis"
Seminar on Rule of Law in Post Conflict Societies, Fletcher School of Law
and Diplomacy, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA, 6 December 2004. Paper
Presented: "Police Reform in Post-Conflict Sierra Leone"
Universdad Extern ado de Colombia African Studies Second International
Symposium on Peace Processes in Africa: An Experience for Colombia, Bogota,
Colombia, 8-9 November 2004. Papers Presented: 1. "The Vicissitudes of
Post-Conflict Peace building in Liberia (1997 -2004)" 2. "One-and-Half Decades
of ECOWAS' Regional Intervention and Conflict Management: Achievements
and Challenges."
Seminar on Peace Operations, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts
University, Medford, USA, 14 October 2004. Paper Presented: "The Relative
Merits of Regional Organizations and Coalitions of the Willing as Mechanisms
of Peace Operations."
Seminar on Rule of Law in Post Conflict Societies, Fletcher School of Law
and Diplomacy, Tufts Unive!"sity, Medford, USA, 27 September 2004. Paper
Presented: "The Role of Constitution-Making in Post-Conflict Peacebuilding."
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
OVERVIEW
The Department of Psychology continued to train hundreds of young men and
women ·both at the undergraduate and the graduate levels. Though housed in a
very small structure, the Department is one of the largest Departments in the
University in terms of student numbers. During the year under review, there
was a phenomenal increase in student enrolment which was however not matched
with corresponding increase in staff strength. Mr. Samuel Atindanbil3., one of
the members of the teaching staff has been on a year's study leave at the Indiana
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University, USA starting from October 2004.
The Department with its long term mission is gradually becoming a centre of
excellence for its postgraduate Clinical and Industrial/Orgal1izational Psychology
programmes. The number of applicants into the two programmes each year
continues to rise while enrolment continues to attract not only graduates from
Psychology Department but also from other disciplines such as Medicine, Public
Health and Pharmacy.
In March 2005, the Department in conjunction with the University of Ghana
Association of Psychology students (UNIGAPS) celebrated the 3rd Psychology Week.
The UNIGAPS did a lot of work by computerizing registration at the Department.
It is expected that this will ease the difficulties students usually go through during
registration.
BENEFACTIONS
The Department has also been the beneficiary of an assortment of Journals from
Professor Craig Brookins of the North Carolina State Umversity, USA. The
Department is grateful to him for his continuous support.
The Head of Department visited the Norwegian University of Science and
Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim in November, 2004 to finalize the exchange
arrangements of students and staff at the two Universities. Professor Heidi
Hjelmeland of the Social Work and Health Sciences Department of NTNU also
visited our Department in May, 2005 to explore collaboration with members of
staff and students of the Department.
COURSES
(a) Undergraduate Courses: The Department offered over 30 undergraduate
courses at Levels 100,200,300 and 400. There was marked increase in the
number of students offering Psychology both as a single subject major and
combined major.
(b) Postgraduate Courses: In spite of the acute shortage of staff, two postgraduate
programmes, Clinical and Industrial/Organizational Psychology, were offered
at the M.Phillevel. Social Psychology and Counselling Psychology were also
offered at the doctoral level.
STUDENT NUMBERS
Level 100 1057
Level 200 1462
Level 300 1208
Level 400 820
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M.Phii I 30
M.Phil II 26
Ph.D 4
Total 4,607
ACADEMIC STAFF
Prof S . A. Danquah Professor (On Contract)
Prof. J . Y. Opoku Associate Professor
Dr. A. Afrifa Senior Lecturer
Dr. R. Akuamoah-Boateng Senior Lecturer & Head of Department
Mrs . Charity S. Akotia Senior Lecturer
Dr. B. Amponsah Lecturer
Mr. C. B. Wiafe-Akenteng Lecturer
Mr. Adote Anum Lecturer (on Study Leave)
Mr. Maxwell Asumeng Lecturer (On Study Leave)
Mr. S . Atindanbila Lecturer (On Study Leave)
Dr. J. J . Lamptey Senior Lecturer (Part-time)
Mrs. Rachel Phillips Lecturer (Part-time)
Ms. Sarah Adoo Lecturer (Part-time)
Mrs. Margaret Amankwah-Poku - Lecturer
Non-Academic Staff
Mr. J . J . Mensah Principal Technician
Mrs. Joyce Ahadome Principal Administrative Assistant
Ms . Elizabeth Cudjoe Senior Administrative Assistant
Mrs. Mary Ametepey Administrative Assistant
Ms . Lydia A. Quao Clerk Grade 1
Mr. Francis Asandor Senior Headman
Five (5) M.Phil Part II students were appointed Graduate Teaching Assistants.
DanquahS. A
On-going Research
The effect of depression on cognitive peIformance among students.
The effect of cognitive change and complianee behaviour among students
participants in HIV / AIDS preventive education (on-going project in the
Central Region).
Substance/Drug Abuse Preventive Education Program among Ghanaian
students
Conferences
Presentation on stress management among the military staff. Presented at
Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (Junior Division), Out
Barracks (19-22 April, 2004)
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Extension Services
Continues as a moderator and external examiner in Behavioural Science of
the School of Medical Sciences (SMS), Kwame Nkrum2 h University of Science
and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi.
Opoku,J. Y.
Publications
Danquah, S. A. A Short Guide to Research Writing in the Social Sciences and
Education.
(Second Edition). Accra: Ghana Universities Press (in Press).
Tutorials in Inferential Social Statistics: A Companion fer Undergraduate Students.
Accra: CSIR Printing Division. (Currently being assessed for publication by
the Ghana Universities Press).
Psychology for Everyday Living: Readings in Psychology for the Layperson (Volume
1). Accra: Sarna Printing Press.
Research
The influence of language of instruction and location of school on academic
performance. (In collaboration with G. Hanson)
In progress
The influence of mother tongue mediation in learnin~ among bilinguals at
different levels of proficiency in English.
Some social and psychological factors that influt:nced the admission of senior
secondary school students into the universities in Ghana through the
University Entrance Examination. (In collaboration with I.G. Akar, T. Tabi,
and C. Noi-Okwei).
Extension Services
Continued with my work on PUPEK (Project for the Upliftment of Education
among Kwahus), a social programme aimed at assisting the disadvantaged
in Kwahu society to attain higher levels of education.
AfrifahA.
Publications
Piaget: Understanding Children's Thinking (In progress).
An Introduction to Psychoanalysis (!n progress).
Research
Evaluation and Assessment of Officer Cadets for the Ghana Military Academy,
2005.
Ethnocentric Stereotypes among Ghanaian University students (in
preparation) .
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Akuamoah-Boateng R.
On-going Research
The moderating effect of retirement planning and the effect of organizational
downsizing on terminated employees.
Retirement planning and retirement adjustment.
Retirement planning and retirement satisfaction.
Conference
Paper presented at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
on Psychology in Ghana, November 10,2004.
Extension services
Several seminars were conducted on retirement planning in several
organizations including the University of Ghana.
Akotia C. S.
Publications/papers
Akotia, C. S. (2005). Values and principles of community psychology: Views
from Ghana. In G. Nelson &.1. Prilleltensky (eds.), Community Psychology: In
Pursuit of Liberation and Well-Being. London: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 20-22.
Akotia, C.S., Schroeder, R. M., & Abdul-Nasiru, I. (2004). Fearofsuccessand
levels of aspiration among university of Ghana students. Journal of Research
and Development in Education, 4, 30-37.
Research Projects
Women working in traditional and non-traditional occupations: Challenges
and Coping Strategies
Cross cultural studies on suicide and suicide prevention
Cross cultural studies on personal responsibility
Conferences
Akotia, C. S., with Heidi Hjelmeland, Rose Schroeder, & Birthe L. Knizek.
Attitudes toward suicide prevention among unil1ersity students in Ghana. Poster
presented at the 10th European Congress on suicide and suicide prevention.
Copenhagen, Denmark.
Attended the 3rd Annual Conference of the Ghana Psychological Association.
Theme: National Development: The role of psychologists. At Teachers (GNAT)
Hall, Accra, November, 2004.
Extension Services
Continued to provide lectures on various psychological issues to various
groups. These include topics on:
"Coping with Stress in Today's World", "Temperament and how to deal with
it", "Women and Health in Ghana: Some Psychosocial Issues" and
"Understanding mental health in Ghana"
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AmponsahB.
Publications
Amponsah, B., Akotia, C. S., & Olowu, A. (in press). Ghana. In J. Georgas, J.
Berry, Fons Vrijver, Y. H. Poortinga, and C. Kagitcibasi (Eds). Cultures,jamily
andpsychologicaljunctioning. London, Cambridge Univ. Press.
Ongoing Research Projects
Family Structure and Function across Cultures: Psychological Variations.
Child-rearing practices and thei, impact on development of cognitive spatial
skills.
Moral reasoning and Development among Ghanaian children.
Beliefs about Deception - Cross-cultural perspectives
Wiafe- Akenteng C. B.
On-Going Research
The influence of self-construction, religious and social pressure on decision-
making: On-going doctoral dissertation.
Skin bleaching: an internalized racism or admiration for light skin?
Supernatural beliefs, rituals and avoidance behaviours among traders.
Conferences
Presented a paper on "Internal political structures and party development in
Ghana" at a workshop on Political Party Development in Ghana organized by
International IDEA, March 2005.
To present a paper on internal political structures and party development in
Ghana at the Regional Workshop on Internal Political Party Structures and
Development in West Africa to be held in Burkina Faso in ,June, 2005
Culture, perceptions, mind set & corruption in Ghana. Paper presented at
Interfaculty lecture at the University of Ghana, 2004.
Extension Services
A resource person on youth programmes, career development and social
issues to Radio Univers, Citi FM and some non-governmental organizations
(NGOs).
Amankwah-Poku M.
On-Going Research
Stress and hyperglycemic control among diabetic patients
The influence of family support on the glycemic control of diabetic patients
Extension services
Gave a talk on stress and stress management among university students,
AGCM, Legon Branch, March 2005.
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DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK
OVERVIEW
The Department of Social Work became autonomous from the Department of
Sociology on September 27,2001. It runs a two-year Master of Philosophy in Social
Work, a four-year Bachelor of Arts in Social Work and, a two-year Diploma in
Social Administration on the main campus. Social INork is now offered in Level
100. All the programmes involve course work and fieldwork. Fieldwork placement
of students occupies a very important place in the Degree and Diploma
programmes. The placement requires that students undergo a core Long Vacation
Fieldwork and a core Concurrent Fieldwork as requirements of the professional
training. Essentially the fieldwork provides students opportunities to test their
knowledge acquired in the classroom, help them to identify themselves with the
profession and gain mastery over the process of working with people.
No significant changes took place in personnel during the academic year. Mrs.
Gifty A. Baka, Lecturer left the service of the Departmenc. Mr. William Boateng,
a Messenger/Cleaner also left the service of the Department. He was replaced by
Mr. A.Y F. Attidokpo. Ms. Josephine Atandzi, Secretary proceeded on annual leave
but assumed duty at the Botany Department on transfer. Mr. Nicholas Asuming,
Principal Administrative Assistant has proceeded on leave. Rev. E. N. Okwei,
Chief Administrative Assistant was posted to the Department on a relieving duty.
The academic staff needs of the Department improved by the appointment of Mr.
Latif Abdul-Rahman, Mrs. Rose Walls and Dr. Christian Curci as Part-time
Lecturers. Since its inception the Department has been operating in a woefully
inadequate accommodation and therefore serious consideration needs to be given
to its expansion. At present, the Administrative Staff are choked in a limited
office space.
During the year under review Mr. P. K. Abrefah, Lecturer and Coordinator in the
Department was invited by Harstad University College, Norway for· discussions
aimed at forging collaborative relationship with the Department of Social Work.
Consequently a Memorandum of Understanding between University of Ghana
and Harstad has ·been signed.
A one-day sensitization workshop on the vision of the Department and students
fieldwork placement was organized by the Department for Directors, Programme
Heads or Representatives of both governmental and non-governmental
organizations who help in field training of students.
COURSES
The courses offered by the Department at graduate, undergraduate and diploma
levels are as follows:
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M. PHIL. IN SOCIAL WORK
YEAR ONE
Core:
SOWK601 History of Social Work and NGO Development
SOWK602 Human Resource Development
SOWK603 Strategic Planning for Social Welfare
SOWK604 Strategic Planning for Community Development
SOWK605 Social Issues in Contemporary Ghana
SOWK606 Research and Evaluation Methodology in Social Work
SOWK616 Applied Social Work I (8 Week)
SOWK618 Applied Social Work 2
SOWK620 Semi;1ar I
ELECTIVES
SOWK607 The African Family and Social Transformation
SOWK608 Culture, Gender and Development
SOWK609 Work with Children and Youth
SOWK61O Ageing and the Life Cycle
SOWK611 Community Mental Health
SOWK612 Reproduction Health
SOWK613 Project Development and Management
SOWK614 Communication for Development
SOWK615 Conflict Management and Resolution
YEAR TWO
SOWK618 Applied Social Work 2
SOWK600 Thesis
SOWK630 Seminar 2
B. A. SOCIAL WORK
LEVEL 100
SOWK 101 Development and Social Issues
SOWK 102 Strategies for Social Development
LEVEL 200
SOWK201 History of Social Work
SOWK202 Philosophy of Social Work
SOWK203 Nature of Social Work
SOWK204 Social Work and Social Problems
LEVEL 300
CORE
SOWK301 Theoretical Framework for Social Work Methodology
SOWK302 Approaches to Counselling
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SOWK303 Social Theories for Social Policy
SOWK304 Social Policy Development
SOWK305 Human Growth and Development
SOWK306 Abnormal Behaviour
SOWK314 Long Vacation Fieldwork (8 Weeks)
SOCI305 Quantitative Methods in Social Research
SOCI306 Research Methods
ELECTIVES
SOWK307 Work with Older People
SOWK308 Working with Persons with HIV / AIDS
SOWK319 Deviance and Correctional Services
SOWK310 Human Rights
SOCI303 Social Psychology
SOCI307 Rural Sociology
SOWK311 Victimology
SOCI312 Population Studies
SOCI309 Urban Sociology
LEVEL 400
CORE
SOWK400 Long Essay
SOWK401 Working with Groups
SOWK402 Working with Individuals
SOWK403 Community Organization
SOWK404 Community Development
SOWK405 Social Work and the Law Courts
SOWK406 Administration Management and Evaluation
SOWK408 Concurrent Fieldwork (One Semester of two days a week)
ELECTIVES
SOWK409 Theories of Rehabilitation
SOWK411 Industrial and Labour Relations
SOWK412 Family Welfare
SOWK413 School Social Work
SOWK414 Social Gerontology
SOWK415 Gender Issues
SOWK416 Problems of Rehabilitation
SOWK418 Working with People in Need of Protection
PSYC 411 Clinical Psychology
DIPLOMA IN SOCIAL ADMINISTRATION
YEAR ONE
CORE
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SOCIOOI Basic Concepts in Sociology
SOCI002 Comparative Social Institutions
SOWKOOI Theoretical Framework for Social Work Methodology
SOWK002 Methods of Social Work
SOWK003 Introduction to Social Policy
SOWK004 Elementary Models of Social Policy
SOWK005 Techniques of Social Research I
SOWK006 Techniques of Social Research II
SOWK018 Fieldwork in Theory and Practice (for 8 weeks During Long Vacation)
PSYC 001 Introduction to Psychology I
PSYC 002 Introduction to Psychology II
ELECTIVES
ECONOOI Economic Institutions
POLl 002 Political Institutions
SOCI003 Traditional Ghanaian Social Institutions
SOCI004 Social Structure of Modern Ghana
YEAR TWO
CORE
SOWK040 Long Essay
SOWK041 Community Organization
SOWK042 Community Development
SOWK043 Introduction to Social Development
SOWK044 Development Issues and Social Planning
SOWK045 Social Psychology I
SOWK046 Social Psychology II
SOWK058 Fieldwork in Theory and Practice (2 weeks during Inter Semester
Break)
ELECTIVES
SOCI042 Penology
SOCI043 Rural Sociology
SOCI044 Urban Sociology
SOWK048 Social Deviance and Control
SOWK051 Adult Education Method I
SOWK052 Adult Education Method II
SOWK054 Industrial Welfare
STUDENT NUMBERS
Graduate
Part I 21
Part II 11
Total 32
229
Undergraduate
Level 100 46
Level 200 187
Level 300 126
Level 400 53
Total 412
DIPLOMA IN SOCIAL ADMINISTRATION
Year I 61
Year II 52
TobU 113
Grand Total 557
STAFF
The staffing position in the year 2004/2005 is a s follows:
Senior Members
Dr. Stephen Ayidiya Acting Head of Department
Mr. P. K. Abrefah Coordinator of Social Administration
Mrs. Cynthia A. Sottie
Ms . Marie-Antoinette Sossou - (Study Leavel
Mr. T. E. Richardson (Study Leavel
Part-Time Lecturers
Dr. K. Agyemang-Mensah
Dr. K. Osei-Darkwah
Dr. K. Kwabia
Dr. Christian Curci
Mrs. Rose Walls
Mr. Lalif Abdul Rahman
Mr. J. B. Amoako
Mr. John Amenlemah
Mr. V. C. Anson-Yevu
Mrs. Susanna Mahama
Ms. Joanna W. Mensah
Senior Staff
Mr. Nicholas Asuming
Mr. Yaw Serbeh (Study Leavel
Junior Staff
Ms. Cynthia Fianko
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Mr. A. Y. F. Attidokpo
National Service and Internship
Four male National Service Personnel were posted to the Department as Tutorial
Assistants and two female personnel as Library Assistants.
Ms. Sarah Klemeh, a Secretarial student from Don Bosco Training Institute was
posted to the Department on Internship and this greatly eased the pressure of
work on the Secretary.
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Sottie C. A.
Child Defilement, a Journey into the Background of the Perpetrator (in
progress)
The Role of the School Social Worker in improving Education Standards in
Ghana (in progress)
Abrefah P. K.
Child Maintenance Act and Child Welfare (in progress)
Children's Act of 1998 and Welfare of the Ghanaian (in progress)
Socio-Economic Background of Social Wcrk Trainees at the University of
Ghana (in progress)
AyidiyaS.
Factors affecting HIV / AIDS infection rates under sponsorship by Ghana AIDS
Commission (in progress)
EXTENSION SERVICES
Sottie C. A.
Board Member, response, an umbrella NGO for street children, Accra 2002
to date.
Abrefah P. K.
Member, Academic Board of School of Social Work, Osu-Accra.
Member, Board of Directors of Feliko Youth Shelter for the Homeless (an
NGO), Accra.
Ayidiya S.
Principal Consultant for the Development of a Curriculum for Teac;:hing Child
Labour Issues in the School of Social Work, Osu-Accra, January-June, 2005.
Consultant for Review of the National Strategic Framework for HIV / AIDS in
Ghana March~May 2005
Principal Consultant for the Development of a Strategic Plan for the Women
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and Juvenile Unit of the Police Service (W AJU)
Leader - A Ten person team for a three-wf'eks trip to the USA to review
entrepreneurship programme for Women and Plan for training of women
entrepreneurs in Ghana April, 2005
Panel Discussant - Radio Univers discussion of issues surrounding and the
implications of Detaining Babies at the Neonatal Unit at the Korle-Bu
Teaching Hospital, Legon, May, 2005
Principal Consultant for the Development of a training manual on Child
Rights Issues for the Police and Prisons Training Schools, May-July, 2005.
CONFERENCES/SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS
Sottie C. A.
Participant - Child Labour and Exploitation Dissemination Workshop, Miklin
Hotel, Accra, September, 2004.
Participant - Training Workshop en Curriculum Development for HIV f AIDS
Management in the World of Work; Institute of Adult Education, Legon in
Collaboration with Stellenbosch University, South Africa October, 2004
Reviewer - HIV / AIDS Policy Review Workshop, John Hopkins University, St.
Martin's Hotel, Sakaman, March 2005.
Resource Person - Teens and Stress Management, Calvary Baptist Church,
June 2005.
Presenter - Field Work Placement Workshop with Directors, Heads or
Representatives of Governmental and Non-Governmental Organizations,
Noguchi Memorial Institute of Medical Research, Legon, March 2005.
AyidiyaS.
Participant - A Three Week Certificate Training Programme on Psychosocial
counseling for people living with HIV / AIDS, November 2004.
Resource person - A Workshop on the Development of a National Child
Protection Strategy, Miklin Hotel, Accra, December 2004.
Principal Consultant - Sensitization Workshop on Child Labour Issues for
Staff of Department of Social Welfare, Police Service, Prisons Service and
other Stakeholders, Legon, January 2005.
Participant - A day's Workshop on Sanitation Policy Review and WATER AID
collaborative research, Miklin Hotel, March 2005.
Facilitator - Field Work Placement Workshop with Directors, Heads or
Representatives of Governmental and Non-Governmental Organizations,
Noguchi Memorial Institute of Medical Research, Legon. March 2005.
Facilitator - Strategic Planning Workshop for Regional Commanders of WA JU,
Crystal Palm Hotel, Tesano, April 2005. Facilitator - A two week Training
Programme for Women Entrepreneurs and Trainers, Department of Social
Work, Legon, June 2005.
Abrefah P. K.
Presenter _. Fieldwork Placement workshop with Directors, Heads or
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Representatives of Governmental and Non-Governmental Organizations,
Noguchi Memorial Institute of Medical Research, Legon, March 2005.
VISITORS
In November 2004, Dr D. Agbeyiga of Michigan State University visited the
Department to prepare the ground for collaborative project for the training of women
entrepreneurs. In April 2005, following the signing of the MOU between Harstad
University College, Norway and University of Ghana, [he Department of Social
Work hosted three officials from Harstad in the persons of Kjetil Milsen, Director
of Academic affairs who also represented the Head of Social Education Department;
Aina Kane, Head of Child Rights arid Protection Department and; Synnova Vestly,
Head of Nursing Department. Arrangement was made f"r [hem to visit some
social work agencies in Accra and School of Nursing, Legon, during which their
students field experience placement in Ghana in the near future was discussed.
Prize Winners
Abrefah, P. K.Abrefah, P. K.Kenneth Christmon Prize for the year 2004. The
prize for the best graduating student in Social Work was awarded to Miss
Clara Osei-Boateng.
Vera Nyarko Prize for the year 2004: The prize for the best student in Social
Work Fieldwork was awarded to Miss Victoria Aguze.
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY
OVERVIEW
The Sociology Department remains the largest in the Faculty of Social Studies.
In the 2004/2005 academic year, the Department managed to cope with the
ever-increasing demand on its human and material reSGurces, thanks to the
capacity-building and infra structural development initiatives undertaken in the
preceding years. However, it is clear that in the years to come, the Department's
student population will increase. This expectation calls for proper planning and
judicious use of human and material resources.
To meet the challenge, the Department succeeded in recrUltmg two lecturers.
More appointments are expected in the next academic year. And to promote
teaching and learning, the Department made a wide appeal for support. As a
result, the Department received a donation of books from Dr. Francis Adu Fabiri,
one of the Department's products and currently the chair of the Department of
Social Sciences of the Fayetteville State University, USA. Other book donations
came from the Ghana Book Trust and the World Vision Ghana. The Departmental
library needs expansion not only in terms of stock of books but also in physical
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space. Construction work to expand the library begins soon.
The Sociology Students Association (SO SA) remains an important source of support
for the Department. In the academic year under review, SO SA provided the
Department with one notice board and made generous r.ontribution toward the
provision of a place of convenience for students. Construction work in this regard
is yet to start.
In line with the Strategic Plan of the University, the Department continued to
actively foster collaboration with some academic and research institutions. As a
result of this, two students, Mr. Mohammed Kamil Sulley and Ms. Jemima Allotey
are on a year's exchange programme in the University of Tromso, Norway. Also,
five postgraduate students have been recruited by the Water Research Institute
(CSIR) to participate in a three-year research programme on Transboundary Water
Governance in the Volta Basin. These students are expected to use some of the
data generated from this stud) to write their theses for the MPhil. and Ph.D.
degrees. Another significant event which occurred within the period was a viva'
at which three doctoral students of the Department successfully defended their
theses. Their results are yet to be published.
Like most departments in this University, the Sociology Department is faced
with a number of problems. Prominent among these are: inadequate office
accommodation for faculty and postgraduate students and halls for lectures and
tutorials. Indeed, most of the tutorials are held out-door in the sun! Another serious
handicap for both faculty and students is the lack of access to computers and
internet connectivity.
In the coming years, vigorous effort will be made to address some of these
impediments so as to properly position the Department to contribute to the
realization of the mission of the University, to wit, "to develop world-class human
resources and capabilities to meet national development needs and global challenges
through quality teaching, learning, research and knowledge dissemination .•
COURSES
The Department ran courses at all levels: diploma, bachelors, masters and
doctorate. In the 2004/2005 academic year, student subscription for the various
courses at the various levels stood as follows:
Undergraduate
Level 100 1,196
Level 200 1,658
Level 300 1,225
Level 400 622
Total 4,701
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Postgraduate
Ph.D 11
MA/M.Phil 47
Graduate Diploma - 7
Total 65
Diploma in Prisons Administration
Year I 17
Year II 13
Total 30
STAFF
Academic
Prof. Kodjo A. Senah (Acting Head of Department)
Prof. Clara K. Fayorsey
Prof. Godwin K. Nukunya
Prof. John M. Assimeng
Mr. Emmanuel H. Mends
Prof. Chris R. K. Abotchie
Dr. YVon Yangyuoru
Dr. Kofi Ohene-Konadu
Dr. Martin K. Yeboah
Dr. Dan-Bright Dzorgbo
Dr. Akosua K. Darkwah (Coordinator, Prisons Administration Unit)
Rev. Dr. Michael P. K. Okyerefo
Ms . Peace M. Y. Tetteh
Ms. Betty Akumatey
Mrs. Fidelia N. A. Ohemeng
Mr. Stephen Afranie
Mr. Kodjovi Akpabli-Honu
Mr. Kwasi Oduro- Kwarteng
Mr. Wilbam K. Ahadzie
Senior Staff
Mrs. Vicky O. Ayiku
Mrs. Comfort Agbodaze
Ms. Mar~aret Ahiagbenyoh
Junior Staff
Mr. Thomas Annan
Mrs. Rosemary Okai- Addo
Mrs. Ophelia Kyei
Ms. Salomey Adofoli
Ms. Rejoice Darkwah
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PUBLICATIONS
In spite of the departmental constraints, senior members managed to combine
heavy teaching load with research, pUblications and public service. The profile
for the academic year was as follows:
Senah, K. A.
2004 In the Mighty Name of Jesus: Faith healipg and Health-seeking
Behaviour in Ghana. Legon Journal of Sociology 1 (1):59-70.
2005 The Fight Against Onchocerciasis in the Pru Basin: Lessons and
Implications for Health Policy and Research. Legon Journal of Sociology 1(2):
49-55.
Fayorsey C. K.
2004 Contextualizing HN/ AIDS in Educational Planning and Management - A
Training Needs Assessment for Educational Planners and Managers in Ghana.
UNESCO, Paris
TonahS.
2004 Defying the Nayiri: Traditional Authority, People's Power and the
Politics of Chieftaincy in Mamprugu/ Northern Region. Legon Journal of
Sociology 1(1):42-58.
2005 Coping with urban poverty in Ghana. An analysis of household and
individual livelihood strategies in Nima/ Accra. Legon Journal of Sociology
1(2):
SEMINARS/CONFERENCES ATTENDED AND PAPERS PRESENTED
SenahK. A.
26-28th January, 2005. Workshop on the care of the seriously ill and dying.
Institute of African Studies, Legon.
12thMay - 3rd June, 2005. Workshop on ir.ternal crisis management.
Organized by Ministry of the Interior, Ghana Armed Forces Command and
Staff College and Cranfield University. UK. Pr~sented two Papers:
"Religious Leadership, Conflict Prevention and Resolution"
"Tribal/Ethnic and Chieftaincy Conflicts and Nation-Building"
12th-13th June, 2005. National workshop on non-communicable diseases ..
Presented a paper: "Socio-cultural context of non-communicable diseases
in Ghana."
Fayorsey C. K.
6th-7th April 2005. Worksbop on integrated water resource management
(IWRM) knowledge and technology transfer in the Densu River Basin.
Organized by the Centre for Development Research in collaboration with
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the University of Honenheim and Ecological Engineering Society.
March 2005. Workshop on main streaming gender into Ghana Poverty
Reduction Strategy. Paper presented on Human Development Thematic Area.
Held at Ho.
Workshop on mainstreaming gender into Ghanaian' Univ~rsities for
University Vice-Chancellors. Organized by the World Bank at Swedru.
Presented a paper on "Gender main streaming - Programming and
Challenges." - Workshop on Education Planning and HIV / AIDS in Africa.
Organized by UNESCO at Entebbe, Uganda. Presented a paper on Education
Planning and HIV / AIDS in Ghana - The way forward.
TonahS.
7th -8th June 2004 - Seminar on "Provision of Graduate Education on the
Environment in Ghana. Held at Cresta Royal HOlel, Accra.
21s~ July, 2004 - Seminar on "The Social Construction of Traditional Societies
in the Middle Volta Basin/Burkina Faso". Held at Max Planck Institute, Halle/
Salle, Germany.
17th - 20th Dec. 2004 - Conference on "States at Work: Daily Governance in
Five Countries, preparatory Meeting." Held at Niamey/Niger.
31st Dec., 2004 - 2nd January, 2005 - New Year School of the Institute of
Adult Education, University of Ghana, Legon, Commonwealth Hall, University
of Ghana.
28th Feb. - 6th March 2005 - Conference on States at Work: Education and
Justice Systems in West Africa." University of Mainz, Germany.
6th-7th April 2005 - Workshop on "Integrated Water Resources Management.
Knowledge and Technology Transfer in the Densu River Basin". Held at Airport
View Hotel, Accra.
Okyerefo M. P. K.
8th March, 2005 - Lecture He:ld: "Religion and the Professional Nurse",
Department of Nursing, University of Ghana.
26th April, 2004 - Lecture Held: "Religion and the Professional Nurse",
Department of Nursing, University of Ghana.
15th May 2004 - Paper presented: "The Role of Academic Work in Building a
Career", Youth Workshop held at Emmanuel Methodist Church, Lapaz, Accra.
17th-21st May - Attended seminar on "Higher Education for the Needy and
Disabled: A collective Social Responsibility. Held at University of Ghana.
14th-16th June 2004, - Rapporteur: "Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences/
Friedrich Erbert Foundation Public Forum.
1st September, 2004 - Teachers' Workshop held at Queens International
School, Accra. Paper presented: "Preparing Effective lesson Notes."
September 2004 - Report presented: "The 2004 Ghana Academy of Arts and
Science/Friedrich Erbert Foundation Public Forum on the Economy,
Productivity and Income Level in Ghana".
28th December 2004-3rd January 2005 - Paper presented: "Group Dynamics",
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African Medical Students Training Congress (AMSTC) , applicant of the
International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA). Theme:
"Health and Development in Africa."
AkumateyB.
9th November, 2004 - 20th Triennial Consultation/Conference of the
Commonwealth Medical Association and 46th Annual General Conference
of the Ghana Medical Association, held at Cape Coast. [2004 Abstract published
in the GMA Conference Brochure (Pp.63-64)]
9th November 2004 - "The effect of Socio-Cultural Factors on child Survival"
at Centre for National Culture, Cape Coast.
INSTITUTE OF ADULT EDUCATION
OVERVIEW
Mr. R. A. Aggor was appointed as the Acting Director of the Institute in October
2004 on the retirement of the former Acting Director, Mrs. Kate Adoo-Adeku.
The main focus of the Institute 's ac tivities for the year continued to be extension,
teaching and research .
STAFFING POSITION
The staff strength in 2004/2005 was 196 made up as follows :
Senior Members 17
Senior Staff 51
Junior Staff 70
Daily Rated 58
Professor K. Asiedu, resumed duty after a one-year sabbatical !~ave. :VIr. K. Siabi-
Mensah, however, continued into the second year of his sabbatical leave. :Vlrs.
Olivia Kwapong, who undertook a year's study leave at Harvard University in the
United States of America to read towards her PhD programme, returned to post
while Mr. Samuel Nsowah continued his 18 month study at Harries Methodist
Health Systems at Texas during the year.
Four Senior Staff who had completed degree and diploma programmes also
returned to post.
The following staff retired from the service of the University on 1 st August, 2005
on reaching the compulsory retirement age of 60:
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Mr. Dominique Agbessi PriI'cipa! Driver
Mrs. Emelia Acquaye Administrative Assistant
Mr Abraham Laryea was retired on medical grounds.
The following resigned from the service of the University
Mr. George Kpobi Driver
Mr. Francis Brefo Tawiah Messenger / Cleaner
Ms. Christiana Adongo TYpist, Bolgatanga
The appointment of the following was terminated in July 2005:
Mr. Prosper Akurugu Bolgatanga
PROGRAMMES
University Campus
Teaching continued to be the major activity on the University campus. All the
existing Diploma, Masters and Doctoral programmes continued to be run. However,
the first year diploma programme was run on sandwich basis in line with the
University's decision to put its facilities to maximum use throughout the year.
The sandwich programme was extended to cover graduate students in the 2005
long vacation.
Enrolment for the various academic programmes was as follows:
Sandwich Programme
M F Total
Diploma I 34 14 48
Diploma II 33 17 50
Master of Arts 26 14 40
Total 93 45 138
Full-Time Programme
M F Tohl
Diploma II 40 25 65
MA/MPhil 21 21 42
MA (Extension) 9 4 13
M Phil Part II 4 2 6
M Phil Extension 3 4 7
Ph.D 9 5 14
Total 86 61 147
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PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES
Distance Education
(a) Diploma in Youth Development Work
The Commonwealth Secretariat and the Ministry of Manpower, Youth and
Employment continued the partnership with the Ins'titute to deliver the Diploma
in Youth in Development Work in Ghana. The second intake of 271 students
commenced their studies in January 2004. This was the highest enrolment in
Africa. Drop-out rates in distance education programmes tend to be high but we
managed to retain 260 at the end of the third semester by July 2005. People
working with the youth, NGOs and teachers formed the bulk of the students.
Some of the courses on the programme are:
Conflict Resolution
Management Skills
Young People and Society
Principles and Practice of Youth in Development Work
Youth and Health
Working with Young People in their Communities
Project Planning Monitoring and Evaluation
Gender and Development, and
Introduction to Methodology of Social Research
(b) HIV I AIDS Stigma Reduction through Education
The project, which is being funded by CIDA through the Association of Universities
and Colleges in Canada (AUCC), is aimed at reducing the spread of HIV / AIDS and.
the associated stigmatization through education of school children and out of
school youth. The Institute's focus in the project is out-of-school youth and it is
currently developing modules on the subject. The programme is also meant to
strengthen institutional capacity to prepare teachers and community youth
facilitators to convey the facts about HIV / AIDS and discus:; the issues that obscure
the reality of the problem. .
(c) HIV I AIDS Counselling and Care Giving Programme
This is a four-month distance education programme started in 2003/04 academic
year. Three intakes totaling over 1,000 in all 10 regions have benefited from the
programme since its ·inception. In the 2004/5 academic year, there were 409
participants in the programme throughout the country.
The modules have been revised and patronage continues to be encouraging. Some
of the products of the programme have gone on to form their own NGOs to educate
people about HlV / AIDS, provide counselling, care and support as well as encourage
voluntary testing.
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NEW ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES
The Faculty Board gave a positive response to a proposal from the Institute to run
the Diploma in Accounting and Diploma in Public Administration programmes in
partnership with the University of Ghana Business School at Workers' Colleges
in the regions subject to the approval of teaching stalf by the Business School.
Hopefully, the programmes will start at Kumasi and Cape Coast in the 2006/
2007 academic year.
Preparations are far advanced for the introduction of a B.A. programme in Adult
Education in 2006/2007 academic year.
ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES IN THE REGIONS
(a) Senior Secondary School Programme
This programme aims at offering adults and late adolescents an opportunity to
make up for the chance they missed in their earlier yean; after completing the
J.S.S. or Middle School. The programme was actively pursued at Kumasi, Cape
Coast, Takoradi and Koforidua.
(b) Two-Year Diploma in Business Studies
This career-oriented programme continued to be run at Wa, Tamale, Bolgatanga
and Sunyani to prepare candidates for the relevant public examinations.
(c) Access Course for Mature Students Selection Examination
Accra Workers' College continues to be the main centre for organizing this
programme. Between July and August 2004, 668 participants took part in the
programme at Accra Workers' College. For candidates who could not attend during
working days, week-end programmes were organised for them at the Institute's
head office at Legon, as well as Tema, Ho and Kumasi.
NON-FORMAL PROGRAMMES
The regional centres continued to run varying programmes to meet the demands
of specific clients. Notable among them were the following:
(i) Short Course in English Grammar Usage and Writing for Workers in the
Accra Metropolis. Fifty (50) participants took part in the course, which was
run at the Accra Workers' College. A similar course was run for 117secretaries
in the Ghana Civil Service.
(ii) Continuing Professional Development in Strategic Human Res9urce. The
course aimed at providing participants with the knowledge and exposure in
managing human resource. Twelve (12) participants were enrolled on the
course.
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(iii) Continuing Professional Development in Records Management. The
workshop aimed at developing workers' management skills and competencies
to meet the demands of a changing professional environment. Twenty-six
(26) participants took part in the course.
(iv) Workshop on Fundamentals of Project Proposal Writing. The programme
highlighted the key principles and steps in effective proposal writings. A
total of 19 people participated in the programme.
(v) Business Writing Part I and Part n. Participants were introduced to some
of the most important aspects of writing in the world of business. In all 22
people benefited from the programmes.
(vi) MBA Access Course. A 10-week tuition was run for 28 candidates who were
preparing for the entry examination to the MBA programme at the University
of Ghana, Legon
(vii) Research on Sexually Transmitted Diseases. In collaboration WIth the Volta
Regional House of Chiefs, the Institute embarked on a research aimed at
identifying the socio-cultural practices that enhance the transmission of
sexually transmitted diseases, particularly HIV / AIDS in the region. The
project is at a stage of designing relevant messages. The next stages of the
project will be the testing and dissemination of the messages toward the
modification or elimination of the negative practices.
(viii) Film Production and Video Screening. A documentary drama [Video
Cassette) on HIV / AIDS produced in Ewe and entitled "Tsa Lola Na Wo" (Show
Compassion). It demonstrates the need for society to avoid stigmatization of
HIV/ AIDS patients and provide them \\ith support.
(ix) Skill Training for Inmates/Officers of Ho Prisons. The Institute began a
skills training programme for fifty (50) selected inmates and Officers in the·
Ho Central Prison. The three month programme is aimed at equipping the
inmates with income-generation skills. It will also enable the officers to
supenise trainees to practise the skills they acquire after the training period.
So far, trainees have been taken through the preparation of body and hair
pomades. The inmates and officers were enthusiastic about the programme.
(x) Population/Health Education Programmes. Community-based, target
oriented public education programmes, were organized for individual
communities and identifiable groups in the Ho \Iunicipality. This covered
video screening followed by general discussions on the critical screens
identified by the audience. Programme organizers supported the audience
by dra"ing special attention to critical scenes in the videos. Areas covered
included sex~3.:;y transmitted diseases, particularly HIV / AIDS, population,
and youth sexual behaviours.
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The Tanyigbe community, trainees of the E.P. Church Activity Centre at Ho and
the Women's Fellowship of the Global Evangelical Church ',vere served.
A related activity is a baseline study at Mim in the Brong Ahafo Region which is
aimed at collecting information on the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of
the people on HIV / AIDS. The study will be extended to cover the other ten (10)
paramouncies in the Brong Ahafo Region.
(xi) The 56th New Year School and 2005 Northern Easter School. The Institute
organized the 56th Annual New Year School under the theme "Wealth
Creation for Accelerated Development: Imperatives and Challenges" from
December 27, 2004 to January 2, 2005 at the Commonwealth Hall, University
of Ghana. There were 264 participants from all walks .)f life. It also held the
Northern Easter School at the Catholic Social Centre, Bolgatanga from April
1-6, 2005 on the theme "Wealth Creation for Accelerated Development in
Northern Ghana"; there were 135 participants mainly from the three
northern regions.
SPECIAL PROJECTS
(a) Street Children's Project
In the course of the year, the Institute, in collaboration with the Ghana Poverty
Reduction Committee, embarked on a four-phase programme on street children.
The Institute is currently undertaking the first phase \\hich involves a field
survey in four towns, namely, Accra, Kumasi, Sekondi-Takoradi and Tamale.
(b) Collaborative Workshop
The Institute has been collaborating with the Ministry of Women and Children's
Affairs (MOWAC), National Council on Women and Development (NCWD) the British
Council, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative - Africa Office (CHRI) and
Women in Law and Development in Africa- Ghana (WILDAFj, National Commission
for Civic Education (NCCE) in organizing workshops on various themes including
"Peace and Human Rights: and Women's Agenda for Sustainable Human
Development. "
ACQUISITION OF PLOTS
The Institute established an office in Wa in the Upper West Region in 1987. It
was housed in a temporary structure. Four plots of land were donated to the
Institute to build its own offices about fifteen years ago. In the past. few years,
however, the owners of the land have been demanding payment. In order to have
peace, the Institute paid for the land through the Lands Commission early in the
year through its own resources.
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WORKSHOP AND CONFERENCES
Adoo-Adeku K,
International Conference on Adult Education and Poverty Reduction: A Global
Priority. Gaborone, Botswana June 14-17, 2004
Paper Delivered: Gender, Poverty and Sustainable Environmental
Management - A Ghanaian Experience,
Strategic Planning Workshop organized by the African Microbicides Advocacy
Group (AMAG) Durban South Africa, March 2-4, 2005
9TH International Interdi:;ciplinary Congress on Women organized by the
Asian Centre for Women Studies, EWHA Womans University. Seoul, Korea.
Women's World June 2005. Paper presented "Gender HIV / AIDS and the
Empowering Process. A Case study in Ghana."
Gender, HIV / AIDS and the Empowering Process: A Case Study in Ghana
Interdisciplinary Women World Congress held in Seoul Korea 12th-14th June
2005
AggorR.A.
National Forum on Open and Distance Education Policy, Freetown, Sierra
Leone. February 16-18,2005. Paper Delivered: Integrating Open and Distance
Education into the Conventional System: The Ghanaian Experience.
National Forum on Open and Distance Learning, Banjul, The Gambia, April
12-14. Paper Delivered: Standards and Procedures for Designing Open and
Distance Learning Materials.
Workshop on Research Methodology in Distance Education, National Open
University of Nigeria, Lagos May 23-30
Workshop on Professional Development of Extension Agents to Train Vegetable
Growers in Peri-Urban Western Area of Sierra Leone Through Open and
Distance Learning (ODL). Paper Delivered: Characteristics of Good ODL
Materials. Freetown Sierra Leone, May 8-15, 2005
Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa Side-Meetmg on Technology-
Mediated Open and Distance Education (Tech-MODE) for Agriculture in Africa,
Entebbe, Uganda, 6-10 June 2005
Commonwealth Youth Programme, 4th Partner Institutions/ External.
Moderators' Meeting, Gaborone, Botswana June 27-30,2005 .
Training of Trainers Workshop for Course Designers, Tutors and Programme
Managers, Commonwealth of Learning/ President's Special Initiative on
Distance Learning, Dodowa, July 3-10, 2005.
Tutor Training Workshop, Commonwealth Youth Programme, University of
Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria. Paper Delivered: "Supporting Student Learning at a
Distance.
Clara Ohenewa Benneh
"National Conference on Women in Local Governance' Organised by the
Na'tional Association of Local Government (NALAG) 24th-28th July, 2005 at
Takoradi. Ghana.
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Collaborative Workshop between Institute of Adult Education, University of
Ghana, Legon and National Institute of Education, Social Work, Care and
Teaching, Copenhagen, Denmark. May 15-20, 2005.
Papers presented: i. Evolution of Adult Education in Ghana, and ii. Philosophy
of Traditional Adult Education in Ghana
Invitation Lecture while in Denmark, at the instance of Department of
African Studies, International People's College, Elsinore, Denmark: June 02,
2005. Paper Presented: J. J. Rawlings as a Factor in tlte Democratisation Process
of Ghana between 1979 and 2000.
EXTENSION AND CONSULTANCY
Adoo-Adeku
Consultancy
Monitoring and Evaluation of SWAA/HACI-Ghana Projects 2004
National Assessment of HACI-Ghana Projects July 2005
AddoA.K.
Extension Activities
Resource Person in the Distance Education Course on HN/ AIDS Councelling
and Caregiving.
Co-ordinator of Weekend Access Course for Mature Person
Resource Person in New Year and Easter Schools.
Consultative Forum on National HIV / AIDS Strategies Framework on 7th
April 2005 Organised by Ghana AIDS Commission
Amedzro A. K.
Consultancy
Consultancy work for food and Agricultural Oranization of United Nations to
Facilitate Trainer of Trainers Workshop for Agricultural extension officers
and scientists in Nigeria, (22nd August to 4th September, 2004)
Consultancy for FAO to develop curriculum for Farmer Field School Training
programmes (28th July-9th August, 2004)
Support for Non-formal Education Division of Ministry of Education and Sports.
Monitoring and Supervision oi NFED Retrained Facilitators Training
Workshop, Kibi (5th-13th June, 2005)
Stakers Meeting on Non-formal Education, Accra (February, 2005)
Monitoring and Supervision of Initial Facilitators Training Workshop in
Tema, Ada and Prampram (10th-24th April, 2005)
Resource Person on public perception about Non-formal Education Division
at a workshop on the Production of Publicity Materials for Slogan Development
forNFED.
Resource Person at a Training Workshop for Refresher Training for Batch II
Facilitators on adult teaching methods at Tema Salvation Army Training
Centre (14th - 21st February, 2005)
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PUBLICATIONS
Adoo-Adeku K,
Adult Education and Women in Ghana in the Practice ofA dult Education in Ghana
2004 - edited by Asiedu et al Ghana Universities Press
The Aged in Ghana in The Practice ofA dult Education in Ghana 2004 edited by .
Asiedu et al Ghana Universities Press.
Distance Education Course on HN/ AIDS Cou1!selling and Caregiving, Modules
1-6
AddoA.K.
Co'au thor of six modules for Distance Education on HN/ AIDS Councelling and
Caregiving. Title of modules are:
General Overview of HIV / AIDS in Ghana.
Impact of HIV / AIDS on Ghana
Strategies for Behavioural Change.
Counselling
Caregiving
National Response to HIV / AIDS
AggorR.A.
Distance Education in Ghana: Past, Present and the Future in Asiedu K, Addo-
Adeku, K and Amedzro A.K. (2004) The Practice of Adult Education in Ghana,
Ghana Universities Press, 2004
Aggor R.A., Adoo-Adeku K, Tagoe M, and Addo A. K, HN/ AIDS Coilnselling and
Caregiving, Institute ofA dult Education/ UNFPA (2003)
Amedzro A. K.
Amedzro, A.D.K. (2005) Theory and Practice of Community Education,
Universities Press, Accra
Amedzro, A.D.K. (2005) Globalization, Non-Formal Education and Rural
Development, Ghana Universities Press, Accra
Amedzro, A.D.K and Youdeowei A. (2005) Non-Formal Educationfor Training in
Integrated Production and Pest Management in Farmer Field Schools, Ghana
Universities Press, Accra
INSTITUTE OF AFRICAN STUDIES
OVERVIEW
During the year under review, the Institute continued to carry out its main
functions of research and teaching in tbe areas of History; Societies and Cultures;
Religions and Philosophy; Language, Literature and Drama; Politics of Mrica;
Music and Dance; Visual Art and Media; Women and Gender Studies.
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In addition, Fellows participated in many Workshops and Conferences in Ghana
and abroad on issues on culture. health, environment, gender, development and
social change in Africa.
The Director of the Institute is Professor Takyiwaa Manuh and Professor Albert
Awedoba is the Deputy Director.
STAFFING POSITION
Professor Emeritus 1
Professors (on post-retirement contract) - 3
Associate Professors 5
Senior Research Fellows 5
Research Fellows 8
Assistant Librarian
Archivist
Senior Members - 26
Senior Staff 27
Junior Staff 40
Temporal Staff - 18
Other staff 5
List of Senior Members
1. Prof. Takyiwaa Manuh - Associate Professor, Director
2. Prof. (Mrs) Brigid Sackey - Associate Professor
3. Prof. Mary E. Kropp Dakubu - Professor (on contract)
4. Prof. Christine Oppong - Professor (on contract)
5. Prof. A. K. Awedoba - Associate Professor, Deputy Director
6. Prof. Kojo S. Amanor - Associate Professor
7. Dr. Osman A. R. Alhassan - Research Fellow
8. Dr. Owusu-Brempong - Senior Research Fellow
9. Prof. Irene Odotei - Associate Professor (on contract)
10. Prof. Akosua Adomako-Ampofo - Senior Research Fellow, Head, Societies
and Culture Section
11. Dr. Esi Sutherland-Addy Senior Research Fellow, Head, Language,
Literature and Drama Section
12. Dr. Alex. A. Agordoh Research Fellow, Head, Music and Dance
Section
13. Rev. Dr. A. Akrong Senior Research Fellow, Head, Religion and
Philosophy Section
14. Dr. Kwame Amoah Labi Research Fellow, Head. Media and Visual
Arts Section
15. Dr. Thomas Maxwell Aidoo Research Fellow
16. Mr. Godwin Kwafo Adjei Research Fellow / Ag. Administrative
Secretary
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17. Ms. Misonu Amu Research Fellow
18. Mr. Benjamin Obido Ayettey - Tutor
19. Mrs. Olive A. Adjah Assistant Librarian
20. Mrs Delali Badasu Research Fellow
21. Mr. Ebenezer Ayesu Research Fellow
22. Mr. Edward Nanbigne Research Fellow
23. Mr. Thomas K. Aning Archivist
24. Mr. Theodore Ahuno Administrative Secretary
25. Mr. F. Nii-Yartey Senior Research Fellow
26. Mr. Richard Asante Research Fellow
COURSES
Level 200 Courses
The Institute continued its responsibility for teaching t~:e Level 200 courses in.
African Studies. These courses were taught in two (2) parts. Eight (8) courses for
the Part A on culture and development issues in Africa were taught in the First
Semester. Part B, which enabled students to acquire knowledge and practical
skills in Languages, African Music, Dance and Drama through participation in
demonstration classes, were alsq taught in the first and second semesters.
Group A
AFST 200 - Appropriate Technology for Rural Development In Africa
AFST 210 - The Social Framework of Economic Development
AFST 220 - Africa in the Modern World
AFST 221 - Africa and the Diaspora
AFST 230 - Culture and Development
AFST 231 - Chieftaincy and Development
AFST 240 - Our Africa Heritage through Literature
AFST 250 - African Popular Culture: Traditional Festivals and Funeral
Ceremonies
GroupB
AFST 260 - Language Proficiency course: Ewe, Ga, Twi and Dagbani
AFST 270 - African Music
AFST 280 - African Dance
AFST 290 - African Drama
M.A./M.Phil. (Level 600) Courses
The Institute ran M.A./M Phil courses in the follo',\'ing areas in the year under
review:
AFST 601 - Research Methods
AFST 602 - Advanced Research \Iethods
AFST 603 - Theories and Strategies for Development in Africa
AFST 604 - Issues in African Development
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AFST 605 - Government and Politics in earh· Post-Independent Africa
AFST 606 - The Military in African Politics
AFST 607 - African Oral Literature- An Introduction
AFST 608 - Topics in African Oral Literature
AFST 609 - Drama in African Society
AFST 610 - African Theatre
AFST 611 - African Literary Traditions
AFST 612 - Trends in African Literature
AFST 613 - African Social and Political Systems
AFST 615 - Traditional Religions of Africa
AFST 616 - Islam and Christianity in Africa
AFST 617 - Traditional African Music
AFST 618 - African Music in Contemporary Perspective
AFST 621 - African Historiography and Methodology
AFST 622 - Ghana Since 1945
AFST 623 - The Slave Trade and Africa
AFST 626 - Colonial Rule and African Responses
AFST 633 - Survey of African Art
AFST 634 - Methodologies for Constructing Art in African Societies
AFST 636 - Rural Development, Environment and Modernity in Africa
AFST 641 - African Family Studies
Student Numbers
Level 200 - 6424
MA/MPhil - 16
Ph. D 24
The Institute also hosted students from several foreign institutions:
MEMPHIS University, USA
WARA: Summer Institute, USA
BEAVER County Fulbright Study Tour, Pennsylvania, USA
University of Trondheim
University of Florida
Staff/Graduate Seminars
The Institute's staff and graduate seminars, which give students the opportunity
to present their theses proposals and research findings as well as expose them to
broader research issues and findings by Fellows and visiting academics, came off
as usual during the 2003/2004 academic year. The seminars were well patronized
by staff, students, visiting professors, students from other Universities, University
community and the wider society. A total of nineteen speakers presented papers
on a wide variety of topics on Africa's Culture, Religion, History, Music, Linguistics
and the Diaspora.
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Listed below are some of the topics of papers presented at the seminars:
Lic Julio Cesar Sanchez Martinez, Centre of Studi~s on Africa and Middle
East, Havanna, Cuba "Africa in the United States' Security Agenda - 23/9/
04
Professor Allan Hill, School of Public Health, Harvard University "Key Issues
in Women's Health in Accra: Research needed to move from problem to
solutions" - 7/10/04
Richard Asante, lAS, "Youth Responses to HIV / AIDS Crisis in Ghana
Challenges and Prospects": 14/10/04
Agozie E. Kofi, Ph.D. Student, "Gender and Cults in Anlo" - 28/10/04
Professor Joe Adjaye, University of Pitsburg, USA "Boundaries of Self and
Other in Ghanaian Popular Culture" - 4/11/04
Mr. Dauglas Frimpong N., Ph.D. student-" Female Migration and Commercial·
Sex Work" - ll/11/04
Zakaria Hussein, Ph.D. Student, "Religion and Social Change- A Study of
Inter-Religious Dialogue for Social Transformation in Dagbon Traditional
Area" - 18/11/04
Dr. A. A. Agordoh "The Influence of African-American Religious Music on
the Ghanaian Church" - 25/11/04
Thomas Aidoo " The World into which Claude Ake Led Us" 2/12/04
Professor B. Sackey, lAS, "Apuskeleke" Youth Fashion Craze: Immorality or
Female Harassment?- 17/2/05.
Mr. G.K. Agyei, lAS. "Cultures within Culture- A Case Study of Emergent
Youth Cultures" 24/2/05
Dr. A.A. Agordoh, lAS "The Impact of African-American Religious Music Models
on the Ghanaian Church" 3/03/05.
Emmanuel Asiedu-Acquah (MPhil. Student, lAS) "Ghanaian Newspapers and
Foreign Affairs Reportage in the Nkrumah Years, 1957-1966. 10/3/05.
Dr. Thomas Aidoo, lAS "The Context and Provenance of Ghana's
Democratization Wave" 17/3/05.
Mrs. Esi Sutherland-Addy, lAS. "Sensing the time of day: Female Protagonists
of West African Heroic Narratives" 24/3/05.
Edward Kofi Agozie, Ph.D Candidate, lAS. "Cults, Gender and Development
in Contemporary Anla. 7/04/05
Professor Cyril Dadieh, Visiting Scholar/Ghana Centre for Democratic
Development. "Afrobarometer Outreach Program." 21;' 4,' 05
Rev. Dr. A. Akrong, lAS. "Managing Expectations in the Post-Charismatic
Era." 28/4/05
Victor Yankah, Ph.D Candidate, lAS. "Theatrical Communication for National
Development: Threatre for Development in the Gre-ater Accra and Central
Regions of Ghana"
Be Kwansah, MPhil. Students, lAS. "Seven Roles of Men: A Framework for
Analysing Biographical Data." 17/03/05
Douglas Nnuroh-Frimpong, Ph.D Candidate, lAS. "Intergenerational Relations
in an Era of Globalization- A Preliminary Report." 12/5/05.
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RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Individual Fellows of the Institute have worked on the following topics:
AkrongA.A.
Healing in African indigenous churches: A Case Study of Twelve Apostles
Church and Apostles Revelation Church in Accra
A Comparative Study of Pentecostal church of Ghana and Ghanaian
Pentecostal churches in The Netherlands
A Comparative Study of the spread of Pentecostal/ Charismatic movement
in Nigeria, Togo, Ghana and Ivory Coast
The impact of the charismatic movement on Ghanaian society
Register of Churches and Mosques in Accra
Faith healing in new religious movements
Alhassan O.
Securing land rights for the poor in Ghana (with Professor Takyiwaa Manuh)
Restless Youth in Northern Ghana
Challenges of Migrant Youth in Accra
Indigenous Resource Management Techniques
Integrated water resource management in Ghana.
Capital fluidity, women's work, and environmental management in Northern
Ghana.
Wood -fuel energy production and women's reproductive health ih Ghana.
Agro-ecology and early warning systems: n revie\\" of science policy discourse
in Ghana.
Sexual exploitation of children in the city of Accra (with Dr. Akosua Adomako
Ampofo)
AmanorK.
Decentralised environmental management in the transition zone of Brong
Ahafo
Forestry Management in Ghana
Ampofo Akosua A.
Race, ethnicity, and the lives of non-Ghanaian women in Ghana
Sexual exploitation of children in the city of Accra (with Dr. Osman Alhassan)
How the perpetrators of violence against women and children escape: a study
of 'escapes' from the time of the violent act, through a formal complaint, to
prosecution (with Hamida Harrison)
The socialisation of young people and the reproduction of patIiarchy (with F.
N. Dodoo, Pennsylvania State University).
Women's weE-being and mental health in Ghana (with S. Sellers and S.
Frasier-Kouassi)
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AmuM.
Collection and transcription of local folk tunes for atentenben
Compilation of Ephraim Amu's works.
Research on women in music in Ghana
Awedoba A. K.
Ethnographic Study of Trachoma in the Wa District of the Upper West Region
Population, Poverty and Culture
Chieftaincy, governance and development.
Improving the quality of Primary Education in Ghana.
Household demand for schooling in Ghana.
AyesuE.
European activities on The Gold Coast in the 18th and 19th Centuries.
Collection of stool Histories: Eastern and Central Regions of Ghana.
ICTs and the teaching and learning of History
Badasu D. M.
Survey on integrated water resource management in the Densu Basin
Childcare among Ewe migrants in the city of Accra.
Ghana's health policy
Kropp Dakubu M. E.
Sociolinguistics:
A Pilot Survey of Language use in La H,)useholds
A Survey of Multilingualism among Dagomba in 3 Tema Communities
Syntax:
- Ga multi-verb constructions
- Gurene verb constructions
Gurene-English Dictionary
Developing a dictionary of the Gurene ianguage - lexis and leldcography
Historical documentation of African languages
Changing patterns of urban ianguage behaviour
LabiK. A.
Fante Asafo art and chieftaincy regalia in Ghana.
Research on. the history of museums in Ghana
Manuh T.
Migration and Development. in Ghana
Gender violence in Ghana
Female entrepreneurship in Ghana (with Dr. Kojo Saffu, Brock University,
Canada).
Higher Education in Ghana and Africa
Securing Land Rights for the poor in Ghana (<;\,ith Dr. Osman Albassan)
NUFU Programme on Globalization and Changes in the Cultures of Survival
and Care
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Co-coordinator, (with Professor Aina Mama, AGI, Cape Town, south Africa)
Mapping African Sexualities Project.
Co-organizer - Colloquium on Early Accra, 1300-1800. lAS/Department of
Archaeology, October 20-22, lAS, Legon.
Co-ordinator, Trent-in-Ghana Programme, lAS.
Odotei I.
Chieftaincy, Governance and Development Project
OppongC.
Globalization and the changing cultures of survival and care
Owusu-Brempong
Chieftaincy, Governance and Development Project - Taboos and Chieftaincy.
Oral histories: histories of BOllo-Ahafo paramountcit's.
Funerals and festivals of Africa
Festivals of Ghana
Folktales of Ghana
Sackey B.
Care of the Terminally iii
The Cultural Management of HIV / AIDS
Relevance of Contemporary Rites of Passage
Sutherland-Addy E.
• Women Writing Africa
• Textbook on Akan Literature in Akan
African Studies Textbook (with Professor Takyiwaa Manuh)
AdjeiG. K.
Collection and transcription of stool histories in Akwapim and Akwamu
traditional areas
Perception about the Chieftaincy Instit.ution in Ghana
Needs assessment of the Chieftaincy Institution in Ghana
The Relevance of Asafo in contemporary Socio-political context
Asafo and Gender
Chieftaincy, Governance and Development project (facilitator)
Nii-Yartey F.
Development of contemporary African Dance in Ghana
Codification of Conemporary African Dance
Preparation of Contemporary African Dance Syllabus for Secondary Schools
in Ghana
Preparation of a book: "African Dance in Ghana" (Near completion).
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Aidoo T. M.
Governance Constraints in Africa: The Case Study of Political Participation·
in Ghana - 1992-2000. (Ph.D)
How Neopatrimonialism underdevelops Africa (Forthcoming).
Republicanism in Haiti and pan-Africanism: Reflections. Paper presented
at UNESCO Colloquium at Yaounde, Cameroun.
PUBLICATIONS
AdjahO.A.
"The story of Kathy Knowles: the silent warrior in library development in
Ghana. GhanaLibraryJournalVol. 16,2004.
A guide to free online resources in African Studies. Research Review Vol 20,
No.l,2004.
Inormation needs of female adult literacy learners in Accra. Info. Dev't. Vol
21,3,2005.
AkrongA.A.
"The Reformed Tradition Confronting the Situations of Violence in the African
Society" in Dirk Van Keulen and Martien E. Brinkman (eds) Christian Faith
and Violence 2005 Uitgevery. Meinema - Zoetermeer
Badasu D. M.
"Implementation of Ghana's Health User Fee Policy and Exemption of the
Poor: Problems and Prospects". In ISIUGO-Abanihe, U. and E. Ngine, Population
and Poverty in Africa. Dakar: Union for African Population Studies
"Child Care Among Ewe Migrants in Accra: Cases of Crisis. Institute of
African Studies Research Review, Supplement 16, 2004
Kropp Dakubu E.
Dagaare Grammar Collected Language Notes No. 26, Legon: of African Studies.
2004
Gurene-English Dictionary 2nd interim edition Legon Linguistics Department
The Ga pre-verb ke revisited. In M.E.K. Dakubu and K. Osam eds. Studies in
the Languages of the Volta Basin pp 113-134 Legon Linguistics Department.
2004
"Ga clauses without syntactic subject" Journal of African Languages and
Linguistics 25.1 pp. 1-40. 2004
with Beermann and Hellen, The Ga preverbs key a and ba from an HPSG
perspective. In M.E.K. Dakubu and K. Osam Eds. St>..idies in the Languages of
the Volta Basin pp. 94-112. :2004
Agordoh, A. A.
The Evangelical Presbyterian Church Ghana and Her Musical Tradition. I Accra:
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Royal Gold Publishers. October 2004
The Music of Amu - The Teacher and Nayo - The Taught Accra: Royal Gold
Publishers Ltd. October 2004
"The Influence of African American Religious Music models on the Ghanaian
Church" Resound - A Quarterly of the Archives of Traditional Music, Indiana
University, Bloomington, U.S.A. July jOctober 2004.
Manuh T.
(In Press) At Home in the World? International Migration and
Development in Contemporary Ghana and West Africa. Sub-Saharan
Publishers, Accra
"The Brain Drain in the Higher Education Sector in Ghana" (with Richard
Asante and Jerome Djangmah, In Manuh, T. Ed. 1 At Home in the World?-
International Migration and Development in Contemporary Ghana and West Africa.
Subsaharan Publishers. Accra. .
"Reaping the Gains of Ghanaians Overseas: An Evaluation of the Home
Coming Summit of2001" (with Richard Asante), In Manuh, T. Ed. At Home in
the World? - International Migration and Development in Contemporary Ghana
and West Africa. Sub-Saharan Publishers. Accra.
(Accepted for Publication) Africa After Gender? Eds. Catherine Cole, Takyiwaa
Manuh and Stephan Miescher. To be published by Indiana University Press,
Bloomington.
'Doing Gender Work in Ghana" In, Africa After Gender? Eds. Catherine Cole,
Takyiwaa Manuh and Stephan Miescher. To be published by Indiana
University Press, Bloomington.
Nii-Yartey F.
"The Development of African Dance-Theatre in Ghana- A Personal Profile"
In Composition and Transmission of Musical Forms in Africa edited by Professors
Kofi Agawu and Kofi Anyidoho, CODESRlA, Dakar, (Forthcoming).
"The Creation of New'Music forAfrican Dance-Theatre" In Composition and
Transmission of Musical Forms in Africa edited by Professors Kofi Agawu and
Kofi Anyidoho, CODESRIA, Dakar, (Forthcoming).
"Dance Symbolism in Africa" lAS Research Review Vol. 20 No. 1
OppongC.
Editor (with P. Antwi and D. Badasu) 2004 Research Review. Supplement 15
Gendered Family Dynamics and Health' African Family Studies in a Globalizrng
WorldI.A.S., 2004
I.A.S. Occasional Research Paper No.6 Gendered Family Strategies and
Responsibilities of Grandparents in Sub Saharan Africa l.A.S. Legon
"Social Capital and Systems of Care: Some Contrasting Evidence" in Dialogue
on Care ed. Kari Waerness. Vol. No 16 University of Bergen Centre for Women's
and Gender Research. 2004. Reprinted in Research Review supp. 16, 2004
Demographic Innovation and Nutritional Catastrophe: Change, Lack of
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Change and Difference in Ghanaian Family Systems. In Goran Therborn
(ed) Nordic Africa Institute, African Families in a Global Context. 2004
2004 ed. (with K. Waerness and D. Atobrah) Children in Crisis:' Family Care
under Research Reuiew Supplement 16.
In press ed. (with Y. Oppong & I. Odotei eds.) Sexwld Gender in an Era ofA IDS:
Ghana at the end of the Millennium. Sub-Saharan Publishers Accra
2005 "Conjugal Resources, Power, Decision Making and Domestic Labour:
some historical and recent evidence of modernity from Ghanaian Families."
Occasional Research Paper Series No.6, lAS Legon
Sackey B. M.
'Asante Shamanism'. In Encyclopaedia of Shamanism ABC-CLIO Publishers,
Santa Barbara, California. (forthcoming)
"In the service of the Divine: Training for the Priesthood" In lAS Textbook
on Teaching and Learning. Dakubu and Ampofo (eds) (forthcoming).
"The role of Religion in Seeking Redress in Traditional society" Amammeresem
Ghana Folklore Magazine (forthcoming).
Sutherland-Addy E.
"Who would have thought so? The Politics of Literacy in Ghana" in Literacy
& Livelihoods: Learning for Life A Changing World, Commonwealth ofL earning,
Vancouver 2005
Introduction to Strangers in Accra by Virginia Ryan, Afram Publications, Accra
2005
Economic Development: What has Culture Got to do with it? Proceedings Of The
Fifth ISSER - Merchant Bank Annual Economic l~ctures ISSER, Legon.
August 2004 (Monograph)
Interview in Liuing The Hiplife, A documentary Film by Jessie Shipley,.
Premiered at the British Council, Accra (Feb 2005)
PUBLICATIONS
With the reorganization of the publications Unit, ithad increased its output
tremendously. It however, lacked the required staff and financial resources
to enable it do much more.
lAS RESEARCH REVIEW
The following titles were published between: April and July 2005
Research Review
Vol.20 No.2
Vol. 21 No 1: in preparation
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The Table of Contents and Abstracts of the Institute's Research Review can
now be searched on two Websites: http://www.inasp.org.uk/ajol,andhttp:/
/ www.derectcenter.org. The Institute has recently signed an agreement
with a third organisation that will put the full text of the Research Review on
line.
WORKSHOPS /CONFERENCES/SEMINARS ATTENDED BY FELLOWS:
AdjeiG.K.
Rapporteur, 14th Annual Pan African Anthropological Association Conference
held at the Institute of Africari Studies, University of Ghana, Legon, 2nd-6th
August, 2004.
Facilitator and Rapporteur, National Governance Workshop 7, October, 2004,
Miklin Hotel, Kumasi
AkrongA.A.
Presented a paper on "Religion in Pluralistic Society - A case study of Accrab
Bi-national Servants Conference on Inter Religious Dialogue. Nangolare,
India 22-29 October, 2004
The 19th Conference of the International Association of Historians of Religion
21-30th March, 2005, Tokyo, Japan.
Kropp Dakubu M. E.
Colloquium on Early Accra 1300-1800, Legon, Institute of African Studies.
October 20-22, 2004. Paper: 'Earliest Ga-Dangme culture, from a linguistic
point of view'
Manuh T.
"The Exodus of Teachers from Ghanaian Universities' Paper presented at
ISSER?IDS Workshop on "I'he Migration of the Highly Skilled', Legon, July 4-
5,2005.
Workshop on 'AIDS and Vulnerability'. IDS, Sussex, UK, June 23-24, 2005.
Proposal Development Workshop, IDS, Sussex, UK, June 20-22, 2005.
"The Implications of a Major Aid Increase to Less Developed Countries - The
Case of Ghana". Paper presented at a Workshop organised by the IDS,
University of Sussex in London, March 21, 2005.
"The Evolution of Land Policies in Ghana" Presentation to Workshop on
Securing Land Rights for the Poor, Accra, Febraury, 21-25, 2005.
"Legal and Ethical Issues in Care of the Seriously ill" (with Professor K.
Quashigah, Faculty of Law). Presented at a Seminar on Care of the Seriously
Ill, lAS, Legon, January 26-27,2005.
"International Migration and Development in Ghana" Paper presented to
the First Meeting oft he UN Secretary-General's Global Colloquium of University
Presidents, Columbia University, New York, January 18-19, 2005.
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"The Brain Drain in West Africa" Paper presented at Regional meetion of the
Ford Foundation International Fellowship Programme, Accra, December 2-3,
2004.
"Gender and Contemporary Challenges in Ghana" - Invited Lecure, 45th
Founder's Week Celebration, Ghjana Academy ofA rts and Sciences, Teachers'
hall, Accra, November 19, 2004.
Chair, 2nd GSC Memory Panel at the 47th Annual Meeting of the African
Studies Association , New Orleans, USA, November 11-14, 2004.
"Reaping the Gains of Ghanaians Overseas: An Eveluation of the Home
Coming Summit of 2001 " (with Richard Asante). Paper presented at the
Interational Conference on Migration and Development in Ghana, Accra,
September 14-16,2004.
"The Brain Drain in the Education Sector in Ghana" (with Jerome Djangmah
and Richard Asante) - Paper presented at International Conference on Migration
and Development in Ghana, Accra, September 14-16 , 2004.
Nii-Yartey F.
Created Dance Sequence for" Miss Ghana 2004 Pageant"
Set Choreographic Work, "Sochenda ", on Kariamu & Company: Tradition,
Temple University, Philadelphia, and U.S.A., December, 2004.
Conceived and Directed "The Noyam International Dance Festival - 2005",
in collaboration with the Institute of African Studies, Fontys Dance Academy,
Mundial Productions of Tilburg, the Netherlands and PIPPAS Health Centre
held in Accra from December 10-11,2005.
Choreographer and Teacher at "Dance of our Ancestors Festival" organised
by.swarthmore College and Temple University, Philadelphia, U.S.A. , January ,
2005.
Guest Speaker, Forum on "Dance - Our Heritage" organised by the Ghana
Dance Association (Greater Accra Region), held at the National Centre for
National Culture - Greater Accra Region on April 2, 2005.
Keynote Speaker "Crossover of Creativity and Technique in Dance" Fontys
University, the Netherlands, May 20-27, 2005.
Speaker on the topic "Traditional Dance and Dance-Theatre in Ghana"
organised by Ghana Education Service (Greater Accra Region), June 1-2,
2005.
OppongC.
2004 "Care Crisis - Dramatic Case and their Representation: Stories, Poetry,.
Drama, Song & Dance"- AMuiti Media Round Table at the Institute of African
Studies Chalets held for media experts.
Sackey B.
Conference on Christianity in the 2 1st Century Uppsala, 29-30 October 2004
Panel Discussion on CulturaJ Factors affecting Obesity. September 2004
Workshop on Changing Cone-cpts in Anthropology. January 19th, 2005
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Awedoba A., Sutherland-Addy E.
President's Special Initiative on Distance (PSI - DL) Meeting of Stakeholders
in Education with Sir John Damew. President and Chief Executive Officer of
Commonwealth of Learning (COL), Canada. Venue: M-Plaza Hotel, Airport,
Accra. January 2005
Noyam: International Dance Festival Workshop: Role: Chairperson; Venue:
J.H.K. Nketia Conference Room. December 2004
Convenor and Keynote Address: "Workshop on Writing for Children on the
occasion of the Ghana International Book Fair and 80th Anniversary of the
birth of Dr. Efua T. Sutherland" Mmofra Foundation and Ghana Association
of Writers Collaboration. November 2004
Asante R.
Visiting Fellow, University of Oxford. I was awarr:kd a fellowship by the Centre
for Research on Inequality, Ethnicity and Human Security (CRISE) in the
University of Oxford, U.K. for the period 8th January to 22nd February, 2005.
During the fellowship, I attended lectures and seminars on Development
studies. I also presented a paper on Diversity and Co-existence: Ethnicity
and Politics in Ghana.
Participant, Queen Elizabeth House (QEH), University of Oxford 50th
Anniversary Conference, held in the University of Oxford, July 4-5, 2005. I
was the Discussant on the Panel "Political Systems and Horizontal
Inequalities" The Theme for the Conference was "New Development
Threatre and Pomises"
Participant, Centre for Research on Inequality. Ethnicity and Human
Security (CRISE) University of Oxford, Worskhop on "Horizontal Inequalities",
held in Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford, 29th June - 2nd
July,2005. I presented a paper on "Ethno-regional inequalities, Conflict
Management and Democratic Consolidation in Ghana".
AidooT. M.
Attended International Colloquium on "Haiti, First Back Republic - Views
from Contemporary Africa" Yaounde, Cameroon, April 19-22,2005.
EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
Manuh T.
Board Member, International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP)
Member of the Scienctific Committee for Africa of the UNESCO Forum on
Higher Education, Research and Knowledge
Member, Steering Committee of SEPHIS (South-South Exchange Programme
for Research on the History of Development)
Member, Scienctific Committee of the Association of African Universities
(MU)
Board Member, Africa Gender Isntitute, University of Cape Town, South
Africa.
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Editor, Ghana Studies Journal (since 2003)
Member of Editorial Advisory Board; African Journal of Highter Education.
Member of Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal Feminist Africa,produced
by the African Gender Intitute, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Member of International Editorial Board, Africa Development! Afrique et
Developpement
Board Chair, Regional Office for West Africa of ABANTU for Development.
Steering Committee Member, Network for Women's Rights in Ghana
(NETRIGHT)
Board Member, Media Foundation for West Africa, based in Accra, Ghana.
Board Member, Ghana Intitute of Journalism
Member, African Studies Association, USA.
Member, Law and Society Association, USA.
Member, University Teachers' Association of Ghana.
Member, Ghana Studies Council.
AidooT. M.
The world into which Nkrumah led us. Heritage Newspaper, May 6, 2005.
Africa Works? Heritage Newspaper, April, 2005.
Pro-Democracy Forces, Heritage Newspaper, April, 2005
The Unfinished Business of Ghana's Pro-democracy Movement, Heritage
Newspaper, April 2005.
Togo: Constructive Engagement, Heritage Newspaper, February, 2005.
The Struggle for Democracy in Togo, Heritage newspaper, February, 2005.
LIBRARY
Collection and development of materials in the library has been donation driven
and during the year 2003-2004,211 titles, 12 cassettes, 2 CD ROMS and 17 journals
were received from various donors.
The list of donors includes Zed Books; CODESRIA; the French Institute for Research
on Africa (IFRA) based at the Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan (35
titles); and several individuals; Professor Jean Allman IUniversity of Illinois at
Urbana. . Champagn); Dr. Anne Bailey (Spelman college); Professor Carola Lentz;
Professor James Gibbs. Mr. Todd Moses, Chair of ABC Trus paid for the Journal of
Modem African Studies for five years. (01. 41 2003 to Vol. 45 2007).
The library has also been put on the free mailing list of the follmving journals:
Forced Migration, Institute for Development Studies Bulletin, and Insight.
STAFF
The library staff comprises a library Assistant and a National Service person, as.
well as a Secretary and two messengers.
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In August 2004 the Administrative Assistant retired.
Lee Hiamey, a staff member who has been pursuing a degree programme, and
was expected back after the completion of his programme, vacated his post. Ms.
Agbomadzi, the secretary, is very knowledgeable about the library profession and
is being encouraged to pursue a mature student degree programme in Information
Studies.
DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING
Mr. Lee Hiamley was sponsored to pursue a diploma programme.
Mrs. Olive Adjah participated in a database management system course in India
for two and a half months.
LINK PROGRAMMES
During the period under review, the Institute continued to collaborate with the
Ghana Institute of Linguistics, Literacy and Bible Translation
GHANA DANCE ENSEMBLE
The Ghana Dance Ensemble continued to enrich the cultural life of the University
campus through performances at the University and Institute programmes. It
also undertook National engagements like performing at state functions
exhibitions and funerals, Sod-cutting ceremonies etc. The Dance ensemble also
perfonned for visiting students and organised dance workshops. It perfonned at
this years Ghana expo 2005 held in Botswana from May 3-5, 2005.
The Ensemble has a staff of 40 members made up of an Acting Artistic Director,
28 Dancers and Drummers.
BENEFACTIONS
The Societies and Culture Section received twenty-eight books from two donors,
Prof. Beoku-Betts, Florida Atlantic University, and some of her students donated
twenty-five books.
Dr. Sherrill Sellers and Dr. Susan-Kouassie , University of Madison and Michigan
respectively donated three books to the Development and Women's Studies (DAWS)
Library.
Todd Moss, Chair of the ABC Trust, agreed to pay for five (5) years subscription to
Journal of Modern African Studies for the library beginning 2003. The library has
also been put on the free mailing list of the following journals:
Forced Migration
Institute for Development Studies Bulletin
Insight.
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Goldweights Donation
In March 2005, the Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Oyeeman Wereko
Ampem II , donated one thousand one hundred and ninet.I ' eight (1 ,198) goldweights
to the University of Ghana that he acquired from Germany at a very high cost.
The Institute of African Studies was charged with the responsibility of acting as
the custodian of this donation until the University constructed its own museum.
This came as a worthy challenge to the Institute to develop a comprehensive
project . on how best to document, preserve and use the donation as well as
revitalise her own material holdings and museum. The idea is to digitize and
save the donation as well as the Institute's own collection of ethnographic works,
archival materials, visual and audio tapes, photographs, nitrate films and slide
photographs. Furthermore , we need to mount a new exhibition with an
accompanying catalogue to encourage research and pUblication, and improve on
the quality of teaching by making available audio visu~1 and teaching aids to
lecturers and students, and enhance learning by making Africa 's artefacts on
history and culture easily accessible.
The Institute prepared a funding proposal to the Open Society Initiative for West
Africa (OSIWA) to enable it purchase appropriate computers and software, organize
training; photograph, catalogue and document all the Insti t ute's ethnographic .
works, photographs, films, slide films, musical collection; design' appropriate
storage for the objects and mount an exhibition and organise post-exhibition
activities for students and school children; publish a museum brochure/catalogue
on the collection and exhibition and produce a DVD and create a website.
We have just received the award letter of thirty two thousand six hundred and
fifty dollars (US $ 32,650.00) from OSIWA to implement this project, It is expected
that the University will also make a contribution towards the cost of skilled
personnel who will assist in realising the project.
Preparatory work on the goldweights project has started. The objects have been
given accession numbers, digitally photographed and saved. A draft outline of the
brochure has been done and letters have been sent to contributors. A draft final
budget is being prepared as stipulated in the contract and hopefully work should
commence soon. It is expected that the project will be completed by October
2006. Additional short term temporary staff will have to be recruited to help mount
the exhibition as well as a museum technician to be engaged to work in the
museum. It is hoped that the University community will patronise and use the
museum when it is opened.
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INSTITUTE OF STATISTICAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH
OVERVIEW
ISSER's performance showed yet another remarkable improvement in the 2004/
2005 academic year. The Institute continued to expand on the number of
publications, workshops, international conferences, seminars, etc. The number
of research projects and other grants that the Institute attracts also went up
considerably. The staff development initiative, which began in the previous year,
started to show positive results in the reference year as some Princip'l-l Research
Assistants got the opportunity to further their education. Those who have left for
studies have been replaced by new ones. ISSER, in collaboration with Merchant
Bank, initiated a series of public seminars on the theme "The Role of the State,
Public Policy and National Development". The programme, which ran from January
to May 2005, saw 17 thought-provoking presentations by renowned individuals.
Again, ISSER, in collaboration with Cornell University, the World Bank, DfiD and
USAID, also organized a large international conference under the theme "Shared
Growth in Africa," which drew over 250 participants from within and outside Africa,
including a large number of highly respected internlitional development
economists who presented papers.
It is important to observe that ISSER has a mandate to carry out research that is
geared towards socio-economic development in Ghana and Africa. Thus ISSER
research is expected to have immediate bearing on the development problems
and needs of Ghana and the rest of Africa. It is often in response to the direct
demands of government and other stakeholders for information and strategies
for improving the well-being of people. At the same time, ISSER research seeks
to maintain a focus on the academic purpose of the institution and a commitment
to add to existing knowledge about society and development in Ghana and Africa.
RESEARCH PROGRAMME AND OUTPUT
ISSER continued with a number of projects that had been on-going from the
previous academic year and attracted quite a few more. The main institutional
research projects at ISSER in 2004/05 were as follows:
(1) African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM)
ISSER was requested by the Governing Council of the African Peer Review
Mechanism APRM-Ghana to undertake studies into Ghana's socio-economic
development. This was with a view to establishing Ghana's performance in this
area in the light of national goals and aspirations. The outcome of the exercise
was required to be empirically verifiable by an international team using acceptable
methodoiogies.
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ISSER carried out the task which involved field surveys of 20 districts in all 10
regions of Ghana and several focus group discussions throughout Ghana.
Prof. Ernest Aryeetey, Dr. Peter Quartey, Dr. Isaac Osei-Akoto and Dr Ellen Bortei-
Doku Aryeetey have been the senior researchers involved in carrying out the
assignment. All PRAs took part in the field investigations.
(2) Gender, Livelihoods and Land Tenure in Ghana
The study examines the impact of the introduction of new livelihoods on production
systems, land tenure and on gender relations in Ghana. It is IDRC sponsored
project and is expected to be completed in July 2005.
The project is being co-ordinated by Dr. Dzodzi Tsikata. together with Dr. Manama
Awumbila from the Department of Geography and Resource Development. The
first part of the field work has been completed.
(3) Migration, Globalisation and Poverty
The project is a multidimensional study into various characteristics of recent
migratory trends following globalisation. ISSER is carrying out the project in
partnership with the Development Research Centre at the University of Sussex.
The entire programme has nine (9) different components and ISSER researchers
are working on four (4) of them, namely:
(a) Migration of children from north to south
(b) Emigration of skilled personnel
(c) Forced migration - Liberian refugees
(d) Horticultural Industry and Social Protection - Pineapple sector.
Prof. John K. Anarfi is the Principal Researcher for this project.
(4) Strategies and Analysis for Growth and Access (SAGA) Project
This is a multi-dimensional research programme funded by USAID through
Cornell University. The four main research themes covered under this
collaboration have been
Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches to Poverty Assessment;
Poverty Dynamics in Ghana
Land Tenure Reforms
Decentralization and Poverty
Activities under this collaboration have been t.l}e completion of 12 commissioned
papers under the theme "Understanding Poverty in Ghana" These are to be
published by ISSER soon. One other acti\ity has been the development of a research
project on land tenure described below.
The SAGA programme is coordinated by Prof. Ernest Aryeetey.
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(5) Land Tenure and Policy Reform Project
This is a three-year programme of mUlti-disciplinary research into Ghana's land
tenure and administration systems. The purpose of the research is to provide
greater clarity and fill gaps in our knowledge about the nature and problems of
land tenure and administration in Ghana. This research is timed to produce
resources for deliberations about the directions, processes, components and likely
impacts of reforms under the Land Administration Project (LAP). Also, it will
contribute to discussions about the place of land tenure in poverty reduction
through the GPRS.
The project is sponsored by USAID and is managed by Professor Ernest Aryeetey,
Dr. Dzodzi Tsikata and Dr. George Botchie. The project also involves researchers
from many departments at the University of Ghana.
(6) Do Migrant Remittances Minimise the Impact of Macro Volatility?
This study looks at how households respond to various shocks at the macro level.
It employs an econometric approach on household survey data in Ghana.
The study is sponsored by the Global Development Network and the Principal
Researcher is Dr. Peter Quartey.
(7) Integrating Knowledge from Computational Modelling With Multi-
Stakeholder Governance: Towards More Secure Livelihoods through Improved
Tools for Integrated River Basin Management
The objective of the project is to research into the use of integrated simulation
models as decision-support tools in multi-stakeholder negotiation processes at
the sub-basin level. The project sites are the Volta-Basin (Ghana) and the 'virtual'
Andes basin (Melado basin, Chile). The project will focus on (1) the analysis and
strengthening of multi-stakeholder governance structures in the two project sites
(Sub-Basin Management Board in Ghana, Water User Associations in Chile), (2)
the identification of problems, policy options to address the problems, and criteria
for evaluation of policy options by stakeholders, (3) the extension of.simulation
models to incorporate the impact of climate change on land and water use decisions
of risk-averse producers, (4) the evaluation of alternative policy options, as
identified by stakeholders, (5) the development of deciSIOn-support tools that
present and visualize the outputs of the simulation models in a form that is
useful to stakeholders and (6) the actual use of the decision-support tools in
negotiation and planning processes in the multi-stakeholder governance
structures.
Collaborating Institutions are:
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), U.S.A (Lead)
Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Germany
Water Research Institute (WRl), CSIR, Ghana
Universidad de Talca, Chile
Institute of Rural Development (IRE), University of Giittingen, Germany
Center for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle (UFZ) Germany
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The project is coordinated at ISSER by Dr. Feli.'!: Asante.
(8) Empowering Farming Communities in Northern Ghaaa with
Strategic Innovations and Productive Resources in Dryland Farming.
The project seeks to encourage the efficient capture and use of rainfall in non-
irrigated farming in order to manage agricultural drought \\ithin the Volta basins
of Northern Ghana. This will enable the attainment of household food security
and sustainable income \"hile conserving and regenerating the natural resource
base by empowering rural farming communities to exploit the productive potential
of the rainfed drylands in Northern Ghana. Specific objectives of the project are:
(I)Increased fann level yields of staple crops (sorghum, .millet, cowpea and cassaval
in the minfed, small-scale farming systems in Northern Ghana while maintaining
or improving upon the fertility of the farmlands and (2) Enhanced opportunities
for women in rural communities to engage in off-farm income generation during
the dry season.
Collaborating Institutions:
Savanna Agricultural Research Institute, CSIR, Ghana (Leadl
Water Research Institute (WRI), CSIR, Ghana.
International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, India
International Water Management Institute, Ghana Office, Accra.
The Project Coordinator is Dr. Felix Asante
(91 ACBF Grant for Country-Level Knowledge Network
The grant for the network has been signed. Eight subject matter specialists and
a web-master have been appointed.
(101 DFID Project on Renewable Resource llaDagement in Ghaaa
Compelling e\idence indicates that natural resources in Ghana are exploited in
an unsustainable manner, reducing current output from these sectors and
jeopardising future growth and human development potential. The study will
prm.ide an Economic Assessment to support the Government of Ghana and
development partners in making informed choices in the development of policies
based upon rational exploitation of renewable natural resources with the aim of
delivering long term growth that is both sustainable and poverty reducing.
The project is being undertaken in partnership with the World Bank and DOD ..
There '>''as a one-day workshop on 16th December 2004 at the Noguchi Memorial
Institute for Medical Research and a second workshop on 24th Febrwuy 2005 at
the M-Plaza Hotel.
(Ill Energy Resource Centre.
Tne project is an initiative from the University of Houston for a Centre where
information on energy could be obtained. There is an AdviSory Board chaired by
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Mr. Kwame Pianim and a Steering Committee chaired by Prof. Ernest Aryeetey.
Currently, the Centre is working on the National Gas Pipeline Project. The first
phase of the project has ended and the report was presented at a workshop at M-
Plaza on 13th July 2005. The project has entered the second phase. The Co-
ordinator is Dr. Felix Asante. Mr. Ezekiel Clottey, a Principal Research Assistant
on the Project was nominated by the Centre to attend a training course i'n Houston,
USA for 2 weeks.
(12) QUAL QUANT
"Qualitative and Quantitative Poverty Appraisal: The State of Play and
some Questions"
Over the past decade and a half, there has been increasing use of qualitative
methods in poverty appraisaL However, with the growing prominence of qualitative
techniques, questions have inevitably arisen about their relationship to
quantitative techniques primarily based on national representative household
sample surveys, The often invoked complementarities between the two approaches
have not managed to overcome or hide the tensions between them. The focus of
the project is to assess the relationship between the two approaches and to try to
answer some of the nagging questions,
The principal researchers are Dr. Ellen Bortei-Doku Aryeetey and Ravi Kanbur
from Cornell University.
(13) New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD)
The NEPAD project on the Millennium Development Goals was built upon the
premise that Africa needs to assess with a greater degree of certainty and urgency,
the human, financial and technological resources required for a decis~ve reversal
of present negative development trends. Africa's leadership needs to define how
and with what concrete financial means and planning mechanisms African
countries will need to harmonise the goals enshrined in the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs), NEPAD and the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers
(PRSPs).
The general objective of the project was to assess the current situation of
MDGs in Africa in cooperation with the NEPAD Secretariat and UNDP. It was
coordinated by Prof. Ernest Aryeetey,
(14) FAHOPHS Project
"Addressing the health of children in urban poor areas through improved home-
based care, personal hygiene and environmental sanitation and health-care
services"
Through exploratory and pilot studies in three sub-Saharan African countries,
the project's main objective is to examine the effectiveness of measures geared
towards improving the health of under-five children in poor urban areas, Using a
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consistent and complementary system of home-based care, improved personal
hygiene and environmental sanitation and strengthened health selVice delivery
- the "three pillar approach", the project would want to replicate what has already
been done successfully in Nairobi, Kenya.
A workshop was held on 19th January 2005 for stakeholders at the Noguchi
Memorial Institute for Medical Research. Fieldwork for the exploratory study
was completed in four localities in Accra in May 2005. The Co-ordinator is
Prof. J.K. Anarfi.
(15) PRIPODE
"International Programme for Research on the Interactions between
Population, Development and the Environment."
The Research is designed to test the hypothesis that health levels in urban places
are importantly influenced by the local neighbourhood environment including
the nature of the natural environment, the social environment and, the location
of a neighbourhood within the broader urban environment. This is also tied to
the kind of institutional arrangements that regulate resources allocation from
the centre to the local level. Nima-Mamobiin the Accra Metropolitan Area has
been selected for this study.
The lead Institution is ISSER, with researchers from other Departments and
Schools of the University of Ghana (Currently from the Department of Geography
only), working with health officials from Accra Metropolitan Assembly.
The project is being undertaken in collaboration with colleagues from San Diego
State University for the satellite interpretation and with HalVard School of Public
Health for the Epidemiology and Demography aspects. The project is being
coordinated by Prof. J. K. Anarfi
(16) "Global Change and Water Availability in the Volta Basin" IGLOWA-
Volta) - Water and Livelihood
GLOWA-Volta is funded by the Gennan Federal Ministry for Education and Research
(BMF) and administered by a project director at the U~iversity of Bonn. The project
is being undertaken in collaboration with the Centre for Development Research
(ZEF), an international and interdisciplinary research institute of University of
Bonn.
The aim of the project is to analyse the causalities and feedbacks 'between the
following:
(a,) Household access to and demand for water of different quality
(h) Intra-household water use behaviour
Ic) Risk of adverse health impacts and
(d) Household livelihoods
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The Co-ordinators of the project are Dr. Felix Asante and Dr. Isaac Osei-Akoto.
OTHER ISSER PROJECTS
(1) Ghana Human Development Report 2003 (HDR 2003)
ISSER produces in collaboration with UNDP the national Human Development
Report. The latest report is under the theme "Coping with HIV / AIDS in Ghana"
The comprehensive document looks at changes in human development in Ghana
over the last two years and focuses on human development opportunities for people
living with HIV / AIDS. The report is ready and will be launched very soon.
The project is funded by the UNDP/UNFPA. It is co-ordinated by Dr. Ellen Bortei-
Doku Aryeetey.
(2) The State of the Ghanaian Economy Report (SGER) 2004
SGER 2004 has almost been completed and will be launched in August 2005. In
this latest edition, the "optional" chapter is on the topic "How secure is the Social
Security System in Ghana." It was written by Dr. Robert Osei of the Ghana Institute
of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA).
This year's report benefited from sponsorship by the World Bank Country Office.
The preparation was coordinated by Prof. Ernest Aryeetey.
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS
Shared Growth in Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa is the only continent where, on current projections, the
Millennium Development Goals are almost certain not to be met. What is to be
done? It is clear that to advance the discussion further we have to get beyond the
simple "growth versus distribution" dichotomy. Without growth, there is no
prospect of the goals being met. But even with growth many of the goals will not
be met, given the current levels of inequality. What is needed is shared growth.
Shared growth is important not only because for a given rate of growth more
sharing leads to more poverty reduction but also because, given Africa's current
inequalities, ethnic divisions, geographic-climatic disadvantages, and the
epidemic of HIV / AIDS, there might be no growth at all without shared growth.
But the question of how to achieve shared growth in Africa is still open. What
policy and interventions mix has the best prospect of delivering shared growth?
How does this mix differ from country to country? What is the balance between
macroeconomic policies and policies for micro-sectoral transformation in
agriculture, education, health and in gender relations? What kinds of institutional
transformation in areas, ranging from propert~· rights to improving the public
sector, are going to be necessary? What is the role of local level, community
based organisations and initiatives? At the same time, what is the role of the
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global system of trade and finance? These are among the questions in need of
answers.
To address these and related questions, ISSER, in collaboration with Cornell
University, the Africa Region of the World Bank, DFID and USAID held a major
international conference at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel on July 21"22,2005.
The conference organisers were Prof. Ernest Aryeetey, Ravi Kanbur (Cornell
University) and John Page (The World Bank). Over 200 participated in the
conference and 47 papers were presented.
Prior to this conference, an international workshop on "The Migration of the
Highly Skilled," was held at ISSER on 4-5 July 2005. The workshop was part of the
on-going project under the Migration DRC and drew participants from other partner
countries induding Albania, Bangladesh, Britain and Egypt.
PUBLICATIONS
Individual pUblications are as follows:
Ernest Aryeetey
Edited Volumes
Aryeetey E. and R. Kanbur led) 2004, Macroeceonornic Stability, Growth and
Poverty Reduction In Ghana, Woeli Publishing Services, Accra
Book Chapters
Aryeetey, E. 2004. "A Development-Focused Allocation of the Special Drawing
Rights", in New Sources of Development Finance, edited by A.B. Atkinson, UNU-
WIDER Studies in Development Economics, Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Aryeetey, E. 2004 "The Institutional and Policy Framework for Regulation
and Competition in Ghana" in Leading Issues in Competition, Regulation and
Development edited by Paul Cook, Colin Kirkpatrick, Martin Minogue and
David Parker, Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, Cheltenham
ISSER Technical Publications
Aryeetey E. and L. Senbet 2004. Essential Financial Market Reforms in Africa,
Technical Publication No. 63, ISSER, Legon
Conference Papers
Aryeetey, E., "An Analysis of the Experiences of Financial and Monetary
Cooperation in Africa.· Paper presented at the United Nations Meeting on
Regional Financial Arrangements, New York, July 1-1 -15, 2004
Aryeetey, E., "Finance for Development in Africa: Paper presented to the
UNCTAD TDB on Economic Development in Africa, Geneva, October 11,2004.
Aryeetey, E. and A.A. Ahene, "Changing Regulatory Environment for Small-
Medium Size Enterprises and their Performance in Ghana", Paper Presented
at the Annual Conference of the Centre on Regulatlon and Competition,
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University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town.
John K. Anarfi
Journal Articles
"HIV prevalence and risk factors in women in Accra, Ghana: Results from
the Women's Health Study of Accra". In Press, AJTMH [With Duda, R.B and
others]
"Prevalence of Obesity in an Urban West African Population: Results of the
Women's Health Study of Accra" Submitted to TMHI. [With Duda, R.B. and
others]
"Epidemiology of cervical cancer and dysphasia in a cross-section of women
in Accra, Ghana". Revision Submitted, AJTMH [With Chen, G.L. and others]
"Prevalence of Hypertension in Women Residing in Accra, Ghana: Report of
the Women's Health Study of Accra". Submitted, Hypertension. [With Duda,
R.B. and others]
Conference/Seminar Papers
From Conflict to Conflict: Migration, Population Displacement and Refugee
flow: Whither Africa? Paper presented at the "Human Movement and
Immigration (MHI) World Congress, Barcelona, 2-5, September, 2004.
Migration, Return and Impact in Ghana: A comparative study of skilled and
unskilled transnational migrants. Paper presented at an International
Conference on Migration and Development in Ghana, September 2004, La
Palm Royal Beach Hotel, Accra. [With S. O. Kwankye and C. Ahiadeke]
Women's Migration, Livelihoods and HIV / AIDS in West Africa. Paper
presented at a Roundtable on Women Migrants and HIV / AIDS in the World:
An Anthropological Approach, Organised by UNESCO on 20th November 2004,
Paris, France.
Reversing the Spread of HIV / AIDS: What Role Migration? Paper presented
at tl:1e Expert Group Meeting on Migration and the Millennium Development
Goals, 11-12 May 2005, Marrakech, Morocco.
The Costs and Benefits of Children's Independent Migration from Northern
to Southern Ghana. Paper presented at an International Conference on
Children and Youth in Emerging and Transforming Societies, University of
Oslo, Norway, June 29-July 3, 2005. [With S. O. Kwankye]
Health Workers and Intention to Migrate from Ghana. Paper presented at
an International Workshop on Migration of the Highly Skilled, 4-5 July, ISSER,
Ghana.
Clement Ahiadeke
Ahiadeke, C. and Gurak D.T. 2004. Gender differences in health care
utilisation in Ghana and Nigeria: are they selectively biased towards the
sexes? Population and Development Program Discussion Paper Series
#2004.2 Cornell University, 134 Warren Hall Ithaca, New York, 2004.
Ahiadeke, C. and Schwaga, S. 2004. Survey design effects and the
implications for studying the effectiveness of health care utilisation for child
survival: applications to demographic and health survey (DHS) from Ghana
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and Nigeria. Presented at the Population Association of American (PAA)
Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, USA April I - 3, 2004. .
A. Wayo Seini
Journal Articles.
Seini, A.W. 2004. "Efficiency of Agricultural Commodity Systems under Policy
Reforms In Ghana", Quartedy Journal of Intcrnational Agriculture. Vol. 43
(2004), No.2. Frankfurt M.
Book Chapter
Seini, A.W. 2005 . "Smallholders and Structural Adjustment in Ghana,"
Djurfellt, G., H. Holmen, M. Jirstrom and R. Larson: The African Food Crisis:
Lessons from the Asian Grun Revolution. CABI Publishing, Cambridge
MA02139 and Wallingford Oxon oxl0 8DE UK 2005. (With V.K. Nyanteng).
Technical Publication
Seini, A.W. 2004. Environmental Services Provided by Selected Farming
Systems in Ghana. Technical Publications No. 65, Institute of Statistical,
Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana, Legon . 2004.
(With George Botchie and Lawrence Damnyang) .
Ellen Bortei-Doku Aryeetey
Conference/ Seminar Papers
Bortei-Doku Aryeetey, Ellen, February 2005. Leveraging the Potential of Social
Mobilisation for Development through Public Policy, Paper Presen ted at:
ISSER/ Merchant Bank Development Seminar Series, 3rd February 2005. British
Council Hall, Accra.
Dzodzi Tsikata
Tsikata D. 2004. The Volta River Project and Tongu Ewe Migrant
Communities along the Volta Lake: A Case of Development's Unintended
Consequences? Research Review, Vol. 20. No.2. 2004.
Tsikata D. 2004 Economic Liberalisation, the Informalisation of Work and
Urban Women's Livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa since the 1990s.
Background Paper for UNRISD Report on Gender Equa lity: Striving for Justice
in an Unequal World (UNRISD Website).
Main contributor to the State of Ghana's Population Report 2003: Population,
Poverty and Development, "Chapter 8: Population, Poverty and Gender,"
UNFPA/ Government of Ghana (2004).
Conference/ Workshop/Seminar Papers
Tsikata D. 2005 Affirmative Ac t ion , Public Policy and the Pace of
Development in Ghana, ISSER-Merchant Bank Lecture Series, 2005 .
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Anthony Tsekpo
Book Chapters
"Why the Limited Impact of Social Sector Spending on Poverty Reduction in
Ghana" in E. Aryeetey and R Kanbur Macroeconomic Stability, Growth and
Poverty Reduction in Ghana, Proceedings of a Workshop organized by ISSER,
CEPA in Collaboration with MacArthur Foundation and Cornell University,
USA. 2004.
Workshops and Conferences
"Developing a Labour Market Information System for Ghana", Presented at
the Ministry of Manpower Development and Employment sponsored Ghana
Presidential Employment Summit Third Consulti'tive Workshop, Erata
Hotel, East Legon, Accra. 28-29 July 2004
"Employment: the Missing Link in Ghana's Macroeconomic Framework,"
presented to the G-RAPfRAO Convention May 13, 2005, Regency Hotel, Accra
Quality of Work, Incomes and Poverty Reduction, presented at ILOjMMYEj
GEAj GTUC Workshop on Productivity and Incomes for Growth Wealth
Creation and Poverty Reduction, 23-25 May, 2005, Greenland Hotel, Swedru.
Felix Asante
Journal Articles
Asante, F.A., Asenso-Okyere, K., d'Almeida, S., Mwabu, G. and Okorosobo, T.
Economic Burden of Malaria in the African Region: Evidence from Ghana.
Communicable Disease Bulletin for the African Region, Vol. 2, No.4.
December 2004.
Peter Quartey
Do Migrant Remittances Minimise the Impact of Macro-volatility on the Poor
in Ghana? A report prepared for the Global Development Network, March
2005.
The Impact of Migrant Remittances on Household Welfare in Ghana. AERC
Research Paper (Final Report), 2005. Paper presellted at a bi-annual workshop
at the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) in Nairobi. Kenya,
May 28th - June 2nd 2005.
Innovative Ways of Making Aid Effective in Ghana: Tied Aid versus Direct
Budgetary Support, World Institute of Development Economic Research
(WIDER) Research Paper 2005/l0 Helsinki, Finland (also reprinted in Journal
of International Development, forthcoming in 2006).
Low Savings in Ghana: Does Policy Matter? A paper presented at the ISSER
Conference on 'Ghana at the Half-Century', July, (Under Review for
publication in edited volume), 2004.
Financial Sector Development, Savings Mobilisation and Poverty Reduction
in Ghana WIDER Research Paper (Forthcoming 2005). Paper presented at a
Workshop on 'Fina."·lcial Sector Development for Growth and Poverty' at the
World Institute for Development Economic Research (WIDER) in Finland.
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Kojo Appiah-Kubi
Journal Articles
Appiah-Kubi , Kojo (2004) "Access and utilisation of safe motherhood services of
expecting mothers in Ghana." Policy & Politics Vol. 32 No.3: 385--406 .
Appiah-Kubi, Kojo (2005) "Property Tax as a Source of Local Government Revenue
in Ghana: A Research Note" Legon Journal of Sociology, (forthcoming).
Other Publications
Appiah-Kubi, Kojo (2005) AnalysIS Of Costs and Investment Plan for Scalmg-Up
Interventions in Health, Water and Sanitation, report prepared for World Health
Organisation (Ghana) in June 2005.
Appiah-Kubi , Kojo (2003) Ghana Macroec.orwmics and Health: Report for Scaling-
Up Health Investments for Better Health, Economic Growth and Accelerated Poverty
Reduction, report prepared for World Health Organisation (Ghana), in July
2005.
Appiah-Kubi, Kojo, Abena D. Oduro and Bernardin Senadza (2004)
Understanding Poverty in Ghana: Risk and Vulnerab"lty. Paper presented at
the International Conference on Ghana at the Half Century in Accra at ,,1-
Plaza Hotel, on 18 -20 July 2004.
Appiah-Kubi, Kojo (2004) "The Industrial Sector," in The State of the Ghanaian
Economy in 2003, Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research,
University of Ghana, Legon .
ISSER Seminars
ISSER's in-house weekly seminars gathered momentum in the year under
reference with the PRAs and M.Phil candidates of the Institute fully participating
in it . The following were the seminars which were given in the 2004/2005
academic year:
DATE TOPIC PRESENTER
12.10.2004 Multi-Dimensional Poverty Analysis in Ghal'1a Dr. Appiah-Kubi
19.10.2004 The Social and Legal Context of Commercial Prof. J.K. Anarfi
Sex Work In Ghana
26.10.2004 Understanding Child Sex Work in Accra Prof. J .K. Anarfi
& Ms. R. Ribeiro
02.11.2004 Child Poverty in Ghana Dr. Osei Akoto
09.11 .2004 Use of Preventive Screening for Cervical Dr. Gertrude Owusu
Cancer among Low-income Patients in a
Safety-net Healthca re Network
16.11.2004 Pro-Poor Growth In Ghana Prof. Ernest Aryeetey
23.11.2004 Migrant Remittances and Poverty in Ghana Dr. Peter Quartey
30.11.2004 Quality of Employment: Evidence from
G.L.S.S.4 Dr. Ar.thony Tsekpo
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07.12.2004 Effect of Privatisation on Firm Performance Ms. Edna Kwaml
14.12.2004 The Effect of Export Earnings Instability Ms. Patricia Aidam
22.02.2005 Poverty and Vulnerability profile of the Ga Mr. Dominic Demeder
District The Effects of the Housing M.Phil candidate
Environment on the Health Status of the Mr. E. Abeka Anyang,
Urban Poor in the Accra Metropolitan Area M.Phil cand-idate
01.03.2005 Decentralisation and Efficiency in Public Ms. Muniratu Issifu,
Service Delivery M.Phil candidate
08.03.2002 Critical Assessment of Prenatal Care Prof. Clement Ahiadeke
Utilisation as a Component of Maternal and
Child Survival in Ghana
15.03.2005 Women's Migration of Livelihoods and HlV / AIDS Prof. John K. Anarfi
22.03.2005 Economic Modelling of the Effects of Agriculture Mr. Fred Dzanku
and Logging on Deforestation in Ghana, 1960-2002.
29.03.2005 Self-Help Approach to Rural Housing in Ghana Mr. ,John Agyei
19.04.2005 The Effect of Privatisation on Firm Performance Mrs. Edna Kwami
03.05.2005 Impact Assessment of African Woman Food Ms. Vera Amedopu
Farmer Initiative of the Hunger Project Ghana
10.05.2005 Access and Utilisation of Safe-Motherhood Dr. Kojo Appiah-Kubi
Services 111 Ghana
17.05.2005 Effects of Income Tax Reforms on Output Mr. Donatus Ayitey
24.05.2005 Land Tenure and Women's Livelihoods Dr. Dzodzi Tsikata
31.05.2005 Impact of Rich Countries Policies on Poverty Dr. Peter Quartey
in Ghana
07.06.2005 Policy Transfer: Analysis of Ghana's MTEF Mr. Attuquaye Clottey
14.06.2005 Non-Farm Activities and Household Poverty Ms. Evelyn Kwakye
in Ghana
21.06.2005 Child Poverty in Ghana Dr. Isaac Osei-Akoto
28.06.2005 The Effect of Export Earnmg In"tabilIty on Ms. Patricia Aidam
Capital Formation
TRAINING PROGRAMMES
M.A/M.PhiI Development Studies
Twenty (20) students were admitted to the MA. Development Studies programme
in the 2004/2005 academic year but one pul!ed out for health reasons. The
remaining 19 are about to graduate.
Three (3) students from the 2003/2004 M.A. Development Studies programme
proceeded to the M.Phil programme. They al\ did seminar presentations on their
theses in the course of the year and are expected to graduate in the 2005/2006
academic year.
Long Vacation Course in Statistics - 2004
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The Long Vacation Course in Statistics started on 2nd June, 2005 and ended on
3rd August, 2004. In all 235 students were admitted to the programme. The
distribution of students was as follows:
Certificate I 68 students
Certificate II 61 students
Diploma I 52 students
Diploma II 54 students
Short Courses
Plans were laid out to offer the usual four courses for policy makers, development
analysts, programme implementers, consultants, researchers, District Assemblies
and students in the academic year but one of them, Project Planning and Appraisal,
could not come on due to low patronage. The remaining courses were run from
6th June 2005 - 6th August, 2005. In all, 89 participants were admitted for the
courses. The three courses that were offered were:
Research Methodology and Report Writing
Data Management and Analysis
Project Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation
STAFFING AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT
For the 2004/2005 academic year, Prof. Ernest Aryeetey remained the Director
of ISSER with Prof. John K. Anarfi as Deputy Director. Prof. A. Wayo Seini was
elected to Parliament as the MP for Tamale Central and therefore took a leave of
absence. Dr George Owusu and Dr. Gertrude Owusu joined ISSER in July and
August 2005 as Research Fellows.
The Institute's staff development programme through the use of Principal
Research Assistants (PRAs) continued in the year under reference with positive
developments. Three of the PRAs gained admission into Ph.D programmes abroad.
Ms. Ama Asantewah Ahene will receive financial support from the Institute under
the G-RAP programme. The two others, Ms. Evelyn Kwakye and Mr Donatus Ayitey,
have received fellowship offers to undertake their programmes in the USA and
Holland respectively. Two new PRAs, Ms. Irene Ampaabeng and Mr. Abraham Ibn
Zackaria were recruited in the course of the year to replace those who left the
previous year. Three new PRAs have been appointed to replace those who will
leave for further studies in the coming year. ISSER plans to find 2-4 Ph.D places
for PRAs in each year as part of the staff development effort.
There was one promotion at ISSER in the academic year. Prof. N. N. N. Nsowah-
Nuamah was promoted Full Professor.
The staffing situation at ISSER in the 2004/2005 academic year was as follows:
Professor 1
Associate Professor 3
Senior Research Fellow 2
Research Fellow 6
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Assistant Registrar
Chief Research Assistant
Principal Research Assistant 12
Other Senior Staff 9
Junior Staff 9
ISSER ADVOCACY WORK AND EXTERNAL COLLABORATIONS
ISSER embarked on its advocacy p~ogramme with renewed zt'al and vigour through
extensive publications, media programmes, semin3.rs, workshops, symposia and
conferences, The aim has been to get closer to society with research results and
expertise. This effort has been enhanced by a healthy collaboration between ISSER
and the Merchant Bank Ghana Ltd,
ISSER arid Merchant Bank Ghana Ltd have had over six years of extremely useful
collaboration, which until this academic year, had been focllsed on the organization
of the annual "ISSER-Merchant Bank Economic Lectures", These lectures have
attracted very capable and highly respected speakers. For each lecture, the two
institutions agree on an appropriate relevant theme and a speaker. While
Merchant Bank has provided the funding, ISSER has had the responsibility of
developing the terms of reference for the speaker, organizing the lecture and
ensuring its publication. There have been seven excellent lectures and
publications since the collaboration began,
The two parties have always ensured that the principle of encouraging intellectual
freedom is upheld in these lectures, This year every effort was made to ensure
that the theme chosen was relevant to the search Ghana's rapid deveJopment as
has been the case with previous lectures, This year's lecture was under the
theme "Monetary Policy Setting in Ghana: Issues and Prospects." It was delivered
by Dr. Paul Acquah, Governor of the Bank of Ghana.
Last year, the two institutions agreed to expand the focus of the collaboration
even further. For the first time, ISS.ER assembled a panel of economists to discuss
the year's budget soon after it was p!'esented to Parliament. This new feature of
the collaboration was repeated this year. The collaboration was taken yet a step
further with the institution of a new weekly seminar series organised in Accra
and dubbed the ISSER-Merchant Bank Development Seminar Series on the theme
"The Role of the State, Public Policy and National Development", In all 17 lectures
were given over a 4-month period (From January 24 to May 27, 2005), The topics
and names of the presenters are shown below:
Name of Speaker Topics Date
1, Professor Ernest Aryeetey The Role of the State and Public January
Policy for Rapid and Sustainable 24,2005
Socio-Economic Development
2. Dr. Ellen Bortei-Doku Aryeetey Public Policy Analysis for Local Level February 3,
Development: An Assessment of 2005
Capacities
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3. Dr. Sam Mensah Privatising Public Assets: Public February 10,
Policy to Assure Efficiency and Equity 2005
4. Dr. Emmanuel Akwetey Trends in Social Policy and the Equity February 17,
Principle 2005
5. Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia Public Policy and Enhanced February 24,
Performance of Financial Markets 2005
6. Mr. Stephen Adu Public PolIcy, Regulation and March 3,
Consumer Interest 2005
7. Dr. Grace Bediako Effective Data Acqelsitien and March 17,
Management for Public Policy Making 2005
8. Dr. J.L.S. Abbey Using Public Policy to Influence the March 24,
Growth of the Private Sector: 2005
What Scope?
9. Professor E. Nii Ashie Kotey Public Policy, Regulation and the March 31,
Exploitation of Natural Resc urces 2005
10. Mrs Ama Gaisie International Standards and Codes, April 7, 2005
Good Governance and Pu blic Policy
11. Professor Chris Gordon Public Policy and the Protection of April 14,
the Environrnen t 2005
12. Professor Joseph Ayee Public Policy, Decentralization and April 21,
the Development Process 2005
13. Professor Takyiwaa Manuh Negotiating 'Public Interest' and April 28,
'Private Interest' in Policy Analysis 2005
14. Prof. Clement Ahiadeke Should the State be Interested in MayS, 2005
Family Size?
15. Dr. Dzodzi Tsikata Affirmative Action and the Pace of May 12,
Development 2005
16. Professor Kofi Nti Shaping Public-Private Partnerships \1ay 20,
for Socie-Economic Development 2005
17. Mrs Eudora Koranteng Public Policy and the Regulation of May 27,
the Capital Market 2005
LEGON CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAl:, AFFAIRS
BACKGROUND
The establishment of the Centre in 1988 by the Council of the University of'
Ghana at the request of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was considered as a matter
of strategic national importance. Its mission is to meet the nation's needs for
well-trained diplomats, researchers and professional personnel in International
Affairs, International law and International Economics.
OVERVIEW
LECIA is an academic unit v,;thin the Faculty of Social Studies of the University
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of Ghana. The Centre runs a twelve (12) month M.A. (International Affairs)
programme. Since the 2003/2004 Academic year, the Centre has been admitting
students to its MPhil Programme based on performance in the written
examinations of the M.A.
ACTIVITIES
The period under review was a particularly busy one for the Centre. This has
been due mainly to the concurrent running of the M.A. programme at the Centre
and at the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College, the Peace-building
and Good Governance for African Civilian Personnel Training Project; Special
Training for staff of the Research Department of the Mini5try of Foreign Affairs;
two and a half day Residential Workshop on Techlliques of Negotiations for
Diplomats; Programme with FES for Parliamentary Select Committee on Foreign
Affairs; ECOWAS Trade Negotiations Workshop for Anglophone West African
Countries and a Programme with UNDESA on Conflict.
COURSES OFFERED
The Centre offers the following courses for the M.A and M.Phil.
Core Courses
INTA 601 International Relations
INTA 641 International law
INTA 661 International Economics Relations
Elective Courses
INTA 652 International Trade and Development
INTA 692 Public Administration
INTA 682 Science and Technology in the Modern World
INTA 618 Ghanaian Foreign Policy
INTA 646 UN Law
INTA 624 Africa In World Politics
Required Courses
INTA 670 Language Proficiency
INTA 610 Research Methodology
Diplomatic Practice
Computer Training
Elective Courses
INTA 656 International Finance and Developing Countries
INTA 622 Issues in Ghanaian Foreign Policy
INTA 694 Issues in Public Administration
INTA 602 Regionalism and Integration
INTA 606 International Conflicts and Conflict Resolution
INTA 686 International Humanitarian law
INTA 642 Law of Diplomacy and International Instimtions
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M.Phil. Level:
INTA 610 Advanced Research Methodology
INTA 614 Public Policy Analysis
INTA 604 International Relations Theory
STUDENT NUMBERS
LECIA admitted 34 students for the 2004/2005 academic year including 3 Foreign
Students; 24 students were admitted at the GAFCSC for the M.A.; 3 students
were admitted to the M.Phil programme; and 12 students from the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs Research Department were also trained. The 2005/2006 academic
year has 35 students admitted to the M.A. Programme.
STAFFING POSITION
The breakdown of staff at post is:
1 Director .
1 Associate Professor
3 Research Fellows
3 Junior Research Fellows
1 Assistant Registrar
1 Diplomat-in-Residence
5 Senior Staff
5 Junior Staff
RESEARCH/ PROJECTS
Dr. B.Y.D Gebe, Research on "Africa·s post-Cold Wdr Security Architecture", at
the African Centre for Strategic Studies (ACSS) of the National Defense University
(NDU), Washington, D.C, USA, 1st June-30th November, 2003 as Fulbright Scholar.
Bluwey, G.K.
"Internal Security dynamics and Reform of the Ministry of Defence".
Review of the basic book, "Understanding International Relations".
"The UN and the Security scene in Sub-Sahara Africa"
ON-GOING RESEARCH
Gebe B. Y. D.
"The African Peer Review Mechanism: Towards Responsible Political
Leadership and Good Governance in Africa: Issues and Hurdles."
"Building a post-Cold War Security Architecture for Africa: An Institutional
Approach."
"United States-Africa Collaboration on Counter-Terrorism: A Necessity?"
"United States Foreign Policy and Conflict Management in Africa: From ACRI
to ACOTA."
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PUBLICATIONS
Bluwey G. K.
Revised and re-issued two eXisting books. namely
Understanding International Relations, 2002.
Political Science: An Introduction, 2002.
Antwi-Danso, V.
'The Cold War International System in Retrospect. (Publisher - Legan Journal
for International Affairs - (LEJIA), LECIA, Vol. 2, December 2004) .
Gebe B. Y. D.
"Building Africa's Security Architecture for the Twenty-First Century: Old
Realities , New Challenges and Opportunities." (Publisher Friederich Ebert
Foundation, Forthcoming) .
ECOWAS Security Protocols and Conniet Management in West Africa.
(Publisher - Legan Journal for International Affairs - (LEJIA) , LECIA, Vol. 1,
December 2004.)
The United States, International Relations and World Leadership in the
Twenty-First Century. (Publisher .- Legan Journal for International Affairs
(LEJIA) , LECIA, Vol. 2, May 2005.)
Attuquayefio P.
Zimbabwe's Environmental Dilemma : Balancing Resource Inequities.
(Publisher - Legan Journal for International Affairs - ,LEJIA) , LECIA , Vol. 2,
May 2005.,
SEMINARS
These seminars are part of the teaching programme of the Centre. Participation
is compulsory for all LECIA and GAFSCSC students. They are open to members of
the University generally and Staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The seminars
are held for 10 weeks in each Semester. The seminars for the Academic year
were as follows:
1st Semester of 2004/2005 Seminars
Mrs . Mary Chinery-Hesse, Deputy Chairman of the National Planning
Commission: Global Security: Tht: issues.
Mr. R.D. Asante, Technical Advisor , West Africa Monetary Institute : The West
Africa Monetary Integration: The challenges.
Audrey Gadzekpo, School of Communication Studies: :Jender and Domestic
violence : The issues.
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Major General N. Coleman, Commandant of Ghana Armed Forces Command and
Staff College: The African Union and the African Intervention Force: The
Challenges.
Mr. J. K. Mensah, Chief Director of the Research Department, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs: Managing National Security within a CoC!stitutional environment: The
Issues and Challenges.
Prof. Rodney Lokaj, University of Rome, La Sapienza: The contribution of Poetry
of Patriarch.
Mr. Christopher Landberg, The U.S. Foreign Officer: The U.S. Millennium
Challenge Account for Africa.
Mr. Patrick Twumasi, Former Dean of Social Studies, University of Ghana, Legon:
The Politics of the Great Lakes Region: The Case of Zimbabwe.
Dr. Kwesi Aning, of African Security, Dialogue and Research, Accra, and Mr.
Leopold Kohou, Defence Attache of the Cote d' Ivoire Embassy, Accra: The Cote d'
Ivoire Crisis: Is there a way forward?
2nd Semester of 2004/2005 Seminars
Prof. Takyiwaa Manuh, Director, Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana,
Legon: The Phenomenon of International Migration: The challenges for the Third
World.
Dr. Cyril Daddier: Centre for Democratic Development, Accra: Briefing on the
Afro barometer project, a comparative study of public attitude surveys on
Democracy, Market Reforms and Civil Society in 18 African Countries.
H.E. J.V. Gbeho: Former Member of Parliament, Anlo Constituency, Volta Region:
The Quest for Free and Fair Elections in the April 2005 Presidential and.
Parliamentary Elections in Togo: The Challenges. .
Prof. Larry Diamond, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution Stanford, California USA:
Perspectives on Democratic Change in Africa and US Foreign Policy.
Hon. Monie Captan: Former Liberian Foreign Minister: The Challenges Facing
Liberia in the Impending October 2005 Presidential and Legislative Elections:
The Way Forward.
H.E. Zhana Keyuan: Ambassador of the Peoples Republic of China: China's
Management of Globalisation and its World View of Africa.
Mrs. Aggre,' Orleans: Former Ambassador to EthIOpia and Switzerland: Diplomatic
Negotiations: Practical Lessons and Experiences.
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CONFERENCES ATTENDED
Antwi-Danso, V_
February: 2004, Dakar, Senegal, Institute for International Development.
Workshop on Integration in Africa. Paper Presented:' "The challenge of
Integration in West Africa".
July 2-10, 2004: Abuja, Nigeria. ECOWAS Secretariat: African Capacity
Building Workshop Paper Presented: "Integration in Africa- Prospects and
Challenges"
Gebe, B.Y.D
Paper Presented: "Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism: The International
Dimension," at the Internal Crisis Management Workshop at the Ghana
Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Teshie, 12 May - 3 June 2005.
Paper Presented: "Global Terrorism and Its Impact on Parliamentary
Business," at the Commonwealth Sergeant - at - Arms Conference for the
African Region, Parliament of Ghana, Accra, 3-5 August 2005.
JOURNAL
The Centre launched ajournal - the Legon Journal Of International Affair's - (LEJIA),
which provides a platform for scholarly discussion of international relations issues.
BENEFACTIONS
Books were donated from the Japan Foundation to the Centre In March
2005.
Prof. Gyimah Buadi, of the Centre for Democratic Development also donated a
book to the Centre in June 2005.
SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION STUDIES
OVERVIEW
The School offered two graduate degree programmes. It also mounted a seven-
module training programme for beginning broadcasters.
COURSES OFFERED
First Semester
Core Courses
COMS 601 Communication Theory and Models
COMS 603 Mass Media, Culture and Society
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COMS 605 Research Methods
COMS 607 Print Journalism
COMS 609 Broadcast Journalism
COMS 611 Public Relations
COMS 613 Advertising
COMS 620 Seminar
Electives
COMS 615 Graphics of Communication
COMS 617 International Communication
COMS 621 Communication and Public Opinion
COMS 619 Communication History
COMS 623 Telecommunications
Second Semester
Core Course
COMS 602 Development Communication
COMS 604 Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis
Professi"onal Specialisation- 2 out of
Advanced Print Journalism
Advanced Broadcast Journalism
Advanced Public Relations
Advanced Advertising
Media Ethics and Law
Electives
COMS 616 Statistics in Communication Research
COMS 618 Media Management
COMS 622 New Information and Communicatiol! Technologies
COMS 624 Indigenous Communication Systems
COMS 626 Political Economy of Communication
COMS 628 Gender and Communication
STUDENT NUMBERS
M.A 20
MPhil 3
STAFFING POSITION
2 Associate Professors
2 Senior Lecturers
2 Lecturers
* 1 Fulbright Scholar
** 1 Visiting Scholar
3 Part-Time Lecturers
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Mrs. Margaret Amoakohene returned from her two-year sabbatical leave to
commence teaching in the 2004-2005 academic year.
'Ms. Adrea Wenzel, WBEZ Chicago Public Radio
** Dr. Kwamena Kwansah-Aidoo, Monash University, Melhourne, Australia
RESEARCH/PROJECTS
Research by individual academic staff was as follows:
Ansu-Kyeremeh K.
(August 2005) Opinion Survey of the Odododiodio Bye-Election, August, 2005
(WITH DR. ABEEKU ESSUMAN-cTOHNSON).
Gadzekpo A.
Editor, GJA Manual on Economic and Business Reporting. Sponsored by
USAID.
Consultant, "Progress in Pro-Poor Environmental Outcomes: Learning
Lessons Through an Independent Review of Stakeholder Perceptions of the
Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers: Ghana Country Review. Commissioned
By DfID-U.K. July to October 2004.
Team member, Abuse of Incumbency Project undertaken by COD-Ghana,
2004/2005.
Tietaah G.
Public Service Broadcasting in West Africa; presented at meeting for an
Audit of African Public Broadcasting; organised By the Freedom of Expression
Institute (FXI) , Johannesburg
Coordinator, State of Media in West Africa; published by Media Foundation
for West Africa
(MFWA) as Media Alert West Africa
Freedom of Expression in West Africa; Published by MFWA and IFEX
Managing Editor, Zongo-Giwa; the Magazine of the MFWA
PUBLICATIONS
Publication of the Media Monitor magazine on behalf of the National Media
Commission continued.
Individual academic staff publications included:
Ansu-Kyeremeh K.
Books
Ansu-Kyeremeh, K. (Ed.) (2005) Indigenous Communication in Africa: Concept,
Application and Prospects. Accra: Ghana Universities Press IISBN: 9964-3-
0306-8J.
Chapters in Books
Ansu-Kyeremeh, K. (2005) "Digitised Storytelling." In K. Ansu-Kycremeh (ed.)
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Indigenous Communication in Africa: Concept and Practice. Accra: Ghana
Universities Press, pp. 249-261.
Ansu-Kyeremeh, K. (2004) "Globalization and Broadcasting the Ghanaian
National Day" In Linda K. Fuller (ed.) National Days/National Ways:Historical,
Political and Religious Celebrations Around the War/d. Westport, CT.: Praeger
Publishers (ISBN 02759727041. Pp. 101-116.
Refereed Journal Article
Ansu-Kyeremeh, K. (2004) Editorial: Development Communication Forever?
Africa Media Review, Vol. 12, No.2, pp. v-vii.
Gadzekpo A.
(Forthcoming) "Media Role ·in Good Governance." In Understanding Good
Governance in Ghana. UNDP Sponsored Book Project.
(Forthcoming) "Public but Private: a Transformational Reading of the Memoir
and Newspaper Writings of Mercy Ffoulkes-Crabbe. In Barber, k. (ed.) Africa's
Hidden Histories: Person, Text and the Colonial State. Indiana University
Press.
(Forthcoming) "The Hidden History of Women in Ghanaian Print Culture,"
In Oyewumi, Oyeronke (ed.) African Gender Studies Reader. Palgrave
Macmillan.
"Addressing the Past: Media Complicity in Human Rights Violations in
Ghana." Equid Novi, Spring, 2005
(2004) "Domination or Self-Marginalization? Entering the Dialogue on Africa's
Lack of Presence in Global Media. SYN OG SEGN, 3-2004.
(2004) Selected Writings of a Pioneer West African Feminist: Mabel Dove.
(with Stephanie Newell) (eds.). Trent Editions.
Bonnah Koomson A.
Publications (Articles)
"Ethical Expectations and Elections 2004: A Non-optional War for. Journalists,
in Media Monitor: No 8, April-June 2004, pp.lO-ll.
Bonnah Koomson. "Coverage of Past General Elections in Ghana: Matters
Arising: in Media Monitor: No 9, July- September, 2004, pp.4-6; 11.
CONFERENCES/SEMINARS
Ansu-Kyeremeh K.
(Thursday, July 29, 2005) "The Role of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
(GBC) as Public Service Broadcaster in Forging National Unity and Cohesion."
Public Lecture II to Commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the Ghana
Broadcasting Corporation, International Conference Cl!ntre, Accra, Thursday,
July 29, 2005.
(Wednesday, July 28, 2005) "Media Pluralism and Public Service Broadcasting:
the Ghanaian Experience with the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC)."
Public Lecture I to Commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the Ghana
Broadcasting Corporation, International Conference Centre, Accra, Thursday,
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July 28, 2005.
(February 17-25, 2005) World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) Tunisia
Phase PrepCom 2, Geneva, Switzerland.
Gadzekpo A.
"Journalism in Africa: Freedom of Information and Promotion of the Ethics
and Professionalism." Paper delivered at UCAP Refresher Programme/UCIP
General Assembly June 19-26, 2005, GlMPA.
"Coverage of the Education Sector by the Media in Ghana." Paper delivered
at COMED National Media Workshop for Ghanaian Journalists, Labadi Beach
Hotel, Accra, Ghana, May 27-28, 2005.
"Why Mama Don't Text: The Generational Gap in Telecom Advertising." Paper
presented at Ghana Telecom/Technology Assessment Project Seminar on
Mobile Telephony, June 23, Kofi Annan Centre for ICT, Accra.
"Executing the Good Governance Agenda: Observation,; on the Media." Paper
presented at Conference on "Aid, Governance, and Development in Africa,"
May 12-14, Program of African Studies, Northwestern University, Evanston.
"The Media and Political Corruption." Paper presented at Ghana Integrity
Initiative Symposium on Political Corruption, April 27, 2004.
"So this is free speech? Media and the challenge of democracy in Ghana".
Paper delivered at IAWCR 2004 Biennial Conference in Porto Alegre, Brazil
July 25-30.
"The Media and Development In Ghana." Sam Arthur Memorial Lectures,
Ghana Institute of Journaiism. March 31, 2004.
"She Made me Do It! Discursive Frames and Representational Practices on
Domestic Violence in the Ghanaian Press." Interfaculty Lecture, Uhiversity
of Ghana, March 4, 2004.
Bonnah Koomson A.
"Modern Political State of Ghana," a paper presenred to visiting US Teachers
and Professors," Osu, Accra, July 19, 2004
"Media Representation of Refugees and IDPS in West Africa - A. Case Study
of Ghana," a paper presented at an International Workshop on Information
and Communication Rights of Refugees and Internationally Displaced
Persons, Abokobi Presbysterian Women Centre, Accra, January 20-24, 2004.
"The Formation of the Future Priest in the Art of Public Speaking and in the
Use of Modern Means of Communication for Effective Evangelization,"
Theology Week, St. Peter's Major Seminary," Pedu, Cape Coast, May 19, 2005
(in preparation), 2004.
The African Journalist and the Promotion of Economic Growth and Political
Stability on the Continent,"a paper presented at UCIP Pan- African Refresher
Programme, GIMPA, Accra, Ghana, June 19-26, 2005.
BENEFACTIONS
A number of teaching and production equipment totaling some USDIOO, 000 was
donated to the School by OSIWA. They include a five-station audio/video editing
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suite, 10 PCs, and audio/video recording equipment. Also included was a set of
broadcasting equipment for reviving rural broadcasting and newspaper project
which the School.ran at Agona Swedru in the 1980s.
REGIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION STUDIES
OVERVIEW
RIPS, as a Regional Institute for Population Studies was established in February
1972 jointly by the United Nations and the Government of Ghana as a demographic
training and rcsearch institution to train middle-level manpower from EngJish-
speaking countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
Although the Institute offers training mainly to students from English-speaking
African countries at the M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. levels, a few other students
from countries such as Egypt, Mozambique, West Germany and Papua New Guinea
have been trained at the Institute. The Institute therefore makes significant
contributions to the enhancement and development of the human resource base
in the area of Population Studies in Africa.
The Institute is currently going through financiOal straits following the UNFPA's
withdrawal of funding to the Institute and non-functioning of the Institute's
Governing Council since 2000. It is, however, to be noted that RIPS is the only
tertiary institution in the country which provides post-graduate training leading
to the award of M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D., degrees in Population Studies.
ADMISSIONS
Thirty-five students made of thIrty-four Ghanaians twenty-six males and eight
females; and one female foreign student (from Swanziland) were admitted for the
M.A. programme during the \·ear.
STUDENT RESEARCH AND FIELD WORK
The Institute could not conduct its annual field demographic surveys and research
findings/ documentation, which significantly influences national population
policies due to lack of funds. Fieldwork provide students opportunities to test
their knowledge and skills acquired in the classroom, help them to identify
themselves with the profession and gain mastery on the processes of working
with people as individuals, groups and remote communities.
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STAFF POSITION
Academic Staff - One Lecturer (Dr. S.N.A. Codjoe) was appointed in November
2004, increasing the number of staff at post to Five (5); two (2) of whom are on
post-retirement contract. The staff currently at post excludes·Dr.(Mrs.) Philomena
Nyarko, a lecturer who is on an extended 2-year Leave of Absence without pay,
with effect from 1/3/2004 until 28/2/2006. A substantive Director has also been
appointed for two years. The appointment however takes effect from 1st January
2006.
Senior Administrative Staff 2
Senior Staff 6
Junior Staff 11
RESEARCH/PROJECTS
All faculty members continued to teach, and participated in various Conferences,
researches and extra-curricula activities including the under-listed.
CONFERENCES /WORKSHOPS / SEMIN ARS
Kwankye S. O.
International Conference on Migration and Development in Ghana. Organized
by the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana in collaboration with
The Royal Netherlands Emba5sy in Ghana at the La Palm Beach Hotel, La,
Accra, 14th-16th September 2004. Paper presented jointly with Anarfi, J.K.
and Ahiadeke, C.: "Migration, Return and Impact in Ghana: A Comparative
Study of Skilled and Unskilled Trans-National Migrants".
Five-day Resource Mobilization Workshop for Implementing Partners of the
African Youth Alliance (AYA) organized by the Populatiun Impact Project with
funding from AYA on 19th-24th September 2004 at Erata Hotel, Okponglo,
Accra (Key Facilitator).
Three-day Resource Mobilization Workshop for National level media
practitioners (MCAN) organized by the Population Impact Project with funding
from the African Youth Alliance (AYA) on 20th-22nd October 2004 at Erata
Hotel, Okponglo, East Legon, Accra. (Key Facilitator).
Five-day Resource Mobilization Workshop for the National Youth Council
(NYC) District Officers organized by the Population Impact Project with funding
from AY A on 25th-29th October 2004 at Erata Hotel, Okponglo, East Legon,
Accra (Key Facilitator).
Childhoods Conference held at the University of Oslo, Norway, 29th June-
3rd July 2005. Paper presented: "The Costs and Benefits of Children's
Independent Migration from Northern to Southern Ghana"
Conference on "The Migration of the Highly Skilled" organized by ISSER and
RIPS in conjunction with the Development Research Centre on Migration,
Globalization .and Poverty at the University of Sussex, UK, held at ISSER
from 4th to 5th July, 2005.
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Mba C.
Participated in the WHO Workshop on Developing Integrated Health Care
Systems Response to Rapid Population Ageing in Developing Countries
(INTRA-III) Methodology Protocol held in Geneva (18-20 April 2005).
Participated in the Oxford Institute of Ageing Conference on Research on
Ageing, Health and Poverty in Africa: Forging Directions for the Future held
at S1. Anne's College, University of Oxford (11-13 April 2005).
Facilitator in a Five-day Workshop on Data Management/Analysis for 25
Staff
Participated in the UNFPA Partners Preparatory Workshop on Fifth Country
Programme Development Process held at Volta Hotel Akosombo, Eastern
Region (18-20 October 2004).
Participated in the Research Methodology Workshop on Design and Analysis
of Qualitative and Quantitative Studies held in Nairobi, Kenya (19-31 July
2004), jointly organized by Union for African Population Studies, African
Population and Health Research Centre, and Opportunities and Choices
Programme of the University of Southampton.
Participated in the United Nations Workshop on Improving Statistics on
Fertility, Mortality and Disability in Africa, held at GIMPA Legon, 14-18 June
2004.
Codjoe S. N. A.
Resource Mobilization workshop for Implementing Partners of the African
Youth Alliance (AYA) Programme. Organized by Population Impact Project
(PIP) with funding from AY A at Erata Hotel, Okponglo, Accra from 19th to
24th September, 2004.
Resource Mobilization workshop for District Officers of the National Youth
Council (NYC). Organized by Population Impact Project (PIP) with funding
from AYA at Erata Hotel, Okponglo, Accra from 25th to 29th October, 2004.
Resource Mobilization workshop for the Media and Communication Advocacy
Network (MCAN). Organized by Population Impact Project (PIP) with funding
from AYA at Erata Hotel, Okponglo, Accra from 20th to 22nd October, 2004.
Sensitization Seminar on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Rights.
Organized by FIDA-Ghana and AY A at the Ghana Law School on 11th April,
2005.
Conference on "The Migration of the Highly Skilled" organized by ISSER and
RIPS in conjunction with the Development Research Centre on Migration,
Globalization and Poverty at the University of Sus:o;ex, UK, held at ISSER
from 4th to 5th July, 2005.
Tawiah E. O.
United National Workshop on Improving Statistics on Fertility, Mortality and
Disability in Africa, Accra, 14-18 June 2004.
Symposium on Reproductive Change in Ghana: Recent Patterns, Future
Prospects. Universit,· of Ghana, Legon, 23-24 June 2004.
Seminar for Media Practitioners on ASRH Advocacy, Accra, 11 August 2004.
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Conference on Migration and Development in Ghana, Accra, 14-16
September 2004.
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Kwankye S.O.
Principal Investigator: "AYA Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
(ASRH) Policy and Advocacy Baseline Study" A Study by RIPS for UNFPAj
AYA. April 2005 .
Principal Investigator: "AYA Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
(ASRH) Policy and Advocacy Mid-Term Stud\·r A Study by RIPS for UNFPAj
AYA, Ghana. April 2005.
The Costs and Benefits of Children's Independent Migration from Northern
to Southern Ghana.
Migration of Skilled Health Professionals In Ghana.
Publications
Kwankye, S. O. Female Adolescents and Reproductive Change in Ghana:
Evidence from An Adolescent Survey of Two Communities. Submitted to The
Joumal of African PopUlation Studies, for publication.
Kwankye, S . O. Adolescent Sexuality and Reproductive Health in Ghana:
Some Results from a Survey' of Cape Coast and Mankrong. Submitted to
African Joumal of Reproductive Health for publication.
Kwankye, S. O. "Migra;:ion, Return and Impact in Ghana: A Comparative
Study of Skilled and Unskilled Trans-National Migrants" (Forthcoming).
Mba C.
One of the Investigators of the African Youth Alliance (AYA) Policy and
Advocacy Study on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in 20 selected
districts in 5 regions of Ghana.
The Subcontractor and Study Coordin :ltor for Basic Support for
Institutionalizing Child Survival (BASICS II) Endline Survey in 4 districts in
4 regions of Ghana.
Consultant to the Population and Development Service of the FAa (SDWP)
on rural population ageing and its implications for ugricu!tural production
and food security.
Consultant to the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) to write three chapters
for the SOClo-Demographic Trends Analysis of Census Data.
Publications
Chuks J. Mba, "Racial Differences in Marital Status and Living Arrangements
of Older Persons in South Africa" in Generations Review (Journal of British
Society of Gerontology), Vol. 15, No.2 , 2005, pp . 23-31.
Chuks J. Mba, "The Impact of External Causes on South Africa's Expectation
of Life" in Population and Health Issues in Africa, African Population Studies
Supplement B to Vo. 19,2005. pp.165-177.
Chuks J. Mba, "Population Ageing and Survival Challenges in .Rural Ghana"
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in Journal of Social Development in Africa, Vol. 19, No.2, 2004, pp. 90-112.
Chuks J. Mba, "Older Persons of Ghana", in Bold Quarterly Journal of the
International Institute on Ageing, vol. 15, No.1, 2004, pp. 14-18.
Chuks J. Mba, "Challenges of population Census Enumeration in Africa:
An Illustration with the Age-Sex Data of The Gambia", in Research Review,
Vol. 20, No.1, 2004, pp.9-19.
Codjoe S. N. A.
Impact of Structural Adjustment on Land use in West Africa,
Supply and utilization of food crops in Ghana, 1960-2010,
Fertility determinants amongst migrant and indigenous females, and
Factors influencing agricultural land use among migrant and indigenous
farmers
Publications
Codjoe, SNA. 2004. Population and Land use/covel' dynamics in the Volta
River Basin of Ghana, 1960-2010. Ecology and Development Series, No.15,
Cuvillier Verlag, Gottingen.
Codjoe, SNA. 2004. Cohort analysis of fertility change among females in
two agro-ecological zones of Ghana. Research Review (New Series), VoI.20(2): 11-
21.
Codjoe, SNA, Ehlers, E & Vlek, PLG. 2005. Effects of change in population,
household conditions and farming practices on agricultural land use in the
Volta River Basin of Ghana. Erdkunde, Vol. 59(2): 126-135.
Codjoe, SNA (Forthcoming). Impact of Population growth on agricultural Land
use in the Volta River Basin of Ghana. Ghana Geographical Bulletin.
Tawiah E. O.
Infant and Child Health: Evidence from Four Sub-Saharan African countries.
Infant and Child Health: Evidence from 2003 Ghana Demographic and Health
Survey.
EXTENSION WORK
Kwankye S. O.
Associate Project Director, Population Impact Project, University of Ghana,
Legon.
Vice Chairman, Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) , Ghana Info Database
of the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS).
Teaching Introduction to Demography I and II, Certificate in Statistics course
mounted by ISSER.
Mba C. J.
Representative of the Regional Institute for Population Studies on the
Academic Board of the University of Ghana, Legon.
Representative of the Regional Institute for Population Studies on the Faculty
Board of ~ocial Studies, University of Ghana, Legan.
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Coordinator of Academic Programmes and Assistant to the Acting Director,
Regional Institute for Population Studies, University of Ghana, Legon.
Member of the Population and Social Sciences Library (PSSL) Committee,
University of Ghana, Legon.
Reviewer, African Population Studies journal.
Deputy General Secretary, Population Association of Ghana, (PAG).
Consultant to the Ghana Office of the Pathfinder International in the area
of Capacity Building.
Codjoe S. N. A.
Consultant Evaluation of the outreach component of the Youth Friendly
Services of the African Youth Alliance Programme for Pathfinder
InternationaL
Tawiah E. O.
Associate Project Director, Population Impact Project, Legon.
Technical Advisory Committee Member, National Population Council, Accra.
Member of technical team for the Mid-term Review of Government of Ghana/
UNFPA 4th Country Programme, Accra.
LIBRARY SERVICES
Arrangements are currently being made in collaboration with ISSER to expand
the structural capacity of the Institute's library facilities/ services for its fast
expanding readership. Plans are also underway to have the library linked to the
Balme Library electronically for computerized cataloguing purposes.
STRATEGIC REVIEW
The Government of Ghana is invited to take appropriate actions to take over and
make RIPS a National Institute to pave way for its sustainability. Meanwhile,
RIPS is operating as an Institute within the Faculty of Social Studies at the
University of Ghana and currently the only Institute in Ghana with the capacity
to continue to train and award degrees to graduates in Population Studies.
CENTRE FOR SOCIAL POLICY STUDIES
OVERVIEW
The Centre for Social Policy Studies (CSPS) was established in 1996 with a core
grant form UNICEF Ghana. It is located within the Faculty of Social Studies at the
University of Ghana. Right from the onset, the Centre demonstrated considerable
interest in advocac) in support of vulnerable and excluded groups and mobilization
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of civil society organizations to address the same issues"
A new head was appointed to the Center for social Policy Studies (CSPS) in February
2005 after the former director retired in 2003.
Research and Advocacy
The Centre is gradually being revitalized to resume active research and advocacy
in the area of social development. Its governance structures are also being
restructured to reflect structures with the wider University. CSPS already has a
functioning advisory boar. In addition, its Management and Finance committees
are to be restructured.
Conferences, Workshops and Seminars
Since its establishment, CSPS has focused on about nine policy areas in social
welfare studies to guide its research and advocacy work. For the next five years,
it is proposed that these be consolidated ihto four broad thematic areas, to improve
the allocation of human and material "resources at the Centre, and to sharpen
the focus of work at the Centre. The matrix below describes the new focus at the
Centre.
CURRENT RESEARCH AREAS ADOPTED BY CSPS, 2005-2010
Research Areas Remarks
• Life-Cycle and well being studies There are number of crosscutting issues
• Social Security studies that need to be taken into account within
• Human Capital studies each of the proposed research themes.
• Institutional Framework for They include for example:
Social development studies PolK\" reforms·
• Sustainable Livelihoods studies • St~ategies for d,·velopment intervention
• Environmental issues
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Population and Development issues
In September 2005, the Centre re-started its monthly seminar series under the
theme: Affirmative Action in Social Policy in Ghana. The Centre is also
participating in the Economy of Ghana Network based at ISSER by hosting the
Social Development Forum. To mark its tenth anniversary in 2006, CSPS is
planning to host an Africa Regional Conference on Social Protection. This is
currently under preparation
COURSE
In the 2005/2006 academic year, CSPS hopes to complete a proposal for an MA
in Human Development.
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STAFFING POSITIONS
Ag. Head Dr. Ellen Bortei-Doku Aryeetev
Assistant Librarian - Ms. Elizabeth Abena Prempeh (~n study leave)
Prin. Research Asst. - Mrs. Mercy Ackumey (just been appointed Asst.
Lecturer at the School of Public Health)
Prin. Res. Asst. - Ms. Elaine Tweneboah (on study leave)
Senior Admin Asst. - Mr. Joseph Addai
Senior Clerk - Mrs. Dora Owusu
Clerk Grade II - Ms. Grace Acquah-Johnson
Messenger / Cleaner - Mr. Jeffrey Sena Gadzekpo
General Comments
With the appointment of a new Head, CSPS has been given a fresh mandate to
promote social policy research at the University of Ghana. A lot of work remains
to be done to further this course. Sourcing for research grants is paramount, but
in addition, the Centre needs to recruit a core of young social scientists to support
its various initiatives, as weI! as one or two mid-career social scientist to lead its
programmes. Proposals are being prepared towards these objectives. We expect
that they will come to fruition in the 2006/2007 academic year.
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COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENSES
UNIVERSITY OF GHANA DENTAL SCHOOL
DEPARTMEN'r OF BIOMAT'ERIALS SCIENCE
OVERVIEW
The Department continues to offer teaching to students offering dentistry at the
University of Ghana Dental School.
COURSES
Dental Material Science
Oral Biology
Oral Radiology I
STUDENT NUMBERS
Level Number
BDS Final Part I 13
BDS Final Part II 16
Total 29
STAFF POSITION
1 Senior Lecturer
1 Lecturer
2 Part-Time Lecturers
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY & PREVENTIVE DENT!STRY
OVERVIEW
The Department offers the following courses to Clinical Year Oental Students.
1. Community Dentistry
2. Periodontology
3. Biostatistics
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Courses (1) above involves outreach programmes where students screen school
children at selected communities within the Accra Metropolis. Final Year Dental
Students visit two (2) polyclinics (Usher and Kaneshie) \,·here they provide dental
treatment under the supervision of the Resident Dental Surgeons.
STUDENT NUMBERS
Level Number
8DS Final Part I 13
8DS Final Part II 16
8DS Final Part III 14
Total 43
STAFFING POSITION
1 lecturer
3 Part-Time Lecturers
1 Senior Staff
Postgraduate(s)
1 Resident
RESEARCH PROJECT
The Head of Department was part of the team which carried our Oral !-Iealth
Survey in 10 selected communities in Ghana
PUBLICATIONS (TO BE SUBMITTED)
Dental Manpower in Ghana: CRITICAL ISSUES
Prevalence of Caries & Periodontal Disease in 10 selected Districts in Ghana.
CONFERENCES
February 5th - 12th 2005 - 45th Annual Scientific Conference of the West
African College of Surgeons held in Cotonou, Benin Republic.
Dr. Adu-Ababio presented a paper on "Specialist Training in Dental Surgery
in the West African Sub-region Deficiencies, Strength & Weakness"
Ghana Dental Association attended Conference held in Accra, ~lllne 2005
BENEFACTORS/DONATION
A well equipped MOBILE DENTAL VAN was donated to the Dental School by
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the ROTARY CLUB OF NEWBURY PARK, California, USA. The Van is used
by the department in its community service/outreach programmes.
The Department received an amount of three million cedis (¢3,OOO,OOO.OO)
from the pupils of ALPHA BETA PRIMARY I JSS, DANSOMAN, ACCRA to sup-
port outreach programmes for school children.
Schools Outreach Programme
Majosda School Ltd. Accra
Starward School, Accra
DEPARTMNET OF ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY
OVERVIEW
The Dental and Maxillofacial Department located at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hos-
pital is committed to providing excellent care for patients irrespective of age, sex,
colour or race. In addition, the Department provides training for Dental and
Medical Students as well as offering post-graduate residency t!"aining programme
in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery.
COURSES OFFERED
The department offered course at the BDS Final Parts I, II, III levels in such
areas as Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Radiology, Local Anaesthesia and
Exodontia.
STUDENTS NUMBERS
Level Numbers
BDS Final Part I 13
BDS Final Part II 16
BDS Final Part III 14
Total 43
Senior Resident 1
Residents 3
Total 4
STAFF POSITION
2 Senior Lecturers
1 Teaching Assistant
1 Junior Staff
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Other Staff (Ministry of Health)
1 Principal Nursing Officer
5 Dental Surgery Assistants
2 Laboratory Technicians
PAPER SUBMITTED
Grace Parkins
Necrotizing cervical fasiitis of Odontogenic Origin - report of two cases. Sub-
mitted to Ghana Medical Journal.
RESEARCH/PROJECTS
Abdulai A. E.
The use of Local Anaesthesia in the Management of Fractures of the Facial
Skeleton ..
Reconstruction of the Orbital Floor with Temporalis Muscle Flap following
Hemi-Maxillofacial Surgery.
Parkins G.
In collaboration with Dr. George Armah (NMIMR), Prof. Mingle (Department
of Microbiology - UGMS) and Dr. Yao Tettey (Department of Pathology - UGMS).
Continuing woth "Oral tumours - Light and Electron Microscopy Studies".
In collaboration with Dr. kwesi Addo (NMIMR), Dr. T. Adiku (Department of
Microbiology): "Maxillofacial Infections"
CONFERENCE/SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS
1st - 3rd December 2004. 1st Annual Scientific Conference, Ghana College
of Physicians and Surgeons.
5th - 12th February 2005, Cotonou, Republic of Benin - 45th Annual Scientific
conference, West African College of Surgeons.
12th May 2005, Accra. Facilitator, workshop on Housemanship Training.
Presentation: 'Housemanship in Dentistry'.
13th May 2005, Accra. Ghana Medical AssociatIOn Symposium and Lectures
on 'Pain Management'. Presentation: 'Pain Management in Dentistry"
28th - 29th May, 2005, Nairobi, Kenya. Summit of African Association of
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Association inaugurated, voted as treasurer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ORAL PATHOLOGY/ORAL MEDICINE
OVERVIEW
The Department ran the same three (3) year clinical programme but the 1st year
clinical year changed to a full year of Medicine/ Surgery Rotation, leading to the
BDS Final Parts I.
BDS Final Part II
Introduction to Clinical Investigations, Oral Biology, Oral Pathology.
Review of Basic Immunology
Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office
Codinated Course in Oral Diagnosis - inclu s i,·e of Oral Pathology , Oral
Medicine and Oral Radiology.
Clinicals with Supervision
BDS Final Part III
Continuation - Oral Diagnosis and Clinical Scenarios.
Clinicals continued - Oral Pathology/Oral Medicine.
STUDENTS NUMBERS
Level Number
BDS Final Part I 13
BDS Final Part II 16
BDS Final Part III J.t
TOTAL 43
STAFFING POSITION
Associate Professor
Lecturer
Introduction
Weekly Department seminars for both residents and students. Encountered clini-
cal cases are presented or journals received.
1st clinical year students have changed to a full one-year of medicine/surgery
fonnat .
Completion of a fully functioning Oral-Pathology Laboratory anticipc:tea.
Two Dental Officers have been selected to start the GPCS - programme in Oral
Medicine.
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ON-GOING RESEARCH
Assessing the sensitivities of selected dental systems as early markers of
retroviral infection.
Comparative analysis of the efficiency of Microrazole VRs Nystain in the
management of oral anti-fungal infection in HIV-patients.
CONFERENCES/SEMINARS ATTENDED BY STAFF
2nd 1st Annual Scientific Conference - UGMS on Research a.'ld Medical
Practice.
Present paper on - Low Grade to High Lymphoma. The Molecular Lerion.
2005.
Annual Dental Congress: - Held in Kumasi, 2005.
DEPARTMENT OF ORTHODONTICS AND PAEDODONTICS
OVERVIEW
Staffing has been quite inadequate for the past two years because the two regis-
trars had to leave for postgraduate training. One of them returned a few months
ago and has taken up the position as a lecturer in the department.
The facilities are just about adequate for the clinical students that we have now.
The new Dental School Building howeve~;s expected to be completed and equipped
by the end of this year. There are therefore plans to convert some of the old
clinics to a day case area so that students may be exposed to Dental procedures
performed under general anesthesia.
COURSES OFFERED
Ortho/Pedo I - Introduction to Orthodontics and Paedodontics
Ortho/Pedo II - Laboratory Techniques
Ortho/Pedo III - Clinical Experience
STUDENTS NUMBERS
Level Number
BDS Final Part I 13
BDS Final Part II - 16
BDS Final Part 11 - 14
Total - 43
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STAFF POSITION
Senior Lecturer
Lecturer
One of the Department's Resident who \\'ill complete his postgraduate programme
soon, is expected to take up faculty position to improve o~ the staffing position.
RESEARCH/PROJECT
The incidence of the maxillary midline diastema and its management
The pattern of impacted teeth in Ghanaian Orthodontic Patients
The Korle Bu Retractor
A Cephalometric analysis of the Ghana Face.
PUBLICATIONS
Nartey N. 0., Newman M. A., Nyako E. A., Bruce L: The Pattern of Impacted
Teeth in Orthodontic Patients. Ghana Dental Journal 2003;2: 14-18.
Newman M.A., Nartey N. 0,: Prevalence ofM alocclusion and Occlusal Anomalies
in Ghanaian Orthodontic Patients. Ghana Dental Journal 2004; 4:9-12.
Newman M. A., Nartey N.O, Nyako E. A. Van Der Wounde's Syndrome: Reports
of a Case. Ghana Medical Journal (Submitted).
NewmanM. A, Nartey N. 0.,: Surgical and Orthodontics Management ofi mpacted
teeth associated with Odontoma. J. Clin Pediatr Dent (Sl1.bmitted).
CONFERENCES
12th Annual Congress of the Ghana Dental Association, 2003, Kumasi.
Ghana.
104th Annual conference of the American Association of Orthodontists
Orlando, May 1-5, 2004, USA.
13th Annual congress of the Ghana Dental Association, 2004 Accra, Ghana.
BENEFACTIONS
Rotary Club International - Mobile Dental Clinic
Dr. Zenaida Co fie - Dental Disposables and Brackets
Dr. Norvishie Arkutu - Radiographic Film and Books
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DEPARTMENT OF RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY
OVERVIEW
The Restorative Dentistry Department of the University of Ghana Dental School
comprises of sub-specialty areas;
Conservative Dentistry
Endodontics
Prosthetic Dentistry - Removable Prosthodontics
- Fixed Prosthodontics
It is therefore, the largest component of the clinical programme of the Dental
School and is supported by the Denta l Laboratory section if' the teaching of Dental
Students in Prosthetic Techniques and Fabrication of Dental Appliances and
Prostheses .
The Department is involved in the teaching of undergraduates in the 8DS de-
gree programme and also in the Clinical Rotation Training Programmes of the
Postgraduates Residents of the West African Postgraduate Medical College, and
also the online (Mclin Dent degree) candidates of the Kings College/Guys Hosp/
London.
Summary of Student Numbers
Level Number
8DS Final Part I 13
8DS Final Part II 16
8DS Final Part III 14
TOTAL 43
Postgraduate (MCline Dent) 3
Summary of Staffing Position
Senior Lecturer I
Lecturers : (Full-Time) - 1
Lecturers : (part-Time) - 3
Teaching Assistants 2
Senior Staff 2
Junior Staff 3
Publications
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Title of Authors Place of Date of Journal
Publication Publication Publication
The determination of Nyako EA, Arch Oral Bioi, June 2005 Archives
the pH of perio-implant Watson CJ, 2005, June 3 of Oral
crevicular fluid in Preston AJ Biology
successful and failing
dental implant sites:
A pilot study.
Toothpastes and gels Osei F. GDJ Accepted Ghana
on the Ghanaian Sackeyfio J, June 2005 Dental
markets. Nyako EA, Journal
Adu-Ababio
The Ghanaian adult's Nyako EA, GDJ Accepted Ghana
knowledge and Nartey NO, June 2005 Dental
attitudes towards Ampofo PC Journa!
oral cancer risk
factors.
CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS
Annual Conference of the Ghana Dental Association, Miklin Hotel, Kumasi,
June 2005.
Annual Conference of the West African College of Surgeons, Conakry, Benin
Republic, January 2005.
Second Annual Scientific Conference of the University of Ghana Medical
School, La-Palm Royal Beach Hotel, 4-6 M2.Y, 2005.
BENEFACTIONS
Latter Day Saints
University of Utah, USA
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UNIVERSITY OF GHANA MEDICAL SCHOOL
DEPARTMENT OF ANAESTHESIA
OVERVIEW
The 2004/2005 Academic year was uneventful.
Staffing
The academic staff complement is six: -
1. Dr. Henry Baddoo Senior Lecturer and Head of Department
2 . Prof. Yaw Adu-Gyamfi Full Professor
3. Dr. Gladys Amponsah Senior Lecturer
4 . Dr. Frank Boni Lecturer
5. Dr. Eugenia Lamptey Lecturer
6. Dr. Ernest Aniteye Lecturer
COURSES
The Department gives 5-week courses in Anaesthesia to medical students in
their final year. The students come to the Department a group at a time. Because
of an increase in student numbers, there a~e now about 15 students in each
group. Senior members in the Department also give tutorials/lectures to doctors
undergoing postgraduate training in Anaesthesia. These are doctors preparing
towards the Diploma and Fellowship exams ofthe West African College of Surgeons
(WACS) as well as for the fellowship exam of the Ghana College of Physician.s and
Surgeons (GCPS). .
STUDENT NUMBERS
Undergraduate MB ChB Final Part II 123
Diploma (WACS)/Primary(WACS) 15
Part I (WACS) 3
Part II (WACS) 7
Part I (GCPS) 5
Clinical Workload
The average number of operations per month for each discipline for which
anaesthesia was provided by the Department was as iollows:
Obstetrics 313
Gynaecology 90
Orthopedics 135
Paediatric surgery 57
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General surgery 252
Maxillofacial surgery 6
Plastic surgery 78
Ear Nose and Throat surgery 43
Eye surgery (mainly local anaesthesia) 21
Neurosurgery 26
Cardiothoracic surgery 26
Genitourinary surgery 36
Total - 1083
PUBLICATIONS
Adu-Gyamfi Y.
E. Aniteye, D. Kotei, Y. Adu-Gyamfi, S. Obed, F. Peterson.
Acute normovolaemic haemodilution for gynaecological surgery: How feasible
is it? Ghana Medical Journal 200-+; 38(4); 127-130.
E Aniteye, H Aduful, N Adu Aryee, 0 Kotei, Y Adu-Gyamfi.
Use of Midazolam for conscious sedation in upper gastrointestinal endoscopy.
Ghana Medical Journal 2004; 38(4); 141-144.
E Aniteye, L Sereboe, 0 Kotei, K Frempong-Boateng, Y Adu-Gyamfi.
"The efficacy of preoperative erythropoietin therapy"
Aniteye E.
E Aniteye, 0 Kotei, Y Adu-Gyamfi, S Obed, F Peterson.
Acute Normovolaemic haemodilution for gynaecological surgery, How feasible
is it? Ghana Medical Jotlrnal 2004: 38(4): 127-130
E Aniteye, H Aduful, N Adu-Ar;ee, 0 Kotei, Y Adu-Gyamfi
Use ofmidazolam for conscious sedation in upper gastrointestinal endoscopy
Ghana Medical Journal 2004: 38(4): i41-144
E Aniteye, L Sereboe, 0 Kotei, K Frimpong-Boateng, Y Adu-Gyamfi. The
efficacy of pre operative erythropoietin therapy.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
AmponsahG.
Peri operative nausea and vomiting
BoniF.
Regional Anaesthesia for Caesarian sections
Reduction of maternal and neonatal deaths in Ghana
Anaesthesia manpower training and development
Lamptey E.
• HIV preventive measures in Anaesthetic Clerks.
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Aniteye E.
The preoperative haemoglobin and platelet count as predictors of blood
transfusion after open· heart surgery.
Anaesthesia for Jehovah's Witnesses
Anaesthesia for thymectomy for myastheria gravis
Hyperpyrexia after cardiopulmonary bypass surgery
BaddooH.
Lower limb regional anaesthesia
Hyperpyrexia after cardiopulmonary bypass surgery
CONFERENCES/ SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS / SYMPOSIA/ PAPERS
Adu-Gyamfi Y.
Ghana Anaesthetists Society meeting, Military Hospital , Accra. January 2005
Paper presented: Pathophysiology of pain
Resource Person for Refresher course on Principles and Practice of
Anaesthesia, held at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital , on behalf of the Faculty
of Anaesthesia, West African College of Surgeons, March 2005.
Lectures given
Fluid and electrolyte therapy
Panelist on symposium on septic shock
Conference of World Medical Association, Africa Charter. Johannesburg,
South Africa. April 2005.
2nd Annual Scientific Conference of UGMS 4th-6th May 2005
Represented Ghana at Forum on Science and Technology knowledge for
African Development, Midrand , South Africa. June 2005.
Critical Care Refresher Course . 6th 9th clune 2005, Korle Bu Teaching
Hospital
Resource Person
Lecture : Pathophysiology and Management of Pain
AmponsahG.
Ghana Anaesthetists Soc iety (GAS) meeting at 37 Military Hospital, Accra.
January 2005.
Paper read: Overview of pain management in Korle Bu Teaching Hospital.
West African College of Surgeons annual scientifiC meeting in Cotonou,
Republic of Benin, February 2005 . Was elected Chairman and Chief Examiner
of the Faculty of Anaesthesia for a 2·yeal· term.
Resource Person for Refresher Course on Principles and Practice of
Anaesthesia, held at the Ko!"le Bu Teaching Hospital, on behalf of the Faculty
of Anaesthesia, West African College of Surgeons. March 2005.
Lectures given:
Airway management including intubation
Anaesthesia for the geriatric patient
Principles of neonatal and infant anaesthesia
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Seminar organised by the University of Ghana Medical School (UGMS). March
2005. Theme: Getting your research papers published. What Editors and
Reviewers expect from the authors.
2nd Annual Scientific Conference of UGMS 4-6 May 2005. Was a member of
the organizing committee and fund raising subcommittee. Chaired one of
the interactive workshops on 'Care of the terminally ill.'
Ghana Medical Association (GMA). Continuing Medical Education (CME)
programme. 14th May 2005.
Theme: Management of Pain
Paper read: Non-Pharmacological control of pain.
All Africa Anaesthesia Congress (AAAC) Hammanet, Tunisia, 21-25 May 2005.
Represented Ghana at the General Assembly on two occasions.
Lamptey E.
Ghana Anaesthetists Society meeting, Military Hospital, Accra. January
2005.
Theme: Perioperative pain
West African College of Surgeons annual scientific meeting in Cotonou,
Republic of Benin, February 2005.
Resource Person for course on Principles and Practice of Anaesthesia, held
at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital on behalf of the Faculty of Anaesthesia, West
African College of Surgeons, March 2005.
Lectures given
Preoperative preparation of the patient
Day case anaesthesia
Anaesthesia for the morbidly obese
Principles of local anaesthetic techniques
BoniF.
Ghana Anaesthetic Society meeting, Military Hospital, Accra January 2005.
Presented: Chronic Pain syndromes and their management.
Resource Person for Refresher Course on Principle and Practice of
Anaesthesia, held at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital on behalf of the Faculty
of Anaesthesia, West African College of Surgeons. March 2005.
Lectures given:-
Anaesthesia for ENT and Eye surgery
Principles of neuroanaesthesia
Pain relief in labour
Intensive care workshop - Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons. Seminar on Endocrine disease.
Lectured on Anaesthetic considerations in Thyroid disease.
Society of Obstetric Anaesthesiologists and Perinatologists Conference, Palm
Desert, California. June 4-8 2005.
Poster Presentation. "The Anaesthetists Collaboration to reduce maternal
and.neonatal Deaths in Ghana."
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Aniteye E.
Emergency Medicine Symposium at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital by Los
Angeles County Hospital (LAC)/ University of Southern California (USC). 8-
10 September 2004.
Resource Person for workshop on advanced airway management,
intubation, difficult airway.
Gave lecture on Experience at Accident and Emergency Unit at LAC/
USC, Los Angeles.
Resource Person for Refresher Course on Principles and Practice of
Anaesthesia, held at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital on behalf of Faculty of
Anaesthesia, West African College of Surgeons. March 2005.
Lectures given :
Principles of cardiac anaesthesia
Blood gas analysis
Blood conservation methods
Intensive care workshop - Lung contusion
2nd Annual Scientific Conference of UGMS 4th-6th May 2005, Accra.
Study Tour/Training. Spanish Project for equipping the National
Cardiothoracic Centre. 30th May-5th June 2005. Madrid Spain.
Critical Care Refresher Course. 6-9th June 2005, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital
Resource Person.
Lectures given :
Oxygen production and storage
Oxygen therapy
Arterial blood gases
Workshop on Cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Lecture: Autologous blood transfusion. Myth or reality.
Seminar organised by Roche Pharmaceuticals for doctors; Takoradi/ Kumasi/
Accra 5th-7th July 2005.
BaddooH.
Ghana Anaesthetists Society meeting at Military Hospital, Accra. January
2005 ..
Paper read: Assessment of Pain
West African College of Surgeons Annual Scientific meeting in Cotonou,
Republic of Benin. February 2005.
Resource Person. Refresher course on Principles and Practice of Anaesthesia
held at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital on behalf of the Faculty of Anaesthesia,
West African College of Surgeons. March 2005.
Lectures given :
Anaesthesia in unusual environments
Thoracic Anaesthesia
Obstetric Anaesthesia
Intensive care workshop - severe burns
Seminar on Endocrine diseases organised by the Ghana College of Physicians
and Surgeons. April 2005.
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Gave lectures on Anaesthe tic Management of the diabetic foot and
Anaesthetic management of Adrenal disorders.
2nd Annual Scientific Conference of UGMS 4th--6th May 2005.
Critical care refresher course. 6th- 9th June 2005, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital.
Resource Person;
Lectures on
Respiratory failure
Sedation on the Intensive Care Unit
Extension Services
Prof Y. Adu-Gyamfi is currently the President of the Ghana Medical Association .
He is also a member of the Civil Service Council , National Population Council
and Ghana AIDS Commission. He is also a member of the Accreditation team for
Hea lth Facilities for inclusion in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).
Dr. Lamptey provided specialist outreach services to Cape Coast Regional Hospital,
Sunyani Regional Hospital and Nkwanta District Hospital.
Dr. E. Aniteye is a member of the Drugs and Therapeutics Committee of the
Kcrle Bu Teaching Hospital.
DEPARTMENT OF ANATOMY
OVERVIEW
At the beginning of the a cademic year under revie"·, the Department of Anatomy
received 152 Level 300 students for the BSc Medical Science course, the largest
number ever. The department \\·as however not daunted by this unprecedented
intake of students as our primary responsibilities of teaching, research, and
extension activities were undertaken with the usual verve. Prof. C.N.B. Tagoe,
Dean of the Medical School and a member of the department, took up three
important appointments in succession in the University within a peIjod of four
months; first a substantive appointment as Provost of the College of Health
Sciences, followed by Acting Pro-Vice-Chancellor. and then Acting Vice-Chancellor
of the University of Ghana. The department wishes him well in hi s new position.
Prof. A. L Lawson won the University of Ghana Best Lecturer Award for the Sciences
in 2004.
COURSES
The department offered courses at the following levels:
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Courses Offered Number or Students
BSc Medical Sciences (Level 300) 152
BSc Physiotherapy (Level 200) 30
BSc Radiography (Level 200) 21
BSc Medical Lab Technology (Level 200) 27
West African College of Surgeons (Primaries) 5
STAFF
Academic Staff (9)
Prof. C .N.B. Tagoe Pmfessor (Provost CHS)
Prof. A.L. Lawson Professor and Head
Rev. Prof. A.S. Ayettey Professor (Not salaried)
Dr. F .K. Addai Associa te Professor
Mrs. Esther E . Dennis Senior Lecturer
Prof. F.N.L. Engmann Assoc iate Professor (Part- time)
Kelvin Adutwum-Ofosu Lecturer
Saviour Adjenti Lecturer
John Ahenkorah Lecturer (On study Leave)
Senior Staff (4)
Mr. J.F. Bart-Plange Superintendent Technologist (Contrac t)
Mr. I.P. Odoi Superintendent Technologist (Contract)
Mr. Samuel Mensah Technologist
Mr. Achibold Dankwah-Amoah Technologist
Mr. Christopher Kusi Senior Administrative Officer
Junior Staff (3)
Mrs. Magdalene Ennin Senior Clerk (On Study Leave)
Mr. Francisco Torto Messenger / Cleaner .
Mortuarymen (9)
Mr. Stephen B. Azanduna
Mr. Jacob Otoo (On contract)
Mr . Amidu Abu
Mr. Amidu Issah
Mr. Amidu Nasare
Mr. Emmanuel Tetteh Adams
Mr. Issifu Nanchala
Mr. Edward Gbenartey
Mr . Matthew Madiyala
Janitor (I)
Mr. Edward Mensah
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RESEARCH
Comparative ultra structure of mammalian cardiac cells.
Studies on Mechanisms of early embryonic development - gastrulation and
Neurulation.
Comparative Study of the structure and function of the placenta
Differential embryotoxicily of enantiomeric
PUBLICATIONS
Chapman, S. C., A. Lawson, W.C. MacArthur, R. J. Wiese, R. H. Loechel, M.
Burgos-Trinidad, J. K. Wakefield, R. Ramabhadran, T. J. Mauch, G.C.
Schoenwolf 2005 Ubiquitous GFP transgenic chickens utilizing a lentiviral
vector. Development 132:935-940.
Anderson-Berry, A., E.A. O'Brien, S. B. Bleyl, A. Lawson, N. Gundersen, D.
Ryssman, J. Sweely, M. Dahl, C. J. Drake, G. C. Schoenwolfand K. Albertine
2005 Vasculogenesis drivt's pulmonary vascular growth in the developing
chick embryo. Development Dynamics, in press.
CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS
Second Annual Scientific Conference of the University of Ghana Medical School,
La Palm Royal Beach Hotel, Accra from 4-6th May, 2005.
This was attended by all Senior Members in the department. Prof. C. N. B. Tagoe
delivered the welcome address of the conference.
AddaiF. K.
Public Lecture:"The Healthful Benefit of Cocoa/Chocolate." British Council
Auditorium, Accra. September 19, 200-1.
Presentation to the President and Cabinet of the Republic of Ghana on:
"Golden Health from the Golden Tree." Akosombo, Volta Hotel, September
20,2004.
2nd Annual Scientific Conference of th<> UniversIty of Ghana Medical School,
La Palm Royal Beach Hotel, Accra from 4th-6th May 2005.
Podium presentation on: "What is it about Cocoa?" at the 2nd Annual
Scientific Conference of UGMS. La Palm Royal Beach Hotel.
50th Anni\'ersary Celebration of the Ghana Association of Science Teachers
(GAST), Teachers Hall, Accra 20th May, 2005.
Round Table \,1eeting on Promoting Private Sector Development: the role of
Research. M-Plaza Hotel, Accra, 6th-7th July, 2005.
EXTENSION WORK
Prof. Tagoe and Prof. Lawson acted as External Examiners in Anatomy at the
Primary Fellowship Examinations of the West African College of Surgeons in
October 2004 and April 2005.
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Prof. Lawson and Prof. Addai are Editor and Assistant Editor, respectively, for
the West African Journal ofA natomy.
AddaiF. K.
Chairman, Editorial Board. Ghana Health Digest. Publication of Health
Foundation, Ghana.
Honorary National President, Ghana Science Association.
Chairman, National Executive Committee , Ghana Science Association .
Foundation Executive Member, Canada - Ghana Science Research Council.
Visiting Assoc iate Professor of Embryology. KNUST. Kumasi. and February-
April 2005.
Lectures/Tutorials to candidates of West Africa College of Physicians &
Surgeons.
Lectures/Tutorials in Human Embryology & Histology , Coordinated Applied
Basic Sciences (CABS) course of the Ghana College of Physicians and
Surgeons.
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL PATHOLOGY
OVERVIEW
The Department of Chemical Pa thology is one of the Para-clinical departments of
the University of Ghana Medical School. The undergraduate curriculum of the
department is mainly applied biochemistry and this forms the bedrock of accurate
clinical diagnosis. The Department together with the others, thus prepare students
for their clinical rotations. The Department undertakes three main activities.
teaching of both undergraduate and postgradua te students. research into relevant
clinical and biochemical issues a LJ provision of diagnostic services to patients of
the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.
STAFFING
Academic Staff
Dr. S .Y. Oppong Senior Lecturer & Head of Dept.
Dr. O.A. Duah Lecturer
Dr. P.K. Buamah Senior Lecturer (Contract)
Prof. T.D. Osafo Pl"Ofessor (Part-time)
Dr. S.Q. Maddy Senior Lecturer (part-time)
Mr. S .D. Amanquah Lecturer (On study leave)
Mr. Henry Asare Anane Lecturer (study leave: has just completed
PhD programine)
Mr. Ofori Mensah Lecturer (study leave)
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Senior Staff
Rev. Kingsley Offei-Amoyaw - Chief Research Assis tant
Ms . Vida Ofei Supt. Technologist (Contract)
Mrs. Elizabeth Laryea Snr. Administrative Assistant
Junior Staff
Mr. Eric Gyebi-Boakye Lab. Assistant
Ms. Doris Nsiah Typist Grade I
Mr. Philip Essuman Messenger
Students! Courses
Level 400 Medical Students - 110
Level 400 Dental 22
Level 400 School of Development Studies, Tamale 13
BSc (Allied Health Sciences)
Level 200 24
Level 300 26
Level 400 4
Primaries (Ghana College of Physicians & Surgeons) - variable
Primaries (West African College of Physicians) variable
Postgrad ua te
M~il. 1
MPllil (about to start) 5
RESEARCH
The Department is currently either involved in or about starting research in the
following areas:
Use of tumour markers in the diagnosis and monitoring of disea ses
Standardization of Laboratory results of Lipids in Gha naians.
Cholesterol and Saturated Fatty acid content of edible oils on the Ghanaian
market.
Standardization and quality assurance of private medical laboratories in
Ghana.
Glyoxa lase -1 Phenotypes in Ghanaian Diabetics.
Accreditation
The department succe ssfully underwent an accreditation in Februan as a
teaching centre for postgraduate doctors ofthe West African College of Physicians
and Surgeons.
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EXTENSION WORK/SERVICE
The Department of Chemical Pathology is heavily involved in the provision of
service to the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. The Department provides
administrative and technical leadership to the Chemical Pathology Unit of the
Central Laboratory of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.
Dr. S.Y. Oppong, who is also a Health economist is undertaking Ghana/Dutch
sponsored research on the 'Participation of the Urban Informal Sector in the
National Health Insurance Scheme' for the Ghana Health Service.
The Department is seeking collaboration with the Department of Medicine to
run clinics on Metabolic and endocrine diseases. This will provide serVice as well
as serve as a platform for research and teaching of both undergraduates and post
graduates.
CONFERENCE/WORKSHOPS
Senior members of the Department fully participated in the 2nd Annual
Scientific Conference of the UGMS in May 2005.
Dr. P.K. Buamah made an oral presentation on "Tumour Markers in
Gynecological Pancreatic Tumour Clinical in some Lung Breast Cancers·
Dr. S. Y. Oppong attended a workshop on the MOH/GHS agenda setting for
the Ghana Dutch Collaboration programme in April, 2005.
Dr. S.Y. Oppong attended an international workshop/short course on the
'Prevention and management of HIV / AIDS' at the Galilee College in Israel
Nov-Dec 2004.
Prof. T.D. Osafo delivered a lecture on 'Quality Assurance in Laboratory
Medicine at the Professional Development Programme (CPDP) of the Ghana
College of Physicians and Surgeons in July 2005
Dr. S.Y. Oppong delivered a lecture on 'Physiology of Obesity' at Professional
Development and Continuing Medical Education Programme of the Ghana
Medical Association in September 2005.
PUBLICATIONS
Asare Anane, Henry 2005, The Autocrine role of Insulin in islet and B-cell
Function' PhD thesis
Oppong S.Y et aI, 'Participation of the Urban Informal Sector in the National
Health Insurance Scheme' in preparation.
Buamah P.K (2005) Tumour Markers and Management of Ovarian
Cancer. Abstracts of the 2nd Annual Scientific Conference of the University
of Ghana Medical School, Accra May 2005
Amanquah, S.D., Arnoah, A.G.B. and Sekyere, E (2005) Comparison of Affmity
And· Ion Exchange Chromatographic Methods for Measuring Glycated
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Haemoglobin in Ghanaian Subjects with Diabetes.Abstracts of the 2nd Annual
Scientific Conference of the University of Ghana Medical School, Accra.
Amanquah, S.D. & Oteng (2005) DA Measure of Exocrine Pancreatic
Insufficiency in Ghanaian Diabetics. Abstracts of the 2nd Annual Scientific
Conference of the University of Ghana Medical School, Accra.
Quaye IKE, Quaye F, Sefa J.D, Asante-Poku S, Agbolosu K, Amanquah S.D,
(2005) Amoah A.G.B, Iron Supplementation During Pregnancy: Is the
Ghanaian Recommendation Satisfactory? Abstracts of the 2nd Annual
Scientific Conference of the University of Ghana Medical School, Accra.
Osafo, T.D. (2004) , Quality in Laboratory Medicine - Standardization,
Accuracy, Precision and Daily Quality Assurance' accepted for publication
by the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons of Accra.
DEPARTMENT OF CHILD HEALTH
OVERVIEW
Undergraduate as well as postgraduate teaching was carried out and still on going
alongside the heavy clinic load. The Diploma in Child Health (Ghana College of
Physicians and Surgeons) was started in October 2004.
Some research was also ongoing. Members continued to serve on various
committees of the Medical School, The College of Health Sciences and the
University of Ghana.
Extension services to Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), the Ghana Health Service
and the Ministry of Health, The West African College of Physicians and the Ghana
College of Physicians and Surgeons were also carried out. Some members were
external examiners at the School of Medical Sciences, KNUST, Kumasi.
Courses Taught No. of Students
MB ChB Final Part I 90
Postgraduates 20
Staffing Position
Professors 3 (2 on contract)
Sep.ior Lecturers - 4 (1 part-time,
1 on Sabbatical leave for 1 year)
Lecturers 4 (1 jusljoined the dept. in July 2005)
Senior Staff 2
Junior Staff 3
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RESEARCH/PROJECTS
Malaria
Burkitts Tumor Chemotherapy.
Bacterial Meningitis Surveillance
Sickle Cell Diseases
PUBLICATION
Goka BQ, Hesse IFA, Oliver-Commey JO. The characteristics, knowledge, beliefs
and practices of parent/ guardians of children with asthma in Accra, Ghana. Ghana
Medical Joumal 2004; 38 (3): 109-115.
CONFERENCES/SEMINARS /WORKSHOP /EXTENSION SERVICES
Senior Members continue to be active in the West African College of
Physicians (WACP). Dr. Rodrigues and Dr. Goka served as examiners for the
Faculty of Pediatrics.
Dr. Goka and Dr. Renner were external examiners for the Department of
Child Health, School of Medical Sciences, KNUST, Kumasi.
Dr. Renner attended a short course on Antiretroviral Therapy at the Institute
of Tropical Medicine, Belgium in August 2004.
Nestle Lecture - Nutrition and Growth in Premature Infants was given by
Dr. Eben Badoe in September 2004.
Senior Members attended the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons
Annual General Meeting (in part) in December 2004.
Dr. Badoe presented a paper on Growth and Developmental Outcomes in
Premature Infants - Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons Public Forum
- March 2005.
Dr. Renner was a member of the WHO Technical Advisory Group Workshop
on Measles Control in African in Kenya - April 2005.
Dr. Jennifer Welbeck was a resource person at the Ghana College of
Physicians and Surgeons CPO programme on Endocrine Disorders. Paper
presented on Investigations of the Stunted Child. April 2005.
All Senior Members participated in the University of Ghana Medical School
Annual Scientific Conference at La Palm Royal in May 2005. Dr. Goka, Dr.
Renner and Dr. Laryea presented papers.
Dr. Badoe attended the 3rd African International Conference on Early
Childhood Development (Moving Early childhood Development Forward in
Africa), Accra, Ghana, 30th May-3rd June 2005. ..
Dr. Renner attended the West African Health Organisation Training of
Trainers Workshop on HIV IAIDS in Burkina Faso in June 2005.
Dr. ·Jennifer Wei beck was a resource person at the Non-Communicable
Diseases Stakeholders' Meeting by GHSIMOH in June 2005 at Erata Hotel
Accra.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH
OVERVIEW
Owing to the acute shortage of staff in the department, part-time lecturers were
used extensively to discharge the department's teaching obligation. Needless to
say, a lot of difficulties were encountered with this type of arrangement and serious
efforts are being made to recruit permanent staff for the future.
Courses were provided both at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the
medical school. Additionally, the department provided ceO·.lrses at the School of
Allied Health Sciences and School of Public Health. Lectures were also given at
the Nurses Training School and Public Health Nursing School, both at Korle Bu.
In addition to the training of students at various levels, the Department provided
clinical service at the Medical School Clinic. Department Staff members also
provided technical services to the Ministry of Health, Ghana Health Service,
National Disaster Management Organisation and other national bodies.
Table 1 below provides a summary of the teaching programmes undertaken by
the Department.
Table 1 : Courses Offered by Department
Institutions/Levels Courses/Titles/No. of Students
Medical School
a) Undergraduates:
First Clinical Year Junior Clerkship in Community Health 85
Second Clinical Year Co-ordinated Course in Community Health,
Medicine and Surgery 103
Third Clinical Year Senior Clerkship in Community Health 124
b) Postgraduate:Primary West African College of Physicians (WACP) 6
Part I
West African College of Physicians (WACP) 6
(c) School of Public Health
(d) School of Allied Health Sciences
(e) Nurses Training College
(f) Public Health Nurses School
STAFFING
Regular Staff
There is currently only one regular lecturer in the Department. He is Prof. R. B.
Biritwum, Professor and Lecturer in Biostatistics. Prof. Biritwum is now the Vice
Dean, and Ag. Dean of the Medical School.
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Staff on Contract
1. Prof. L. Osei, Associate Professor and Lecturer in Epidemiology and Disease
Control. He is the current Acting Head of Department.
2. Prof. Gilford A. Ashitey, Professor and Lecturer in Ep;demiology and Health
Management.
3. Dr. Rosemary Richardson, Lecturer in Reproductive Health.
4. Dr. Kwasi Poku Nimo - Senior Lecturer and Lecturer in Health Management.
Residents - 12
(a) Three (3) - currently pursuing masters programmes outside the country.
(b) One (1) - currently pursuing a doctoral programme outside the country
(c) Three (3) - Have finished masters programme and passed primaries ofWACP.
Two of them are currently helping the department in various programmes.
(d) Five (5) - In the department preparing for the primary examinations.
Senior and Junior Staff
Senior research Assistants 6
Chief Nursing Officer 1
Computer Data Entry Staff 2
Administrative Assistant
Cartographer
Office Clerk
Field Stations
There are stations we send our students to enable them see the real health
problems in the country. It affords them the opportunity to see and partake in
health care delivery as seen in these areas and not just the "ideal" situations
they are used to at the teaching hospital.
Danfa Rural Health Centre
District Health Clerkship Hospitals
Akosombo Hospital
Apam Hospital
Nkawkaw Catholic Hospital
Nsawam Hospital
Suhum Hospital
Winneba Hospital
Ankaful Leprosarium
Links with the Ministry of Health and Other Organisations
Public Health Reference Laboratory
Disease Control Unit
Centre for Health Statistics
Tuberculosis Control Unit
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PUBLICATIONS
Ashitey, G.A. A Distinguished Advocate - Frederick T. Sai ISBN 9988 ~ 0 -
2781-82005.
Hagopian A, Ofosu A, Fatusi A, Biritwum RB. Essel A, Gary Hart L, Watts C.
The Flight of Physicians from west Africa; views of African Physicians and
Implications for Policy, Soc. Sci . Med. 2005 May 28.
RESEARCH
WHO Study on Ageing in Ghana, 2005
CONFERENCES/SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS
Impa1:t Assessment of APOC Activities - February 2005 Ouaga dougou - Prof.
R.B . Biritwum
World Health Survey Data Analysis and Report - May 5 -8, 2005, Congo
Brazzaville - Prof. R.B. Biritwum
Ellison Institute Meeting 27th-29th June, Athens, Greece - Prof. R.B.
Biritwum
CONCLUSION
The Department was able to discharge its responsibilities satisfactorily largely
because of the extensive use of part time lecturers and field supervisors. This
kind of arrangement is always fraught wi(h problems and indeed we did encounter
many during the year. There is a need therefore to actively support development
and capacity building in the Department to enable it discharge its duties with
minimum of external help.
CENTRE FOR TROPICAL CLINICAL
PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS - CTCPT
OVERVIEW
The Centre for Tropical Clinical Phannacology & Therapeutics - CTCPT is a
clinical and research department in the Univet'sity of Gha na Medical School
(UGMS) . . The Centre is involved in research on interventions to improve the
rational use of drugs. The Centre is acti"ely involved in drugs safety studies and
runs the National Centre for Pharmacovigilance (NCPv). The NCPv is the first of
its kind in West Africa and 65th member of the WHO Programme for I!1temational
Drug Monitoring is involved in detecting, assessing and preventing drug-related
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adverse events in Ghanaians. In addition, the Centre is involved in vaccine safety
monitoring and collaborates with the Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI)
of the Ghana Health Service.
The CTCPT also specialises in field and clinical techniques for studying malaria
parasite sensitivity to antimalarials, drug analysis (particularly antimalarials),
pharmacogenetics and pharmaepidermiology. It also has expertise in Crisis
Management and Communication and has provided external technical assistance
to international organisations in this area.
The. CTCPT is working actively with the National Malaria Programme to monitor
the safety of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, a fixed dose drug combination introduced
in Ghana for the intermittent Preventive Treatment of pregnant women and also
to monitor the safety in Ghanaians of amodiaquine + artesunate, the new first
line recommendation for uncomplicated malaria.
Academic staff of the Centre are facilitators on courses run both locally and
internationally for prescribers by the International Network for the Rational use
of Drugs (INRUD). It is also involved in facilitating international courses in
Pharmacovigilance ran by national pharmacovigilance centres and/or the WHO.
Additionally, staff at the Centre collaborate closely with the Ministry of Health
and other institutions in the development of essential drug lists, treatment
guidelines and in policy formulation for both pharmaceutical and herbal drugs
used in Ghana. They are at the forefront in the development and setting up of
Drugs and Therapeutics Committee and in assisting to formulate and implement
strategies that permit enhanced access to medicines.
STAFFING POSITION
Academic staff 4
Senior staff 6
Junior staff 1
Academic Staff
Dr Alexander Nii Oto Dodoo Research Fellow/Acting Director
ProfK. K. Adjepon-Yamoah Professor / Contract
Mr William Kudzi Research Fellow (on study leave for a Ph.D at
the University of Portsmouth, UK)
Mr Neils Ben Quashie Research Fellow (on study leave for a Ph.D at
the University of Glasgow)
Senior Staff
Mr Michael Ofori-Adjei Chief Techician
Mr Edmund T. Nartey Principal Research Assistant
Mrs Selie A Baiden Senior Administrative Assistant
Mr John Tsakpo Technician (study leave for BSc at the
University of Ghana)
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Mr Caleb Buenortey Technician (study leave for HND at Accra
Polytechnic)
Mr Samuel Ahorhorlu Technologist
Junior Staff
Mr Samuel Daniels Office Assistant
Teaching
Academic staff of the CTCPT are actively involved in undergraduate and
postgraduate courses in clinical pharmacology at the UGMS.
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Safety monitoring of amodiaquine + artesunate , the new national first line
anti-malarial.
Safety monitoring of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in intermittent preventive
treatment of pregnant women in Ghana. .
Mapping out the response of Plasmodium falciparum to antimalarials drugs.
Analysis and quality assessment of antimalarials in Ghana.
PUBLICATIONS
DodooA. N. O.
Akpalu A.K., Nyame P. K., Dodoo A. N. O. (2005) Amodia.quine-induced dystonic
reactions: Case reports and implications for policy change in Ghana. Int. J.
of Risk and Safety in Medicine, 17(1-2): 1-4
Dodoo, A. N. 0. , Gyansa-Lutterodt, M., Frempong, N. Thompson, H. Amofa.
G, Bart-Plange, C. Allotey, N.K., Eghan K.E. (2005) Preliminary Safety
Assessment Of Sulphadoxine-Pyrimethamine During Intermittent
Presumptive Treatment Of Pregnant Women In A Region With High
Prevalence Of G6PD Deficiency. Int. J. of Risk and Safety in Medicine, 17(1-
2): 13-18
Folb, P.I., Bernatowska, E., Chen, R., Clemens, J., Dodoo, A.N.O., Ellenberg,
S.Farrington, C.P., John, J .T., Lambert, P-H., MacDonald, N.E., Miller, E.,
Salisbury, D., Schmitt, H-J . , Siegrist, C-A., Wimalaratne , 0 ., (2004) A Global
Perspective on Vaccine Safety and Public Health: The Global Advisory
Committee on Vaccine Safety. Am J Public Health, 94:1926-1931.
Dodoo, A.N.O. , Labadie, J ., Renner, L., Addison, J ., Pappoe, V., Hayibor, S.,
Antwi-Adjei , K.O. (2004) Safety monitoring of a new pentavalent vaccine
(DPT+HepB+HiB) in Ghana's expanded programme on immunization (EPI).
Drug Safety, 27(12):927
Severne, E.J.P., do Mariano. A.R.E., Patel, S.M., de Machai, M.J.P.A., Mehta,
U., Dodoo, A..N.O., Barnes, K. (2004). Adverse drug reaction spontaneous report
in rural districts of Mozambique. Drug Safety 27(12):959.
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Akpalu, A. K jr. and Dodoo, A.N.O. (2004) Haematological reactions with
Lapdap® in Drugs o/Current Interest Abstracts of the 27th Annual Meeting of
the WHO Drug Monitoring Programme, Dublin, October 2004 pp. 11.
Akaplu, A. K.jr., Nyame, P. K. and Dodoo, A. N. O. (2004) Amodiaquine-induced
dystonic reactions in Drugs of Current Interest Abstracts of the 27th Annual
Meeting of the WHO Drug Monitoring Programme, Dublin, October 2004 pp.
12.
PRESENTATIONS
5th October 2004, Dublin Ireland: Ancient and modern: dystonic reactions to
Amodiaquine and haematological reactions to LAPDAF. 27th Annual Meeting
of Countries Participating in the WHO Programme on International Drug
Monitoring.
2. 7th October, 2004, Dublin Ireland: Safety Monitoring of a new
Pentavalent Vaccine (DPT+HepB+Hib) in Ghana's Expanded Programme on
Immunization, 3rd Meeting of the In ternational Society of Pharmacovigilance
3. September 2004. New Orleans, USA. "Has labelling and advertising abrogated
the role of the pharmacist in advising consumers on appropriate use of OTCs?
A developing country's perspective" - International Federation of. Pharmacists
Annual Meeting
4. 11th September 2004. Abuja, Nigeria. Good communication and Crisis
Management. Launching of the National Centre for Pharmacovigilance,
Nigeria.
5. 11th September 2004. Abuja, Nigeria. Role of the Media in
Pharmacovigilance, rational drug use and drug safety in West Africa with
emphasis on Nigeria. Launching of the National Centre for
Pharmacovigilance, Nigeria
CONFERENCES
9th-10th June 2005: Geneva, Switzerland, Biannual meeting of the Global
Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety.
6th-7th June 2005: Bethesda, USA. Meeting of the International Data and
Safety Monitoring Board for HIV / AIDS Trials in Africa of DAIDS of the National
Institutes of Health, USA.
16th-21 st May 2005: London and Aylesbury, United Kingdom. Study Tour of
the Ministry of Health to examine NHS Direct and the NHS Pharmaceutical
Services Reimbursement System.
4-6th May 2005 Accra, Ghana. WHO Informal Meeting on Moxidectin,.
April, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Visit to LAREB Regional Office for
Publication and Discussion on Monitoring Vaccine Safety
6-11 th February 2005, Cairo, Egypt. Consultant/Facilitator, Post-Marketing
Surveillance of Vaccines Workshop, National Regulatory Authority, Egypt.
14th-15th February 2005, Geneva, Switzedand. Meetingofthe CIOMS/WHO
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Core Group on Pharmacovigilance and Drug Development in Resource Poor
Settings.
2nd-3rd December 2004. Geneva, ~~\\ itzerland, Biannual meetmg of the Global
Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety
23rd November, 2004, London. Meeting of the Consortium Safety Panel for
Intermittent Preventive Treatment in Infants.
22nd November 2004, Geneva Meeting of the CIOMS/WHO Core Group on
Pharmacovigilance and Drug Development in Resource Poor Settings
6th-8th October 2004. 4th Annual Conference of the International Society
for Pharmacovigilance (SOPI), Dublin, Ireland. (Presentation: Safety
Monitoring of a new Pentavalent Vaccine (DPT+HepB+Hib) in Ghana's
Expanded Programme on Immunization).
4th-6th October 2004. 27th Meeting of Annual Centres Participating in the
WHO Programme for International Drug Monitoring, Dublin, Ireland
(Presentation: Ancient and Modern: Dystonic reactions to Amodiaquine and
haemolytic reactions to Lapdap).
Quashie N. B.
N B Quashie, D. Ofori Adjel, N. O. Duah and K. Koram (2004). In Vitro
Susceptibility of Plasmodium FaJciparum Isolates to Chloroloquine and other
Antimalarial Drugs in Ghana.(GMJ) December 2004 pp.131.
Neils Ben Quashie, Batholomew D, Akanmori, Bamela Q Goka, David Ofo ri -
Adjei and Jorjen A L Kurtshals. Pretreatment Blood Concentrations for
Chloroquine in Patients with Malaria Infection: Relation to Response to
Treatment.
Adjepon-Yamoah K. K.
Anwas A Hamdi, Kenneth K. Adjepon-Yamoah and Ahmed A Mahfouz. A
Pharmacoepidemiological study of pl-escribtion pattern in outpatient clinics
in South-Western Saudi Arabia.
DEPARTMENT OF HAEMATOLOGY
OVERVIEW
Undergraduate and postgraduate teachings were done. Clinical and Laboratory
Haematology services to the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital as well as Management
of the Centre for Clinical Genetics continued. Work~hops, Seminars a.nd
Conferences were attended. Had exchange students from the UK and USA.
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Courses Offered and Student Numbers
Undergraduate Course Student Numbers
Level 400 (U G M S) 132
Level 200 (BSc MLAB) 24
Level 300 (BSc MLAB) 24
Level 400 (BSc MLAB) 5
Postgraduate
West African College of Physicians and Surgeons 15 (average)
Primaries, Part I, Part II
M.Phil - 3 (1 elective)
STAFFING POSITION
The breakdown of staff at post was:
Associate Professor 2
Lecturer 1
Senior Staff 4
Junior Staff 3
The 2 associate professors are on contract.
RESEARCH/PROJECTS
Longitudinal study of patients with Hyper-reactive Malarial Splenomegaly to
document evidence of evolution into lymphoma. In collaboration with
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and Komfo Anok-ye Teaching Hospital
- Ongoing
Lymphoproliferative disorders in Ghana. In collaboration with Liverpool
School of Tropical Medicine and Komfo-Anokye Hospital- Ongoing.
The Diagnosis of Malaria: Microscopy and serology compared. Ethical Approval
received. Seeking for funds.
Use of Hydroxyurea in Sickle Cell Patients at the Centre for Clinical Genetics.
Proposal being developed .
All three senior members actively involved in organizing and establishing
the Ghana National Postgraduate College.
PUBLICATIONS
Bates I, Ekern l. (2005): Haematological aspects of tropical diseases. Chapter
in Postgraduate Haematology. Fifth Edition. Editors: A. Victor Hoftbrand. Daniel
Catovsky, Edward F.D. Tuddenharn. Publishers: Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
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CONFERENCE/SEMINARS/WORKSHOP
Science and Technology Day Herman Gmeiner College, Tema, Presented
paper on Application of Genetics in Medicine, 19th March 2004 - Prof. Ankra
- Badu, (Resource Person)
West African College of Physicians Part II Haematology - Examiner. 3-7 April
2004. Attended by Prof. Ankra - Badll.
South African College of Physicians and Surgeons. May 2004. Attended by
Prof. J.K. Acquaye.
Observed their final examination in Haematology.
Received honorary fellowship of the College.
U G.M S Conference on Research and Medical Practice. La Palm Royal Beach
Hotel, Accra, Ghana, Presented paper on Medical Oncology in Ghana. 12th
May 2004. Attended by Prof. Ankra-Badll.
HIV / AIDS Workshop organized jointly by the GlMPA, Ghana College of
Physicians and Surgeons and Ghana AIDS Commission. 10th-11th June
2004. Attended by Prof. Ankra-Badu.
WHO AFRO Meeting in Brazzaville. 30th Aligust-3rd September 2004, Member
of Ghana Delegation of 4 - Dr. Ivy Ekern.
Health Services Rehabilitation Project III MOH/ADB/NDF/WHO/UNDP
Workshop on ADBIIIjNDF Credit. 23rd-25th February 2005. Dr. Ivy Ekern.
Roche Oncology Symposium Cape Town SA. 15th-18th April - Dr. Ivy Ekern
Annual General & Scientific Meeting U.G.M.S. 4th- 6th May 2005. Attended
by Dr.Ivy Ekern, Prof. J. K. Acqllaye and Prof. G. A. Ankra-Badll.
5th International African Symposium on Sickle Cell Disease. 19th-22nd July
2005. Attended by Dr. Ivy Ekern, Prof. J. K. Acquaye, and Prof. G. A. Ankra-
Badu.
VISITORS
Prof. Leonard C. Thomas of Tulane University, USA, (11th-21 st June 2004), gave
a lecture on "Genetic Aspects of Cancer.»
Prof. J. Connor of University of British Columbia, Canada, (3rd September 2004),
gave a lecture on ·Current Trends in the Management of Lymphoma.'
Dr. Gillian Swallow of the Leicester Royal Infmnary had resident training in the
Department from 21 March-17 June 2005.
Benefactors - Nil
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DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTRY
OVERVIEW
The Department runs courses for undergraduate students in their pre-clinical
years and also for post-graduate students working for higher academic and/or
professional qualifications.
Senior members continued to serve on many committees in the Medical School,
the College of Health Sciences and the University, and are also engaged in various
research projects in medical biochemistry.
COURSES OFFERED
The Department offered the following courses:
Courses Student Numbers
BSc. Medical Sciences 152
Level 300
Postgraduate (MPhil) 4
Postgraduate (Professional) 20
Total 176
STAFFING POSITION
Staff position improved during the year under review with the appointment of
one senior member, and the return of the two senior members who were on
study leave.
Academic staff (Senior Members)
Prof. S. Asante-Poku Associate Professor and Head
Dr. S.Y. Oppong Senior Lecturer
Dr. I.K.E. Quaye Senior Lecturer
Dr. Nii Ayite Aryee Lecturer
Mr. Batholomew Dzudzor Lecturer
Prof. A.G. B. Amoah Lecturer ( Prol~ssor of Medicine)
Senior Staff
Mr. W.H. Blankson Chief Technician (on contract)
Mr. Kenneth Agblosu Technologist
Mr. Samuel Adu Technologist
Ms. Vida Hammond Technologist
Ms Shaibu Asmawu Administrative Assistant
Ms. Juliet Samaa Sakyi Messenger / Cleaner
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RESEARCH
Asante-Poku S.
Allelic frequency of transthyretin Val 122 lie in West African Newborns
Medium chain AcylCoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency in Ghanaian Newborns
(collaborating with Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University, New York,
USA).
OppongS.Y.
Lipid contents of local edible oils
Lipid levels and biochemical profiles of hypertensive and diabetics at KBTH.
Participation of urban informal sector in the Nation Health Insurance
Scheme (collaborating with Department of Communit,· Health, UGMS, Korle-
Bu).
AmoahA. G. B.
Genetics of Type 2 diabetes
Genetics of Haptoglobin
Metabolic risk factors of Cardiovascular disease
Glucose regulation in Pregnancy
Glucose monitoring methods in Ghanaian subjects with diabetes
Metabolic consequences of overweight and obesity
Pathogenesis of Type 2 diabetes in Africans
Iodine deficiency and thyroid volumes in Ghanaian School Children.
Ayite Aryee Nii
Host erythrocyte membrane modifications during malaria(P. falciparum)
infection.
Mechnical properties of biochemically perturbed erythrocyte membranes.
Quaye I. K. E.
Genetics of Type 2 diabetes
Envioronmental factors in type 2 diabetes
Haptoglobin polymorphism and macrovascular diabetes complications
Iron supplementation and pregnancy associated malaria
Iron supplementation and HAART in HIV-1 infection
CONFERENCES/SEMINARS
Asante-Poku S.
One day Workshop on Stress and Stress Management for Level 300 medical!
dental students. April, 2005.
Annual Scientific Conference of UGMS, Accra. May, 2005.
oppongS. Y.
Annual Scientific Conference of UGMS, Accra. May, 2005.
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Ayite Aryee Nii
The Awaji International Forum on Infection and Immunity, Awaji Yumebutai
Internal Conference Center, Awaji Island, HYogo, Japan. August 30-
September 2,2004.
The 77th Japanese Biochemical Society Meeting, Pacifico, Yokohama,
Yokohama, October 13-16,2004.
AmoahA. G. B.
Second International Conference on Women, Heart Disease and Stroke.
Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Orlando. Florida, USA. 15th -22nd February,
2005.
Co-Chaired a session: Metabolic Syndrome: A Syndrome or a New
Coronary Artery Disease Equivalent?
Congress of The Southern African Society of Human Genetics and "the African
Society of Human Genetics. GLENBURN LODGE COUNTRY ESTATE,
MULDERSDRIFT, GAUTENG Johannesburg. South Africa. 13-17 March 2005.
African America Diabetes Mellitus Steering Committee Meeting, GLENBURN
LODGE COUNTRY ESTATE, MULDERSDRlF1', GAUTENG. Johannesburg. South
Africa. 16th March 2005.
Second Annual UGMS Scientific Conference, La-Palm Royal Beach Hotel,
Accra.
Abstracts:
Aduamah S, Amoah A. G. B., Ahadzi L. Obesity in school children in
Accra Metropolis.
Amankwah S. D., Amoah A. G. B., Sekyere E. Comparison of affinity
and ion exchange chromatographic methods for measuring glycated
haemoglobin in Ghanaian subjects with diabetes.
Ababio G. K., Quaye I. K. E., Amoah A. G. B. Haptoglobin (Hp) Allele is a
severe risk factor for type 2 diabetes and pain associated complications
in Ghana.
Quaye I. K. E., Quaye F., Ofori M., Gyan B., Agbolosu K., Ababio G. K.,
Amoah A. G. B. Haptq;~obin polymorphism and pregnancy associated
malaria.
Quaye I. K. E., Quaye F., Sefa J. D., Asante-Poku S., Agbolosu K.,
Amankwah S., Amoah A. G. B. Iron supplementation during pregnancy:
Is the Ghanaian recommendation satisfactory.
Quaye I. K. E.
Second Annual UGMS Scientific Conference, La-Palm Royal Beach Hotel,
Accra, May 2005
Abstracts:
Ababio G. K., Quaye I. K. E., Amoah A. G. B. Haptoglobin (Hp) Allele is a
severe risk factor for type 2 diabetes and pain associated complications
in Ghana.
Quaye I. K. E., Quaye F., Ofori M., Gyan B., Agbolosu K., Ababio G. K.,
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Amoah AGB. Haptogobin polymorphism and ?regnancy associated
malaria.
Quaye I. K. E., Quaye F., Sefa J. D., Asante-Poku S., Agbolosu K.,
pregnancy: Is the Ghanaian Recommendation satisfactory.
Quaye I. K. E. Ahaptoglobinemia: New pieces to an old puzzle.
EXTENSION WORK
Asante-Poku S.
Chairman of the National Youth Council Board,
External Examiner: School of Medical Sciences, KNUST, Kumasi.
Member of the National Bio-safety Committee, Ministry of Science and
Environment.
Journal Reviewer: Ghana Medical Journal.
OppongS. Y.
Member of Board of Directors of the Trust Hospital, Accra.
Member, Greater Accra' Regional Technical Committee on National Health
Insurance.
Chairman, Procurement Committee of the Trust Ho~pital, Accra.
PUBLICATIONS
Amoah A. G. B.
Teye K, Quaye I.K. Koda Y, Soejima M, Pang H, Tsuneoka M, Amoah A. G. et
al. A novel 124 7T missense mutation in the haptogobin 2 beta-chain decreases
the expression of the protein and is associated with ahaptoglobinemia. Hum
Genet. 2004 114:499-502.
Amoah A. G., et al. Feasibility of ultI'asonography in field studies in a
developing country, Ghana. African Journal of Medicine and Medical Science.
2004; 33:161-164.
Rotimi C. N., Chen G., Adeyemo A. A., Furbert-Harris P., Parish-Gause D.,
Zhou J., Berg K., Adegoke 0., Amoah A .. OWUSll Set al. A genome-wide search
for type 2 diabetes susceptibility genes in West Africans: the Africa America
Diabetes Mellitus (AADM) Study. Diabetes. 2004 Mar; 53(3): 838-41.
Chen Y., Kittles R., Zhou J., Chen G., Adeyemo A., Panguluri R. K., Chen W.,
Amoah A, et al. Cal pain-l 0 gene polymorphisms and type 2 diabetes in West
Africans: the Africa America Diabetes Mellitus (AADM) Study. Ann Epidemiol.
2005 Feb; 15(2): 153-9. .
Chen G., Adeyemo A. A., Johnson T., Zhou .J., Amoah A., Owusu S. et al. A
genome-wide scan for quantitative trait loci linked to obesity phenot\'pes
among West Africans. Int JObes Relat Metab Disord. 2005 :vIar; 29(3): 255·9.
Quaye I. K. E.
Teye K, Quaye I. K. E., Koda Y, Soejima M, Pang H, Tsuneoka \1. Amoah AG
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et al. A novel 1247T missense mutation in the haptogobin 2 beta-chain
decreases the expression of the protein and is associated with
ahaptoglobinemia. Hum Genet. 2004 114:499-502.
Teye K., Koda Y., Soejima M., Quaye I. K. E., Pang H., Tsuneoka M., Kimura
H. Haptoglobin gene promoter polymorph is and haplotypes are unique in
different populations. Human Biology (In press) 2005.
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE & THERAPEUTICS
OVERVIEW
The Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, the second largest department in
the Medical School has 4 units of general medicine with a total of 18 Senior
Members. The Department runs courses for undergraduates in their clinical
years and also for postgraduate 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 refelTal hospital.
STAFFING POSITION
Academic/Research 18
Senior Staff 5
Junior Staff 6
COURSES
The Department being a clinical department is engaged at anyone instance in
teaching students from at least 2 if not all clinical years. During the course of
the academic year, the Department runs the following courses:
1. Nursing Week (First Clinical Year) I week
2. Introductory Course - (First Clinical Year) 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, 3.fternoon - 3
hours).
3. Junior Clerkship (Level 500) 10 weeks x 2
1st Clinical Year Students
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This is a coordinated course undertaken in conjunction with the Department
of Surgery. The course consists of 1 daily l-hour lectures for 20 weeks in
addition to bedside teaching and tutorials on the wards.
4. Senior Clerkship (Level 700) 40 \H'eks
Third Clinical Year
This course is provided for students in their final year and is a more
concentrated and detailed course in Internal Medicine.
5. Dennatology Course (Level 600) 21 weeks
2nd Clinical Year Students
, This course consists of ten I-hour weekly lectures and clinical out-patients
sessions for small groups for 8 \\'eeks.
6. Postgraduate Programme
This programme is structured for young medical officers, middle grade doctors
and residents who have been formally c.dmitted on to the professional
postgraduate course to work for the Fellowship of the West African College of
Physicians.
Course No, of Students
Nursing Week 114
Introductory Clinical Course in Medicine & Surgery 114
Junior Clerkship in Medicine/Surgery 114
Senior Clerkship in Medicine 124
Dennatology Course 125
Postgraduate Course in Internal Medicine 27
RESEARCH
Amoah A. G. B.
Genetics of Type 2 Diabetes
Haptoglobin polymorphism and macrovascular diabetes comphcations
Metabolic risk factors of Cardiovascular disease
Hypertension in Ghana School Children
Obesity in Ghanaian School Children
Microvascular and Macrovascular Complications of Diabetes
OwusuS.K.
Herbal Medicine in the management of Diabetes '-1ellitus and its
complications.
The African-American DiabeteE Mellitus (AADM) genome project
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AfframR. K.
Renal Disorders in Ghana
SLE
Hypertension
Mate·Kole M. O.
The Burden of Chronic Kidney Disease
Acute Renal Failure, the Ghanaian experience and pathogenesis
Glomerular Diseases in Ghana.
KpodonuJ.
Cardiac Register
The Mamprobi Project on Cardiovascular Diseases
WHO Patient Education Project in Hypertension: a longitudinal study
Echocariogram of cardiomyopathies
Ischaemic heart disease in Ghana
ECG changes and hypertension in Ghanaian Blacks
Complete Heart Block and Syncopal Attacks
Pre-excitation syndromes
Sick Sinus Syndrome
Holter Monitoring
Lartey M.
Co-Infection of Hepatitis Band C in HIV Infection
Skin Diseases on HIV Infected Patients on HAART
Study of Discordent couples in HIV Infection
Nkrumah K. N.
Upper G.!. Endoscopy in PEPTIC ULCER DISEASE or CHRONIC UPPER
ABDOMINAL PAINS.
Colonoscopic study of suspected inflammatory bowel disease
ScJeratherapy of oesophageal varices in porral hypertension
Hepatitis B & C Viral Markers, & HIV in PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC LIVER
DISEASE.
AddoH.A.
Contact Dermatitis
Pyoderma Gangrenosum & Related Systemic Diseases
Preliminary Studies on the Efficacy and Safety Evaluation of two Herbal
Ointment Preparations useful for Bacterial, Fungal and Viral Infections.
Ofei F.
Endocrine Disorders in Ghana - Diagnosis and Management (On-going)
Setting up a National Endocline and Metabolic Unit
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CONFERENCES/SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS
Amoah A. G. B.
First Annual CDC-IUHPE seminar on Cardiovascular Health and Chronic
Disease Epidemiology in Accra, Ghana, La-Palm Royal Beach Hotel, October
16th-30th, 2004
Made a presentation: Diabetes prevention and Control in Africa.
7th Pan African Society of Cardiology (PASCAR) Congress. M Plaza Hotel,
Accra, October 23-24th, 2004. .
Gave a lecture: Pheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease in Africa
and Presented 2 Abstracts:
Juliet Addo, A.G.B. Amoah, R. Ampofo, A.K.Akpalu. High Stroke Case
Fatality in Accra: Possible determinants.
Joseph O.M. Pobee Albert G.B. Amoah. Trends in the prevalence of
cardiovascular risk factors in Ghana.
West African College of Physicians 28th Annual General and Scientific
Meeting, Lagos, November, 2004.
First Annual General and Scientific Conference, Accra International
Conference Centre, 1-3rd December 2004
WHO Consultative Meeting on Cardiovascular Diseases Prevention and
Control in the African Region, WHO Regional Office, Brazzaville, Congo
Brazzaville. 8 and 9 December 2004.
Second International Conference on Women, Heart Disease and Stroke.
Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Orlando, Florida, USA. 15th - 22nd February
2005
Made a Poster Presentation: Stroke Trends at a National Referral
Hospital in Africa: (1990-1996)
Co-Chaired a session: Metabolic Syndrome: A Syndrome or a New
Coronary Artery Disease Equivalent?
Congress of the Southern African Society of Human Genetics And The African
Society Of Human Genetics. Glenburn Lodge Country Estate, Muldersdrift,
Gauteng. Johannesburg, South Africa, 13-17 March 2005.
Africa America Diabetes Mellitus Steering Committee Meeting, Glenburn
Lodge Country Estate. Muldersdrift, Gauteng, Johannesburg, South Africa
16th March 2005.
Second Annual UGMS Scientific Conference, La Royal Palm Beach Hotel,
Accra.
Abstracts:
Aduamah S., Amoah A. G. B., Ahadzi L. Obesity ion school children in
Accra Metropolis.
Amankwah S. D., Amoah A. G. B., Sekyere E. Comparison of affinity
and ion exchange chromatographic methods for measuring glycated
haemoglobin in Ghanaian subjects with diabetes.
Ababio GK, Quaye IKE, Amoah AGB, Haptoglobin (Hp) A1lele is a severe
risk factor for type 2 diabetes and pain associated complications in
Ghana.
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Quaye 1. K. E., Quaye F., Ofori M., Gyan B., Agbolosu K., Ababio G.K.,
Amoah A. G. B., Haptoglobin polymorphism and pregnancy associated
malaria.
Quaye 1. K. E, Quaye F., Sefa J. D., Asante-Poku S., Agbolosu K.,
Amankwah S., Amoah A. G. B .. Iron supplementation during pregnancy:
Is the Ghanaian recommendation satisfactory.
Sixth International Conference on Preventive Cardiology, Hotel Bourbon
Resort & Convention Centre, Foz do Iguassu, Brazil., May 21st to 25th, 2005.
Co-Chaired a Session: Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: Policy 12 World
Heart Federation Board Meeting. Foz do Iguassu, Brazil. 19-20th May, 2005.
World Heart Federation Board Meeting. Foz do Iguassu, Brazil. 19-20th May,
2005.
National Stakeholders Forum on Non-Communicable Diseases. June 8,9,
2005. Gave a lecture: Risk Factors, Control and Prevention ofCVDs in Ghana.
Also Chaired a Group Session on Cardiovascular Diseases.
OwusuS.K.
2nd African Traditional Medicine Day 31st August 2004 Symposium, Accra,
Ghana.
Paper Read: Clinical trials and Ethical issues in herbal medicine.
West African College of Physicians (Ghana Chapter) Annual General and
Scientific Meeting Accra, Ghana 29th-30th October 2004. Theme: The
Problem of Malaria in Ghana.
West African College of Physicians 28th Annual General and Scientific
Meeting, Lagos, Nigeria. 7th-12th November 2004. Theme: Health and
Environment.
A Symposium on care of the terminally ill and dying. Institute of African
Studies, University of Ghana organized jointly by the IASU of Ghana and the
University of Bergen, Norway as part of the Nuru sponsored project.
GLOBALIZATION AND CHANGING CULTURES OF SURVIVAL AND CARE. 26-
28 January 2005, Accra, Ghana.
Paper read: Care of the terminally ill in Ghana: A Physician's perspective.
Combined Congress of the Southern African Society of Human Genetics and
the African Society of Human Genetics Conference in South Africa 13-17th
March 2005, Gauteng, South Africa.
Second Annual Scientific Confet'ence of the university of Ghana Medical
School. 4th-6th May 2005, Accra, Ghana.
Pobee J. O. M.
UGMS First Research Day
Topic: Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases in Ghana
15th Anniversary Celebration of the Establishment of the National Cardio
Thoracic Centre
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Topic: Cariodothoracic
Cardiovascular Diseases in Ghana: The Past.
Congress of Pan African Society of Cardiology in Ghana
Topic: Cardiovascular Diseases Trends in Ghana.
Ghana Health Service Forum on Integrated Control of Non-communicable
Diseases
Topic: The Epidemiology of Hypertension on Ghana and Control.
Ghana Society of Hypertension & Cardiology
Topic: The Burden of CVD in Ghana.
Launching of Anti-Cholesterol Drug
Topic: Ghana Cholesterol Corridor towards Atherosclerotic Disorders
PUBLICATIONS
Amoah A. G. B.
Teye K, Quaye l. K., Koda Y., Soejima M., Pang H., Tsuneoka M, AmoahA. G.
B et al A novel 1247T missense mutation in the haptoglobin 2 beta-chain
decreases the expression of the protein and is associated with a
haptoglobinemia. Hum Genet. '2004114: 499-502
Amoah A. G. B., et al. Feasibility of ultrasonography in field studies in a
developing countI}', Ghana. African Journal of Medicine and Medical Science.
2004; 33: 161-164.
Rotimi C. N., Chen G., Adeyemo A. A., Furbert-Harris P., Parish-Gause D.,
Zhou J., Berg K., Adegoke 0., Amoah A. G. B, Owusu S et al. A genome-wide
search for type diabetes susceptibIlity genes in West Africans: the Africa
America Diabetes Mellitus (.'\ADM) Study Diabetes. 2004 Mar; 53(3); 838-41.
Chen Y., Kittles R, Zhou J, Chen G., Adeyemo A., Panguluri R. K., Chen W.,
Amoah A. G. B., et al Calpain-l0 gene polymorphisms and type 2 diabetes in
West Africans: the Africa America Diabetes Mellitus (MDM) Study. Ann
Epidermiol. 2005 Feb; 15(2): 153-9.
Chen G., Adeyemo A. A., Johnson T., Zhou J., AmoahA. G. B., Owusu Seta!.
A genome-wide scan for quantitative trait loci linked to obesity phenotypes
among West Africans. Int. Obes Relat Metab Disord. 2005 Mar: 29(3): 255-9.
OwusuS. K.
Charles N. Rotumi, Guanjie-Chen, Albert Amoah, S. Owusu, Joseph
Acheampong et a. A Genome-wide search for Type 2 Diabetes Susceptibility
Genes in West Africans. Diabetes 2004; 53: 838 - 841.
G. Chen, A. A. Adeyomo, T. Johnson, J. Zhou, A. Amoah, S. Owusu, J.
Acheampong et al. A genome-wide scan for quantitative trait loci linked to
obesity phenotypes among West Africans. International Journal of Obesity
2004;1:1-5
S. K. Owusu. G. G. Ampoma-Twumasi. A trial of the efficacy of Asmisol"t a
Herbal preparation for the treatment of ulcers in sickle cell patients (In
press)
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Book titled : Health and Disease - A layman ':; guide to good health. Assemblies
of God Literature Centre Ltd . Accra, Ghana 2004 Edited by E.A. Badoe and S .
K. Owusu
Contribution on DIABETES MELLITUS , ANAEMIA, JAUNDICE, HERBAL
MEDICINE.
BENEFACTORS
OwusuS. K.
African American Diabetes Mellitus (AADM) Project Washington , USA.
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY
OVERVIEW
During the period September 2004 to August 2005, the department of Microbiology
offered courses to undergraduate medical students, biomedical students and post-
graduates .
Staff members carried out research in :;everal areas of Virology, Parasitology &
Bacteriology. We also had collaborative researc h " 'ith other departments in the
Medical School- Child Health , Obstetrics and Gy~aecology, Dental School, Fevers
Unit (Department of Medicine) Chest Clinic and other international Institutions.
General clinical microbiological support was provided for Korle Bu Teaching
Hospital in the form of diagnostic services , investigation of hospital infection and
consultations on various issues. Other hospitals and health institutions in the
Greater Accra Region also benefited from these services.
Although we have managed to successfully complete teaching of all courses, the
workload has been very high.
STAFFING POSITION
The breakdown of staff at post was:
1 Professor (on contract)
1 Associate Professor
2 Senior Lecturers
3 Lecturers
9 Senior staff
10 Junior staff
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COURSES/NUMBER OF STUDENTS
Courses No. of Students
BSc. Medical Sciences
Level 400 131
BSc. Med . Lab (Allied Health Sciences)
Level 400 7
Level 300 24
Level 200 26
Mphil Biomedical Sciences 10
Ph.D 3
Total 201
STAFF
Prof. Mercy J . Newman Head of Department (Bacteriology)
Mr. Eric Sampane-Donkor Bacteriology
Dr. Patrick F. Ayeh-Kumi 'Parasi tology
Ms. Patience B. Borketey Parasitology
Prof. Julius A. Mirigle Virology (on contract)
Dr. Theophilus K. Adiku Virology
Mr. Kwamena W.C. Sagoe Virology
RESEARCH
Molecular Epidemiology of Parasitic Infections.
Methods of detecting and characterizing invC'. sive and non-invasive species
of Entamoeba.
Opportunistic infections among HIV / AIDS patient with special emphasis C'n
diarrhoea associated parasites.
Food and water quality analysis
Dual HIV-I/HIV-2 seropositivity and infections
Hepatitis B/C viruses in non-HIV and HIV infected patien: s
Immunovirological assessment of discordant HIV couples
Pharmaco-economic evaluation of blood transfusion safety (focus on viral
infections)
Subtype distribution and analysis for resistance mutations in HIV-l from
HIV.
Mycobacterium identification and sensitivity
Plasmids of Shigella
Diarrhoea diseases
Fungal infections in HIV patients
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CONFERENCES/SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS
Newman M. J.
National Partners meeting on Buruli Ulcer Control - 26th-27th Oct 2004,
Accra.
Local Annual General Meeting of WACP - 29-30th Oct. 2004, Accra.
28th Annual General Meeting of W ACP.
Theme: Health and the environment - 8th - 12th Nov 2004, Lagos, Nigeria.
The Ghana-Dutch Collaboration for Health Research and Development
Programme for agenda setting meeting - 2nd Feb, 2005, Accra.
Introduction to Family Medicine - 9th Feb 2005, Accra.
College of Health Sciences Research Seminar "Getting your research
published" 10th March 2005, UGMS, Accra.
Oral presentation - References
FAME Workshop, Getting the most from Reviewers - 19th-21st April 2005,
Entebbe, Uganda.
Second Annual Scientific Conference, University of Ghana Medical School.
La Palm Beach Hotel, Labadi, Accra, 4th-6th May 2005
Inspiration Consensus Workshop - 26th May 2005, Accra
Co-chairman, DISCUSSION ON RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS
Forth Annual Research Meeting and 25th Anniversary celebrations, Noguchi
Memorial Institute for Medical Research. Accra, Ghana. 22nd-24th Nov. 2004
Ayeh-Kumi P. F.
The IX Conference of the Egyptian Association of Immunologist and The
Annual Scientific Conference of the Clinical Pathology Department, FOM/
SCU. Mercure Hotel, Ismailia, Egypt Wednesday 24th November 2004.
Second Annual Scientific Conference, University of Ghana Medical School.
La-Palm Royal Beach Hotel, Labadi, Accra, (May 2005)
Oral Presentation: Sachet drinking water on the Accra market: The
parasites and the public health concerns.
Sagoe K. W. C.
Workshop on "HIV testing with Roche Diagnostics: Full solution for the
diagnostic laboratory. Accra, Ghana. - 28th October 2004
Mid-term review meeting of the Ghana-Dutch Collaboration Programme for
Health Research and Development, Health Research Unit, Ghana Health
SelVice, Accra. Ghana. 21st January 2005
Workshop on "Techniques for laboratory diagnosis of Hepatitis B & C. Accra.
Ghana
Oral pr-esentation on "Prevalence of hepatitis Band C viral infections in Ghana·
22nd April 2005
Mingle J. A. A.
Workshop on "HIV testing with Roche Diagnostics: Full solution for the
diagnostic laboratory. Accra, Ghana. 28th October 2004
Forth Annual Research Meeting and 25th Anniversary celebrations, Noguchi
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Memorial Institute for Medical Research. Accra , Ghana. (Chairman:
Communicable Disease session). 22nd-24th 1\:0' . 2004
Mid-term review meeting of the Ghana-Dutch Collaboration Programme for
Health Research and De\'elopment, Health Research Unit, Ghana Health
Service, Accra. Ghana. 21 Sf January 2005
Resource Person: Workshops on treatment of chnmic hepatitis B & C
organized by Roche Pharmaceuticals. April 2005
Laboratory Personnel: April 2005
Doctors and allied hea lth professionals April 2005
Second Annual Scientific Conference , Universi ty of Ghana Medical School,
College of Health Sciences, La Palm Royal Beach Hotel , Accra, Ghana. 'i-6th
May 2005
Participant: Planning mee ting for Rotavirus sUf\'eillance in Africa Accra,
Ghana (WHO / AFRO) . 18-19th May
Sampane-Donkor E.
Second Annual Scientific Conference of lhe L'niversit \' of Ghana Medical
School; May, 4-6, 2005 ; Accra, Ghana..
Oral presentation: Antimicrobial drugs detect,~d ill milk in Ghana: Public
health implications.
College of Health Sciences Research Seminar "Getting your research
published" 10th March 2005, UGMS, Accra
15th congress of the Ghana Veterinary Medicai Assoc iation; November, 16·
21, 2004; Accra, Ghana. "Food s afety in n developillg economy"
Borketey P.
Second Annual Scientific Conference , Universil\' of Ghana Medical School,
College of Health Sciences, La-Pa lm Royal Beach Hotel, Accra, Ghana. 4-6th
May 2005
National Partners meeting on Buruli Ulcer Control. 26th -27th Oct 2004, Accra
College of Health Sciences Research Seminar "Getting your research
published" 10th March 2005, UGMS, Accra
PUBLICATIONS
Newman M. J.
Lassey A. T ., Adanu R. M. h Newman M. J. , Opinta n J .A. Potential pathogens
in the lower genital tract at Manual vacuum :'\spiration for incomplete
abortion in KBTH - East Afri Med. Journal (20041 '8 1,7:398-40 I
Antibiotic susceptibility patterns of Vibrio cholerae Isolates in Ghana
Newman M. J., Mensah P. , Asamoah-Adu A. , Adu-Sarkodie Y. , Apeagyei F.
Ghana Medical Joumal 2004; 38: 72-74.
Prevalence of antimicrobial resistant salmonella in Accra, Ghana
Mills-D. Robertson F. C., Newman M. J., Mensa..'1 P. . Addy M. E. Ghana Medical
Journal 2003; 165-169.
Suppurative corneal infections in Ghana: outC.JTI1t' of management.
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Ackuaku E. M., Hagan M., Leek A. K., Newman M. J., Johnson J. A. Ghana
MedicalJoumal 2003; 37: 165-169.
Aetiology of Suppurative corneal ulcers in Ghana and south "India, and
epidemiology of fungal keratitis.
LeckA. K., Thomas P. A., Kaliamurthy J., Ackuaku E., John M., Newman M.
J., Codj oe F.S., Opintaan J.A., Kalavathy C.M., Essuman V., Jesudasan C.A.N.,
Johnson G.J., BRJOphthalmol2002; 86: 1211-1215.
Neonatal intensive care unit: ·Reservoirs of Nosocomial pathogens, Newman
M. J., WestAfriJ Med2002; 4:310-312.
Ayeh-Kumi P. F.
Andrew Anthony Adjei, Henry Armah, Onike Rodrigues, Lornna Renner,
Patience Borketey, Patrick Ayeh-Kumi, Theophilus Adiku, Eric Sifah and
Margaret Lartey. Cryptosporidium spp. A frequent cause of diarrhoea among
children at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana. JapaneseJoumal
ofI nfectious Disease. 2004, 57: 216-219.
Patrick F. Ayeh-Kumi, Kwakye-Nuako Godwin, Borketey Patience, Mensah-
Attipoe Israel. 2005. Sachet drinking water on the Accra market: The
parasites and the public health concerns. Proceedings of the Second Annual
Scientific Conference, University of Ghana Medical School, May 2005 (Abstract
2004)
AdikuT. K.
Andrew Anthony Adjei, Henry Armah, Onike Rodrigues, Lornna Renner,
Patience Borketey,
Patrick Ayeh-Kumi, Theophilus Adiku, Eric Sifah and Margaret Lartey.
Cryptosporidium spp. A frequent cause of diarrhoea among children at the
Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana. Japanese Joumal of Infectious
Disease. 2004, 57: 216-219.
Sagoe K. W. C.
Sagoe K. W. C, Lartey M., Agyei A. A., Boamah I., Mingle J. A. A., and Arens
M. Implications for antiretroviral therapy of dual HIV-IjHIV-2 serologic
profiles in Accra, Ghana, West Africa. HIV AIDS Rev 2005; 4:24-27 (Pull-text
PDF at http://www.msi.com.pl/hiv/ geCpdfphp?IDMAN=6971)
Second Annual Scientific Conference, UniverSity of Ghana Medical School,
College of Health Sciences, La Palm Royal Beach Hotel. 4th-6th May 2005.
Abstract No. 046, p59.
Sagoe K.W.C., Boamah I., Hayford A.A., and Mingle J.A.A. Ability of three
different rapid assays to differentiate between HIV-l and HIV-2
antibodies in the same H!V infected individual.(Ora! presentation).
Abstract No. 007, p20.
Lartey M., Sagoe K.W.C. and Boamah I. Prevalence of hepatitis Band
C infections in a cohort of HIV infected patients at the Fevers Unit,
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Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.
Mingle J. A. A.
Sagoe KWC, Lartey M, Agyei AA, Boamah I, Mingle J.A.A., and Arens M.
Implications for antiretroviral therapy of dual HIV -1/ HIV -2 serologic profiles
in Accra, Ghana, West Africa. HIV AIDS Rev 2005; 4:24-27 (Full-text PDF at
http://www.msi.com.pl!hiv/ geCpdJphp?IDMAN=6971)
Nkrumah KN, Foli AK and Mingle J.A.A. (2005). Treatment guidelines for
chronic hepatitis B & C infect:ons. Monograph published by Roche
Pharmaceuticals, Ghana.
Second Annual Scientific Conference, University of Ghana Medical School,
College of Health Sciences, La Palm Royal Beach Hotel. 4th-6th May 2005.
Abstract No. 046, p59.
Sagoe KWC, Boamah I, Hayford /\A, and Mingle J.A.A. Ability of three
different rapid assays to differentiate between HIV -1 and HIV-2
antibodies in the same HIV infected individual.
Sampane-Donkor E.
Second Annual Scientific Conference, University of Ghana Medical School,
College of Health Sciences, La Palm Royal Beach Hotel. 4th-6th May 2005.
Abstract No. 033, p. 9.
E. S. Donkor, K.G. Aning and T. Quaye (2005). Bacterial infections of
informally marketed raw milk in cities in Ghana. Ghana Medical Journal
(In press)
Borketey P.
Andrew Anthony Adjei, Henry Armah, Onike Rodrigues, Lornna Renner, P.
Borketey.
Patrick Ayeh-Kumi, Theophilus Adiku, Eric Sifah and Margaret Lartey.
Cryptosporidium spp. A frequent cause of diarrhea among children at the
Korle-bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana. Japanese Journal of Infectious
Lnsease. 2004,57: 216-219.
Patrick F. Ayeh-Kumi, Kwakye -Nuako Godwin, Borketey P., Mensah-Attipoe
Israel. 2005. Sachet drinking water on the Accra market: The parasites and
the public health concerns. Proceedings of the Second Annual Scientific
Conference, University of Ghana Medical School, !\Ia\ 2005 (Abstract 2004)
EXTENSION WORK
Newman M. J.
Academic Board, Legon
Academic Board, College of Health Sciences
Academic Board, UGMS
Faculty Appointment (Review) Committee
Finance and Development Committee
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Education Committee, lTGMS
College Junior and Senior Appointment and Promotion Committee
An examiner for WACP - Laboratory Medicine
External examiner - KNUST, School of Medical Sciences
Curricula Review Committee, School of Allied Health
Advisory Board Member, Prison Ministry, Ghana
Editor, Ghana Medical Journal
Editor, International - Nigerian Journal of Health and Biomedical Sciences
Ayeh-Kumi P. F.
Academic Board, University of Ghana
University of Ghana Medical School Board
Admission Board, School of Allied Health Sciences
Curricula Review Committee , School of Allied Health
Students' Mentor/Advisor. Global Health Program University of Virginia,
Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, Virginia.
Tutor and Fellow, Legon Hall.
Reviewer: Ghana Medical Journal, American Society of Tropical Medicine
and Hygiene,Ghana Journal of Agricultural Science
Educational Programmes on TV: Health Check on TV3
2nd Vice President - Association of Biomedical Scientists
Pastor, Covenant Cathedral Church, Accra
Sagoe K. W. C.
Advisory Board Member, Prison Minis try , Ghana.
Hepatitis B & C laboratory diagnosis consultant for Roche Pharmaceuticals,
Accra, Ghana.
Board of Reviewers, First Annual Scientific Conference, University of Ghana
Medical School, College of Health Sciences, La Palm Royal Beach Hotel, 4-
6th May 2005.
Lecturer: Ghana College of PL. sicians and Surgeons - Basic Science Course.
Co-supervisor for MSc student from the Free University of Amsterdam (Project
title: Cost effectiveness of hepatitis B screening in Ghana).
Mingle J. A. A.
Reviewer, Ghana Medical Journal
Member, Ghana National Polio Certification Committee
Chainnan, National Task Force for Laboratory Containment of. Wild Polio
Viruses
Hepatitis B & C laboratory diagnosis consultant for Roche Phannaceuticals,
Accra, Ghana.
Board of Reviewers, Second Annual Scientific Conference, University of
Ghana Medical School, CoUege of Health Sciences, La Palm Royal Beach
Hotel, 4-6th May 2005.
Lectures: Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons - Basic Science Course.
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External Assessor for promotion to the grade of Full Professor, University of
Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
Adiku T. K.
Member, Ghana National Polio Expert Committee (MOH /WHO) for Eradication
of Polio from African Sub-Region
Member, Anti-HIV / STD Microbicides Advocacy Committee of Pro-Link
Organisation, Accra.
Visitors
M van Hulst, Department of Social Pharmacy, Pharmaco-epidemiology and
Pharmacotherapy, Groningen University Institute for Drug Exploration/University
of Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy (GUIDE/GRIP) and Department of
Clinical Pharmacy and Toxicology, Martini Hospital, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Ido Van der Schaaf, MSc student from the Free University in Amsterdam
Collaborations
Washington University Medical School in establishing and HIV/HCV testing
laboratory .
Calypte Inc., Alameda, CA, USA to test the ability of a new rapid assay to
detect HIV antibodies in urine of HIV infected patients.
Groningen Research Institute for Drug Exploration/University of Groningen
Research Institute of Pharmacy (GUIDE/GRIP), Groningen, Netherlands, to
look at the pharmaco-economic evaluation of blood transfusion safety in
Ghana with respect to viral infections.
Immunology Unit, Centers For Disease Control, Atlanta, USA.
Research with lruka Okeke - Assistant Professor of Biology and Branco-
Weiss Fellow of the Society in Science, Haverford College.
DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY
OVERVIEW
The main objective of the department is to teach and train undergraduate medical
students and postgraduate doctors. The depanment also offers obstetric and
gynaecological services to patients who attend the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital.
Some senior members still offer specialist services to the Legon Hospital. The
department is yet to set up its Faculty Practice.
COURSES OFFERED
First Clinical Year(MB ChB Final Part II course in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
and Residency Training. Preparation of Candidates for the Primary, Part I and
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Part II examinations of the Fellowship of the West African College of Surgeons
(Faculty of Obstetrics & Gynecology) and of the Ghana College of Physicians and
Surgeons.
STUDENT NUMBERS
First Clinical 90
Postgraduates - 31
Total 121
STAFFING POSITION
2 Associate Professors
6 Senior' Lecturers
5 Lecturers
2 Senior Staff
4 Junior Staff
RESEARCH/PROJECTS
Twin Pregnancy: placentation and outcomes
Women's Health Studv of Accra
Obesity and Pregnan~y
PUBLICATIONS
Srofenyoh EK, Samba A, Kwawukllme EY, Antenatal Deep vein Thrombosis
with an underlying thrombophylia. Tropical Journal ofObstet & Gynaecol. Vol
21 No.2 2004.
Kwawukume EY, Bloodless Myomectomy Tropical Journal ofObstet & Gynaecol.
Vol.21 No.2 2004.
J.D. Seffah, K.A. Ampofo, E.K. Srofenyoh, 1.0. Koranteng. A case of Amelia:
What are the implications? Ghana Medical Journal. Dec. 2004 Vol. 38 No.4
157-159.
J.D. Seffah, Sonography in chronic distension of the abdomen and apparent
pregnancy, Nigerian Journal of Surgical Research. Vol. 6 No.1-2; 2004: 53-55.
Seffah, J. D, Re-laparotomy after Caesarean section. Int. J. Gynecol Obst 2005
Mar; 88(3):253-7.
A.T. Lassey, N.Damale, Antenatal Screening for Syphilis in Accra. Is it useful,
is it worthwhile, Ghana Medical. Journal- March 2004 Vol.38 No.1.
A.T. Lassey, N. Damale, Hepatitis C Virus Sero Prevalence.
Among mothers delivering at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana.
East African Medical Journal Vol.81 No.4 April 2004.
Dr. S.A. Obed, Trends in concurrent maternal and perinatal deaths at a
teaching hospital. The facts and prevention strategies Journal of Obstetrics
and Gynaecology. Canada Vol. 26 No.9 2004: 799-804.
K. Nkyekyer, Major Gynaecological Surgery in the Ghanaian Adolescent East
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African Medical Journal 2004 Vol. 81 No.8 pp 392-397.
K.A. Apea-Kubi, Massive ascites secondary to ovarian schistosomiasis.
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics vo1.87, Issue 1, October
2004.
Kwasi Akyem Apea-Kubi, Shinya Yamaguchi, Bright Sakyi, Toshio Kisimoto,
David Ofori-Adjei and Toshikatsu Hagiwara Neisseria gonorrhoea, Chlamydia
trachomatis, and Treponena palladium Infection in Antenatal and
Gynecolgoical Patients at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. Japanese Journal of
InfectiousDiseasesvol.57, Dec.2004, No.6.
Seffah, JD, Adanu, RMK Sonographic determination of uterine size in young
Ghanaian women. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics. Vo1.86,
No.1, 2004 pp61-62.
Lassey AT, Adanu RMK, Newman MJ, Opintah JA. Potential pathogensin the
lower genital tract at manual vacuum aspiration for incomplete abortion in
Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. East Afncan Medical Journal. Vol. 81, No.8, 2004
pp.398-401.
Adanu RMK, Tweneboah E, Reasons, fears and emotions behind induced
abortions in Accra, Ghana. Research Review. Vo1.20, No.2, 2004.
Adanu RMK, Haefner HK, Reed B. Vulvar pain among women attending a
general medical clinic in Accra, Ghana. Journal of Reproductive Medicine
Vol.50 No.2, 2005 pp 130-134.
Rosemary B Duda, Rudolph Darko, Richard MK Adanu, Joseph Seffah, John
K Anarfi, Shiva Gautam, Allan G. Hill. HIV prevalence and risk factors in
women of Accra, Ghana: results from the women's health study of Accra.
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Vol. 73, No.1, 2005 pp63-
66.
CONFERENCES/SEMINARS
West African College of Surgeons Annual Conference, Cotonou, Benin,
February 2005
2nd Annual Scientific Conference. University of Ghana Medical School, May
4-6,2005.
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY
OVERVIEW
The academic year 2004/2005 was a very busy and challenging one for the
Department. There was an increase in the number of students the Department
taught. The department managed to cope with the increased workload and all
research works due for completion in the academic year were culy completed.
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There has been no change in the staff strength of the department. Our service
workload in cytology. histopathology and autopsy pathology increased.
All Senior members were heavily involved in extension services both in Ghana
and the West African Sub Region . and have served on various committees of the
University of Ghana Medical School (UGMS), School .of Allied . Health Sciences
(SAHS), College of Health Sciences (CHS). the University and Ministry of Health.
COURSES OFFERED
The Department offered the following courses:
1. B.Sc. Medical Sciences and MB Ch.B (Parts I and Part II) in general pathology.
systemic pathology. forensic pathology and autopsy pathology-UGMS and UDS
2. BA./B.Sc Nursing Level 300 Human Biology-School of Nursing.
3. B.Sc Laboratory Science -School of Allied Health Sciences
4. M.Phil in Biomedical Science - Pathology
5. Primary. Part I and Part II programmes for residents of the West African
College of Physicians and Surgeons.
STUDENT NUMBERS
Course Number of students
1. Level 400 BSc Med . Sc. 132
2 . Level 400 BSc Med. Sc (UDS) 12
3. BA/BSc Nursing. NUR 301 141
4. M.Phil Biomedical Sciences 3
5 . Level 200 SAHS 27
6. Level 300 SAHS 24
7 . Level 400 SAHS 3
8 . MB. ChB (Part I) Forensic Pathology 92
9 . MB. ChB (Part II) Autopsy Pathology 78
10. MB. ChB (Part II) UDS Autopsy Pathology 10
11. Postgraduate (Residency) programme 5
The Department successfully completed all academic programmes for the year.
STAFFING POSITION
Senior Members
1. Dr. Y. Tettey Senior Lecturer/Head of Department
2. Prof. A.B. Akosa Professor - On leave of absence
3. Prof. E.K. Wiredu Associate Professor - Also Dean of School of
Allied Health Sciences (SAHSI
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4. Prof. A.A. Adjei Professor - Also Head of Laboratory Science (SAHS)
5. Dr. R.K. Gyasi Senior Lecturer/Hostel Master
6. Dr D. Osei Research Fellow - On study leave
Senior Staff
1. Mr. Fred Dzormeku Superintendent Technologist
2. Mr. E.A. Marley Chief Technician - on post retirement contract
3. Mr. K. MaIm Principal Technician - on post retirement contract
Junior Staff
1. Mrs. Emelia Abbeyquaye - Clerk Grade I
2. Ms. Gertrude Lodonu - Clerk Grade II
3. Mr. S.K. Mensah - Laboratory Assistant Grade II
4. Mr. A. R. R. Mahama - Messenger
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
There has been a lot of research activity in the Department. Ongoing research
from the previous year were pursued and new protocols were submitted for approval
and ethical clearance.
The following research works have been completed, some in collaboration with
other Departments/Institutes of the University and thesis/reports/papers were
prepared and submitted for assessment/publication.
Prevalence of Antibodies to Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type I among Blood
Donors at 37 Military Hospital.
Human Papillomavirus Genotypes Associated with Invasive Cervical Cancer
in Ghanaian Women.
A study of fibre-osseous lesions of the facial skeleton.
Cytokine and adhesion molecule expression in the brain in human cerebral
malaria.
Prevalence of Human immunodeficiency virus. Hepatitis B virus, Hepatitis
C virus infections, Syphilis, Tuberculosis among inmates and officers of
some prisons in Ghana.
Continuing Research Activity
Ghana Prostate Health Study
Breast Cancer
Oral tumours in Ghana
Placental Pathology in Low birth weight babies delivered at Korle Bu Hospital.
Postmortem as an epidemiologic tool-Analysis of annual autopsy data.
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PUBLICATIONS
Akosa A. B., Van Norden S, Tettey Y.: Honnone receptor expression in Male
Breast Cancers. Ghana Medical Journal 2005; 39(1): 14-18
ArmahH., DodooA., WireduE. K.,AdjeiA. A., TetteyY, Gya~iR. K.: Cytokines
and Adhesion Molecules Expression in The Brain in Human Cerebral Malaria.
International Journal ofE nvironmental Research and Public Health. 2: 123-131,
2005
Teye K., Quaye I.K.E., Koda Y., Soijima M., Tsuneka M., Pang H, Ekern I.,
Amoah AGB, Adjei A. A., Kimura I-I. A novel 1247T missense mutation in the
haptoglobin 2 a-chain decreases the expression of the protein and is
associated with ahaptoglobinemia. Human Genet 493: 1096-1098, 2004.
Adjei A. A., Armah H., Rodrigues 0., Renner L., Boeketey P., Ayeh-Kumi P.,
Adiku T.K., Sifah E., Lartey M. Cryptosporidium spp., a frequent cause of
diarrhoea among children at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra Ghana.
Japanese Journal of Infectious disease. 57: 216-219, 2004.
Abdulai E A, Gyasi R. K. Benign fibro-osseus lesions of the facial skeleton:
analysis of 52 cases. GMJ 38(3): 96-100, 2004
Kitcher E D, Yarney J, Gyasi R. K., CheyuQ C. Nasopharyngeal cancer - a
review of cases at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. Ghana Medical Journal
38(3): 104-108,2004.
Articles in Press
Armah H, Dodoo A, Wiredu E. K., Adjei A. A., Tettey Y., Gyasi R.K.: Maximal
Cerebral Expression of Cytokines and Adhesion Molecules in Fatal Human
Cerebral Malaria. Annals ofTrop Med Parasitol.
Sarlo BY, Annah H, Irune I, Wilson MD, Boakye DY, Gyasi RK, Adjci A. A.,
Wiredu E. K., Tettey Y., Singh S, Lillard J. W. Jr, Stiles J. K. Plamodium
yoelii 17X infection upregulates RANTES, CCR1, CCR3 AND CCR5 expression
and induces ultrastructural changes in the cerebellum. Int. J. Parasitol.
Annah H., Adjei A. A., Adiku T. K., Hesse I. F. A., Duah O. A., Ansah J.
Prevalence of Antibodies to Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen 60 among
blood donors at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital Blood Bank, Accra, Ghana.
Journal of the Ghana Science Association.
ABSTRACT
Tettey Y. What are the people in Ghana dying from? An analysis of 14,034
autopsies performed at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital from 2001 -2003. Abstract
of papers delivered at annual general and scientific meeting, December 2004.
Newsletter of the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons. Volume 1(2), 10-11,
2005.
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CONFERENCES/SEMINARS/EXTENSION SERVICES
Senior Members continue to be very active in the West African College of
Physicians (WACP). Dr. Tettey was elected to serve a second term as Chief
Examiner for the Faculty of Laboratory Medicine. Prof Wiredu continued to serve
as the Chainnan of the Faculty and Dr. Gyasi was elected Secretary of the Faculty.
Dr Tettey and Dr. Gyasi served as external examiners for the Department of
Pathology, School of Medical Sciences KNUST, Kumasi.
Prof Wiredu and Dr. Gyasi examined at the final Part I level of the WACP
examinations in Faculty of Lab Medicine.
Dr. Y. Tettey continued as examiner in Histopathology for the primary examinations
of the West African College of Surgeons, (WHCS).
Prof Wiredu, Dr. Tettey and Dr. Gyasi attended the 28th Annual General and
Scientific Meeting of the West African College of Physicians in Lagos, Nigeria
from 8th to 12th November, 2004
ProfWiredu, Prof Adjei, Dr Tettey and Dr Gyasi participated in the Second Annual
Scientific Conference of the UGMS at La Palm Royal Hotel, 14th May 2005.
Prof Wiredu, Dr. Tettey and Dr. Gyasi attended the first annual general and
scientific meeting of the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons. 1 st-3rd
December 2004. Dr Tettey presented a paper on 'What are the people in Ghana
Dying From? An analysis of 14034 autopsies performed at the Korle Bu teaching
Hospital from 2001-2003'. .
Prof Adjei attended a two-day MIM/TDR Task Force on Malaria Research Capability
Strengthening in Africa; Investigator's Meeting. 14-15th March 2005. AU
Conference Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Prof Adjei also attended the fourth annual research meeting of the Noguchi
Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Legon, Ghana. 22nd-24th November,
2004.
Prof Adjei attended the first international symposium on Recent Advances in
Environmental Health Research. 19th to 22nd September, 2004 at Mariot Hotel,
Jackson, Mississippi, USA.
Dr Gyasi, Dr Tettey and Prof Adjei attended a one-day research seminar on 'Getting
your Paper Published; What Editors and Revie\\'ers Expect From Authors' lOth
March, 2005. University of Ghal'la Medical School, Auditorium, Ac~ra, Ghana,
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DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY
OVERVIEW
The 2004/2005 Academic Year has proceeded uneventfully with the Department
registering no significant growth and development. The Department participated
in the Curriculum Review exercise at Swedru and had its request for allotment
of 12 credits (Theory - 10 credits and Practicals - 2 credits) granted.
The academic staff strength continued to be stable. The year began with a staff
strength of seven, all of whom are at post presently. The academic staff comprises
2 full-time, 2 full-time post-retirement contract, 2 part-time post-retirement
contract and 1 part-time. The age profile portends a gloomy future with respect to
the staff strength: one senior member has attained the age of 70, three will be 70
three years hence, and two will reach retirement age of 60 two to three years
hence.
Unfortunately, the local training of academic staff programme, began in 2000/
2001, has not been successful - only one MPhil graduate (awarded the degree
this year) has passed out. This unsavoury situation is due to the imposition (on
the Department) of the School's proposal which enjoins the Department to recruit
holders of first degree in related science subjects for admission into the post-
graduate programme. All such applicants, with the exception of one, did not satisfY
the entry requirement. A different scenario would have been obtained if the
Department had been allowed to introduce BSc. (Pharmacology) prograrame in
1996 to train graduates for the post-graduate programme. The Department is in
the process of resubmitting a proposal for the BSc. (Pharmacology) Programme. It
is worthy to note that the MPhil graduate, who passed out this year, is the first
postgraduate produced by the Department since its inception in 1965.
The technical unit still remains understaffed. A highly qualified individual on
national service is yet to be given appointment after completion of the service.
The four technicians at post are very much overburdened when they have to
prepare and mount experiments for practicals for a class size of 132 students
which is expected to increase to 150 in 2005/2006.
The rapid increase in the class size without commensurate increase in the
quantity of teaching equipment has taken us back to the years when there was
overcrowding of students per a practical set-up. How this situation would impact
negatively on students' academic performance cannot be ascertained now, as
the students are yet to take the Final Examinations.
The Department still lacks research equipment which has greatly limited research
activity. The Department is still awaiting a response to the request for research
equipment submitted to GETFUND some time last year.
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This report does not comment on students' academic performance because, for
the first time in the annals of the School, the report has to be submitted before
the end of the Academic Year (Medical School).
STAFFING POSITION
Academic/Research Staff 7
Senior Staff 4
Junior Staff 2
COURSE /NUMBER OF STUDENTS
Course Number of Students
Medicine
B.Sc. (Medical Science) Level 400 110
Dentistry
B.Sc. (Medica! Science) Level 400 22
RESEARCH
Screening of medicinal plants for their therapeutic potential.
Screening of foods of animal origin for antimicrobial residues.
Anti-malarial sensitivity testing.
Assessment of drug use among students in 2nd Cycle Institutions in Accra.
PUBLICATIONS
Asiedu-Gyekye 1. J., Antwi D. A. (2004) Enalapril increases cerebral oxygen
and glucose consumption, Disco v and innovation, 197-202, 15(3/4).
Sackeyfio A.C. (2004) Drugs and Medicines. Ghana Health Digest Vol. 4. 27-
29.
Mensah-Attipoe J., Prempeh A.B.A. (2005)
Modulation of pain by Zathoxylum zanthoxyuloides. UGMS 2nd Annual
Scientific Conference, 4th-6th May, 2005.
Mensah-Attipoe J. (2005) MPhil Thesis Title: Evaluation of the therapeutic
potential of zanthoxylm zanthoxyloides as an anti-inflammatory agent.
CONFERE:';'("E::' 'SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS
Prempeh A. B. A.
Second Annual Scientific Conference of University of Ghana Medical School,
12th-14th May 2005, La Palm Royal Beach Hotel, Accra.
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5th Int. African Symposium on Sickle Cell Disease. Theme: Improving
Medical Care & Blood Transfusion Safety for Sickle Cell Patients, at Int.
Conference Centre 20-22 July, 2005.
Sackeyfio A. C.
First Scientific Meeting of the West African Network of Natural Product
Research Scientists, August 2004. Accra, Ghana.
Second Annual Scientific Conference of University of Ghana Medical School,
12th - 14th May 2005, La Palm Royal Beach Hotel, Accra.
Consultative Seminar on Drug Information Handbook. 19th July, 2005. Accra,
Ghana.
Asiedu-Gyekye I. J.
Second Annual Scientific Conference, University of Ghana Medi~al School,
12th -14th May, 2005. La Palm Royal Beach Hotel, Accra. [Poster presentation:
A comparative study on the use of herbal and allopathic medicines in KBTH
and Ridge Hospital]
International Conference on Strategies for enhanced access to medicines:
targeting improved access, June 20-22nd 2005, La Palm Hotel, Accra, Ghana.
[Presented Paper: Access to medicines: aspects of an independent evaluation
of the quality systems of the Pharmacy Department, Korle-Bu Teaching
Hospital]
Strategic Purchasing and Supplies Management, July 2004 CIAMC
1ST COCOBOD Conference for Promotion of local consumption of cocoa
products and 24th Biennial Conference of the Ghana Science Association,
1st-4th August 2005, Erata Hotel, East Legon
Training in Modern Concepts in NGO Management organized by the African
Centre for Leadership and Human Resource Development [AFRILEADHR].
Accra, 9th February 2005
Resource person for training of Health Professionals from Achimota Hospital and
PML Children's Hospital on rational drug use, Accra, 5th-8th May 2005, Adabraka.
BENEFACTIONS
None
Visitors
None
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DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGY
OVERVIEW
The condition of the department is not significantly different in the current year
relative to last year. No recruitments were undertaken in the senior member
rank but prospects are beginning to show for the future from among three medical
graduates part-time who joined us and are currently also demonstrator's residents
at Korle-Bu. We hope to have them join the academic staff after their postgraduate
training (preferably in a sandwich programme).
Student numbers continued to rise and our resources in terms of human, material
and infrastructure are stretched to the critical limit. We look forward to a
commensurate increase in funding from both government, internally-generated,
and non-governmental sources to stabilize the situation without which further
increase in student numbers ca.nnot be contained.
Thanks to the Alumni year group '79, we had our auditorium refurbished, which
made for a significantly more conducive learning atmosphere. Our seven(7)
computers in the animal lab were networked (courtesy of Prudential Bank) and
connected also to the web, courtesy of Anatomy Department, which provided the
initial money for the annual subscription.
We appeal for more computers to complete our plans for the computer lab, and of
course funding to purchase more equipment for research and student teaching.
If all goes well, we anticipate a fruitful year ahead.
Courses Taught/Number of Students
8.Sc. (Medical Science) Level 300
Courses No. of Students
PHYG.301 150
PHYG.302 150
PHYG.304 150
PHYG.306 150
School of Allied Health Sciences, Level 200
Medical Lab Sciences 27
Radiography 21
Phy siotherap y 30
Total 78
MPhil
PHYG. 601
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FWACS/FWAP Revision Primary Course
Current Staff Position
Academic/Research (3)
Dr. D. A. Antwi Senior Lecturer & Head of Department
Prof. F.K. Adzaku Associate Professor
Dr. K.K. Atsina Senior Lecturer(on contract)
Senior Staff (5)
Isaac Ekow Ennin Principal Research Assistant
Michael N.K. Clottey Chief Technician
Kumi Obuadabeng Larbi Principal Technician
Gloria Dzata (Mrs.) Technician
Yvonne John-Teye Administrative Assistant
Junior Staff (1)
Eric Kwade Messenger / Cleaner
Current Research Areas
Growth pattern in Ghanaian children
Pathophysiology of sickle cell disease
Regulation of energy balance
PUBLICATIONS
Antwi, D.A., Asiedu-Gyekye 1. J. Atsina K-K. Relationship between meal
frequency and subcutaneous fat. West African Phannacy Journal, 2003, 17( 1):
33-38
Asiedu-Gyekye 1.J., Antwi D.A. (2004) Enalapril increases cerebral oxygen
and glucose consumption, Discov. and innovation, 197-202, 15(3/4)
CONFERENCES/SEMINARS
Members attended the 2nd University of Ghana Medical School Research
conference held at La Palm Royal Hotel, Accra from 6th-9th May 2005. The
theme of the conference was ''Research ami Medical practice"
BENEFACTION
With the kind assistance of the Department of Anatomy, UGMS, the department
has been able to connect its network of PCs to the wodd\\"ide web.
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DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY
OVERVIEW
The Department of Psychiatry continues to face severe staffing problems especially
regarding Psychiatry Lecturers.
During the year 2004-2005 Dr. Sammy Ohene was the only full time functional
Lecturer whilst Prof. S.N.A. Turkson was fully available only in the early part of
the year.
Prof. C.C. Adomakoh, Dr. V.C.K. Doku, Dr. Akwasi Osei, and Dr. C.D. Abbey however
all helped with part time teaching.
Prof. Thadeus Ulzen - Chair of Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural
Medicine in the University of Alabama Medical School, U.S.A. and
Dr. Ama Addo - Psychiatrist in Scotland U.K. both carne as visiting Lecturers in
Child Psychiatry.
Dr. Araba Sefa-Dedeh rejoined the Psychology Unit in November 2004 at the end
of her 2 year leave of absence on assignment with the National Reconcilliation
Commission.
Problems:
Besides the severe staff shortage, the department has no clinic or. admission
facilities in Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital as other clinical departments and still
uses the Accra Psychiatric Hospital for clinical teaching and consultation
Ohene S.
Publication
Psychiatric Emergencies: Chapter 8 (pp. 542-549), In Accidents and
Emergencies - A manual for Frontline Providers - published by Ministry of
Health/Ghana Health Service
Presentation: Depressive illness: Overview and Diagnosis at U.G.M.S. 2nd
Annual Research Conference
Conferences Attended
West African College of Physicians: 28th Annual General & Scientific Meeting
Lagos, Nigeria - November 2004
Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons: 2nd Annual General & Scientific
Meeting, Accra - December 2004
American Psychiatric Association: 158th Annual General ane! Scientific Meeting,
Atlanta Georgia, U.S.A. May 21-26,2005
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Seia-Dedeh A.
Conferences and Seminar
Psychology and Gender. Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences' Founder's Week
Celebrations Symposium on Gender: Evolving Roles and Perceptions 15th-19th
November 2004.
Attempted suicide: a complication of depression? 2nd Annual Scientific
Conference of U.G.M.S., Accra 4th-6th May 2005.
Parenting the Challenging Child. Paediatric Society of Ghana Public Forum,
30th June 2005.
Facilitated a Workshop on Burn Out for staff of the Fevers Unit and other HIV staff
at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, 26th & 27th July and 9th & 10th August 2005.
Editing of Psychosocial Counselling Manual for ACD Sharp HIV Project. Ongoing
Review, Rewriting and editing of Counselling and Adolescent Health Manual
Ministry of Health Adolescent Project Ongoing.
Lectures and Workshops on Counselling Stress Management and Adolescent
Issues for Church groups and NGOs.
DEPARTMENT OF RADIOLOGY
OVERVIEW
Academic work for the year 2004 improved with the increase of the number of
lecturers in the departmen t.
The equipment situation is gradually taking a better turn with CT-MRI centre in
its completion phase, we are expecting to reduce waiting time and having more
accurate results from the machines to be installed.
Academic Staff 4
Dr. A. A. Yeboah
Dr. Edwin M. K. Ogoe
Dr. Edmund K. Brakohiapa
Dr. W. O. Brakohiapa [Part time]
Ju~ior Staff 13
Felix Appiah
Residents in training
4th Year 2 Part two
3rd Year 1
2nd Year - 7 Part one
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1st Year 3
Total - 13
No of Radiologists trained since Programme started in 2000.
RESEARCH
YeboahA.A.
Value of Brain CT in Patients with Seizures
DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY
OVERVIEW
The Department of Surgery has as its main objectives teaching of both
undergraduates and postgraduates and conducting research. A lot of time is
spent for extension service for Korle bu Teaching Hospital, and for some other
hospitals in and outside Accra.
STAFFING SITUATION
Professors 2
Senior Lecturers 5
Lecturers - 15
Part Time (Professors 1
Senior Lecturers 2
Lecturers 3
Emeritus Professors
COURSES TAUGHT AND NUMBER OF STUDENTS
The Department continued to teach both undergraduate and postgraduate
students. We continue to receive a high number of foreign students who chose to
do the whole or part of their rotation in surgery in our department. The countries
where these students came from included est.. . Austria, Nigeria, Germany,
Ireland, Sierra Leone, Switzerland, Netherlands, Finland and South Africa.
The following are the group of students in the department of Surgery:
Course '0. of Students
Co-ordinated course in surgeI;,:/Medicine/Community 123
Health, Applied pathology and Specials
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Subinternship course 86
Dental Students 29
PAPERS PRESENTED AT CONFERENCES
At the 45th conference of the West African College of Surgeons held in Cotonou
Benin from the 5th to the 12th February 2005, the following papers were delivered:
Clegg-LampteyJ.N.A., Armah, H, Naaeder S.B., Adu-Aryee N. A., The position
of the vermiform appendix in Ghana.
Ntim-Amponsah- Awareness of transplants and reaction of potential donors
of amniotic membrane to serological screening for hepatitis, syphilis and
HIV.
Kitcher E.D., Varney J, Gyasi R, Ciieyou C- Pharyngeal cancer in Ghana: A
review of cases at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra.
Yeboah E.D., Nci AH, Klufio G.O., Bentsi I.K., Mensah J.E., Mante S- Carcinoma
of the prostate, a 5-year review at the Korle Bu Teaching hospital, Accra
Ghana.
Darko, R, Aduful HK, Archampong EQ- Pancreatic tumour in 2 young female
patients.
Osei E.K.- Coxa vara infantum (infantile coax vara) an unusual cause of a
limp in a 7-year old girl.
Hesse A, Adu-Aryee NA, Entsua-Me!1sah K- Presentation of HI V to the surgical
department of KBTH - a preliminary report.
Darko R, Aduful H.K., Archampong E.Q., Carcinoma oUhe rectum occurring
in a longstanding fistula in ano.
Hesse A. J. Complications of Paediatric gastrointestinal surgery.
Akafo S. Management of congenital cataract in West Africa.
Kitcher E.D., Varney J, Gyasi R.K. Nasopharyngeal cancer in Ghana, Review
of cases in Korle Bu Teaching Hospital
PROMOTIONS
Dr. Edith Ackuaku and Dr. Stephen Akafu (both in Ophthalmology were promoted
to Senior Lecturer position.
Extension Service
The Department of Surgery continued to offer extension service to Cape Coast
and Sunyani Regional hospitals. Other hospitals that benefited from the extension
service are Nkwanta in the Volta region, Akosombo hospital and the University
Hospital, Legon.
AUDIOLOGY CENTRE
A new Audiology centre has been opened at the Korle Bu Teaching hospital for
the assessment of hearing. This is probably the most advanced centre in West
Africa. The facility was commissioned by the President, Mr. J.A Kufuor.
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ADVANCED TRAUMA OPERATIVE MANAGEMENT (ATOM) COURSE IN GHANA
The 1st ATOM course, of which the Medical school is a sponsor, was launched on
the 15th of February 2005 at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. The 2nd course
took place on the 9th of August 2005. So far 12 surgeons from Ghana and Nigeria
have been retrained in the field of abdominal and chest injuries. ATOM was
designed to teach surgeons to diagnose, and operatively manage penetrating
injuries in the abdomen and chest including the bowel, kidney, ureter, bladder,
pancreas, duodenum, stomach, diaphragm, liver, inferior vena cava, spleen and
heart.
It is hoped that these participants will form a core of trainers who will impart
their knowledge to others. This hands-on course will help improve the surgical
skills of the participants and ultimately increase their effectiveness in managing
trauma patients.
The following who were associated with the course, visited the department:
Rev Myles Fish, President and Chief Executive of International Aid, USA
Conrad Person, Director of International program of Johnson and Johnson,
Scotland.
Sonny Enriquez, Vice President of International Aid, USA.
Stacy Meyers, Executive assistant to CEO International Aid USA
Mark Heydenburg, International Aid, USA
Lenworth Jacobs, Founder of ATOM COURSE and Professor of Su!"gery
University of Connecticut, USP.
Stephen Luk, Department of Trauma, University of Connecticut, USA
Bill Dyckman, Research Technologist, Hartford Hospital, Connecticut, USA.
Edward Cornwall III Chief of Trauma, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore,
USA .
Samuel Adebonojo, Professor of Surgery, Wright State University, Dayton
Ohio, USA
Fiemu Nwariaku, Dallas, Texas USA.
Peter Ekeh, Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton Ohio, USA
Osato Giwa-Osagie, Immediate Past President, West African College of
Surgeons.
Rene Kiamba, Johnson and Johnson, USA
OTHER VISITORS TO THE DEPARTMENT
Andrea Haig University of Michigan, USA
Mellissa Tinmey, University of Michigan, USA
Anthony Chiodo, University of Michigan, USA
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MEDICAL SCHOOL LIBRARY
OVERVIEW
The academic year 2004/2005 has realized a much improved 'user services func-
tion ofthe library. This was mainly due to the fact that the library has subscribed
to an on-line of sight technology. The user services unit also put together an
introductory guide to the services of the library which would soon be made avail-
able to clients.
Journals
The library subscribed to sixteen journals for the period under discussion and
continued to receive some 40 journals as gifts from individuals, institutions and
societies.
Access to Electronic Journals
The electronic resource base of the library continues to increase through the
access to a wide range of electronic journals databases both offline and online.
The offline services include the library's collection of MEDLINE on CD-ROM in
the formats of OVID and EBSCO versions. The online sources include the World
Health Organization's HINARI list of journals, which are available as full texts,
and host of other data bases of the Programme for the Enhancement of Research
Information (PERI), which are also available in full text3, and abstracts. Together,
HINARI and PERI alone provide the library access to an estimated number of over
4000 world-class biomedical full text journals. Indeed, the HINARI continue to be
the most accessible source of full text database to our clientele. The library is
also considering subscribing to the Access To Global Online Research in
Agriculture (AGORA). Even though the emphasis of this database is agriculture,
the interdisciplinary nature of the resources include substantial collections in
biomedical literature.
Books
A total of 143 volumes made up of 9l titles were added to the book stock. These
were also mainly gifts from indiv,,~uals, institutions and societies.
SERVICES
Literature Search
A total of 3500 major enquiries (an increase of 24% over the previous year, 2004)
were received for user services. Of these, about 3005 electronic based literature
searches were carried out mostly through the use of PUBMED and a few on CD-
ROM.
Computer Assisted Learning Centre
The Centre continues to teach staff and students in the use of computer
applications. The School of Allied Health Sciences also continued to use the facility
to teach and train her level 200 students.
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The Ghamsol Internet Cafe within the centre is no more connected through the
Legon link. Due to problems from the main campus, which resulted in highly
unreliable link, a new Internet Provider was contracted to provide a reliable
service. The new broadband on-line of sight technology is provided by BroadBand
Home Limited and for now acting as the intedm measure until Legon is ready.
The staff of the center repaired lots of computer hardware at the Centre, College
Administration, Departments of the School and individuals of the College. The
Centre undertook two major physical networking of computers for the departments
of Anatomy and Physiology. A line was also dropped for the Department of
Pharmacology .
The Centre continues to be manned by two people, namely: Mr. S.B. Aggrey,
Assistant Librarian In-Charge , and Mr. Wisdom Dzikunu, Computer Technician.
The Centre had a National Service Person , Ms Abigail Mireku and other two
computer hardware technicians, namely: Mr. Carl Abenohovi and Mr. Leslie Boye-
Quaye.
Carnegie Project
The Library is participating in the Carnegie Project and has received 20 computers
on behalf of the College. Some of these computers have been distributed to School
of Public Health and School of Nursing. The library is working on its Bibliofile
inputs as part of the Carnegie project .
The library has since 2004 been classifying new materials with the National
Library of Medicine Classification (NLM Scheme. As part of the bibliophile input
data, it is reconverting all its old materials from Barnard Classification to the
NLM Scheme.
Benefactors
Dr. H. Baddoo Department of Surgery, LTGMS
Dr. S. Appiah-Anane U.K.
Dr. E. Darko Windsor CT, USA
Ghana Commercial Bank through the initiative of the University of Ghana \>ledi-
cal Students ' Association.
CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS
Ms S.A. Dzansi, Mr. S.B. Sulemani and Mr. S.B. Aggrey, Assistant Librarians
attended the Ghana Library Association meeting in November 2004.
Mr. Ernest K. Atin-Nagah, Library Assistant also took part in a training workshop
on Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture (AGORA) , and Health
InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative (HINARl) at INSTI - CS!R, Accra in
September 2005.
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NOGUCHI MEMORIAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH
OVERVIEW
The Institute's mission is to become a Centre of excellence for research into
diseases of Public Health importance especially in Ghana and to contribute to
manpower development for scientific research and health service.
The broad objectives and mandate of NMIMR are:
To conduct research into health problems of Public Health importance in
Ghana
To provide training opportunities for postgraduate students in medical
research
To provide specialized laboratory diagnostic and monitoring services in support
of public health programmes.
The Institute has the following departments: Parasitology, Immunology, Clinical
Pathology, Electron Microscopy, Epidemiology, Virology, Bacteriology,
Nutrition and Animal Experimentation.
RESEARCH
The Institute is strongly committed to research on national health priorities. It
is involved in a number of research activities in collaboration with the Ministry
of Health/ Ghana Health Service and other international health organisations.
The Institute continued with the activities outlined in the Japan International
Co-operation Agency (JICA) technical co-operation agreement covering research
into the control of parasitic diseases in the West African sub-region with its
headquarters in the Institute. Its research activities in the following areas
continued:
Parasitic Diseases
Malaria
Schistosomiasis
Lymphatic filariasis
Trypanosomiasis
Cryptosporidiosis
Toxoplasmosis
Intestinal worm infestations
Viral Diseases
Poliomyelitis
Viral Diarrhoeas
HIV/AIDS
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Bacterial infections
Tuberculosis
Buruli Ulcer
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Non-communicable Health Problems
Nutrition
Food safety
Safe motherhood
Metabolic Disorders
Environment and Health
Sickle Cell Disease
Herbal Medicine
Practically, all these projects were funded by external agencies including WHO/
TOR, DFID, USAID through FBI, International Fund Policy Research Institute
(IFPRI), UNICEF, National Institutes of Health (NiH), United States Naval Medical
Research Centre, ENRECA Programme of DANIDA, European Union, Wellcome
Trust, Multilateral Initiative on Malaria (MIM), JICA, UNIDO, Bill and Melinda
Gates Foundation, Human Science Foundation, AMANET, Phyto-riker etc. The
Government of Ghana through GETFund is supporting research on Buruli Ulcer.
Training/Teaching Responsibility
Senior Members were involved in teaching in some of the Constitue,lt faculties
of the College of Health Sciences as well as some Departments in the University.
Students from the country's tertiCl.ry institutions and foreign universities were
attached to the institute for laboratory experience and conducting research project
for university degrees. Research Fellows of the Institute continued to supervise
MPhil and Ph.D students. The Institute had also introduced the Research
Studentship Programme which provided opportunities for graduate student to
undertake their project work with full sponsorship from the Institute.
The Department of Virology organized a Medical Virology Course for Science and
Medical Students. The programme was sponsored by the Teaching and Learning
Innovation Fund(TALIF - NCTE).
Information and Communication Technology
The Institute continued to maintain its O\VT! VSAT link to the Internet. The facility
offered both internal and external communication bye-mail and surflng services.
The Institute became a full participant in the HINARI project resulting in it having
access to electronic versions of over 1500 health and health-related journals.
Projects
The main development projects carried out during the year under review included
the renovation and conversion of a construction site building into a canteen.
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The US Department of Defence is also constructing a building for research
work on HIV / AIDS.
The Japanese Government through JICA has completed the construction of
the Administrative Building of the West African Centre fcir the International
Parasite Control Project rw ACIPAC). Currently the Programme has established
the Parasite Control Association (PCA) concept for sustainable parasitic
diseases control at the Dangme East District (The model site for the
programme) which has gained international recognition . The other
participating countries has expressed the desire to establish PCAs in their
respective countries .
Silver Jubilee
The Institute celebrated its 25 years of existence in November 2004 with the
climax being the hosting of the Fourth Annu a l Research Meeting under the theme
"Bridging the Research - Policy divide" The meeting provided a forum for dialogue
between researchers, policy makers and programme implementers. The
Anniversary saw the launching of a new brochure for the Institute - "NMIMR, 25
years of excellence in medical research"
Prince Al-waleed building
The building was commissioned on 2nd June, 2005 by His Excellency President
J . A. Kufuor and Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talai bin Abdulazziz Alsaud .
The facility will allow the Institute to detennine the safety and efficacy of new
drugs as well as vaccines in early testin g phase. Currently, the facility provides a
data management suite , a clinical safety laboratory and procedures room as well
as lie-in rooms for volunteers.
Dissemination of Research Finlli!1gs
The weekly Institutional seminars which offered opportunity for young· and senior
scientists to report on their respective research works continued.
Staff development and reseal"ch capacity strengthening
Staff of the Institute were supported to undertake post-graduate research
programmes in the priority research a reas both locally and at institutions abroad.
Currently , eleven membe!"s of staff are pursuing programmes leading to Ph.D
and another seven for their Masters degree . The facilities of the Institute were
used by several students from the universities and Polytechnics in the country
for their projects. A lot of first and second cycle schools also visited the Institute
as well as visitors from other research institutes, Japan and other countries.
Collaboration with other Ghanaian Institutions
The Institute continued with its active collaboration with the Ministry of Health
and its Health Research Units/Centres (Navrongo, Kintampo, Dangme West),
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Ghana AIDS Commission, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Ghana Minerals
Commission, the University of Ghana Medical School and the School of Public
Health. The Institute collaborated with the Ministry of Health on prevention of
Mother to child transmission of HIV and provided support for the annual
immunization programmes as well as conducting training sessions in TB
microscopy for Ghana Health Service Staff.
Retirements
One Senior member, four senior staff and one junior staff retired from the service
of the Institute.
STAFFING
Members of staff at the Institute are either full time employees, on contract or
visiting scientists.
SENIOR MEMBERS
Units Prof. Prof. Asso. Snr. Res. Asst Asst. Total
Emeri. Profs. Res. Fel. Reg. Acct.
Fel.
Administration 3
Bacteriology 2
Clinical
Pathology 3
Electron
Microscopy 2
Epidemiology 3
Laboratory
Animals 1 1
Immunology 2 3
Nutrition 2 1 3
Parasitology 3 4
Virology 2 4
TOTAL 4 11 7 2 28
Senior Staff Junior Staff Project Staff
Accounting Assistant 7 1
Administrative Asst/
Library Assistant 7
Research Assistant/
Nurse 26 49
Technologist/
Technician 25 10
Maintenance 6
Transport / Driver /
Mechanic 2 11 7
Data Entry Clerks/
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Secretary / Project Asst. 5 16
Labourer / Cleaner /
Messengers 19 3
Security Guard/
Watchmen/Foremen 2 10 3
Tel. Exchange Supt. /
Supervisors / Storekeepers 2
Technical Assistant/
Assistant Technician 11
Total 68 58 87
PUBLICATIONS
MALARIA
• Rasti N., Falk K. I., Donati D. , Gyan BA, Goka B. Q., Troye-Blomberg M.,
Akanmori B. D., Kurtzhals J. A., Dodoo D., Consolini R, Linde Wahlgren M.,
Bejarano M. T. Circulating epstein-barr virus in children living in malaria-
endemic areas. ScandJ Immunol. 2005; 61(5):461-5.
• Quashie N. B., Akanmori B. D., Goka B. Q., Ofori-Adjei D., Kurtzhals J. A.
Pre- treatment blood concentrations of chloroquine in patients with malaria
infection: relation to response to treatment. J Trap Pediatr 2005 Jun;
51(3):149-53.
• Ostrowski S. R , Ullum H., Goka B. Q. , Hoyer-Hansen G., Obeng-Adjei G.,
Pedersen B. K., Akanmori B. D., Kurtzhals J. A. Plasma concentrations of
soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor are increased in
patients with malaria and are associated with a poor clinical or a fatal
outcome. JInfectDis. 2005 Apr 15; 191(8) :1331-4l.
BoeufP., Vigan-Womas I., Jublot D .. Loizon S., Barale J. C., Akanmor! B. D.,
Mercereau-Puijalon 0., Behr C . CyProQuant-PCR: a real time RT-PCR
technique for profiling human cytokines,based on external RNA standards,
readily automatable for clinica l use BMC Immunol 2005; 6(1):5.
Quarshie N. B., Ofori-Adjei D., Duah N. 0., Koram K. In vitro susceptibility
of plasmodium falciparum isolates to chloroquine and other antimalarial
drugs in Ghana Ghana Medical Journal 2004; 38(4) : 131-135.
Cavanagh D. R, Dodoo D., Hviid L., KurtzhalsJ . A. . TheanderT. G., Akanmori
BD, Polley S. Conway D. J ., Koram K., McBride JS Antibodies to the
N_terminal block 2 of Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 1
are associated with protection against clinical malaria. Infect Immun
2004;72(11):6492-502.
Gyan B. A. , Goka B., Cvetkovic J . T., KurtzhalsJ. L., Adabayeri V., Perlmann
H., Leftvert AK, Akanmori B. D., Troye-Blomberg M. A. Allelic polymorphisms
in the repeat and promoter regions of the interleukin-4 gene and malaria
severity in Ghanaian children. Clin Exp Immunol 2004; 138(1): 145-50.
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Yawson A. E., McCall P. J., Wilson M. D., Donnelly M. J . Species abundance
and insecticide resistance of Anapholes gambiae in selected areas of Ghana
and Burkina Faso Med Vet Entomol 2004;18(4):372-7.
Abuaku B. K., Koram K. A., Binka FN Anti-malarial drug use among
caregivers in Ghana Afr Health Sc 2004;4(3): 171-7.
Nielsen M. A., Vestergaaard L. S., Lusingu J., Kurtzhals J. A., Giha H. A.,
Grevestad B, Goka BQ, Lemnge MM, Jensen JB, Akanmori B. D. Theander
T. G., Staasoe T, Hviid L Geographical and temporal conservation of antibody
recognition of Plasmodium falciparum variant surface antigens Infect Immun
2004; 72(6): 3531-5.
Minang J. T. . , Gyan B. A., Anchang J. K., Troye-Blomberg M., Perlmann H.,
Achidi EA Haptoglobin phenotypes and malaria infection in pregnant women
at western Cameroon. Acta Trap. 2004; 90(1): 107-14
Appawu M., Owusu-Adjei S. , Dadzie S, Asoala V., Anto F., Koram K., Rogers
W, Nkrumah F., Hoffman S. L., FryauffD. J. Malaria transmission dynamics
at a site in northern Ghana poposed for testing malaria vaccines. Trap Med
Int Health 2004;9(1): 164-70
HlV/AIDS
Barnor J. S., Miyano-Kurosaki N., Abumi Y., Ishikawa K., Yamamoto N.,
Takaku H. Lentiviral-mediated delivery of combined HlV-l decoy TAR and
siRNA's as single RNA that cleaves to inhibit HIV-l in transduced cells
Nucleotides Nucleoside Nucleic Acids 2004 (In press)
Barnor JS, Miya..!l.o-Kurosaki N ,Osei-Kwasi M, Ofori-Adjei D, Tahaku H The
middle to 3' end of the HIVe l vif gene sequence is important for vif biological
activity and could be used for anti-sense oligonucleotide targets Nucleotides
and Nucleic Acids 2005 (In pI'ess)
Kinomoto M, Appiah-Opong R, BrandfulJA, Yokoyama M, Nii-Trebi N, UgJy-
Kwame E, Sato H, Ofori-Adjei D, Kurata T, Barre-Sinoussi F, Sata T,
Tokunaga K HIV-l proteases from drug-naive West African patients are
differentially less susceptible to protease inhibitors Clin Infect Dis. 2005
JulyI5;41(2):243-51.
• Barnor JS, Endo Y, Habu Y, Miyano-Kurosaki N, Kitano M, Ya... . narnoto H,
Takaku H Effective inhibition ofHlV-l replication in cultured cells by external
guide sequences and ribonuclease P Bioorg Med Chem lett 2004; 14( 19):4941-
4
Miyano Kurosaki N, Barnor JS, Takeuchi H, Owada T, Nakashima H,
Yamamoto N, Matsuzaki T, Shimada F, Takak~ H In vitro and in vivo
transport and delivery of phosphorothioate oligonucleotides with cationic
liposomes AntiuirChem Chemother 2004; 15 (2):93- 100
• Barnor JS, Miyano-Kurosaki N, Yamaguchi K, Sakamoto A, Ishikawa K,
Inagaki Y, Yamamoto N, Osei-Kwasi M, Ofori-Adjei D, Takaku H Intracellular
expression of anti-sense RNA transcripts complementary to the human
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immunodeficiency virus type-l vif gene inhibits viral replication in infected
T-Iymphoblastoid cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2004; 320 (2):544-50.
FILARIASIS
Boakye D. A., Wilson M. D., Appawu M. A., Gyapong J. Vector competence, for
Wuchereria bancrofti, of the Anopheles populations in the Bongo district of
Ghana. Ann TropMedParasitol. 2004; 98(5): 501-8.
SCHISTOSOMIASIS
Anto F., Bosompem K., Kpikpi J., Adjuik M., Edoh D. Experimental control of
Biomphalaria pfeifferi, the intermediate host of Schistosoma mansoni, by
the ampullariid snail Lanistes varicus Ann Trap Med Parasitol 2005; 99(2):203-
9.
Bosompem K. M., Owusu 0., Okanla E. 0., Kojima S. Applicability of a
monoclonal antibody-based dipstick in diagnosis of urinary schistosomiasis
in the central region of Ghana Trap Med Int Health 2004; 9 (9):991-6.
Bosompem K. M., Bentum I. A., Otchere J., Anyan W. K., Brown C. A., Osada
Y., Takeo S., Kojima S., Ohta N. Infant schistosomiasis in Ghana: a survey
in an irrigation community Trap Med Int Health 20049(8):917-22.
Danso-Appiah A., de VIas S. J., Bosompem K. M., Habbema J. D.
Determinants of health seeking behaviour for schistosomiasis-related
symptoms in the context of integrating schistosomiasis control within the
regular health services in Ghana Trap Med Int Health 20049(7):784-94
deVlas S. J., Danso-AppiahA., vanderWerfM. J., BosompemK. M., Habbema
J.D. Quantitative evaluation of integrated schistosomiasis control: the
example of passive case finding in Ghana Trap Med Int Health 2004 9(6):
A16-21
Nsowah-Nuamah N. N., Aryeetey ME, Jolayemi E. T., Wagatsuma Y.,
Mensah G, Dontwi I. K., Nkrumah F. K., Kojima S. Predicting the timing of
second praziquantel treatment and its effect on reduction of egg counts in
southern Ghana Acta Trap 2004; 90 (3):263-70
Van derWerfM. J., de VIas S. J., landoure A., Bosompem K. M., HabbemaJ.
D. Measuring schistosomiasis case mangement of the health services in
Ghana and Mali Trap Med Int Health 20049(1): 147-57
DIARRHOEA
Newman Mercy J., Mensah Patience, Adjei 0., Asamoah-Adu A., Adu-
Sarkodie Y., Apeagyei F. Antibiotic susceptibility patterns of vibrio cholerae
isolates in Ghana Ghana Medical Journal 2004;38(2):72-74.
Esona M. D., Armah G. E., Geyer A., Steele A. D. Detection of an unusual
human rotavirus strain ..\ lith G5P [8J specificit~ in a Cameroonian child with
diarrhoea JClinMicrabiol 200442(1): 441-4.
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Kasule M., Sebunya T. K., Gashe B. A., Armah G., Steele A. D. Detection and
characterization of human rotavirus among children with diarrhoea in
Botswana Trop Med Int Health 2003; 8(12): 1137-42 [Erratum in Trap MedInt
Health 2004; 9; (2):314J
P~COGENETICS
Zeigler-Johnson C., Panossian S., Gueye S. M., Jalloh M., Ofori-Adjei D.,
Kanetsky P. A. Population differences in the frequency of the agouti signaling
protein g.8818a>G polymorphism Pigment Cell Res 2004; 17(2): 185-7
NUTRITION
• Takyi E. E. Hair zinc status and its correlation with height indicator in pre-
school and school children from a mixed income, low density (mild)
community in southern Ghana. East AIr Med J. 2004; 81(1): 42-6.
Takyi E. E., Amankwa P Dietary selenium and copper intake by resident
undergraduate students of the University of Ghana East AIr Med J. 2004;
81(1): 34-9.
PHYTOMEDICINE
Okine LK, NyarkoA. K., Osei-Kwabena N., OppongI. V., Barnes F., Ofosuhene
M. The antidiabetic activity of the herbal preparation AD D-199 in mice: a
comparative study with two oral hypogl)'caemic drugs J Elhnopharmacol. 2005;
97(1):31-8P.
• Nyarko A. K., Okine L. K., Wedzi R. K., Addo P. A., Ofosuhene M. Subchronic
toxicity studies of the antidiabetic herbal preparation ADD-199 in the rat:
absence of organ toxicity and modulation of cytochrome P450. J
Ethnopharmacol 2005; 97(2):319-25 .
Chen D., Bastow K. F., Nyarko A. K., Wang X., Lee K-H Cytotoxic isoprenylated
flavonoids from the roots of sophora flavescens helvetica Chimica Acta 2004;
87: 2574-2580.
ONCHOCERCIASIS
• Hadis M., Wilson M. D., Cobblah M, Boakye D. A. Cytoraxonomic description
of Simulium kaffaense, a new member of the S.damnosum complex (Diptera:
Simuliidae) from south-western Ethiopia Ann Trap Med Parasitol 2005
99(3):267 -91.
Awadzi K., Attah S. K., Add)' E. T., Opoku N. 0., Quartey 8. T., Lazdins-Helds J.
K., Ahmed K., Boatin B. A., Boakye D. A., Edwards G. Thirty-month follow-up
of sub-optimal responders to multiple treatments with ivermectin, in two
onchocerciasis-endemic foci in Ghana Ann Trop Med Parasitol 1004; 9814):
370
359-70.
Awadzi K., Boakye D. A., .Edwards G., Opoku N. 0 ., Attah S. K., Osei-
Atweneboana M. Y., Lazdines-Helds J . K., Ardrey A. E., Addy E. T., Quartey B.
T., Ahmed K, Boatin BA, Soumbey-Alley EW An investigation of persistent
microfilaridermias despite multiple treatments with ivermectin, in two
onchocerciassis-endemic foci in Ghana Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 2004; 98(3):
231-49.
Mank R, Wilson M. D., Rubio J. M., Post R J . A molecular marker for the
identification of Simulium squamosum (Diptera :SimuJiidae) Ann Trop
ParasitoI2004;98(2): 197 -208.
Wilson M. D., McCormick W. P., Hinton T. G. The maximally exposed
individual-comparison of maximum likelihood estimation of high quantiles
to an extreme value estimate Risk Anal 2004; (5): 1143-51
MATERNAL MORTALITY
Graham Wendy, Bhattacharya Sohinee, Orori-Adjei David, Armar-Klemesu
Margaret Making maternal deaths a notifiable event [Editoria! Commentary]
Ghana Medical JoumaI2004;38(2):48-50
BURULI ULCER
Raghunathan P. L., Whitney E. A., Asamoa K., Stienstra Y., Taylor T. H. Jr,
Amofah G. K., Ofori-Adjei D., Dobos K. , Guarner J., Martin S., Pathak S.,
Klutse E., Etuaful S., van der Graaf W. T., van der Werf T. S., King C. H.,
1'appero J. W., Ashford D. A. Risk factors for Buruli ulcer disease
(Mycobacterium ulcerans infection) :result.s from a case-control study in
Ghana Clin Infect Dis 2005; 40(10) : 1445-53
Ablordey A., Kotlowski R, Swings J., Portaels F PCR amplification with
primers based on IS2404 and GC-rich repeated sequence reveals
polymorphism in Mycobacterium ulcerans. J Clin Microbiol. 2005;43(1) :448-
51
Stragier P, Ablordey A, Meyers W. M., Portaels F. Genotyping Mycobacterium
ulcerans and Mycobacterium marinum by using mycobacterial interspersed
repetitive units. J Bacteriol 2005 ; 187(5): 1639-47
Ablordey A., Swings J ., Hubans C., Chemlal K., Locht C., Portaels F., Supply
P Multilocus variable-number tandem repeat typing of Mycobacterium
ulcerans J Clin Microbiol. 2005 ;43(4) : 1546-51.
Katlowski R, Martin A., Ablordey A., Chemial K., Fonteyne P. A., Portaels F.
One-tube cell lysis and DNA extraction procedure for peR-based detection of
mycobacterium ulcerans in aquatic insects, mollusc and fish J Med Microbiol
2004; 53 (pt4) : 927-33
• Yeboah-Manu D., BodmerT., Mensah-Quainoo E., Owusu S., Orori-Adjei D.,
Pluschke G. Evaluation of decontamination methods and growth media for
primary isolation of mycobacterium ulcerans from surgical specimens J Clin
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Microbiol 2004;42(12):5875-6
• Eddyani M., Ofori-Adjei D., Teugels G., De Weirdt D., Boakye D., Meyers W.
M., Portaels F. Potential role for fish in transmission of mycobacterium
ulcerans disease (Buruli ulcer): an environmental study Appl Environ Microbiol
2004; 70(9):5679-81.
POLIOMYELITIS
Samba E., Nkrumah F., Leke R. Getting poiio eradication back on track in
Nigeria N EngJ Med 2004; 12,350(7):645-6.
TOXICOLOGY
• Okine L. K. N., Nyarko A .. K., Armah G. E., Awumbila B., Owusu K., Setsoafia
S, Ofosuhene M. Adverse effects of mosquito coil smoke on lung, liver and
certain drug metabolising enzymes in male wistar albino rats. Ghana Medical
Journal 2004;38(3):89-95.
• Ofori-Adjei D. Mosquito coils: time to take a closer look? [Editorial
Commentary] Ghana Medical Journal 2004;38(3):87-88.
• Okine L. K. N., Armah G. E., Awumbila B., Martey O. N. K., Ofosuhene M.
Acute and sub-chronic studies of ADD-203, a fermented ground s.eed extract
of cassia occidentalis in male Spra~'Ue- dawley rats Journal of Ghana Science
Association 2004; 6(2):30-38.
ZOONOSES
• Ayi I., Akao N., Bosompem K. M .. Akafo S. K., Clarke J'J Nyador L., Apea-
Kubi K. A., Fujita K. Development of membrane-based tests for the detection
of urinary antigens and antibodies in human toxoplasmosis: preliminary
studies in Ghanaian patients Acta Trop 2005; 93(2):151-9.
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Zeigler-Johnson C., Panossian S., Gueye S. M., Jalloh M., Ofori-Adjei D.,
Kanetsky P. A Population difference in the frequency of the agouti signaling
protein g.8818a>G polymorphism Pigment Cell Res 2004; 17 (2): 185-7.
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS
Apea-Kubi K. A.,Yamaguchi S., Sakyi B., Kishimoto T., Ofori-Adjei D.,
Hagiwara T. Neisseria gonorrhoea, chlamydia trachomatis and treponema
pallidum infection in antenatal and gynecological patients at Korle-Bu
Teaching Hospital,Ghana JpnJ Infect Dis 2004;57(6):253-6.
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DENTAL HEALTH
Parkins G. A., Annab G. E. Tumor ofthe mid-face:an eight year study Ghana
Dental Joumal 2004;4(1): 14-20.
SCHOOL OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES
OVERVIEW
The School of Allied Health Sciences is a constituent School of the College of
Health Sciences, University of Ghana. The School runs Bachelor of Science
degrees in Physiotherapy, Diagnostic Radiography, Therapy Radiography and
Medical Laboratory Science. At the graduate level, the School offers MSc. and
MPhil Dietetics and MPhil Medical Physics programmes.
The School was established at the initiative of the Ministry of Health to train
Allied Health Professionals locally, and to address the huge shortage that prevail
in these allied Health professions. The objective therefore, is to produce
professionals who will demonstrate a high level of competence in the practice of
their speciality in health care delivery.
The GETfund and the Ministry of Health are putting up a six-storey multipurpose
complex for the administration and various Departments, Laboratories and other
facilities for the School at Legon.
In view of the enormous challenges, which include, staffing and av~lability of
space, the School was only able to introduce one undergraduate and two
postgraduate programmes in the 2004/2005 academic year. These were, BSc.
Therapy Radiography, MSc. & MPhil Dietetics and MPhil Medical Physics.
SUMMARY OF COURSES OFFERED
The School currently runs Four (4) undergraduate and two (2) Postgraduate
programmes.
Undergraduate Programmes
BSc. Physiotherapy
BSc. Diagnostic Radiography
BSc. Therapy Radiography
BSc. Medical Laboratory Science
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Postgraduate Programmes
MSc. & MPhil Dietetics
MPhil Medical Physics
When fully developed the School is expected to offer other ESc. programmes to
include:
Dental Technology
Occupational Therapy
Speech Therapy
Anatomy Pathologic Technology
Health Information Management
Orthopaedic Technology
Dietetics
SUMMARY OF STUDENT NUMBERS
Level 200 87
Level 300 75
Level 400 55
MSc. Diet 8
MPhil. Med. Phy 6
Total 231
SUMMARY OF STAFFING POSITIONS
Associate Professor 1
Senior Assist. Registrar - 1
Lecturer' - 5
Senior Staff - 8
Junior Staff 9
Visiting Scholars 4
DEPARTMENT GENDER SENIOR SENIOR JUNIOR TOTAL
MEMBERS STAFF STAFF
Dean's office M 2 2 4
F 1 2
Academic/ M 2
Administration F 2
Audit / Accounts M 2
F 1
Security M 4 4
F
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Drivers M 3 3
F
Department of M
Dietetics F
Department of M 2 2
Physiotherapy F
Department of M 5 3
Med. Lab. Sci F 2 2
Department of M
Radiography F
Total 28
BENEFACTORS
No Institution Activity
1 Ministry of Health Institutional Support
2 Human Diagnostica Sponsorship of Student Prizes
3 Quest Sponsorship of Student Prizes
4 Ghana Education Trust Laboratory Equipment, Computers,
Fund (GET fund) Construction of School Complex
5 Hogeschool Van Amsterdam Physiotherapy Books for Library
PUBLICATIONS
Wiredu E K, Tettey Y: Still birth at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital:
Characteristics of parents. Pregnancy and Labour. Ghana Medical J . 2004;
38(1): 15-19
ARTICLES IN PRESS
Annah H, Wiredu E. K., Dodoo A., Adjei A. A., Tettey Y., Gyasi R. K : Maximal
Cerebral Expression of Cytokines and Adhesion Molecules in Fatal Human
Cerebral Malaria. International Journal of Environment Research and Public
Health.
Annah H, Sarfo B. K, Dodoo, A, Wiredu E K, Stiles J. K, Adjei A. A , Gyasi R
K., and Tettey Y., Maximal Cerebellar Expression of Cytokines, Adhesion
Molecules, Chemokines and Chemokines Receptors in Fatal Human Cerebral
Malaria.
Sarfo B. K, Annah H., Ikovwaiza I. , Wilson M. D., Boakye D. Y., Gyasi R. K,
Wiredu E. K., Tettey Y., Adjei A. A., Singh S., Lillard J W, Stiles J. K: Mouse
Plasmodium Yeolii 17X Infection Unprgulates Rantes, CCR1, CCR3, and CCR5
Exprssion, and Induces Ultrastructural Changes in the Cerebellum.
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ABSTRACTS
Domfeh A. B., Adjei A. A., Wiredu E. K., Tettey Y. and Attoh S. A. The
prevalence of cervico-vaginal Human Papilloma virus in women visiting the
Gynaecology Department of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. Abstract Booklet.
First Annual Sciences. 12th-14th May, 2004. Page 26.
Seidu M A, Wiredu E. K., Adjei A. A. Assessment of the viability of adult
onchocerca volvulus in tissue sections using histochemical demonstration
of lactate dehydrogenase activity. First Annual Scientific Meeting of the
University of Ghana Medical School, Korle Bu 12th-14th May, 2004 pp 47. La
Palm Royal Hotel, Accra.
Aboagye B., Tettey Y., Adjei A. A., Wiredu E.K. The prevalence of Hepatitis B
and C virus infections among liver cirrhosis Patients at Korle Bu Teaching
Hospital, Accra Ghana. Abstract Booklet, First Scientific Conference of the
University of Ghana Medical School, Korle Bu 12th -14th May, 2004 pp 63. La
Palm Royal Hotel, Accra.
Adjei A A, Armah H, Dodoo A, Wiredu E K, Quakyi I. Cytokine an.d adhesion
molecule expression in the brain in the human cerebral malaria. First
International Symposium on Recent Advances in Environmental Health
Research. 19th-22nd September, 2004, pp. 83. Mariot Hotel, Jackson
Mississippi, USA.
Wiredu E. K.: Epidemiology of Malignancies in Ghana. Abstract of Scientific
Sessions Continuing Medical Education Programme, Ghana College of
Physicians & Surgeons.
CONFERENCES I SEMINARS I EXTENSIONS SERVICES
The Dean, Prof. E. K. Wiredu continued to serve as the Chairman of the Faculty
of Laboratory Medicine, West African College of Physicians (W ACP)
Prof. E. K. Wiredu was an external Examiner for the Department of Pathology,
School of Medical Science, KNUST, Kumasi.
Prof. E. K. Wiredu examined at the Part I & II levels of the WA CP Examinations
in Faculty of Medicine.
Prof. E. K. Wiredu attended the 27th Annual General and Scientific Meeting of
the West African College of Physicians in Accra from 17th - 20th November,
2003.
Prof. E. K. Wiredu was a Resource person at the First Scientific Conference of the
University of Ghana Medical School, Korle Bu 12th-14th May, 2004, La Palm Royal
Hotel, Accra.
4th International Conference on Cancer in Africa: Meeting the Challenges of the
21 st Cent ur)"
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29th Scientific Meeting of British Lymphoma Pathology Group, Symposium on
High-grade lymphomas
British Division of the International Academy of Pathology: Symposium on Lympho
reticular Disease and Short Course on Liver Tumours
45th Annual General Conference of Ghana Medical Association. Theme· "Changing
Lifestyle and Disease: A Multisectorial Approach"
Role: Resource person. Presented paper on "Cancers and Changing Lifestyle"
Inauguration of Ghana College of Physicians & Surgeons: Scientific Sessions.
Role: Resource person. Presented paper on "Epidemiology of Malignancies in
Ghana"
ICT for Government
Role: Resource person. Presented paper on "Use of ICT in E-Health a-'1.d Medical
Education"
First Annual Scientific Conference University of Ghana Medical School.
Role: Resource person. Presented paper on "Cancer Trends in Ghana"
Prof. Wiredu led a team that performed forensic services for the National
Reconciliation Commission.
SCHOOL OF NURSING
OVERVIEW
The School of Nursing was accorded the status of a School in the College of Health
Sciences by a University Council decision in August 2003. The School now has
specializations in Adult Health, Community Health, Maternal and Child Health,
and Mental Health. The Department of Research, Education and Administration
also approved by Council is yet to take off.
Appointments
As part of the programme for implementing the report of the Committee on the
establishment of the School, the appointment of an Acting Dean was effected in
August 2004. There was also the appointment of a Senior Assistant Registrar
and a Chief Accounting Assistant to the School.
Establishment of Boards and Committees
The School Board as well as the Admissions and Examinations Boards were duly
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constituted in the year under review.
Finances
A budget line was also created for the School to operate its accounts in accordance
with provisions set by the University .
Academic Programmes
The School's plans for mounting a Master of Science (Msc.) in Nursing passed
through the necessary process . It is hoped that the first batch of students will be
admitted next year. The School has also prepared the grounds to enable it admit
students at Level 100 to its four-year degree programme.
For the first time, graduants of the School of Nursingjoined the College of Health
Sciences for its 4th Congregation and Swearing-In Ceremony in May 2005. The
School was proud to present four Master of Philosophy graduants and eighty-six
undergraduates for graduation.
Sponsored Research
The School won a Teaching and Learning Innovative Fund (TALI F) sponsored
research co-ordinated by the National Council For Tertiary Education (NCTE) for
its research on: Prouiding Sexual Reproductive Health and STI/ HIV Information and
Seruices to Students of University of Ghana and its Environs.
Linkage
The School's linkage with University of Alberta, which had been running for five
years, 1999-2004, officially came to an end. The School however benefits from
the very cordial relations formed during the period. As such staff from the Faculty
of Nursing, University of Alberta serve as external supervisors for graduate
students of the School of Nursing. There is also the continuous exchange of
students as well as collaborative research between the School and Faculty of
Nursing, University of Alberta.
Donations
The School benefited from a sixty-seater TATA bus donated by the Ghana Education
Trust Fund (GetFund) to facilitate fieldwork and clinical placement undertaken
by students.
JHPIEGO/ Engender Health also donated audio-visuals, equipment and textbooks
to enhance teaching of courses in reproductive health and mental health.
COURSES OFFERED
The School offered courses at undergraduate and graduate levels in such areas
as Community Health Nursing, Maternal and Child Health Nursing, Mental Health
Nursing and Adult Health Nursing. The School saw an increase in the number of
requests from applicants who wish to purse programmes in ~ursing.
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STUDENT NUMBERS
Level 200 132
Level 300 141
Level 400 87
M'Phil (First Year) 5
M'Phil (Second Year) 3
Total 368
STAFFING POSITION
The breakdown of Staff at post was:
1. Professors Nil
2. Associate Professors NJI
3. Senior Lecturers 2
4. Senior Assistant Registrar - 1
5. Lecturers 3(One on Study Leave)
6. Assistant Lecturers 2
7. Senior Staff 8 (One on Study Leave)
8. Junior Staff 8 (One on Study Leave)
Total 24
Part-Time Appointments
Part-Time Lecturers 12
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Opare M.
Opare, M. Development and growth of Nursing in Ghana.
Opare, M. Preceptorship in Nursing Education (Ghana).
KomM. C.
Keirn, Monica C. "Assessment of Post-Abortion Care: A study at Chenard Ward
of KorleBu Teaching Hospital".
Kom, Monica C. "Informational Needs of Primigravida during Pregnancy and
Childbirth at Maamobi Polyclinic"
PUBLICATIONS
Opare M.
Opare M., et al (2005) Global Health and Equity. Part 1: Setting the Context.
Canadian Nurse. 5(101) p 22-24
Mill J.E., Opare M., & Flaming, D.S. (2'004). Ghanaian Nursing Students
Knowledge and attitude about HIV illness. African Journal of Nursing and
Midwifery. 6 (2) 5-12
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Ogilvie L, Opare M., et al (2005) Exodus of Nurses and Credentialiing in the
host countries (In press)
Opare M & O'Brien B. (2005) Ethics in Nursing Research (In Press)
Oware-Gyekye F.
Oware-Gyekye, F (2005) The Chalienges of Reproductive Health Care in the
new Millennium: The Role of the Nurse. The Ghanaian Nurse Journal.
Oware-Gyekye, F et al (2005) Adolescent Health and Development Issues.
Publishes by WHO office, Ghana. pp 20-22, 45-55
Oware-Gyekye, F et al (2005) Monitoring and Evaluation of OPD Services. In
OPD Management Manuel with others - National Learning Materials Centre
of Ministry of Health.
Mwinituo P.
Mwinituo, P. P., Judy M, (2004) Caregivers of AIDS Patients. Western Journal
of Nursing Research (Submitted for Publication).
Mwinituo, P. P., (2004) The Need for Nursing Unity in Ghana. An Article
presented to the Editorial Board of the Ghanaian Nurse (In Press).
Mwinituo, P. P., Anarfi, J. K., (2005). The Burden of AIDS Informalgivers in
Ghana. Bulletin of the Ghana Geographical Association (Submitted for
Publication).
Mwinituo, P. P., (2005) Factors Influencing the Choice of Nursing As a Career:
A Case Study of the Korle-Bu Nurses Training College. The West African
College of Nursing Journal (Submitted for Publication).
KomM.C.
Kom, M.C., (2005) Achievements and Challenges of the West African Journal
of Nursing. The Ghanaian NW'se Journal, 1
Kom, M.C., (2005) Male Involvement in Reproductive Health Care. West African
Journal of Nursing, 16: 1
Stress at workplace and time management. The Ghanaian Nurse Journal
(submitted for publication).
SEMINARS/ CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
Opare M.
15/02/05- African Palliative Care Association Conference, Johannesburg,
South Africa.
18/02/05 - West African College of Nursing Conference, Abuja, Nigeria.
06/05 - University College of Canada Research Colloquium, Ottawa, Canada.
Oware-Gyekye F.
West African College of Nursing Conference, Abuja, Nigeria - February 2005.
Development of the final Training Manual for National Adolescent Health
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and Development Programme, June 2005.
KomM.C.
West African College of Nursing Biennial General Meegin/ Scientific
Sessions, Abuja, Nigeria - 12th-19th March, 2005.
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
OVERVIEW
The School of Public Health established in 1994, now has 6 departments and a
Centre of Excelleilce. The School has and is developing innovative academic and
research programmes that can meet the requirements of a changing national,
regional and global health agenda.
In the year under review, the School of Public Health continued working towards
the achievement of its major objectives of producing Public Health practitioners
who are capable of providing effective leadership, diagnosing community health
problems as well as planning and organising effective measures to solve identified
community health problems. The School also undertook research activities as
part of its mandate.
COURSES
The School offered the twelve-month Master of Public Health Programme
(September - August) as the main course it runs. Additionally the Master of
Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy Programmes were run.
(i) Master of Public Health (MPH) Programme
The School admitted a total number of 34 students for the 2005/2006 academic
year. This was in view of high demand for enrolment in the programme. The 34
admitted were made up of Physicians, Graduate Nurses, Pharmacists, Social
Scientists, Social Workers and Nursing Tutors.
Details of MPH Admissions for 2005/2006 Academic Year.
Number of Students by gender
Female 16
Male 18
Total 34
Background of Students
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Doctors 13
Social Scientists 4
Pharmacists 6
Nursing Tutors 4
Researchers 1
Nurses 6
Total 34
(ii) Master of Philosophy in Public Health, three students were admitted into
the programme for 2005/2006 academic year.
(iii) Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health
Four students were also admitted- into the PhD programmes.
Short Courses
The School mounts short courses in response to specific needs of the ministry of
Health and other agencies. Such courses take piace during the field practice
period, when MPH students are away in the districts. However, the regularly run
short course of the School is the Social Mobilisation for health and development
course which was first organised in the 1998/1999 academic year. The course
is run in collaboration with UNICEF Ghana. Another short course was organised
by the department of Biological, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences.
This was the short course on Occupational Health and Safety. It was organized
during the long vacation and was attended by forty-nine participants from forty
organizations throughout the country. The Department of Epidemiology in
collaboration with the National Surveillance Unit of the Ghana Health Service
also organized two district specific training workshops in Disease Surveillance
in Asuogyaman District in Eastern Region and Berekum in Brong-Ahafo Region.
The School intends upgrading all the short courses into MPhil. Programmes
1. Short Course on Social Mobilisation for Health and Development
This is a six (6) week Course run annually by the School. The year under review
saw the seventh in the series, having started in June 1999. The aim of the
course is to improve the capacity of personnel in Anglophone sub-Saharan Africa
to respond effectively to the social needs of national developmental programmes.
The Course was initiated by the School in collaboration with UNICEF who sponsored
the maiden one. Since then, the course has been self-sustaining, it has trained
people who have been provided with requisite skills in social mobilisation. Demand
for the course has been rising yearly ",ith the 2005 course having 36 participants.
This year there were no foreign participants. Course evaluations have indicated
participants' appreciation for the course in terms of the course having an impact
on their career development. Out of the 36 participants for the year under review,
19 were males and 1 7 were females.
Majority of the participants were sponsored by UNICEF and the rest by WHO, CARE
International, NADMO, Community Water and Sanitation Agency, UNFPA, Ghana
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Health Service. Participants have year after year recommended that the course
be upgraded to a diploma-awarding course that can be taken during the long
vacation for a period of 3 years.
2. Short Course on Occupational Health and Safety
In view of recent spate of occupational hazards and the occupational accidents,
resulting in injuries, equipment damage and economic waste in industries as
evidenced in the recent fire outbreak at the Tema Oil Refinery, the School
mounted the above course to sensitise the various organisations on how to abate
these problems. A five day non residential Occupational Health and Safety
Training programme was organised in June 2005.
The main objective of the training programme was to equip participants with the
necessary skills and as already mentioned help eliminate work place related
injuries/illnesses and accidents, with their resultant human sufferings. The
target group were occupational health and safety professionals/practitioners,
beginning safety and health officers, environmental health professionals/
practitioners, personnel managers, union representatives, scientists in both
research and academia, health personnel, personnel from insurance companies,
personnel from utility companies, etc.
Although the School made preparation for about 20 participants, the response
from the various companies were very encouraging to the extent that about 49
people enrolled for the programme and successfully completed the programme.
STAFFING
Permanent Academic Staff
The number of permanent academic staff increased from 10 to 14 during the
year under review. This feat was achieved through contacts with academically
brilliant young M.Phil and PhD ~olders. The heads of the various departments
were tasked to also source grants through which academically brilliant candidates
would be encouraged to further their educalion through enrolment in higher
education either locally or internationally.
Breakdown of Academic Staff
Full Professor 1
Associate Professor - 1
Senior Lecturers 4
Lecturers 5
Research Fellows 3
Total - 14
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Part Time Academic Staff
The number of part time staff also increased from 45 to 72 in the year under
review. Most of these part-time teachers were drawn from relevant Schools,
Institutes and Departments of the University of Ghana. Other experts from outside
were drawn from GlMPA, Ghana Health Services, Ministry of Local Government
and Rural Development, the National Population Council, Uni!ever Ghana Limited,
Accra Metropolitan Assembly, Department of Community Water and Sanitation
etc.
These experts from outside the School teach in various fields including
Biostatistics, Disease Control, Epidemiology, Maternal and Child Health, Nutrition,
Occupational Health, Social Sciences etc. The inputs of part-time teachers drawn
from such wide spectrum of industries whose activities are relevant to public
health bring a blend of skills to bear on the training offered under the MPH
programme, the short course on social mobilisation for development as well as
the training programme in Occupational Health and Safety.
Field practice
The Field team of 3 faculty members under the Chairmanship of the Field
Coordinator finally presented their report on the field programme. A Format for
the writing of the dissertations was presented to the School's faculty for comments/
additions and/or corrections. This was fine tuned and made available to the
students as guide for writing of th'eir dissertations.
The annual three-day supervisors orientation workshop took place in the seminar
room of the Ghana Malaria Centre from 13th-16th March 2005. The Regional
Directors, District Directors of health services who have served as back up
supervisors at the field sites participated in the workshop. Students were mad~
to present their proposals for critiquing by the faculty and the field supervisors.
Some past students of the School came to share their experiences with the
residents and offered useful advice to them. There were group discussions on the
various topics and how best the works should be organised. The following decisions
were taken during the orientation workshop: .
that the School should work in collaboration with other institutions such as
the College of Physicians and Surgeons, School of Nursing, Department of
Community Health , University of Ghana Medical School who share the
philosophy of field place men t to develop a common programme for developing
and equipping the field sites to be used by students from the respective
institutions.
that the new format for students dissertation be made available to the students
before they leave for the field.
that the competencies to be acquired during the field placement be set out
in the students' handbook.
that the students would hand in their dissertations, logbook and term paper
not exceeding 2000 words at the end of the field residency programme.
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Furthermore, the School has stopped the organisation of the oral examination
which was found out not to be a requirement for obtaining the MPH certificate. It
was noted that foreign students are made to go through the problem of having to
buy tickets at very high costs to come from their countries and go back because
of the oral examination. It was also observed that the viva voce was introduced to
achieve a set standard internationaliy. However, since that standard has been
met there was no need to continue with its organisation' as a prerequisite for
graduation. The School therefore put together a communication to the effect that
the oral examination was no longer needed and [or that matter sought approval
for its cessation which was duly granted by the Board of School of Research and
Graduate Studies.
3rd Regional Tephinet Conference
During the year under review, the School planned to climax the year long 10th
Anniversary with an International Scientific Conference which would bring
together. other Schools of Public Health Without Walls and the alumni for
presentation of papers as well as other stakeholders. A Planning Committee and
Scientific Committee was put together to organise the Conference which would
take place from 5th-9th December 2005.
The Training in Epidemiology and Public Health Interventions Network (TEPHINET)
is an international NGO established in 1997. It has its headquarters in Atlanta,
Georgia. The objective of the NETWORK is to strengthen international public
health capacity through support to field-based training programmes in applied
epidemiology and public health. The NETWORK collaborates with over 31 member
programs around the world. The four Public Health Schools Without Walls
(PHSWOW) in Ghana, Kenya, Uganda and Zimbabwe are the African Regional
Group of the TEPHINET. At this forthcoming Scientific Meeting, trainees and
faculty of these Schools will be deliberating on the theme "Readiness for Health
Emergencies". Guest lectures on selected topics on the various sub-themes and
short papers from trainees will be interspersed with three workshops on
techniques for disease control.
The Development of Six Departments
The structure of the various Departments was developed as planned. The Heads
of the Departments organised series of workshops and meetings to develop their
curricula. The Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health which
had forwarded their structure and curriculum to the Academic Board had their
programmes ratified accordingly. The rest of the Departments have almost
completed the development of their structures and curricula and would very soon
forward them to the Academic Board.
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DEPARTMENT OF POPULATION, FAMILY AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
The Department continued to collaborate with John Hopkins University in the
areas of exchange of technical knowledge, research and learning. During the
year, Representatives from John Hopkins visited the School and confirmed their
commitment to funding of PhD.
RESEARCH
In that regard, 2 PhD students have been sponsored to take up programmes at
the John Hopkins Institute. Dr. Phyllis Antwi and Dr. Gloria Quansah-Asare also
attended their summer programmes.
The Department has completed the development of its curriculum. All students
enrolled would read the MPH Core Courses in the 1st Semester and have a wide
range of subjects from the Department to choose from, in the 2nd Semester. The
Population, Family and Reproductive Health Course is therefore not entirely
different from the main MPH Programme - (students would be part of the main
programme). The certificate would be MPH with the difference only showing on
the transcript.
The Department is also designing a curriculum for a Master of Science degree.
This is being designed for students who do not want to go through the MPH
Programme but would want to have some knowledge in Public Health in view of
their chosen professions. For e.g. writers and artists who are workin·g in Public
Health institutions. Such students would be assisted to have knowledge in Public
Health, and also deepen their knowledge in their respective areas. The School of
Performing Arts, School of Communication Studies, and College of Arts at Kwame
Nkrumah University of Science and Technology have been contacted in that
regard.
In the area of staff, each of the four units of the Department have five lecturers
who have agreed to teach. A Principal Research Assistant has been appointed ,0
help the Department in its numerous research programmes.
The Department has also been collaborating with the MinisLry of Health/Ghana
Health Service in order to have a holistic approach to the country's Family and
Reproductive health needs. Representatives of the Department attended a
seminar for the review of Reproductive and Child Health programmes and West
African Conference on repositioning of reproductive health held in Accra. The
Director of the School and Head of Department of Population, Family and
Reproductive Health attended the meeting of the Partners of the Gates Institute
in USA from 4th-II th April 2005.
Furthermore, the department conducted an IT based research on the ability of
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Accra youth to find out about their health on the Internet. The final report has
been submitted to the Director of the School.
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES
The Department continued with its curriculum and staff development plan . The
bane of the Department however is paucity of staff. The Department is however
doing its best to recruit more staff. The documents of three applicants were sent
to the Appointment Committee of the College of Health Sciences . Two were
appointed to the positions of lecturers and one as Principal Research' Assistant.
The Department has sent a Talif Proposal for approval by the University and is
optimistic that the necessary ratification would be granted.
DEPARTMENT OF BIOSTATISTICS
The Department managed to solicit funding from the Rockefeller Foundation for
the running of the MSc in Health Informatics programme. A team wa s therefore
put together to develop curriculum for the programme. The Academic Boards of.
the College of Health Sciences and the Main University has granted approval for
the programme to start in January 2006. It was advertised in the Daily Graphic
and on the Internet. About 25 applications have been received by the School from
Ghanaians.
The Masters degree programme would have two options:
Option 1 18 months MSc in Health Informatics
Option 2 24 months M.Phil in Health Informatics
The decision on selection of option I or II would be made during admission.
Applicants admitted to the MSc . programme will pursue 3 Semesters of course
work. This is made up 40 credits of core courses, 12 credits of elective courses
and 5 credits of practical attachment, making a total of 58 credits. Those pursuing
the M.Phil option will be required to take 40 credits of core courses, 6 credits of
practical attachment and 30 credits of thesis work, making a total of 76 credits in
4 Semesters.
The major problem facing the department is how to attract, recruit and retain
qualified staff. The department has adopted the following strategy as its staff
development policy:
Personal contacts
Sponsorship for brilliant and committed students
Fulbright Fellowship
In the area of staff development, there have been negotiations with John Hopkins
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Institute, who have promised that if candidates who are interested in Sandwich
programmes are identified, they would be sponsored to read M.Phi! and PhD
programmes. The M.Phil degree would be awarded by School of Public Health while
the PhD is awarded by John Hopkins. One lecturer was recruited to help strengthen
staff capacity base.
The department is also planning to organise short courses which would be run
when the MPH students are away in the field.
DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
The Department of Epidemiology was created in Jamlary 2005. It was previously
part of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. The staffing position at
creation was one permanent staff and twenty part-time lecturers.
The founding members of the department created 4 units as part of the
establishment and in fulfilment of the requirements of the School. New units
will be created as the department develops. These units are;
1. Infectious Disease Unit (Head: Prof. John Gyapong)
2. Non Communicable Disease Unit (Head: Dr. William Bosu)
3. Clinical Trials Unit (Head: Dr. Kwadwo Koram) and
4. Public Health Practice Unit (Head: Prof. Edwin Afari)
The Department is responsible for teaching the following courses Epidemiology II
(GSPH 607) and Epidemiology III (GSPH 604) in addition to supervising MPH, MPhil
and PhD students.
The department has 3 registered PhD students and other 2 students whose
applications are yet to be confirmed.
The faculty are currently engaged in the· following areas of research:
Malaria Epidemiology
Burden of Disease;
Intervention Studies (Malaria; Clinical trials of drugs & vaccines & Rotavirus
Vaccine trials)
Disease Surveillance (Integrated Disease Surveillance; Rotavirus Surveil-
lance; Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis Surveillance)
Future development: The department is building its PhD progra,-n to develop future
lecturers and to raise funds for its research agenda. The department plans to run
an MPhi! course in Applied Epidemiology and Disease Control. A number of short-
term courses have also been developed. These are:
Integrated Disease Surveillance
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Malaria Case Management
Epidemiological Principles for Disease Control
TB Management for middle level health personnel.
Currently, the staff strength stands at 2 Associate Professors, 1 Principal Research
Assistant and several Part-time LectUrers.
The Department received a research grant from Centre for Disease Control,
Atlanta for Training in Applied Epidemiology and Laboratory Programme (FELTP).
The FELTP is to train leaders in applied Epidemiology and Public Health Laboratory
Practice with emphasis on problem solving as well as provide epidemiological
services and laboratory management to national, regional and district health
authorities in Ghana.
In collaboration with National Surveillance Unit of the Ghana Health Service,
the Department has identified five districts for strengthening the capacity of
disease surveillance. Specific workshops are being organised in these districts.
The Districts are Asuogyaman in the Eastern Region, Berekum in Brong-Ahafo
Region, Wassa-West in Western Region, Kassena-Nankana in the Upper East
Region and Denu in the Volta Region.
Furthermore, plans were far advanced for programmes in Master of Science and
Master of Laboratory Science degrees to be awarded by the department. Since
the appointed Coordinator turned down the offer, Dr. E. Afari is acting ·with the
support of the recently appointed Research Assistant.
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH SCIENCES
The Department organised a number of retreats for the development of its
curriculum. A number of lecturers were invited from the University of Ghana
Medical School and Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research to help. Dr.
Sonjai Kumar and Dr. Michael Aidoo were also contacted to come in as Visiting
Scholars. The Department runs a short course on Occupational Health and Safety
from June 6 to June 10 2005.
The Department modified the protocol/ objectives of the Kpong-on-Sea project for
ethical review at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research and the
World Health Olganisation. Case Control StUdies for malaria in children using
the modified IRB have started. Two additional research activities are ongoing at
the Kpone-On-Sea field site:
Compensation as a Motivational factor in Individual's Participation in Re-
search by Joseline Bruce et ai, 2005 and
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Behavioural and Social Factors Influencing ivblaria Control in Kpone-On-
Sea by Grace Nkrumah-Mills, MPH Resident. Phase two of the project started
during the year under review.
GHANA MALARlA CENTRE
The Centre's name was re-designated as Centre of Excellence during the year
under review. The Community Based Advocacy Training programme reached
the monitoring stage and would come to an end in June 2006.
Meanwhile, the Centre worked in close collaboration with the various Partners
to integrate the programmes into the Mainstream Health Service activities in
order to make it sustainable. The Centre worked toward the development of
proposal, for 2nd phase ofthe programme which included developing long-distance
training programmes, conducting researches in the area of malaria and running
Short Courses. In connection with this, the Project team participated in the
Partnership Trainee Committee and Expert Oversight Committee meeting held
in Banjul, Gambia from 9th to 13th May 2005. The meeting focussed on letters of
intent of the various Centres. The letters of intent were reviewed and suggestions
made accordingly. After the review, the suggestions were incorporated in the
Centre's Phase II programme which spans the period 2006-2010. The Phase II
proposals hinged on capacity building for malaria interventions, monitoring and
evaluation and operational research as well as a distance-learning programme.
The Ghana Social Marketing Foundation International is working with the Centre
on its Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan was reviewed as a result of a decision
taken during the last Technical Committee meeting. Comments received locally
and those from Gates Malaria Partnership advisors were integrated.
As regards the Community Advocacy Training, there was significant attrition in
the number of advocates operating in the districts. The active advocates in Asante
Akim North were 67 (out of 87 trained in 2002) and 40 in Shama Ahanta East
Metropolitan Assembly (out of 67 trained in 2002). Refresher training for the
active advocates was given from 20th to 30th June 2005 in each of the two districts.
In collaboration with the Programme on Social Science in Malaria Control (PSSMC)
the Centre initiated an International training programme on Malaria. A task
force was formed which worked to develop modules for the course. Call letters
were sent and applications received from 13 applicants (3 from outside Ghana
and 10 from Ghana).
PUBLICATIONS/CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS & SEMINARS
Quakyi Isabella A.
Quakyi I. A., Addison A. E., Bosompem K., Wilson M., Fairhurst R., Wellems
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T., Boakye D., Adjei A. A. , Armah H., Koram K. A., Tagoe-Bruce A. , Asare
Quansah G., Doodo A. , Appawu M., Mensah G. , Mckakpo U., Arnarh D., Lomotey
L., Brown C., Ankrah I. , Bruce J., Janka J., Madjitey P., Obeng A., Adjei R.,
Arnankwah P. 2005.
A Multidisciplinary Case Control Study of Malaria Pathogenesis and
Immunity in Ghana, West Africa. Proceedings of the Second Annual Scientific
Meeting of the University of Ghana Medical School, College of Health
Sciences, University of Ghana.
West Africa Regional Conference on Repositioning Family Planning at La
Palm Royal Hotel, Accra, February 15th to 18th 2005.
WHO/TOR 30th Meeting of the Research Strengthening Group Geneva
Switzerland, 7th-llth March 2005.
Third Partnership Meeting (Bill and Melinda Gates Institute for Population
and Reproductive Health)
Mount Washington Conference Centre . Baltimore, April 3 -9 , 2005 .
WHO/TOR Sixth Meeting of the Committee on Pathogenesis and Applied
Genomics Geneva Switzerland, 31 st May-4th June 2005.
Roundtable Conference to discuss Ghana's Participation in the Nelson
Mandela Institution (NMI) for Advancement of Science and Technology , 1st
September 2005.
John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (Bill a nd Melinda Gates
Institute for Population and Reproductive Health)La Palm Royal Hotel ,
September 18-20,2005.
Seminar on Adolescent Reproductive Hea lth under the auspices of the Gates
Institute at Rexmar Hotel , Kumasi, September 21-23 , 2005.
Binka F. N.
Chandramohan D, Owusu-Agyei S, Carneiro I, Awine T , Amponsa-Achiano
K, Mensah N, Jaffar S , Baiden R, Hodgson A. Binka F . Greenwood B. (2005)
Cluster randomised trial of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria
in infants in area of high. seasonal transmission in Ghana. British Medical
Journal.; 331 (7519) : 727-33.
Abuaku B. K. , Koram K. A., Binka F. N.(2005). Antimalarial prescribing
practices: a challenge to malaria control in Ghana. Med Princ Pract. 14(5):332-
7.
Binka F . (2005) Editorial: No,th-south research collaborations: A move
towards a true partnership? Tropical Medicine & International Health. 10
(3): 207-9 .
KoramK.
Ahorlu CK, Koram K. A. Ahorlu C. de Savigny D. Weiss MG. (2005). Community
concepts of malaria-related illness v: lth and without convulsions in southern
Ghana. MalarJ. 27; 4 :47.
Koram K. A, Abuaku B, Duah N, Quashie N. (2005). Comparative efficacy of
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antimalarial drugs including ACTs in the treatment of uncomplicated malaria
among children under 5 years in Ghana. Acta Tropica.; 95 (3) : 194-203.
GyapongJ.
Gbakima A. A., Appawu M. A., Dadzie S., Karikari C., Sackey S.O., Baffoe-
Wilmot A., Gyapong J, Scott AL. (2005) Lymphatic filariasis in Ghana: es-
tablishing the potential for an urban cycle of transmission. Tropical Medi-
cine & International Health . 10 (4) : 387-92 .
Gyapong J. 0. , Kumaraswami V. , Biswas G. , Ottesen E. A. (2005). Treat-
ment strategies underpinning the global programme to eliminate lymphatic
filariasis. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 6(2): 179-200.
Asante R. K. O.
GHS Biannual Reproductive Health Review Conference at Busua Beach,
February 6-12 , 2005 . Presented papers entitled : i . PRFH in the new
Departmentalization oj UGSPH. ii. SPH courses Jor the non-University degree
holding health personnel
West African Regional Conference on Repositioning Family Planning at La-
Palm Royal Hotel in Accra, February 15-18,2005.
SPH Department of Biostatistics & Research Curriculum Workshop on MSc
in Health Informatics at Erata Hotel , March 4,2005.
Distance Learning Workshop at Ghana Telecom University College, Tesano.
Gates Institute Academic Partnership Conference at Mt Washington Con-
ference Centre, Baltimore, April 3-9, 2005. presented paper on Exploratory
Study ojI T media use by I-School and Out-oj-School Youth ojA ccra, Ghana.
Attended as Facilitator Strategic Leadership Course jointly mounted by
KNUST-SMS at SMS, Kumasi, May 11 - 13 & 25-28, 2005.
Repositioning of Family Planning Symposium and Document Launching at
La Palm, July 27, 2005.
Health Research in the Health sector of Ghana Dissemination Conference
at Alisa Hotel, Accra, July 27-29,2005.
GHS Biannual Review of Reproductive Health Activities at Pepease Modak
Hotel, August 14-20, 2005.
Gates In~titute Academic Partners Conference at La Palm Royal, Septem-
ber 18-20 , 2005. presented papers on i . Strategic Leadership Courses experi-
ences; ii . PRFH Department Project Progress Report, 2004 / 2005; iii. Use of
the Internet in search for Health information by Adolescents aged between
15 and 18.
Seminar on Adolescent Reproductive Health under the auspices of the Gates
Institute at Rexmar Hotel, Kumasi, September 21-23, 2005.
Population Association of Ghana Annual Conference at Coconut Grove Re-
gency Hotel, Accra, October 26, 2005.
Training course on procurement under the National Procurement Act of
2004 for Heads of Departments of the College of Health Sciences, University
of Ghana at Korle-Bu, October 27 , 2005.
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ACADEMIC STAFF
Prof. I. A. Quakyi - Director/Head of Department of Biological Issues in
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health
Dr. E.Amuah - Field Coordinator
Dr. o Ahmad - Course Coordinator/Head of Department of Biostatistics
Dr. F. Wurapa - Head of Department of Health Policy, and Planning
Management
Dr. R. O. Asante - Head of Department of Population, Family and
Reproductive Health
Dr. M. Pappoe - Head of Department of Social and Behavioural
Science
Prof. F. N. Binka - Head of Department of Epidemiology
Dr. Pasmor Kuranchie
Dr. Phyllis Antwi
Dr. P. Kuranchie
Dr. I. Agyepong
Dr. Mawuli Dzodzomenyo
Dr. J. Gyapong
Dr. G. Amofa
Dr. M. Gyapong
Dr. G. Quansah-Asare
Dr. J. TuakJi Ghartey
Mr. J. N. Fobil
Mrs. J . Stephens
Mr. U. Mckakpo Selome
Mr. I. N. Soyiri
Ms. Agnes Kotoh
Mrs. Mercy Ackumey
Mrs. Amtush Shakoor Karim
Mr. Emmanuel Asampong
Mr. H. Noye-Nortey
Dr. A. B. Quainoo
Dr. W. Bosu
Dr. E. Amuah
ADMDUSTRATWESTAFF
Mr. E. Poku-Sarkodee Assistant Registrar
Mr. J. O. Tetteh Chief Accounting Assistant
Mr. Abubakar A. Manu Principal Research Assistant/Project Officer
Mr. E . Boateng Course Secretary
Mr. Abraham Quansah Administrative Assistant
Mr. E. A. Hormeku Administrative Assistant
Mrs. Mary Baaba Crentsil Senior Library Assistant
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Mr. S. Soroku Accounts Clerk
Mrs. Cynthia A. Afetsi Administrative Assistant
Benedictus Amekuadzi Junior Library Assistant
Miss Nancy Y. Agbanu Clerk Grade II
Miss Eva Takyiwaa Typist Grade II
Mr. George Yeboah Driver Grade I
Mr. Samuel Amartey Driver Grade II
Mr. Emmanuel Annang Sai Driver Grade II
Mr. Adams Fianko-Lartey Driver Grade II
Mr. Eric Anum Laryea Driver Grade II
Mr. Duncan Ampofo Driver Grade II
Mr. Simon Zong-Bil Messenger / Cleaner
Mr. Benjamin Akafo Messenger! Cleaner
Mr. Seth Asiedu Messenger! Cleaner
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INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMES
OVERVIEW
The Office of the Dean, International Programmes is tasked among others, to
promote and coordinate all the University 's external relations, including inter-
national student s, staff and student exchange , Fulbright Scholars and external
staff training Programmes. It is to depict the University positively to the outside
world to attract both human and monetary, and physical investment. '
Within the past year, the Office of the Dean International Programmes has un-
dertaken a variety of activities designed to enable the University achieve its goal
within the 2001 -2010 corporate strategic pla n of increasing foreign student in-
take to 10% of total student population. These activities include:
Setup of a functional , up-to-date and information packed website at http:j j
www.ug.edu.ghjipjhomepage.html
Same day response to electronic m a il.
Rapid turn around of grades.
Improved security, 24/7 support services.
The Assistant Registrar , Mrs . Christiana Badu wa s as of 1st February 2005 trans-
ferred to the Admissions Office . She was re placed by Ms. Lydia Anowa Nyako from
the College of Health Sciences, Korle-Bu .
On 1st June 2005, Mr. Martin Asiedu was appointed General Manager of Hostels
to oversee all Hostel operations within the University. He was furthermore given
direct managerial role over the Jubilee Hall. In this regard the International
Programmes Office has comple tely handed over operational management and
responsibility of the Hall to University of Ghana Hostels.
STAFFING POSITION
Office of the Dean
Dean Prof. Chris Gordon
Assistant Registrar Ms. Lydia Anowa Nyako
Administra tive Assistant Mrs. Victoria Baku
Accounting Assistant Mrs. Helen Asare
Examinations Coordinator(s) - Dr. Essuman-JohnsonjDr. Amponsah
National Service Persons Innocent Bekard
Sylvia Bawa
Ummu Ibrahim
Drivers Mr. Emmanuel Attu
Mr. Ernest Frimpong
Messenger j Cleaner Mr . Da vid Opare
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International Students Hostel
Manager Mr. Daniel Azumah
Chief Porter Mr. Dominic Mintah
Other staff in the International Students' Hostel comprise seven porters, one
electrician and twelve cleaners.
Jubilee Hall
Manageress Ms. Pearl Mensah
Other staff in Jubilee Hall comprise ten porters and eighteen cleaners
INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS
The Office of International Programmes is the statuary University body that han-
dles formal legal links with outside universities and institutions. Within the
past year, the office has seen through the establishment of about 20 links be-
tween the University and external partners. The office has welcomed numerous
approaches from institutions that would like to set up similar arrangements.
There are numerous links at various stages of development and implementa-
tion . This brings the number of active Memoranda of Understanding to over 180.
New Agreements with Institutions
These new agreements were established in the 2004/2005 academic year:
Carleton University, Canada.
Simon Fraser University, Canada.
The International Water Management Institute, Colombo, Sli-Lanka.
University of Bouake, Cote d'Ivoire.
Mekelle University, Ethiopia.
Deggendorf University of Applied Sciences, Germany.
University of Music and Drama, Germany.
University of Tuscia, Italy.
Kyoto University, Japan.
Harstard University College, Norway.
Technical and Business Education in South Africa, South Africa.
James Madison University, USA.
Marywood University, USA.
Michigan University, USA.
Pennsylvania State University, USA.
University of Columbia, USA.
International Students Statistics
The categories of students registered \\ith the Office comprise the regular inter-
national students pursuing full-time certificate, undergraduate/!Jostgraduate
degree Programmes and the special admissions/occasional students studying in
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the University for a semester or two . The International Programmes Office gives
advice. information and assistance to these students. The Office also deals with
student admissions. registration. examinations and transcripts at the end of the
period of study.
The table below shows the summary of all international students for the 2004/
2005 Academic Year.
Summary of International Students Statistics. 2004/2005
Regular Fresh Students 154
Special Admissions / Occasional Students 279
Ce,tificate Course Stude:-lts 20
Continuing Students 189
Graduate Students 33
Total 675
The table below shows the breakdown hy country of International students who
registered during the 2004/2005 Academic Year. As with previous years. the
majority of students were from Nigeria and the United States.
Distribution of International Students by Country. 2004/2005
Country Number Of Students
Benin 12
Burkina Faso 12
Cameroon 5
Canada 6
China 3
DR. Congo 1
Equatorial Guinea I
Eritrea
Ethiopia 4
Germany 2
Guinea
Ivory Coast 5
Japan 8
Kenya 2
Korea 6
Liberia 25
Libya 1
Malawi 2
Mali 1
Namibia 2
Niger 4
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Nigeria 278
Norway 1
Rwanda 1
Sierra Leone 3
South Africa 1
Sudan 1
Sweden 1
Switzerland 1
Taiwan 2
Togo 11
UK 20
USA 251
Total 675
Special Admission I Occasional Studenb
Students in special admissions were either admitted through special Programmes
or as individual students. Their details are as follows:
Distribution of Special Admissions Students by Programme, 2004/2005
Programme Number of Students
Rotary International 1
Soka University, Japan 3
Swarthmore University, U.S .A 4
University of Missouri, U.S.A 4
Tufts University, U.S.A 8
North Carolina State University, U.S.A 9
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, U.S.A 9
Individual Students 13
Calvin College, U.S.A 17
University Study Abroad Consortium 17
Leeds University, U.K 19
International Student Exchange Programme 25
State University of New York, Brockport, U.S.A 29
New York University, U.S .A 30
Council on International Education Exchange 36
University of California Exchange Abroad Programme 55
TOTAL 279
Inter-Semester Programmes
Interest in the University of Ghana increases each year by various Universities,
mostly American, for the running of short-term Programmes during the inter-
semester breaks. These groups run their specially packed Programmes for their
students, usually with the involvement of Legon faculty members.
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This year several visiting institutions registered and ran programmes includ-
ing:
Michigan State University, USA;
Nihon University (NU), Tokyo;
Savanna State University, USA;
Simon Fraser University USA;
University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong;
University of Ibadan, Nigeria and
USAC Summer Programme, USA.
PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
In the course of the year, the Office made a number of presentations and publica-
tions. These are as follows:
Presentation at the NUFFIC Expert Meeting on "University of Ghana: Strategic
Institutional Development in the South", Netherlands-May 2005.
Orientation presentation to University of California Exchange Abroad
Programme (UC-EAP) students in August 2005 -Dean
Presentation to University Council on the implication of the University
Strategic Planning on International Programmes -Dean
Presentation on University of Ghana International Programmes at University
of Alberta, Canada in May 2005 -Assistant Registrar.
Posters on Status of International Programmes.
CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS/MEETINGS/EVENTS
The Office organized Commonwealth Universities Study Abroad Consortium
(CUSAC) International Programmes Conference from 19th to 20th July 2005
which was attended by Deans and Administrators in International
Programmes Offices from the KNUST, UEW, UCC, Methodist University
College, and UDS. Participants shared best practices and plans for inter-
collaboration.
Canadian Study Tour Sponsored by CUSAC New Initiative Award from 4th to
19th May 2005. The Assistant Registrar undertook a two-week study tour of
the following Canadian universities.
Brock University, st. Catherine's, Ontario
University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario
Carleton University, Ottawa
University of .'\.Iberta, Edmonton, Alberta.
She observed, exchanged ideas and shared best practices with the goal of
finding ways to improve the running of Internaiional Programmes. She also
interacted with University of Ghana students siudying in these institutions.
NUFFIC Expert Meeting, Netherlands in May 2005 -Dean.
NUFU coordinators meeting organized by the Office of the Dean, International
Programmes on 13th May 2005.
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Welcome Durbar: The first and second semesters of 2004/2005 Welcome
Durbars were held on Saturday , 25th September 2005 and Friday, 28th Janu-
ary 2005 respectively at the Institute of African Studies Chalets.
GRANTS
The Office of the Dean, International Programmes won two CUSAC awards for
the Canadian Study Tour and the CUSAC International Programmes Conference
respectively.
DONATIONSI AID
Donation of books facilitated by the African Education Initiative, U.S .A from
Intertox, Inc, a science and environmental consulting and research firm
headquartered in Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. These books were distributed
to Departments and Schools including Department of Chemistry, Depart-
ment of Biochemistry, Department of Psychology, Department of Botany,
Department of Zoology, School of Public Health and School of Nursing.
NEF partial travel support to a University of Ghana student on the IBIE Work/
Study Abroad Programmes.
Donation of used laptop computer by Dr. Cludy Nduaka, President of the Afri-
can Education Initiative.
Publications from Africa Presiden~ial Archives Research Centre (APARC).
US $2,000 from Patricia Finn, Carleton University . The amount was used to
purchase thirty-three benches for International Programmes Office.
UG BENEFICIARIES OF EXTERNAL PROGRAMMES
As part of the exchange arrangements between the University of Ghana and
some institutions including Tufts University, University of Indiana and the In-
ternational Student Exchange Programme (ISEP), the International Programmes
Office in collaboration ",>ith the Graduate School sent the under-listed graduate
students on programmes in the 2004/2005 Academic Year as follows:
Alexander K. D. Frempong, MPhil (Political Science) - Tufts University
Salome Otami, MPhil (Social Work) - Tufts University
Samuel Atindanbila, PhD (Psychology) - University of Indiana
Prosper Macken Nude,PhD (Geology) - Utah State University
Asiedu-Acquah Emmanuel , MPhil (African Studies) - Tennessee State
University
Association of Commonwealth Universities - Commonwealth Universities Study
Abroad Consortium (CUSAC) Bursary.
The University of Ghana benefited from the ClJSAC bursary awards for the follo\\"-
ing students.
Mr. Sarpong K. A. Nketia, Department of Biochemistry - Brock University
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Ms. Abigail Tetteh, School of Administration - Brock University
Soka University Programme
The following students undertook the Soka University Exchange:
Nana Frema Akosua, Bsc (Administration)
Dzide-Goodman Kelly B.A
VISITORS
During the year, the Office received one hundred and twenty-eight official del-
egations from the following international institutions:
Benin
Agence Beninoise pour l'Environment
Ecole Poly technique d'Abomey-Calavi
Burkina Faso
Institut Superieur d'Informatique de Gestion (ISIG)
University of Ougadougou
Canada
Carleton UniversitY
Simon Fraser University
University of Northern British Columbia
University of Saskatchewan
Wilfrid Laurier University
York University
Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire Embassy, Defence Attache
Institut National Poly technique
University of Bouake
Ethiopia
Mekelle University
Finland
Sebelius Academy
Germany
University of Deggendorf
Hong Kong
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
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Italy
University of Siena
University of Urbino
Liberia
United Methodist University
Nigeria
Lagos State University
University of Calabar
University of Ibadan
Netherlands
University of Maastricht
Norway
Harstad University College
South Africa
University of Stellenbosch
Trinidad and Tobago
University of the West Indies
Uganda
Makerere University
UK
Coventry University
London School of Economics and Political Science
University College of Worcester
University of Leeds
University of Liverpool
USA
Arizona State university
Boston University
Calvin University
Cheyney Unive!""sity of Pennsylvania
Habesha, Inc
Harvard University
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
James Madison University
Michigan State University
Mount Union College
New York Uni\"ersity
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North Carolina State University
Purdue University
Rutgers University
South Dakota State Universitv
St. Cloud State University
St. Louis Park Public Schools
Truman State University
Tufts University
University of Toledo
University of Akron
University of Alabama
University of California
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Connecticut
University of Florida
University of Illinois
University of Iowa
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota
University of Missouri -St. Louis
Universit\' of Washington
University of Wisconsin
Ms. Finn's Visit
Between the period October 2004 and February 2005, Patricia A. Finn, B.A., LL.M.,
Executive Director, Carleton University Academic Staff Association, Ottawa,
Canada undertook her sabbatical work with the International Programmes Of-
fice. Ms Finn was an invaluable resource in the office's activities to Improve
efficiency.
F1!ture
The ISH II Project which was started in 2004 is expected to be completed by De-
cember 2005. This project is expected to ease the accommodation problems faced
by international students v,'hen complete.
Presently, the use of the six computers at the internet cafe is limited to Special
Admission students. The internet cafe is to be expanded soon to serve Regular
International students as well.
A new thirty-three-seater Toyota Coaster bus is to be purchased for the Office.
This bus will replace the fifteen-seater van, thus making the rounds for the
shuttle more efficient and comfortable.
The Office has set in motion arrangements to construct a ne\\' office complex to
overcome the constraints of limited office space at the K.A.B Jones -Quartey
Building.
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SCHOOL OF RESEARCH AND GRADUATE STUDIES
OVERVIEW
In an effort to give focus to research activity in the University, the School of
Graduate Studies had been restructured to include Research. The essence is not
only to capitalize on the strengths and core competencies of research but also to
develop synergies between research, training and extension with emphasis on
graduate work.
GRADUATE STUDIES UNIT
Student Enrolment
A total of 776 students enrolled for the various post-graduate programmes in the
Humanities, Sciences and the University of Ghana Business School in the 2005/
2006 academic year. This was made up of 527 males and 249 females. The break-
down of enrolled students by programme and gender is as follows:
Programme Gender
Male Female
Humanities 274 135
Science / Agric 135 61
UGBS 118 53
Total 527 249
Development of Short ISummer Courses
Three MA sandwich degree programmes were approved by the Board of Graduate
Studies and the Academic Board. These programmes are designed to expand ac-
cess to the UG graduate programmes and generate additional income for the
University. They are as follows:
MA Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL)
This programme was launched during the 2004 long vacation. The response
was very much encouraging, especially among Senior Secondary School
Teachers. For the 2005 academic year, a total of 12 students registered for
the programme. This is made of 7 males and 5 females.
MA Adult Education
This is designed to capture the large market of potential students who can-
not afford full-time study because of the difficulties of securing study leave
with pay. At its launch during the 2005 long vacation, 42 students regis-
tered for the programme. This was made up of 26 males and 16 females. The
organizers were very much encouraged with the initial response received
from the general public.
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MA Religious Studies
This is designed to provide alternative concrete programmes to those being
provided by a proliferation of Bible Colleges in Ghana. It also provides teach-
ers the opportunity to upgrade their knowledge with a minimum disruption
of their lives. At the commencement of the programme during the 2005 long
vacation, 37 students registered for the programme. This is made up of 36
males and 1 female. The initial turn out was very much encouraging to the
organizers of the programme, and they hoped that more females will join the
programme for 2006 academic ,·ear.
THESES PUBLICATION
2004/2005 Academic Year
A total of 280 theses were published during the 2004i2005 academic year. This
was made up of 79 femate and 201 male. The breakdown by programme and gen-
der is as follows: '
Programme Gender
Male Female
Humamties 19 49
Science 57 23
Agric 25 7
Total 201 79
2005/2006 Academic
A total of 121 theses have been published during the year under review. This is
made up of 81 males and 40 females. The breakdown by programme and gender
is as follows:
Programme Gender
Male Female
Humanities 61 26
Science 9 8
Agric 7 5
Ph.D 4 1
Total 81 40
Reactivation of University of Ghana Fellowship Programme
Graduate students face a number of challenges in achieving their goals of quality
graduate studies. The most critical one is inadequate funding. In recognition of
this and to attract young faculty, the University has reactivated its Fellowship
Scheme with the support from the GETfund. Under the package a PhD student is
awarded an amount of ¢28,000,000.00 per annum whilst an MPhil student gets
¢ 18,000,000.00 per annum. The first batch of students to benefit from the fellowship
will be called for interview in the first semester of the 2005/2006 academic year.
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Graduate Fellowships at Harvard University
USAID, over a five-year period with effect from 2004/2005 academic year, is
supporting Ph.D training of Academic Staff at Harvard with USD 20,000.00/ student
at two students per year. This is a split-site PhD programme in which each PhD
student spends one year at HalVard. This will Amount to about USD 200,000.00
supports over the five year period. Ten faculty members will be beneficiaries
leading to the award of PhD degrees In Economics related disciplines.
The first batch of faculty members to benefit from this fellowship has returned
with a very good report. Both the students and their host institutions were very
much impressed. The second batch of students to benefit from this fellowship
has just left.
STAFF
The Staff of the School of Research and Graduate Studies constitute the follow-
ing:
Dean
Executive Secrei:ary
Research Administrator
10 Senior Staff
9 Junior Staff
New Appointment
Prof E. K. Awotwi, Associate Professor of the Department of Animal Science, has
been appointed Vice-Dean of the School of Research and Graduate Studies with
effect from 1st May 2005.
RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION UNIT
OVERVIEW
The Research function includes G,ant Applications and Reporting, Contract Re-
search (including Consultancy), Ethical Clearance, RegistrC'tion. Patenting, Com-
mercialization of Intellectual Pmperty and Management of External Funds
The main activities undertaken during the year are Contract Research and Re-
search Collaboration, External Funds Coordination and TALIF.
Training
The Research Administrator benefited from a ten-week traiIling programme in
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the United States of America under the auspices of the National Institutes of
Health (NICHD) . The programme was designed to enhance her knowledge of re-
search administration issues.
Contract Research/Research Collaboration
During the year under review the Research Administration Unit of the School
coordinated activities of twenty-two (21) projects run by various departments of
the University in collaboration with institutions outside Ghana.
Out of these, eleven were routed through the Department of Geography and
Resource Development, three each through the Institute of African Studies and
the Volta Basin Research Project, and one each through the UG Business School,
Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Department of Linguistics and
Department of Sociology.
Teaching and Learning Innovation Fund (TALI F)
The Teaching and Learning Innovation Fund (TALIF) project for Tertiary
Institutions created under the Education Sector Project of the Ministry of Education
has been one of the major activities the Research Administration Unit undertook.
During the second call for proposals, the University, under the auspices of the
School submitted seventeen (17) Normal and seven (7) Small Proposals . Normal
(Regular) Proposals are those whose estimated values are in excess of 20,000USD
each. Small Proposals, on the other hand, are those of not more than 20,000 USD ·
each.
Five out of the seven Small Proposals submitted were approved for funding during
the year under review. These are:
Upgrading of Library Resource in Ir.stitute of African Studies (LA.S .)
Developing a resource base for the new English Studies programme.
Enhancing teaching and Ie . 'ning in M.A. Teaching English as a Second
Language.
Development of text books in crop production and protection
Production of two lext books in crop production and protection
Ten out of the seventeen Normal Proposals submitted which wer" approved for
funding in the year under review are:
Improving the physical teaching, learning and research environment for
enhanced graduate research and technological training in food science
The Amide constituents for piper gineense schum and thonn(piperaceae)
as potential anti-aids agents
Enhancing/ Sustaining Ecolab as a central laboratory and a centre for ecology
and environmental science
Undergraduate and Graduate Programme in Post Harvest Technology
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Model Poultry Production Systems for Demonstl'ation and Teaching
Development of Pilot Intensive Ruminant Production Systems for Ghana
Development of Training Manuals in Critical Learning and Analytic skills
for teachers and professors in post-graduate studies and in the public/private
sectors
Community Based Data Management and Monitoring Project
Centre for Gender Studies and Advocacy
Integrating remote sensing, geographic information systems and infonnation
communication technologies, for graduate studies and research
The total funds accrued from these proposals amounted to over One Million and
Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars ($ 1,500,0001.
The School specifically presented a Normal Proposal of about 200,000 USD titled
Capacity Support for Graduate Studies and Research Administration, which
was among the nonnal proposals approved for last ycar. The approval of this proposal
had made it possible for the School to achieve the following objectives:
Equipping the Graduate Studies and Research Administration Units
Every office in the School now has a new computer. In addition to this the School
has been supplied with 10 printers, 2 scanners, a facsimile machine , a nd a PABX
system, two photo printers , a comb binder and a shredder.
Equipping the Graduate Resource/Reference Room
The Graduate Resource/Reference Room has been equipped with eleven
computers linked to the internet. This will reduce the burden of graduate students
standing in long queues with the undergraduates at the ICT center.
A new 30 seater Toyota Coaster air-conditioned bus has also been acquired to aid
graduate students undertaxe research trips and contract rese C'.rch on cost
recovery basis. A Toyota pick-up is also to be purchased soon to enhance links
with our campuses all over Accra.
• Capacity Building of Existing Staff through Short Courses
Funds have also been made available for staff members to upgrade themselves
through training programmes and short courses.
Capacity Building of Facu!ty in Technical and Financial Proposal Writing for
Contract Research .
A training programme on proposal writing is to be mounted for the staff of the
University . This will enable the staff to better compete for contrac t resea!"Ch
through marketable proposals.
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EXTERNAL FUNDS
The School coordinates the External Funds and Academic Prize Funds for graduate
programmes of the University. The Academic Prize Funds are invested into
securities to ensure sustainability. Currently, the School is coordinating twenty-
eight (28) External Funds Projects for a number of Schools/lnstitutes/Faculties/
Departments.
THE BALME LIBRARY
OVERVIEW
During the year under review, the Cybercafe at the Library Annex was taken
over by the University. It has been redesigned as the ICT Directorate. This means
that it is no longer under the control of Balme Library.
Change in Designation
An approval was given by the Academic Board to a proposal of the Library Board for
a change in designation from Sub-Librarian to Senior Assistant Librarian.
STAFF MATTERS
Senior Members
Mr. J. O. Amekuedee was promoted to the rank of Senior Assistant Librarian.
Education
The following senior members are pursuing their MPhil programme at the
Department of Information Studies on part time basis:
Mrs. Sarah Adinku
Ms. Olivia Kpodoe
Senior/Junior Staff
Confirmation of Appointments:
Mrs. Boadi Benedicta - Jnr. Lib. Asst. Grade III
Mr. Immurana Abudulai - Jnr. Lib. Asst. Grade III
Mr. Edoh Michael Yao - Jnr. Lib. Asst. Grade III
Ms. Jessy Nana Amamoo - Jnr. Lib. Asst. Grade III
Mr. Okang Adjetey - Messenger/Cleaner
Mr. Etse Gabriel K. - Messenger/Cleaner
Mr. Toe Stephen Kwaku - Messenger/Cleaner
Mr. Katia John - Messenger/Cleaner
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Mr. Peace Donkor Messenger / Cleaner
Mr. Atule Akeeda - Messenger/Cleaner
Promotion/ Confirmation
The following members of staff were promoted to the following grades against
their names:
Mr. Paschal K. Logosu Bindery Assistant
Mr. George Essilfie Senior Bindery Assistant
Mrs. Rita Anane Jnr. Librar; Assistant Grade II
Reassignment
Mr. Reginald B. Sam Assistant Librarian
Mr. Daniel Larbi Amponsah - li brary Assistant
EDUCATION
Leave of Absence
Mrs. Emelia Agyei, a Library Assistant is on leave of absence without pay for two
years from October 2004 - October 2006.
Nana Barfi-Adomako is studying abroad for two years starting earl~f :2005.
The following senior/junior staff members of ~he library are pursuing Degree
courses at the Department of Information Studies .
Mrs Cecilia Arde-Acquah
Mr. Chris Bubuama
Best Worker Award
The staff of Balme Library nominated Miss. Nora Ganusah as the Best Worker for
the year 2004. For her award, she received an amount of two hundred thousand
cedis (¢200,000.00) from the Rev. Dr. T.K. Setse Memorial Fund.
Balme Library Computer Laboratory Activities
General
Computer literacy programmes were held in the computer laboratory of the Balme
Library for all interested parties.
Training was offered in t..he following programmes: Introduction to computers and
windows, Microsoft word, Microsoft excel, Microsoft power point and Internet use.
Training was held during the long vacation, in two separate sessions - !IloITling
and afternoon - for a period of five (5) weeks each.
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STAFF
Computer literacy classes were held for all junior and senior staff of the Balme
library including staff of the printing/binder; section in the first half of 2004.
Undergraduate training
Level 200 and 400 students of the Department of Information Studies were
introduced to the Internet and its resources al1.d taught how to effectively search
the Internet for needed information. This took place during the first semester of
both 2003/2004 and 2004/2005 academic years.
Post-graduate training
Post-graduate students were introduced to the electronic resources available to
them and taught how to effectively search these databases. This took place in
the months of September - October, 2004 and 2005.
In May 2005, M. A. students from the Department of Information Studies were
introduced to Internet resources and taught how to effectively search them.
Web authoring competition
The computer lab hosted a web authoring competition organized by RINAF for
tertiary institutions in May, 2005.
WORLD BANK LIBRARY
Upon the advice of the World Bank Ghana office, the name of the World Bank
Library was changed to the Development Information Centre (DIC).
The following items were donated to the libra!):
1. Long Table
2. 10 metal chairs
3. 22 plastic pamphlet boxes
4. 4 wall paper/magazine hangers
5. 1 File cabinet
CONFERENCE
The following senior members attended the Ghana Library Association Conference
in November 2004:
1. Prof. A. A. Alemna
2. Mrs. Victoria Dodoo
3. Mrs. Angelina Armah
4. Mrs. Gladys Kwadzo
Prof. A. Alemna presented a paper titled "Harnessing Indigenous Knowledge in
Ghana: The Role of Libraries."
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PUBLICATIONS
Adanu, Theodosia "Internet use at Balme Library, University of Ghana."
Library Hi-Tech News, March 2005. (with A. Aiemna)
Alemna, A.A. "Developments in UK Academic Library Scene: Lessons for
Ghana." CULD Proceedings 2004.
Aiemna, A.A. "Internet use at Balme Library, University of Ghana" Library
Hi-Tech News. March 2005 (with T. Adanu).
Dodoo, Victoria "Relevant Issues in Library Service for Distance Education:
Implications for Academic Libraries in Ghana. CULD Proceedings 2004.
ACQUISITIONS DEPARTMENT
Books and Pamphlets Accessioned (in 701umes)
Pm"chased books and pamphlets 874
Gifts 1,865
Legal Deposit 42
Exchanges 13
Total 2,794
The grand total book stock now stands approximately: 373,271
Gifts
The Library as usual continued to receive gifts and other forms of assistance
from our traditional benefactors. Principal among them were:. Book Aid
International, Ghana Book Trust, The World Bank, ZED Books of London, Mr. K.B.
Quantson of Accra North, and Dr. Baffollr Agyeman-Dua of Ghana Centre for
Democratic Development. Others are Ghana Uni'!ersities Press, The Vice-
Chancellor of University of Ghana, Legon, Mr. John Mitchell, Nana Adjowa
Kwegyiri-Aggrey and Rev. Dr M.P.K. Okyerefo, Department of Sociology, Legon.
Others benefactors were: Tht" Latter-Day Saints, ADRi\, The African Hope, World
Vision International, Montana State University, Elorn University, USA, Randy
Asamoah.
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COUNSELLING AND PLACEMENT CENTRE
OVERVIEW
The Counselling and Placement Centre is a service providing facility that is
widely used by students and non-students. Counselling ser/ices constitute an
integral aspect of the totality of University programmes since they contribute
positively to the welfare and development of students, staff, lecturers and their
dependants.
The year under review was quite successful despite the poor student patronage
of the c~ntre's programmes. Indeed, the few students who attended the
progTCilllmes, especially the Preventive Counselling seminars and the colloquia
with Employers, found them helpful.
STAFFING
Full-Time
I Acting Director/Counsellor Mr. John G. Egyir-Croffet
I Counsellor Ms. Sarah M. Adoo
2 Administrative Assistants Alex K. Wiafe
Eunice A. Mokwah
Messenger Alfred Akrong
Part-Time Counsellors
Dr. J.J. Lamptey - Psychiatrist, Part-time Senior Lecturer, University of
Ghana Medical school.
Psychiatrist-in-charge, Valley View Clinic, Dzorwulu.
Mary Bianki Agah - Intern, Graduate student (Clinical Psychology)
PROGRAMMES
During the year, students benefited from variolls progammes organized by the
Centre. The patronage for the programmes, particularly, the Preventive
Counselling Seminars was low.
Seminars
These were specifically,
Life on Campus
Time Management
The Demand of Graduate Students
Re-entering Academic Life for Mature students
Seminar on Sex and Sense
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Relationships
How to Study Effectively
Colloquia with Employers
The end users of the University products must be involved in the training process
of the student. To achieve this, employers are invited to share, with students
the information about their company, which hopefully would help students make
career choices.
The Companies or organizations which honoured the invitation to participate in
the colloquia were:
Finsec Consult
Nestle Ghana Limited
Unilever
Representatives of these companies shared a great deal of information with
students and gave very useful pieces of advice to them. Unilever did a campus
Presentation as a prelude to their Campus Recruitment Programme. Nestle and
Unilever in their characteristic way, pro'Jided refreshment to students.
Career Development Programme
This year saw the largest student patronage for the progamme which spanned
ten weeks. Three sessions were held during the semester on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Thursdays. Each session consisted of an hour and half a week.
A ten-day programme of two hours a day was organized immediately the University
went on recess. The general observations were that the programme was a good
one and gave exposure to students.
Outreach Programmes
The Centre's programmes were not limited to students on campus. The Acting
Director spoke at various fora to prepare S.S.S. level students for entry into the
Universities. One was at the West Africa Secondary School, where six secondary
schools in Accra congregated for the programme.
The Senior Administrative Assistant who is the Career Planning and Development
Resource Person at the Centre spoke at Accra High School, whe!"e a student
organisation on campus organised a Career Day for secondary schools in Accra.
During the sale of University entry forms, a lot of counselling was done with
prospective students and at times parents who felt their wards must read certain
courses whether they qualify or not.
Counselling
Both full-time and part-time counsellors provided services for students.
Counselling services were also available to :-:lients who were non-students.
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Services were also extended to students from other tertiary institutions, staff
and their dependants and a few referred patients from the University Hospital.
Some of the problems presented during the year were :
Difficulty in choosing courses and electives
Social problems related to development and maintenan·ce of relationships
Shyness/lack of self-esteem
Financial problems
Anxiety arising from academic, social pressures
Stress resulting fonn various concerns of life
Dissatisfaction with their courses and depression on realisation that one
could not change the courses in the second year.
The Psychiatrist and Clinical Psychologist intern were presented with various
psychiatric problems. They included:
Adjustment reaction
Anxiety state
Anxiety / Depressive illness
Psychosis
Other activities of the Centre included publicity of the Centre's a<;:tivities on
Radio Univers, talks on Career Planning for second cycle institutions and church
groups.
CONCLUSION
The services this centre provides to students have been of much benefit to them.
Many in the past year came to say thank you , few of them sending cards. Students
have been helped to acquire a lot of informa tion, which has enabled them to
make better decisions, choices and abandoned unproductive ideas. In all, it was
a successful year despite the many challenges.
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UNIVERSITY OF GHANA BUSINESS SCHOOL
OVERVIEW
The Business School completed the 2004/2005 academic year successfully.
The refurbishment of the School's auditorium is nearing completion.
The CMRPD continued to run programmes in research and training for
practitioners and professionals in the field.
The EMBA continued to receive high patronage. The School has therefore acquired
a facility downtown to accommodate the first year of the EMBA programs.
The School run the last of the full time diploma programmes in Accounting and
Public Administration and continued with courses in the Bachelor and Master's
levels in Human Resource Management, Accounting, Public Administration,
Health Services Administration, Marketing, Banking/Finance and Management
Information Systems.
STUDENTS NUMBERS
Diploma in Accounting II 50
Diploma in Public Admin. 70
BSc Admin Level 100 285
BSc Admin. Level 200 372
BSc Admin. Level 300 342
BSc Admin. Level 400 458
Master in Public Admin. I 19
Master in Public Admin. II 30
Master in Business Admin. I 146
Master in Business Admin. II 137
MPhil 19
Total 1928
STAFF POSITION
The breakdown of staff at post was as follows:
Professor 1
Senior Lecturer 13
Lecturers 26
Senior Admin. Staff 6
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Senior Staff 31
Junior Staff 51
The School had a visiting scholar from Brock University· during the second
semester of the academic year.
SABBATICAL/STUDY LEAVE/LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Six lecturers were on various types of leave in the year under review.
RESEARCH/PROJECTS
AborJ.
How is Foreign Exchange Risk Managed? A Study of Ghanaian Firms involved
in International Trade, Danida Centre for International Business, University
of Ghana Business School, Legon.
AborJ.
CorPorate Governance and Financing Decisions of Ghanaian Listed Firms,
University of Ghana Business School, Legon.
AmiduM.
Amidu, M (2005) "Determinants of Dividend Policy in Ghana", University of
Ghana Business School, Legon
Ofori Dan
"The Role of Corporate Social Responsibility in Business: The Case of
Internationally Connected Ghanaian Firms." DANIDA Centre for
International Business. Working Paper. May 2005
"Developing a Ghanaian Model of Project Management Performance from
Models for Assessing Quality Management." University of Ghana Business
School
PUBLICATIONS
AborJ.
(2004), Intenlationalisation and Financing Options of Ghanaian SMEs, Acta
Commercii, Vol. 4, pp 60-72
(2005), International Working Capital Practices of Ghanaian Firms, Acta
Commercii, VoL 5, pp. 44-56.
(2005), Managing Foreign Exchange Risk amongst Ghanaian Firms, Journal
of Risk Finance, Vol. 6(4), USA.
(2005), What Determines the Capital Structure of Listed Firms in Ghana?,
African Finance Journal, Vol. 7(1), (with N. Biekpe).
(2005), lnternationalising SME Non-Traditional Exporters and their Internet
Use Idiosyncrasies, Perspectives of Global Development and Technology, Vol.
4(2), pp. 22Q-244, USA, (with R. Hinson).
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DomfehK.A.
(2004)"Managing the Environment in a Decade of Administrative Reforms
in Ghana," International Journal ofP ublic Sector Management, 17(7) :606-620.
(2004 "The Fourth Republic Constitution of Ghana and Sustainable
Development,'· Legon Journal of International Affairs, Volume 1 [December
2004], pp. 120-141.
(2004) "Demographic Dynamics and Sustainability in Africa," in Regional
Sustainable Development Review, in Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems
(EOLSS), Developed under the Auspices of the UNESCO, Eolss Publishers,
Oxford, UK, [Online: http://www.eolss.netJ.
Frempong L. Y.
(2005) Afrocentricity, the Adae Festival of the Akan, African American
Festivals, and Intergenerational Communication, Journal of Black Studies,
35(6):730-750.
(Forthcoming) Disaster Management: A Comparative Perspective, Africa
Insight, (Forthcoming)
HinsonR. B.
Badu Y. A., Hinson, R., (2003), "Creative leadership in advertising: An
Exploratory Ghanaian Study"; GIMPA Journal Of Leadership, Management And
Administration, Vol. 2 No.2, December, 2003
Ofori D. F., Hinson, R, (2004), "Project Management in Ghana: Expectations,
Realities and Barriers to Use"; Acta Commercii, Vol. 4, Article 8
Hinson R. (2005), "Internet Adoption among Ghana's SME Non Traditional
Exporters: Expectations, Realities and Barriers to use": Africa Insight, Vol.
35, No. 1, April , 2005.
Hinson R, Abor J ., (2005), "Internationalizing SME Non-Traditional Exporters
and their Internet Use Idiosyncrasies"; Perspectives on Global Development
and Technology, Vol. 4 , Issue 2 .
Hinson R. (2005), "Perceptions of Internet Usefulr,ess amongst Non-
Traditional Exporters in Ghana"; The Information Technciogist, Vol. 2. No.1,
June, 2005
Hinson R Adika, G. Buatsi, N. (2005), "Internet Adoption among Lecturers
in Ghana's premier University: Expectations and Realities" ; The Information
Technologist, Vol. 2. No.1 , June, 2005
Adika G. S . K., Hinson R.o (2005), ·Service qualit~· in a Language Centre: A
Qualitative Look at Some Lecturer Perspectives"; Langr.lage Centre Journal,
Vol. 1,2005
Hinson R , Kastener, A., Woode, A. , (2005j, 'Successful Women in Marketing:
An Exploratory Ghanaian Study"; Gender and Behaviour, Volume 3, June 2005
Nti. R.O.
Kumar, R and K. O. Nti . -\'ational Culture Values and the Evolution of Process
and Outcome Discrep~cy in International Strategic Alliances, Journal of
Applied Behavioural Science, Vol. 40, 2004, pp.344-361.
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"Maximum Efforts in Contests with Asymmetric Valuations, European Journal
ofP olitical Economy, Vol. 20, 2004, pp 1059-1066.
Elberfeld, W. and K. O. Nti, "Oligopolistic Competition and New Technology
Adoption under Uncertainty, Journal of EconomicsjZeitschrift fur
Nationalokonomie, Vol. 82, 2004, pp. 105-121.
OforiD. F.
(2004). Project Management in Ghana: Expectations, Realities and Barriers
to Use. ACTA Commercii, 4,88-102. With Robert Hinson.
PokuK.A.
(2004) With M.W. Smith, N. Patterson, & A. Lautenberger, "A high-density
admixture map for disease gene discovery in African Americans· American
Journal ofH uman Genetics, 74: 100 1-10 13.
CONFERENCES, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS
Abor,J.
(2005). Corporate Debt Policy of Small and Medium Enterprises in Ghana.
Biennial Conference of the Economic Society of South Africa, Durban, South
Africa, September, (www.essa.org.za/activities/conf2005.htm). (with N.
Biekpe).
Does Corporate Governance affect the Capital Structure Decisions of SMEs,
Biennial Conference of the Economic Society of South Africa, Durban, South
Africa, September, (www.essa.org.za/activities!conf2005.htm). (with N.
Biekpe).
Small Business Financing Initiatives in Ghana, Second African Finance
Journal Conference, University of Stellenbosch Business School, South
Africa, July. (with N. Biekpe).
How is Foreign Exchange Risk Managed? A Study of Ghanaian Firms involved
in International Trade, 10th Export Forum, Danida Centre for International
Business, University of Ghana Business School, Legon, July.
Corporate Reliance on Bank Loans: Evidence from Listed Companies in
Ghana, Sixth Internationai Academy of African Business and Development
Conference, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, April, Published
Conference Proceedings, pp. 290-298.
The Relevance of Informal Finance in the Ghanaian Non-Traditional Export
Sector, Sixth International Academy of African Business and Development
Conference, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, April, Published
Conference Proceedings, pp. 310-317.
Varying Forms of Financing Ghanaian Non-Traditional Exporters, Sixth
International Academy of African Business and Development Conference,
University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, April, Published Conference
Proceedings, pp. 281-289. (with R. Hinson).
The Capital Structure of Small and Medium Enterprises in Ghana: Some
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