Ghana: No Ghanaian Should Miss University Due to Cost - - Pres Mahama

What the report says

Ghanaian Times, distributed by AllAfrica, reported that President John Dramani Mahama has said the management of the University of Ghana Medical Centre will be transferred to the University of Ghana. Speaking at the Second Session of the university’s July Congregation at Legon in Accra, Mahama said a committee reviewing the handover from the Ministry of Health to the university had completed its report and that a transition roadmap would follow.

Mahama said the government wants the medical centre to operate in line with its intended role as a hub for teaching, research, specialist training and advanced health care. The future administration of the facility matters because university-linked medical centres can support clinical education and research while also providing specialist services to the public, though the article did not specify the timeline or operational details of the transfer.

The president also used the ceremony to restate his administration’s position that financial hardship should not prevent qualified Ghanaians from entering higher education. He pointed to the “NoFeeStress” initiative, which he said is meant to help first-year students start university without being held back by upfront cost pressures.

According to the report, 1,884 students graduated at the congregation, including 157 PhD graduates, 1,429 master’s graduates and 298 undergraduates. Vice Chancellor Professor Nana Aba Appiah Amfo said the University of Ghana remained Ghana and West Africa’s leading university and had strengthened its position among top African institutions in the QS World University Rankings 2027. She linked the performance to the university’s 2024-2029 strategic plan, including research, student experience, partnerships and staff development.