Welcome Address by Dr. Darius Osei, Chief Executive Officer, UGMC

Tuesday, March 15, 2022- Phase II of the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) project has been successfully completed.

According to WHO estimates, a woman dies every two seconds from cervical cancer and in Ghana, it is the leading cause of Gynaecological deaths. Yet the Disease is curable when diagnosed and treated early.

The World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) is celebrated annually globally from 18th to 24th November and the theme for this year’s celebration was, “Spread Awareness; Stop Resistance.” The WAAW week was climaxed at UGMC with a forum that was held at the main auditorium of its Medical Training and Simulation Centre (MTSC) on 24th November 2021. The WAAW is an initiative of the World Health Organization (WHO) as part of measures to curb Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) worldwide.