The Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana and The Center for African Studies, Rutgers University invite you to participate in a conference celebrating the centenary of Efua Sutherland.
Date: 27th -28th March, 2025.
Venue: Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana.
Virtual Link: https://shorturl.at/lEs44
The University of Ghana’s Institute of African Studies (IAS) presented five distinguished scholars to be conferred with Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees during the university’s latest graduation ceremony. The event, which took place at the Great Hall on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, was followed with an intimate gathering at the Institute, where faculty members, staff, and fellow students celebrated the achievements of the graduates.
On Tuesday, February 4, 2025, the Institute of African Studies (IAS) at the University of Ghana had the honour of hosting Nana Mprah Besemuna III, the Paramount Chief of the Krachi Traditional Area. The Chief was warmly received by the Director of the Institute, Professor Samuel Ntewusu, along with a team of Senior Fellows and staff. The visit marked the beginning of a significant collaboration aimed at preserving the rich cultural heritage of the Krachi people, particularly aspects related to chieftaincy and traditional leadership.
DANCE DRAMA (Selected Pieces)
Nsrabo (Drill) – Emmanuel Ampofo Duodu
This short piece is a lighthearted army drill which calls on the youth to be prepared to defend their nation at any time. It was inspired by the dominance of the military in public life between the early 1970s and 1990s.
Kusum Gboo – Dr. Benjamin Obido Ayettey
MUSICAL MOODS
Adenkum
DANCES
Adzogbo
REPERTOIRE
Ghanaian Classics
The future of hospitals, biomedicine and care: The perspectives from Africa
International Conference, Institute of African Studies (IAS) University of Ghana Legon 2–4 December 2024
CONFERENCE OVERVIEW:
The failure of hospital medicine to heal and care for the majority of the African
population was established as early as the late 1970s [1]. Faced with this state of affairs, the
World Health Organization (WHO) promoted the Primary Health Care (PHC) initiative.
However, most of the countries were facing economic crisis and thus were unable to implement
PHC [2]. The economic crisis was followed by structural adjustment policies by the