Nursing, Midwifery Colleges to get degree status – Mahama assures
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<p>President John Dramani Mahama has pledged to upgrade selected nursing and midwifery colleges across the country into degree-awarding institutions.</p><p>Speaking during his Thank-You tour of the Ahafo Region on Saturday, May 31, Mahama reaffirmed his commitment to improving tertiary education infrastructure, especially in underserved regions.</p><p>“We remain committed to expanding tertiary education, especially in underserved regions. In line with this, the NDC government will establish a university in the Ahafo Region to offer world-class programmes in agriculture, natural resources, and health sciences,” he stated.</p><p>Mahama emphasized that transforming health training institutions into degree-awarding colleges would not only enhance the professional development of nurses and midwives but also strengthen the country’s healthcare delivery system.</p><p>“We will upgrade selected nursing and midwifery colleges across the region into degree-awarding institutions. And we will continue the distribution of buses to SHSs and health training institutions to help academic operations,” he stated.</p><p>He further assured that the distribution of buses to senior high schools and health training institutions would continue, helping ease transportation challenges and support academic activities across the country.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://theannouncergh.com/categories.php?child_cat=1789&cat_id=1787#Education"><strong>#GhanaNews</strong></a><strong> </strong><a href="https://theannouncergh.com/categories.php?cat_id=1787#Local%20News"><strong>#Ghana</strong></a></p>
