this UofG Legon Hospital History powerpoint by Aaron-Lawson

31 Pages·2015·4.54 MB·English

THE UNIVERSITY OF GHANA
TEACHING HOSPITAL PROJECT:
OPPORTUNITIES FOR
COLLABORATION
18th April,2015
Aaron Lawson
Project Coordinator
FORMAT
• Historical Background
• Project Description & Milestones
• Collaboration
• Concluding Remarks
• Acknowledgements
A DREAM
• Governor Sir Gordon
Guggisberg
• Korle Bu Hospital
– 1923
• Plans for Medical
Education in Ghana
• Medical School within
the Hospital
• Training of Nurses,
midwives, Dispensers,
Sanitary Inspectors
A SECOND DREAM
• 1st President – Osagyefo
Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.
• National Medical & Health
Training Centre at Legon.
• US Government to build a
new Teaching Hospital
A GHANAIAN MEDICAL SCHOOL
• Contract with US
abrogated
1962
• A Ghanaian Medical
School with local
financial and human
resources
• Upgrade of Korle Bu
Hospital to a
Teaching Hospital
A GHANAIAN MEDICAL SCHOOL
• 1969 – Revival of plans
for a medical Complex
in Legon by Profs
Easmon & Honda.
• 400 Acre parcel of
land.
• Japanese involvement
– Noguchi Memorial Institute for
Medical Research 1979
A TEACHING HOSPITAL AT LEGON
• 2008 Engagement
of Canadian
Consultants
– Site Planning
Assessment
– Master Plan
A TEACHING HOSPITAL AT LEGON
STUDENT HOUSING
ACADEMIC
COLLEGE
MASTER
UGTH RESEARCH
PLAN
PROJECT MILESTONES
• 12 March 2011
– Sod cutting
ceremony at Legon
PROJECT MILESTONES
• June 2011 Loan from Israel for a 617
Bed Teaching Hospital
• A Turnkey Project
• Main Contractor – Messrs Engineering &
Development Consultants Ltd, Israel
• Partner Institution – Sheba Medical
Centre, Israel.
• Total Cost - $217 million
• A 36 month project
• Expected Completeion Date – Dec 2015