The Board Chairman of the College of Health, Yamfo (CoHY) in the Tano North District of the Ahafo Region, has said the lack of adequate infrastructure and human capital support for the institution is hampering the effort to train health professionals.

Joseph Addae Akwaboah said getting assistance from the government and other stakeholders would accelerate the realization of the school’s vision, hence appealed for help.

Joseph Addae Akwaboah, Board Chairman, College of Health, Yamfo

He was speaking at the maiden congregation of the college which aims to train and educate health professionals who are highly skilled and knowledgeable, well-motivated, and capable of providing quality healthcare service to all manner of persons by applying modern technological principles.

As a young academic institution, Mr. Addae Abwaboah said they are struggling with the lack of hostel facilities for students, central administration, a bigger bus for students’ clinical training purposes, and limited teaching faculties.

Other challenges, he said, are poor internal road network, encroachment on the school’s land, lack of fenced wall to ensure security, and large casual workers with a huge drain on the college’s Internally Generated Funds.

The Board Chairman, however, said the Board and the institution’s management have initiated some steps to help resolve some of the teething challenges.

Section of the maiden graduating students of college of Health, Yamfo

This, he said, “includes the completion and commissioning of a 540 students capacity hostel block, increasing the water supply on campus to about 130,000 liters, procurement of a minibus to enhance transportation, among others”.

“However, we once more call on all our stakeholders, including NGOs, to continue assisting us so we can realize our vision and mission as an institution”, Mr. Addae Akwaboah appealed.

He hinted that they intend to run innovative and problem-solving academic programs such as BSc in Environmental Health, Medical Lab Science, Health Promotion, Optician, and Epidemiology shortly, having already submitted the respective curriculum for these programs to the Ministry of Health waiting for approval.