The School of Physical Sciences of University of Cape Coast has received retooling Lab equipment donation from the United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) Ghana.
The equipment include; Ultraviolet-visible Spectrophotometer, Vacuum Oven, Dissolution Machine, Water Bath, High-Performance Liquid Chromatograph, Centrifuges, and Laboratory Benches among others.
The donation is in furtherance to the subsidiary of United States Pharmacopoeia’s commitment to contribute logistics and technical support to the training of professionals in the health and pharmaceutical sciences. It is also to help improve health outcomes in general.
Mr Fred Peniana, Faculty Officer of the School received the equipment on behalf of the Dean, Prof. Emmanuel K. Essel and thanked USP for the gesture. He extolled the organisation’s close collaboration and commitment to the health sector in Ghana.
He said the equipment will contribute greatly to enhancing teaching and learning of students and had arrived timely as the Vice-Chancellor of UCC, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, was about to commission an ultra-modern science complex for the College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences.
Director of USP Ghana, Kwasi Poku Boateng said the work of USP to contribute towards strengthening regulatory systems on the African continent. He noted that the donation was part of the organisation’s commitment to enhance the capacities of institutions focused on trainiing the next generation of health professionals.
Mr. Boateng said for the past 200 years, since its establishment, USP through its global public health programmes has been strengthening health systems by providing technical assistance that improves access to quality, assured medicines and protects patients from substandard, falsified medical products and support for workforce development.
Also on the continent, out of about 13 laboratories that have international recognition, 50% of them have received support from USP. The Company also supports the Food and Drugs Authority in their work, and Eastern Regional Hospitals Laboratory to get ISO accreditation.
Prof. Robert Agbemafle Head of the Department of Laboratory Technology was grateful to Mr. Seth Amo-Koi, Mr Geoffrey Togoh and Mr. Alfred Banahene, employees of USP and also alumni of the department, for lobbying for the school to be considered for the donation.
From left, Seth Amo-Koi, Geoffrey Togoh , Prof. Robert Agbemafle, Fred Peniana and Alfred Banahene
Fred Peniana, Faculty Officer received the list of equipment donated from the Director of USP Ghana, Kwasi Poku Boateng.
Laboratory Equipment donated to the School
Source: Documentation and Information Section -UCC