{"id":679046,"date":"2019-08-12T11:45:01","date_gmt":"2019-08-12T11:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n\t\t\n<p><strong>Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Government\nis set to set up an entirely new university in the northern part of the country\ndevoted to the study of medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This\nwould not only increase the number o"},"modified":"2019-08-12T11:45:01","modified_gmt":"2019-08-12T11:45:01","slug":"medical-university-for-north","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/12\/medical-university-for-north\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical University For North &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Government<br \/>\nis set to set up an entirely new university in the northern part of the country<br \/>\ndevoted to the study of medicine.<\/p>\n<p>This<br \/>\nwould not only increase the number of medical doctors in the country, but also<br \/>\nreduce the pressure that usually exists in medical schools.<\/p>\n<p>It<br \/>\nfollowed a personal request made by President Akufo-Addo to the King of Saudi<br \/>\nArabia.<\/p>\n<p>Vice-President<br \/>\nDr. Mahamudu Bawumia, who made the announcement in Accra<br \/>\nyesterday, said: \u201cThe King of Saudi Arabia has responded positively and there<br \/>\nis a plan to build a medical university in the northern part of Ghana as well<br \/>\nas 42 secondary schools.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He,<br \/>\ntherefore, stressed the need for those in that part of the country especially<br \/>\nfrom Zongo communities to take advantage of the situation by pursuing science-related<br \/>\ncourses so that they can ultimately acquire medical education.<\/p>\n<p>This<br \/>\nwas during a Muslim prayer session at the Independence Square as part of events<br \/>\nto mark the Eid Adha celebration yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>He<br \/>\nalso stressed the need for those in the northern part of the country to take<br \/>\nadvantage of the Free Senior High School programme to help wipe out ignorance,<br \/>\npoverty and diseases from Zongo communities. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet<br \/>\nus, therefore, take the education of our Muslim girls seriously\u201d, he said,<br \/>\ninsisting \u201cit is not just a societal imperative; it is a passport to Jannah.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The<br \/>\nVice-President took the opportunity to urge Muslim youth across the country to<br \/>\ntake advantage of all the training programmes being rolled out by the Ministry<br \/>\nof Inner City and Zongo Development to equip themselves with the skills<br \/>\nnecessary for making a meaningful contribution to national development. <\/p>\n<p>The National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, prayed for President Akufo-Addo, Vice-President Bawumia and members of government for knowledge, wisdom and understanding to be able to steer the affairs of the nation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Charles Takyi-Boadu, Presidential Correspondent<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia Government is set to set up an entirely new university in the northern part of the country devoted to the study of medicine. 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