By Emelia B. Addae
Koforidua, April 03, GNA -The School of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences at All Nations University (ANU) has held its maiden nursing research conference, aiming to narrow the gap between academic inquiry and frontline healthcare delivery.
The conference, held at the university’s auditorium at Koforidua, was themed “Advancing Excellence in Universal Health Coverage through Nursing Research and Practice.”
Professor Albert Gyimah, the Chancellor ANU, described the initiative as timely, saying it would give students a rare opportunity to engage directly with practitioners and academics while confronting deep-seated challenges in Ghana’s health system.
He urged students to see research not as a one-off academic exercise, but as a lifelong process that must evolve into professional practice if healthcare workers were to remain relevant in a rapidly changing medical environment.
In a speech read on her behalf, the Head of the Nursing Department, Ms Hannah Okyere Boateng, said the conference was designed to promote scholarly dialogue, interdisciplinary collaboration and evidence-based practice across nursing and allied health professions.
Discussions at the one-day meeting focused on maternal health equity, digital health innovation, quality care systems, primary healthcare delivery, nursing leadership and workforce development.
Professor Carlene Kyeremeh, the Vice President for All Nations University Advancement, Recruitment and Research, pledged institutional support to make the conference an annual event.
She described nursing research as a “living force” that challenges outdated practices, strengthens care protocols and drives cost-effective, evidence-based innovations in healthcare delivery.
Prof. Kyeremeh said the Office of University Advancement would document recommendations emerging from the conference to guide curriculum review and contribute to national health policy discussions.
Key speakers included Dr Patience Fakornam Doe, the Vice Dean of the School of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Cape Coast; Dr Jaeny Kemp, a nurse entrepreneur from India; and Dr Phyllis Abrah, the Vice Principal of the Koforidua Nursing and Midwifery Training College.
GNA
Edited by D.I. Laary/ Christabel Addo