Overview

HODs WELCOME ADDRESS

The Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences is an evolving department in the College of Health Sciences, School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences, University of Ghana. Since its establishment, it has played host to some of the finest Medical Laboratory Scientist benefiting the patient, community, and academia in Ghana.

Akua Obeng Forson is the current head of the Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences as of August 2022. She holds a PhD in microbiology from the University of South Australia, Adelaide. She is a medical microbiologist with an interest in vector-borne diseases and food safety.

The Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences has developed a strong reputation for training highly qualified and efficient health care laboratory professionals. The department aims to become a center of excellence that benefits patients, the community, and academia, as well as undertake research to find solutions to health problems facing the country and the continent at large.

If you are a prospective student seeking to join the Department for undergraduate or postgraduate studies, you are welcome to take a look at the programs and courses on offer. In case you have any questions, do not hesitate to e-mail the department at sbahs-medlab@ug.edu.gh for assistance.

If you are a researcher seeking collaboration, we are most happy to work with you. Kindly send an email to sbahs-medlab@ug.edu.gh or directly to any member of faculty you may want to work with. Of course, if you are able to come to the department in person, that would be wonderful.

You may also be interested in using some of our research equipment. We have available a haematology and chemistry analyzers, multi-head microscopes, fluorescent microscopes, and light microscopes, and we provide services for a fee.

Dr Akua Obeng Forson
Head, Medical Laboratory Sciences
August 2022