The Centre for Ageing Studies, College of Humanities, has held a book launch in collaboration with the Geriatric Fellowship Programme of the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons. The book titled: ‘Contemporary Issues in Ageing in Ghana: A Multidisciplinary Approach’, was edited by Prof. C. Charles Mate-Kole and Rev. Prof. Akye Essuman.
The book was officially launched by Prof. Daniel Frimpong Ofori, the Provost of the College of Humanities, University of Ghana, and Prof. Richard Adanu, Rector of the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons, together with other senior university officials present at the event. This was followed by the auctioning of the book.
In her address, the Director of the Centre for Ageing Studies, Prof. Mavis Dako-Gyeke indicated that the useful contributions made by scholars and practitioners in the book would offer readers insights from a multidisciplinary perspective into modern issues of ageing in Africa.
Prof. Mavis Dako-Gyeke, Director, Centre for Ageing Studies addressing the audience during the launch.
The launch was chaired by Prof. Felix Asante, Pro Vice-Chancellor in charge of Research, Innovation and Development (RID), who, in his remarks, noted the increased relevance of issues related to the ageing population in Ghana. He therefore highlighted the significance of understanding contemporary ageing issues in the country’s context, which he deemed essential to facilitate the development of interventions that would create age-friendly communities to promote healthy ageing.
Prof. Richard Adanu, Rector of the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons during his speech.
The guest speaker, Prof. Richard Adanu, Rector of the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons in his address further emphasised the medical importance of ageing, given that it creeps up on individuals. It is for this reason that the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons, under the Faculty of Family Medicine, has a Geriatric Fellowship Programme. He indicated that it is through this programme that the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons partnered with the Centre for Ageing Studies in authoring and launching the book, which is expected to cause people to think differently about ageing. Prof. Adanu further highlighted the multidisciplinary approach to authoring the book, which presents significant social, economic and medical aspects of issues in ageing. This strengthens the book’s appeal to physicians, social scientists, psychologists, and members of the general public.
A group photo after the Launch
