{"id":88456,"date":"2025-08-07T11:43:34","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T11:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=88456"},"modified":"2025-08-07T11:43:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T11:43:34","slug":"knust-sms-class-of-2004-hands-over-gh%e2%82%b5527k-refurbished-microbiology-laboratory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=88456","title":{"rendered":"KNUST SMS class of 2004 hands over GH\u20b5527k refurbished microbiology laboratory"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The 2004 year group of the School of Medical Sciences (SMS) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi has handed over a newly refurbished microbiology laboratory to the school, as part of efforts to give back to their alma mater.<\/p>\n

The project, which cost Five Hundred Twenty-Seven Thousand Ghana Cedis (GH\u20b5527,000), was fully financed by contributions from members of the class.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the ceremony, Dr. John Amuasi, who chaired the refurbishment committee, revealed how the group financed the project.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe started this last year, and every member was levied to raise funds for it,\u201d he said<\/p>\n

Prof. Dorcas Obiri-Yeboah, a member of the Class of 2004 and now Head of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), said she was proud that her class chose to refurbish the microbiology lab.
\u201cI was very happy when the class chose to refurbish the microbiology lab.<\/p>\n

\u201cDr. Amuasi did well in chairing the committee and making sure everyone contributed,\u201d she said.
\u00a0She noted, \u201cSometimes, it just takes one person to draw attention to what is needed.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Representatives from the SMS 2004 year group.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Prof. Yaw Asante Awuku, Dean of the School of Medicine at the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), shared fond memories of his time as a student at SMS and encouraged other alumni to emulate this gesture.
\u201cI\u2019m urging other colleagues to give back to the school because it has shaped us,\u201d he said.
\u00a0Dr. Frank Frimpong, an OB\/GYN specialist and Director of the Gary Marvin Memorial Hospital in Kumasi, also acknowledged the school\u2019s impact on his professional journey.
\u00a0Dr. Alex Owusu-Ofori, Head of the Department of Microbiology at SMS, expressed appreciation for the gesture.
\u00a0\u201cThis kind of support encourages us to teach better and give more of our time,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n

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Dean of the School of Medical Sciences, Prof. Akwasi Antwi-Kusi, reminded the class of the school\u2019s 50th anniversary, which will be celebrated on October 3\u20134, 2025.
\u00a0\u201cWe have a legacy project coming up, and we\u2019re inviting all alumni to be part of it<\/p>\n

\u201cOther year groups should sponsor projects at the Medical Village in Boadi. We still need a central lab and a library, especially with the increasing number of students,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Prof. Christian Agyare, Provost of the College of Health Sciences, said he was pleased that this was happening during his tenure.
\u201cIt\u2019s encouraging to see former students give back. We hope current students will learn from this and also do more when their time comes.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"KNUSTThe 2004 year group of the School of Medical Sciences (SMS) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi has handed over a newly refurbished microbiology laboratory to the school, as part of efforts to give back to their alma mater.<\/p>\n

The project, which cost Five Hundred Twenty-Seven Thousand Ghana Cedis (GH\u20b5527,000), was fully financed by contributions from members of the class.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the ceremony, Dr. John Amuasi, who chaired the refurbishment committee, revealed how the group financed the project.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_2277560469115098_106292521332774":"","twitter_aToxNzczMzI3Njk4OTg4ODUxMjAxOw==_1773327698988851200":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=88456"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88456\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=88456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=88456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=88456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}