Chinese Government provides RMB 104.86 million grant for Phase I of the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) Project (linked to #53164)

In 2012, China’s Ministry of Commerce and the Government of Ghana signed an RMB 104.86 million grant agreement for Phase I of the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) Project. The project involved the construction of 11 buildings, 5 lecture halls, 7 laboratories, a cafeteria and kitchen, an electrical transformation and distribution room, libraries, student housing facilities, a senior staff residential area, and parking facilities, basketball courts, outdoor roads and other supporting facilities. Yanjian Group was the contractor responsible for implementation. Construction began on August 7, 2013, and was completed on April 6, 2015. The project passed final inspection by China’s Ministry of Commerce on June 8, 2015. Then, on August 14, 2015, the project was officially completed and handed over to the Ghanaian authorities. On November 19, 2015, the UHAS campus was officially inaugurated. The university is now capable of training 4500 students a year. The Chinese Government has also committed funding for Phase II of the project (captured in Project ID#53164).

Additional details

The Chinese project title is 加纳霍城医科大学项目 or 加纳沃尔特地区医科大学项目.

Number of official sources

15

Number of unofficial sources

5