Goaso Nursing College launches 15th anniversary 

The Nursing and Midwifery Training College at Goaso, in the Ahafo region, has launched the 15th anniversary of its founding, under the theme: “Excellence Our priority: Empowering future nurses and midwives for global impact”.

It coincided with the 15th Matriculation of 454 fresh students who gained admission for the 2024/2025 academic year. The College was established in 2010.

The College now boasts of a total student population of 1,398 with 723 pursuing Registered General Nursing and 675 studying Registered Midwifery.

In all, there are 1186 females and 212 (15%) of the student population being males.

The Principal of the College, Mr. Samuel Ansu-Frimpong, in his inaugural address said the College, which started as a Post-Basic Midwifery Training School with 43 students focused on training young girls to access quality maternal care to address the high maternal and infant Mortality rates at the time.

With this objective, Mr. Ansu-Frimpong said the College has witnessed an increase in the student population, academic programmes and physical infrastructure over the years.

He said the College has since 2014 introduced the Registered Midwifery (RM) programme and the Registered General Nursing (RGN) programme in 2016.

Principal Ansu-Frimpong announced that the academic performance of the students in the Nursing and Midwifery Council Licensure and the KNUST terminal examinations has consistently been outstanding pointing to the College’s unwavering dedication to produce competent healthcare professionals, who are capable of making significant impact on the global stage.

Stressing on the importance of Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery, the Principal noted that excellence should be a mindset and not just a goal and called on the students to uphold the highest standards of professionalism, compassion and ethical practice to meet the rapid changes in the healthcare sector and the world at large.

He said the role of nurses and midwives is more critical in the face of advancement in technology, increasing global challenges and growing demand for quality healthcare.

Mr. Ansu-Frimpong reiterated the College’s commitment to training healthcare professionals to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3.

According to him, this is the reason why they have trained  about 3,000 nurses and midwives since 2010 towards sustained contribution of quality healthcare locally and internationally to reduce maternal and child mortality, combat infectious diseases and promote mental health.

The Principal also admonished the new students to commit to lifelong learning through consistent efforts and discipline because excellence is not achieved overnight.

He, therefore, encouraged them to set high standards both academically and professionally to achieve their aims.

Meanwhile, the College has expressed appreciation to some personalities and organisations that have immensely supported the College in diverse ways.

Principal Ansu-Frimpong mentioned IMEC, JHPIEGO (supply of Skills lab equipment), Mondelez Ghana (constructed Mondelez Block on campus), Mrs. Joyce Oduro (established a outstanding nursing and midwifery award), D.K. Korankye (provided cement) and the Catholic Diocese of Goaso (hosted students at Pastoral centre for 15 years) as having generously supported the institution over the years.

In recognition of distinguished contributions and significant sacrifices, some infrastructures on campus have been dedicated in honour of these deserving personalities.

The facilities include; Nana Kwasi Bosomprah Assembly Hall (after the late Omanhene of Goaso), Nana Afia Serwaa library, Alhaji Mohammed Kwaku Doku hostel, Hajia Halima Opoku Ahmed Block (after the first Principal of the College), Ansu-Frimpong Hostel, Joyce Oduro Skills Laboratory and Mondelez Block.

Alhaji Mohammed Doku, a former Municipal Chief Executive for the Asunafo North Municipal Assembly, on behalf of the honoured personalities, thanked the management of the school for the honour done them.

He noted that the recognition was a testament of the power of collaboration, passion and perseverance and what could be achieved through determination.

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