school of nursing and midwifery, university of ghana
The School of Nursing was first established as a Post Basic Nursing institution
in 1963 as a World Health Organisation (WHO) project at request of the Ministry
of Health. It then focused on preparation of Diploma awarded Nurse Tutors for
basic nursing training institutions. Further the School also focused on
certificate courses in Nursing Management in July 1970 and diploma courses in
Nursing Service Administration in 1971. In 1980, the degree programme began and
the designation of the Post-Basic Nursing Department changed to Department of
Nursing with a wholly Ghanaian staff and placed under both the Faculties of
Science and Social Studies. In July 15, 2003, the Department was upgraded into a
School and made a constituent of the College of Health Sciences by the
University Council. The School was departmentalised into only (5) five units: