KCCR – Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine

Presbyterian Hospital, Agogo and KCCR Join Forces to Achieve Zero Maternal Mortality Milestone

On Thursday 21st of March 2024, Presbyterian Hospital, Agogo (PreHA) invited Kumasi Center for Collaborative Research, The Infectious and Epidemiology Research group to their Zero Maternal Mortality

Ghana partners in African Snakebite Alliance

Leading snakebite experts from Ghana, Rwanda, Kenya, Eswatini and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), UK launch the African Snakebite Alliance (ASA) to tackle deadly snakebite envenomin

African researchers must negotiate for equitable NTD partnerships-Dr. Amuasi

Dr. John Amuasi, Executive Director of the African Research Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases (ARNTD), encouraged African researchers to negotiate and push for equitable research collaborations

KCCR Leads Capacity Building phase of Neonatal Sepsis Trial

Kumasi Centre for Collaborative in Research (KCCR), KNUST will be leading the Capacity Building Work Package for the Severe Neonatal Infection Adaptive Platform Trials in Africa (SNIP-AFRICA) Consort

Helping hands on a medical mission in Africa

Advancing Paediatric Antibiotic Research: Two New African-European Research Collaborations Tackle Severe Infections in Neonates and Children

Johannesburg, South Africa, 30th January 2024 - This week, expert scientists and clinicians from PediCAP and SNIP-AFRICA, two major research partnerships combatting antimicrobial resistance, convene

GIZ visit KCCR as part of Appraisal Mission for a Project on Local Vaccine Production

The German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ) recently embarked on an appraisal mission. This mission, primarily aimed at enhancing the local pharmaceutical sector with a special focus o

Research Groups

KCCR hosts research groups for diverse studies, advancing the health needs of Ghana and the globe at large.

Lab & Diagnostic Services

KCCR provides laboratory facilities for Bacteriology, Immunology, Parasitology, Entomology, Molecular Biology and a large Cold Room for storage.

News, Events & Opportunities

To promote teaching and training activity, news of academic excellence and opportunities for health research training as well as postgraduate training.

KCCR COVID-19

Coronaviruses are large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases……

KCCR Graduates

KCCR has been helping to build and inspire the capacity of the next generation of biomedical scientists through teaching and learning within the larger university.

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Presbyterian Hospital, Agogo and KCCR Join Forces to Achieve Zero Maternal Mortality Milestone

On Thursday 21st of March 2024, Presbyterian Hospital, Agogo (PreHA) invited Kumasi Center for Collaborative Research, The Infectious and Epidemiology Research group to their Zero Maternal Mortality chalked in the year 2023 meeting. The meeting was to examine, deliberate and strategize on the enablers-intentional or accidental prior to the attainment of Zero Maternal Mortality, the […]