KCCR – Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine

From Fleming's Warning to a Global AMR Crisis: Rising Threats of Antibiotic Resistance Across Communities and Wildlife

Did you know? Alexander Flemming discovered the first antibiotic in 1928, called penicillin, but warned about AMR in his Nobel Prize acceptance speech: ‘The time may come when penicillin can be bou

Illumina Sequencing Team Visits KCCR for Seminar on Infectious Diseases and Microbiology

On 8th October 2024, the staff and students at the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research (KCCR) welcomed a team from Illumina Sequencing for an insightful seminar on Illumina's innovative solution

German Senator, Katharina Fegebank Leads High-Level Science Delegation to KCCR

In a significant gesture of international collaboration and scientific exchange, the Second Mayor of Hamburg and Senator for Science, Research and Equality, Katharina Fegebank, alongside a distinguis

KCCR Organizes Sendoff Party for Outgoing Head of Administration, Mrs. Ingrid Sobel

On September 26th, the management of the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research (KCCR) organized a heartfelt sendoff party for the outgoing Head of Administration, Mrs. Ingrid Sobel. The event, hel

ADAPT-KCCR Hosts Stakeholder Engagement on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS)

The African One Health Network for Disease Prevention (ADAPT) project held stakeholder engagement on 30th August 2024 at the Engineering Gust House, KNUST to discuss Antimicrobial Resistance and Stew

One Health Bacteriology Group Conducts Blood Culture Training for Nurses at Agogo Presbyterian Hospital

As part of ongoing Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) surveillance efforts, the One Health Bacteriology Group from the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR) conducted a spe

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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From Fleming’s Warning to a Global AMR Crisis: Rising Threats of Antibiotic Resistance Across Communities and Wildlife

Did you know? Alexander Flemming discovered the first antibiotic in 1928, called penicillin, but warned about AMR in his Nobel Prize acceptance speech: ‘The time may come when penicillin can be bought by anyone in the shops. Then there is the danger that the ignorant man may easily underdose himself and by exposing his microbes […]