KCCR – Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine

“We need Policies…” - Dr. Charity Wiafe Akenten calls AMR stakeholders to action.

Dr Charity Wiafe Akenten a research fellow with the One Health Bacteriology Group at the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), KNUST, is calling for policies to tackle

KCCR worried about rise in antimicrobial resistance in Ghana.

The intricacy, pressing time constraints, and absence of a definitive solution to AMR have led to its categorization as a 'super wicked problem'. Dr. John Amuasi, lead of the Global Health and Infect

EDCTP Team Visits KCCR and Engages with Fellows Researchers at KCCR and KNUST

On Tuesday, 3rd October 2023, a delegation from the European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) led by Mr. Abdouline Barry, Director of Finance and Administration; Dr. Pau

KCCR Labs Hosts Successful 5-Day Workshop on Genomics and Bioinformatics for Infectious Pathogens

In an exciting educational initiative, the KCCR Labs team recently conducted a comprehensive 5-day workshop on Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Based Comparative Genomics and Bioinformatics for Bacte

KNUST Day of Giving.

The KNUST Day of Giving is a 24-hour global online fundraising initiative, scheduled for Friday, 6th October 2023. It is a day set aside by KNUST for her alumni, friends and stakeholders such as staf

GRASAG KNUST Executives Honour KCCR for Its Exceptional Contribution to Research in Ghana

The Graduate Students' Association of Ghana (GRASAG) KNUST Chapter has recognized and honored the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR-KNUST) for its outstanding contri

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

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KCCR COVID-19

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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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“We need Policies…” – Dr. Charity Wiafe Akenten calls AMR stakeholders to action.

Dr Charity Wiafe Akenten a research fellow with the One Health Bacteriology Group at the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), KNUST, is calling for policies to tackle the antimicrobial resistance crisis. “It is a call to action for governments, healthcare professionals, researchers, and the public to work together. “We need policies […]