The Advisory Board of the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR) yesterday, 13 October 2026, paid a courtesy call on the Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Prof. Christian Agyare, to congratulate him on his assumption of office and welcome him to the KCCR Advisory Board.

During the visit, the delegation formally congratulated Prof. Agyare on his appointment as Vice-Chancellor and welcomed him as a member of the KCCR Advisory Board. The Board also pledged its support to him as he takes on his new leadership role at KNUST.

The delegation was led by Prof. Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Chairman of the KCCR Advisory Board, and included Prof. Jürgen May, Board Member; Prof. Alexander Yaw Debrah, Scientific Director of KCCR; Dr. Denise Dekker, Board Member; and Prof. Akwasi Antwi-Kusi, Board Member.

They were accompanied by Miss Henrietta Addai, Acting Deputy Director of Administration at KCCR, and Mr. Francis Dorman, Head of Finance at KCCR.

The courtesy call reaffirmed KCCR’s commitment to strengthening its relationship with KNUST and supporting collaborative efforts that advance research, academic excellence, and institutional development.

KCCR congratulates Prof. Christian Agyare on his new role and wishes him a successful tenure as Vice-Chancellor of KNUST.