The Tamale Teaching Hospital is a Teaching hospital in

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in the Northern region and the third largest hospital in

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. It serves as a

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for the five northern regions of

. The main hospital in Northern Ghana, 2 km southeast of town. It cooperates with the

University for Development Studies The University for Development Studies, Tamale was established in 1992 by the government of Ghana with a view to accelerating the development of the then 3 Northern Regions of Ghana (the Northern, Upper East and Upper West Regions). The late Pr ...

in Northern Ghana to offer undergraduate and graduate programs in medicine, nursing and nutrition. It is the third teaching hospital in Ghana after the

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and the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital.

History

The hospital was established in 1974 and was formerly known as the Tamale Regional Hospital. It was to provide various health care services to the people of the three Northern regions of Ghana namely, the Northern, Upper East and Upper West regions.

Teaching hospital status

In 2005 the Northern Regional Coordinating Council decided to partner the

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to upgrade the hospital to the status of a

Teaching Hospital A teaching hospital is a hospital or medical centre that provides medical education and training to future and current health professionals. Teaching hospitals are almost always affiliated with one or more universities and are often co-located ...

. The upgrade made the hospital the third teaching hospital in the country. The upgrade was to help with the training of health professionals from the University of Development Studies.

Mandate

The mandate of the hospital is set by Act 525 of the

and Teaching Hospitals Act of 1996. The stipulations of the mandate empowers the hospital to function in three critical areas namely, the provision of advanced clinical health services, supporting the training of

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and

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in medical sciences and finally, undertaking research into health issues for the purpose of improving health care.

Infrastructural Development

The hospital in 2012 had a donation of 335,000

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s for the construction of an ultra modern

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(NICU). The donation from

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was in response to a need identified by Lord Paul Boateng and his wife when the visited the hospital in 2011. The completed units as of July 2015 have facilities to serve forty

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and their mothers. It also contains office spaces as well as students' learning areas. The hospital secured a dedicated power cable from

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to supply them with uninterpreted electricity.

Governing Board

An 11-member governing body for the Tamale Teaching Hospital was inaugurated on 28 February 2019. The members of the board include Mr. Mahmoud Hamid (Chairman), Dr. David Zawumya Kolbilla, Prof. Francis A. Abantanga, Mr. George A. Atampugre, Dr. Abass Adam, Mrs. Dangnikuu Evelyn-Eda. Others are Mr. Kuuri Karim, Pham. Hamid Abdulai, Nana Agyei Mensah, Justice Eric Baah and Clara Tia Sulemana.

References

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