Also known as: Prof. Agyare · Prof Christian Agyare · Prof Agyare · Vice-Chancellor designate · Prof. Christian Agyare
Vice Chancellor of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), pharmaceutical scientist who previously served as Provost of KNUST's College of Health Sciences.
… The event attracted an impressive lineup of dignitaries and health professionals, including the Chairman of Parliament’s Health Committee and Member of Parliament for Nabdam, Dr Mark Kurt Nawaane; the Vice-Chancellor designate of KNUST, Prof Christian Agyare; representatives of t …
… Speaking at the event, Professor Christian Agyare, Provost of the College of Health Sciences at KNUST, urged Ghanaians, especially those yet to marry, to know their genotype as a preventive measure. …
… Delivering the keynote address, the Vice-Chancellor designate of KNUST, Professor Christian Agyare, described sickle cell disease as a major public health challenge whose impact extends well beyond clinical settings. …
The Vice-Chancellor designate of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Professor Christian Agyare, has called for urgent national action to strengthen awareness, improve genotype testing, and expand healthcare access in the fight against sickle cell dise …
… The conference was convened under the theme: “Nipping Ghana’s Injury Menace in the Bud — Harnessing Evidence from Local Research.” Provost of the College of Health Sciences and Chairman of the Injury Conference, Professor Christian Agyare stressed that effective action requires p …
… Professor Christian Agyare, Provost of the College of Health Sciences. Professor Christian Agyare, Provost of the College of Health Sciences and representative of the Vice-Chancellor, said the centre were made possible through the KNUST Fogarty Injury Research Project. …
The Education Minister has assured that Government will provide Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) support to complete the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Teaching Hospital, a project delayed for nearly two decades since construction began in 2007. The hospital, when completed, is expected to improve teaching and learning and expand healthcare access to communities within and around the KNUST catchment area.
The Education Minister has assured that Government will provide Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) support to complete the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Teaching Hospital, a project delayed for nearly two decades since construction began in 2007. The hospital, when completed, is expected to improve teaching and learning and expand healthcare access to communities within and around the KNUST catchment area.
The Education Minister has inducted Prof. Christian Agyare, the newly appointed Vice Chancellor of KNUST, as Chair of the university's Technology and Consultancy Centre. During the induction, they discussed priorities including science and technology education, research, student accommodation, and infrastructure, with the Minister pledging government support through GETFund for the KNUST Teaching Hospital and emphasis on STEM education.
The Vice-Chancellor of KNUST has urged the renaming of Ghana Prisons Service to Ghana Correctional Service to broaden support. During a meeting with the Ashanti Regional Prisons Commander, the prison presented a proposal to KNUST for support in inmate skills training, health, and agriculture programmes.
Tensions are mounting at KNUST over a review of the university's statutes, with some UTAG members threatening industrial action over concerns including inadequate consultation, proposed changes to the selection of senior university officers, and provisions they believe could concentrate greater authority in the Vice-Chancellor's office.
The government has launched several skills development and employment programmes—including an expanded National Apprenticeship Programme, Labour Exchange Programme, Domestic Care Economy initiative, and GRiCS programme—aimed at equipping young Ghanaians with sustainable livelihood opportunities. Minister George Opare-Addo announced the initiatives at the 2026 National Youth Conference at KNUST in Kumasi.
KNUST's College of Health Sciences organised a Medical and One Health Outreach as part of the university's 75th Anniversary celebrations, bringing together health professionals and students to deliver integrated healthcare services to surrounding communities and demonstrate KNUST's commitment to public service.
The Chief of Staff, representing President Mahama at the investiture of KNUST's 13th Vice-Chancellor, reaffirmed government commitment to strengthening collaboration with the university to advance research, innovation and entrepreneurship that translate into practical solutions, job creation, and improvements to Ghanaian livelihoods.
At the inauguration of Professor Christian Agyare as KNUST's 13th Vice-Chancellor, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II urged him to lead through consultation, dialogue and openness rather than command, and to manage differences through established institutional structures with fairness, respect and transparency.
Professor Christian Agyare has officially become KNUST's 13th Vice-Chancellor, succeeding Professor Rita Akosua Dickson. An accomplished pharmaceutical microbiology researcher with over two decades of academic experience, he was previously Provost of KNUST's College of Health Sciences.
A journalist traveled from Accra to Kumasi on June 18–19, 2026, initially to cover World Sickle Cell Awareness Day at KNUST, but the assignment became a broader travel experience of observation and cultural immersion along the Accra–Kumasi highway.
The Founder of Focus on Sickle-Cell Foundation has called on the government to integrate genotype and inheritance education into the national curriculum to equip young Ghanaians with knowledge before starting families, saying education is the cheapest and most sustainable prevention tool available.
The Focus on Sickle-Cell Foundation held national World Sickle Cell Awareness Day commemorations at KNUST's Great Hall on June 19, gathering policymakers, health professionals, and students to call for expanded genotype testing, early screening, and improved access to care for persons living with sickle cell disease in Ghana.
At the national commemoration of World Sickle Cell Awareness Day 2026, KNUST's Vice-Chancellor designate called for urgent national action to strengthen genotype awareness, improve testing, and expand healthcare access to combat sickle cell disease in Ghana, emphasizing universities' role in research and training future healthcare professionals.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has appointed Professor Christian Agyare, a Professor of Pharmaceutics and current Provost of the College of Health Sciences, as Vice-Chancellor for a four-year term effective August 1, 2026. The appointment ends speculation over alleged political interference in the selection process, which the university had previously denied.
The Governing Council of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has appointed Professor Christian Agyare as the next Vice-Chancellor, effective August 1, 2026, making him the 13th Vice-Chancellor since the university's establishment in 1951. He succeeds Prof Rita Akosua Dickson and brings more than 25 years of academic and administrative service at KNUST, where he currently serves as Provost of the College of Health Sciences.
The Ghana National Ambulance Service CEO warns that injury crisis is escalating in Ghana, with road crash injuries costing the country 8.2% of its GDP and more than 72 persons per 100,000 population suffering serious bodily injury annually. Road traffic injuries account for the primary burden, with more than 60% of road traffic fatalities occurring among people under 35 years of age.
KNUST has launched an Injury Prevention and Research Centre at its College of Health Sciences to strengthen injury research, policy engagement and prevention efforts in Ghana. The centre is supported by a training grant from the U.S. National Institutes of Health's Fogarty International Center and builds on a 2006 project that has trained about 43 graduates at the MPH, MPhil and PhD levels in injury-related research.