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Tamale
Teaching
Hospital
Hospital
in
Northern
Region,
Ghana
The
Tamale
Teaching
Hospital
is
a
Teaching
hospital
in
Tamale
in
the
Northern
region
of
Ghana.
It
serves
as
a
referral
hospital
for
the
three
northern
regions
of
Ghana.
The
main
hospital
in
Northern
Ghana,
2km
southeast
of
town.
It
cooperates
with
the
University
for
Development
Studies
in
Northern
Ghana
to
offer
undergraduate
and
graduate
programs
in
medicine,
nursing
and
nutrition.
It
is
the
third
teaching
hospital
in
Ghana
after
the
Korle
Bu
Teaching
Hospital
and
the
Komfo
Anokye
Teaching
Hospital.
Quick
Facts:
Geography,
Location
...
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
Ghana
Health
Service
to
upgrade
the
hospital
to
the
status
of
a
Teaching
Hospital.
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
Ghana
Health
Service
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
undergraduates
and
postgraduates
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
Ghana
cedis
for
the
construction
of
an
ultra
modern
Neonatal
Intensive
Care
Unit
(NICU).
The
donation
from
MTN
Ghana
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
neonates
and
their
mothers.
It
also
contains
office
spaces
as
well
as
students'
learning
areas.
The
hospital
secured
a
dedicated
power
cable
from
Akosombo
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.
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