Kumasi, Nov 21, - Otumfuo
Osei Tutu II, Asantehene and Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of
Science and Technology (KNUST), has called for increased funding for research
into tropical medicine.
He said the Kumasi Centre for
Collaborative Research (KCCR) of the University, which was leading the effort,
required stronger support, given the expansive and complex nature of the
activity.
Otumfuo Osei Tutu made the call
in a speech read on his behalf by the Mawerehene, Baffour Osei Hyeaman, at the
20th anniversary celebration of the Centre in Kumasi.
The theme chosen for the event
was “20 years of research for life”.
KCCR, a joint project of the
University, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Germany, and the
Ministry of Health has over the years assisted in the medical diagnostics,
management and treatment of diseases, including malaria, filariasis, Buruli
ulcer and tuberculosis.
Otumfuo Osei Tutu said the
emergence of varied tropical diseases demanded stepped up effort to promptly
deal with these to reduce morbidity and mortality.
“We need to invest more in
scientific research activities that seek to develop appropriate remedies in
dealing with epidemics and other threats”, he added.
Professor Rolf Horstmann, Board
Chairman of the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Germany,
pledged to continue to deepen its partnership with the KCCR to bring down
tropical diseases.
Prof Ellis Owusu-Dabo,
immediate-past Director of the KCCR, praised the vision of the founding fathers
of the Centre.
GNA
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