College of Health and Allied Sciences

Mr. David Nii Commey Ankrah, a Level 100 student at the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Cape Coast (UCC), has been adjudged the Best Performing Candidate in West Africa for the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates.

A proud alumnus of Hope College, Gomoa Fetteh, Mr. Ankrah emerged as the overall top performer in the sub-region in the examination administered by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).

The School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SoPPS) has held its 2nd White Coat ceremony to mark the transition of 99 Pharmacy students into the clinical stage of their training. The White Coat ceremony is an integral part of Pharmacy education, emphasising the significance of the coat as the professional identity of Pharmacists and establishing defined expectations and responsibilities for students while still in training. 

The Founding Dean of the School of Optometry and Vision Science (SOVS), Prof. Stephen Ocansey, has received the Vice-Chancellor of Bindura University of Science and Education (BUSE), Zimbabwe, Professor Eddie Mwenje, and his accompanying delegation to the University of Cape Coast (UCC). 

The visit was to find ways of strengthening the existing collaboration and enhancement of academic and clinical engagements between the two institutions.

The School of Optometry and Vision Science (SOVS) at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) held its Staff-Student Consultative Meeting on Monday, 13th February 2025, at Auditorium 900 (CALC). The meeting provided an opportunity for students and faculty to engage in discussions aimed at fostering a conducive academic environment.

The School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SoPPS) has recognized thirty outstanding students at the Prof. David Darko Obiri 2025 Dean's Award Ceremony for their exceptional academic achievements during the 2023/24 academic year.

The School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SoPPS), University of Cape Coast hosted two Doctor of Pharmacy exchange students from Howard University College of Pharmacy (HUCOP), United States of America from November 11 – December 13, 2024.  This is part of the international exchange existing between UCC SoPPS and