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UCC Hosts Maiden Sociology and Anthropology Lecture, Urges Unity for Pan-Africanism Success  
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UCC Hosts Maiden Sociology and Anthropology Lecture, Urges Unity for Pan-Africanism Success  

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has held its maiden public lecture with a call on Africans to prioritise internal unity as a foundation for the success of the Pan-Africanism agenda.   Dr. Joseph Ocran, Head of the Department of Social Sciences at Central University, who delivered the keynote address, stressed that efforts to reconnect with the African diaspora would be futile without strong internal cohesion among Africans on the continent.   “If we cannot mend our ties within our African space, we have no business looking at connecting with those on the outside. Pan-Africanism must start from home,” he declared.   Dr. Ocran questioned the lack of strong academic and institutional connections among African coun...
UCC alumni organises free health screening, donates GHC5,000 to orphanage home 
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UCC alumni organises free health screening, donates GHC5,000 to orphanage home 

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) old students, led by the biological and physical science alumni, has organised a free health screening and donated GHC5,000 to Center for Hope Charity aid.  As part of the alumni’s humanitarian effort, it donated fifteen bags of 25kg rice, 2 cartons of vegetable oil, 2 cartons of sardines, tissues, milk and milo.  The free health screening included checking of blood pressure, glucose, and breast cancer among others. The event held at the premises of Center for hope charity aid, in Accra, was in partnership with the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA). About 40 aged women and 20 aged men actively participated in the health screening exercise.  Speaking during the event, Mrs&n...
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