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Last week Ghana's health innovators gathered at Academic City University for the Medical Innovation Expo 2026. 🏥
Theme: "Beyond the No-Bed Syndrome: Locally Designed Systems That Deliver Care."
The problem and solution is in the titel 💚🇬🇭
#MedExpo #GhanaHealth #GHScientific
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Your brain has no pain receptors.
The organ that controls your entire sense of pain, can't feel it
Brain surgeons can operate on a conscious, awake patient and the brain feels nothing.
On October 17th, we're letting all ages get hands-on with the nervous system.
More soon. 👀
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This week's Ghana STEM news round-up
💡 KNUST opens photonics lab,
☀️a solar borehole brings water to a Volta town,
🌿 scientists lab-test 3 popular herbal malaria remedies,
🏗️engineers map heavy metals from Kumasi construction waste,
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In July, he came to Gheeks by the Fireside and told us about a photonics lab he was building.
This week, Dr. Akyana Britwum launched it. 🔬✨
The Ghana Photonics and Optics Laboratory is now open at KNUST
ghscientific.com/photonics-b…
#GPOL #GhanaScience #GBTFS #GHScientific
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The Service, through its Family Health Division, has officially launched the National Family Planning Week and commemorated World Contraception Day 2026.
Click on the link to read more;
ghs.gov.gh/news/vnpzduu
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With all the scientific gatherings that are happening this week, it is a good time to revisit one of our recent articles highlighting the value in this new generation of Ghanaian scientists. ghscientific.com/new-generat…
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Ghana's scientific community had a week. 🇬🇭🔬
Three academic gatherings. Three different corners of the country. One unmistakable signal.
Thread 👇
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🐚 CAPE COAST — Ghana Science Association Annual Conference @UCCGH_Official
Scientists, researchers, and academics gathering at the coast to share knowledge, build connections, and chart the future of science in Ghana.
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Three cities. Three gatherings. One week.
This is Ghana's scientific community being what it has always been — active, ambitious, and present.
We are proud to be part of this ecosystem. 💚
#GhanaScience #GHScientific #GPOL #MedExpo #GhanaScienceAssociation #AfricanScience
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Quick question for our community 👇
What's one science fact that genuinely blew your mind?
We'll start: The brain cannot feel pain — despite controlling our entire sensory experience. 🧠
Drop yours below. We love this stuff.
#GHScientific #ScienceFact #STEM #BrainScience
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G.H.Scientific retweeted
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I encourage hardworking, outstanding young people below 35 to apply for the @WashFellowship. I got it 2019, and it transformed my whole life for the better. If you need support, please can contact me.
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G.H.Scientific retweeted
MASTERCARD FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS OPEN NOW
These opportunities are currently open. Check your eligibility and apply early.
1. Arizona State University, USA 🇺🇸
Deadline: 27 September 2026
🔗 mcfscholars.asu.edu/phase-th…
2. University of Pretoria, South Africa 🇿🇦
Deadline: 30 September 2026 – Postgraduate
🔗 up.ac.za/mastercard-foundati…
3. University of Cape Town, South Africa 🇿🇦
Deadline: 30 September 2026 – Undergraduate*
31 October 2026 – Postgraduate
🔗 uct.ac.za/mastercardfdn/appl…
Undergraduate admission to UCT is already closed, so this is only for applicants who already submitted their UCT application.
4. University of Cambridge, UK 🇬🇧
Deadline: Course funding deadline, usually December 2026 or January 2027
🔗 mastercardfoundation.fund.ca…
5. African Leadership University, Rwanda 🇷🇼
Deadline: 30 November 2026
🔗 alueducation.com/apply-now/
6. African Leadership College of Higher Education, Mauritius 🇲🇺
Deadline: 14 November 2026 – International applicants
23 January 2027 – Mauritian applicants
🔗 alcheducation.com/apply-now/
7. Ashesi University, Ghana 🇬🇭
Deadline: October/December 2026 application rounds
🔗 ashesi.edu.gh/how-to-apply/
8. University of Oxford, UK 🇬🇧
Deadline: Relevant December 2026 or January 2027 course deadline
🔗 afox.ox.ac.uk/education/mast…
Do not wait until the deadline. Start with the ones closing this September.
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IT’S HERE AGAIN‼️
The 2026 Senior Nursing and Midwifery Managers Conference is happening live this week at the Pentecost Convention Centre, Gomoa Fetteh.
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Happy National Volunteer Day & Founders' Day! 🇬🇭✨
Today, we honor the visionaries who paved our path and the volunteers who light the way forward. To every Ghanaian giving their time to serve others: you are the heartbeat of our nation.
#GhanaFoundersDay #NationalVolunteerDay
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🔥 Gheeks by the Fireside is BACK.
Monthly. Online. Science conversations that actually go somewhere.
If you've been looking for a space by the fireside — this is it.
👉 Visit bit.ly/ghsc_gbfr-october to register.
#GBTFS #GHScientific #SciComm #GhanaScience
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