Haruna Iddrisu, Education Minister, and Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Ghana, Khalid Bin Jabor Al-Mesallam
The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has called on the Qatar Education Foundation to support the Ministry to establish an Islamic medical school in the northern part of Ghana.
He made the call when the Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Ghana, His Excellency Khalid Bin Jabor Al-Mesallam, paid a courtesy call on him in Accra yesterday.
The Education Minister said the school would also serve as a teaching hospital for the University for Development Studies (UDS). He added that the initiative by the ministry was aimed at expanding access to medical education and enhancing healthcare delivery in the northern regions.
“If you can give us a friendly concessionary financing to do that in order that the ‘ummah’- (global community of Muslims bound together by faith, shared religious beliefs, and values, regardless of geographic, ethnic, or national differences) in that particular area can make use of it,” he appealed.
Strengthening ties
Mr. Iddrisu emphasised the need to further strengthen bilateral relations between Ghana and Qatar, with a particular focus on enhancing cooperation in the field of education. He expressed Ghana’s interest in deepening institutional ties between the Ministry of Education of both countries to support the mutual exchange of knowledge, best practices, and investment in education.
He further noted that the Islamic curriculum for basic schools would be reviewed for basic education beginning with kindergarten to encourage the teaching of Arabic in basic schools in Ghana
Mr. Iddrisu expressed Ghana’s interest in participating in the upcoming global Education Conference scheduled to take place in Geneva in September 2025, where Ghana’s progress and priorities in the Education sector will be showcased on the international stage.
For his part, Ambassador Al-Mesallam expressed strong interest in the discussions and reaffirmed Qatar’s willingness to explore collaborative opportunities in support of Ghana’s education sector.
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