As part of efforts to protect staff of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, two philanthropists based in the United States of America (USA), Dr. Yaw Adu-Gyamfi of the Liberty University and Dr. Anyani-Boadum Oheneba have donated ten thousand (10,000) pieces of nose masks to the University.

The Management of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and technology (KNUST), Kumasi led by the Vice Chancellor, Professor Kwesi Obiri-Danso, the International Students’ Association (ISA), KNUST and The Students’ Representative Council of KNUST have donated food items worth fifty thousand Ghana Cedis (Ghc 50,000.00) to international students of the University.

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and Incas Diagnostics, a diagnostic company in Kumasi have developed and are optimising Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDT) for COVID-19 testing. This significant contribution towards the fight against COVID-19, will augment the current COVID-19 testing regime in the country.

As part of measures to protect students, staff and their dependants from COVID-19 pandemic, the Management of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi has established an isolation and treatment centres to aid in the fight against the spread of the pandemic.

The Senior Staff Association of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi is the latest to join in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic in the country.

The COVID-19 coordinating Team established by the Vice Chancellor, Kwesi Obiri-Danso and the Executive Management Committee of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi has launched a massive public education campaign.

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has joined the fight against the coronavirus pandemic by donating to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Hospital and the Ghana Covid-19 Trust Fund.

The Vice Chancellor, Professor Kwesi Obiri-Danso and Management of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) have donated 800 bags of sachet water to International students living on KNUST campus.

As part of efforts to keep Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) safe for students, staff, visitors and other stakeholders, Management of KNUST has embarked on a campus-wide fumigation exercise.

Institutions of higher learning apart from teaching and research are noted for their support to their communities including provision of essential services. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought forth the need for our communities to be supported as never before.

The Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (FPPS) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi has presented Pharmaclean Hand Sanitizers to the Ghana Prisons Service in the Ashanti Region.

The outbreak of the coronavirus, also known as covid-19, is the new epidemic ravaging the world. The main coronavirus affected countries are Ghana’s key trading partners and sources of our food imports, which is a threat to our national food security.