About Our Institution

Community Health Nursing Training College, Akim Oda, is one of the oldest public health training institutions in Ghana. Since its establishment, the college has played a major role in training frontline health personnel for the country, especially for rural and underserved communities. For more than six decades, the institution has contributed significantly to the development of Ghana’s public health workforce. The institution was established in 1962 as the second Community Health Training School in Ghana, following the first school in Tamale, which opened in 1960. Its establishment responded to a national shortage of public health nurses. The main purpose was to train assistants who could support public health nursing services across the country, particularly in deprived areas where access to healthcare staff was limited. The pioneer intake consisted of 20 female students, and the school offered a two-year Certificate in Community Health Nursing for holders of the Middle School Leaving Certificate.