The Students’ Representative Council (SRC) of the University for Development Studies is undertaking sick-bay project at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences of the University to cater for the immediate health needs of the students. The School of Medicine and Health Sciences of the UDS has been in existence for several years but without a health care facility to address students’ health needs on campus. According to the SRC President of UDS, Mr Fred Amese, the UDS-SMHS campus which is responsible for the training of medical doctors, nurses, nutritionists and other expects in the field of allied sciences deserved a clinic to take care of the over 1500 students. He said, the project is one of the programmes being undertaken by the SRC to develop the university and address students issues on health, accommodation and other issues that affect the student body, adding that, the aim of the SRC was to ensure that students live in better and dignified conditions to acquire academic excellence for the benefit of the society. The SRC President who is also the Central SRC President stressed that, the challenges of the various campuses are numerous and urged that pragmatic measures are put in place to solve some of the major problems facing the university especially accommodation and lecture halls. Speaking to Joy News in Tamale, Mr Fred Amese assured that, the SRC will cooperate and collaborate with the academic board and the administration of the university to halt the problems students face. On the sick-bay project, Mr Amese said, the project cost is GHC 4,500.00 and hope that when completed will not only serve students but lecturers and communities around the area as well. He made a passionate appeal to the government, benevolent organizations and individuals to come to the aid of the SRC to make the project a success. Mr Amese also appealed to the UDS Alumni to consider embarking on projects to help promote the welfare of students of their Alma-matter. “UDS is the only University for Development Studies in Ghana and it is necessary that solutions are found to its developmental challenges,” he stressed. Credit: Hamza Lansah/Tamale