General News of Thursday, 5 February 2026Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has announced the suspension of the accreditation of new General Nursing programmes at both diploma and bachelor’s degree levels. “The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission hereby announces a suspension on the accreditation of new General Nursing programmes at both diploma and bachelor’s degree levels,” the statement said. It notified all tertiary education institutions not to receive, process, or consider any new application of General nursing programmes. While the suspension affects general nursing programmes, the statement encouraged institutions seeking to expand their health-related offerings to focus on specialised and undersubscribed nursing fields. These include: Critical Care and Emergency Nursing, Paediatric Nursing, Oncology Nursing, Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Geriatric Nursing, Nephrology Nursing and Anaesthesia Nursing.

Source: GhanaWeb February 05, 2026 17:37 UTC