School of Hygiene (Min. of Health) - Accra, Ghana

The Accra School of Hygiene was established in 1925 at Adjabeng in Central Accra during the regime of Sir Gordon Guggisberg, the then Governor of the Gold Coast. The purpose of the School at that time was to increase the number of people who would qualify as Sanitary Inspectors so that Ghanaians become well versed in proper sanitary practices. The School folded up during the Second World War II (1939-1945). This was because most of the students were drafted into the Gold Coast Regiment, which was part of the West African Frontier Force, which fought in India, Burma alongside Britain and the Allied forces; the School was re-established in 1945. On 5th April 1950, Dr. Silvyn Simon was appointed the Principal of the School to re-organise it. In 1959, the first Ghanaian, Mr. Barnabas Quarkyie was appointed as Principal of the School.