The West Africa Genetic Medicine Centre (WAGMC) building complex has been inaugurated in order to enhance genetic research and training in Africa.
WAGMC is an African Higher Education Centre of Excellence (ACE) in the College of Health Science at the University of Ghana (UG), Legon.
The facility, which was inaugurated in Accra on Friday, comprises of a 2,800 square metre walking space, a 220 square metre open laboratory, a 200-seatre auditorium, a biorepository, multiple smart classrooms, a genetic counselling clinic, a graduate room, a boardroom, and an administrative and faculty office.
It was funded by the government through the World Bank's Africa Centres of Excellence for development impact project at a cost of 1.5 million USD.