A four-storey block being constructed by the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) to provide more space for its doctor of pharmacy (Pharma D) programme is expected to be ready by next month, Professor William Otoo Ellis, the Vice Chancellor, has announced.

The project, funded from the university’s own internally generated funds comes with lecture halls and offices.

The job is being executed by Antartica Contractor Works Company Limited.

Conducting a joint delegation of the Pharmacy Council and the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana round the project, Prof Ellis said it was going to house both students pursuing pharmacy and the Pharma D programmes.

Alongside the building, it was also providing additional structures including a research laboratory.

KNUST introduced the eight-year Pharma D programme in 2012.

Mr. Dennis Sena Awitty, Executive Secretary of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana, applauded the University, for the work done so far, to promote pharmacy education and practice.

He expressed satisfaction with what they saw and underlined the determination of the two bodies to continue to support and discuss areas of collaboration to raise pharmacy education.