Child health: The care and treatment of children. Child health is the purview of pediatrics, which became a medical specialty in the mid-nineteenth century. Before that time the care and treatment of childhood diseases were included within such areas as general medicine, obstetrics, and midwifery.
Colleges and Universities Offering Bachelor of Child Health in Ghana are:
Family Health University.
Catholic University College of Ghana
Entry Requirement
WASSCE/SSSCE Applicants
Credit passes (i.e. at least grade C6 or its equivalence) in the following core subjects:
English
Core Mathematics
Integrated Science
Social Studies
and three (3) of the following Elective Subjects:
Chemistry
Physics
Biology or Elective Mathematics
OTHER ADMISSIONS
IGCSE/GCE (Cambridge) – ‘O’ and ‘A’ Levels;
International Baccalaureate (IB);
American High School Grade 12 & 13 Examinations;
Other external qualifications with equivalences to WASSCE and GCE (‘A’ Levels)
What is the meaning of maternal and child health?
Maternal and child health (MCH) refers to the health of mothers, infants, children, and adolescents. It also refers to a profession within public health committed to promoting the health status and future challenges of this vulnerable population.
What is the importance of child health?
Mounting evidence that health during childhood sets the stage for adult health not only reinforces this perspective, but also creates an important ethical, social, and economic imperative to ensure that all children are as healthy as they can be. Healthy children are more likely to become healthy adults.