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The Deputy Ambassador of Ghana to China, Dr Charles Dwamena, has reminded Ghanaian students of their unique roles as Ambassadors of Ghana in their various communities and schools in the People’s Republic of China.

Dr Charles Dwamena, who was guest speaker at the 30th Annual Congress of the National Union of Ghana Students, NUGS China, used the occasion to encourage Ghanaian students to put up the best of behaviors in their various schools and communities.

He advised the student to take advantage of their international student statuses to build and develop comprehensive networks of friends from around the globe as these networks would be their most valuable assets in the future. Whiles reiterating the need for them to focus on their studies, he advised them to be on the look out for opportunities and leverage their ‘Chinese Guanxi’ to drive investment into the country to support the industrial revolution being spearheaded by H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo’s Government.

Touching on measures the Ghana Embassy is putting in place to address their concerns, Dr Dwamena informed the students that Government would be setting up a Consulate-General in Guangzhou in the coming weeks, to attend to the Consular needs of Ghanaians in the southern part of China. He used the occasion to advise students not to engage in illegal work as the Chinese authorities have intensified their resolve to remove all foreigners engaged in illegal employment.

He said ‘Mission will from next year be liaising with the National Service ISecretariat to facilitate the National Service registration of students who graduate from China.’

According to the Deputy Ambassador, about half of the over 6,000 Ghanaian Students studying in China are medical students and that there is the need for a sustainable effort aimed at getting this huge pool of medical professionals to return home to contribute to the Ghana Beyond Aid agenda.

To this end, he informed the gathering that the Embassy will from next year be coordinating with the appropriate authorities in Ghana to ensure that final year medical students are encouraged and assisted to return home to do their one year internship at the Tamale Teaching Hospital after which students would be posted there for the Housemanship training.

He stressed that such an arrangement would be a Win-Win for both students and the hospital as both sides stand to benefit greatly.

The CEO (Ag.) of the Tamale Teaching Hospital, Dr David Kolbila, who was present at the congress with a team made up of the Medical Director of the Hospital, Dr Abass Adam and the Head of the Ophthalmology Department Dr Gilbert Bonsaana, affirmed the Hospital’s readiness to receive and train final year medical students during their one year internship.

He informed the gathering that his team was in China to commence negotiations towards the setting up of the Sino-Ghana Joint Eye and Vision Centre at the Tamale Teaching Hospital. According to him, the center, when completed, would position the TTU as the leading Centre for eyecare not only in Ghana but also in west Africa .