Nyarkotey University College of Holistic Medicine and Technology(NUCHMT) was founded to provide Competency-based training(CBT) in Naturopathy and Holistic Medicine.
The College draws from the healing wisdom of many cultures. Since its founding, Nyarkotey College of Holistic Medicine(NHCM) has sought to preserve and convey the classical modalities of African naturopathy and honor the principles that guide naturopathic care:
The healing power of nature
Treat the whole person
First, do no harm
Identify and treat the cause
Prevention is the best cure
Doctor as teacher
OUR HISTORY
When we first created Nyarkotey College of Holistic Medicine programs in 2016, it was with a vision and purpose sitting on a small building inside Dodowa-Akoto House as a distance education center recruiting students for Holistic Medicine Schools abroad. It was formally registered as an educational institution in 2018 when the founder, Dr. Raphael Nyarkotey Obu, as he then was, was introduced to Mr. Daniel Boafo TettehKumasi, Ashanti Region by Mr. Godfred Boateng, one time a General Secretary of GHAFTRAM-Ghana Federation of Traditional Medicine Practitioners. Mr. Daniel Boafo Tetteh further introduced Dr. Nyarkotey to the father and today, here we are!
The goal was to create a University that would be one of the foremost educational institutions for Naturopathic and Holistic Medicine in Africa. We are honored to say that through the collaborative efforts of our distinguished Board of Directors, together with our dedicated international network of professors, clinicians/practitioners, Staff, and a personal, caring, and professional administration, we have proudly fulfilled many of our goals, including developing the first ever National Occupational Standard in Naturopathy & Holistic Health Science leading to the development of the first-ever Bachelor of Health Science Technology in Naturopathy and Holistic Medicine under the Commission for Technical and Vocational and Other Training (CTVET). This was a breakthrough for the profession of Naturopathic Medicine in Ghana and the West Africa subregion which would pave the way for many other programmes in alternative and Complementary Medicine in the Country.
We continue to grow and expand our student base and offerings through new programmes and worldwide opportunities for education. We are also an educational member of the World Naturopathic Federation (WNF) in Ghana. Indeed, Persistence has a reward!
Globally, NUCHMT has now accomplished and established itself by:
Being one of the first Naturopathic Medical Schools using Biblical principles to educate the public on Naturopathic Medicine.
Being the pioneer of Competency-Based providers in Naturopathy and Holistic Medicine in Africa.
Develop the first-ever National Occupational Standard in Naturopathy and Holistic Medicine in Africa.
Being one of the foremost educational institutions for Naturopathic and Holistic Medicine with national recognition in the world through practical training, and clinical externship.
Offering training programs that integrate healing practices and knowledge from all disciplines and cultures.
Providing availability and affordability of education in Naturopathic Medicine for people from all cultures and socio-economic backgrounds.
We have signed MOUs with recognized Naturopathic facilities and institutions globally.
It is with great pride that we invite you to become a student and create the opportunity to experience personally the exceptional academic programs and life-changing benefits offered by our University. We are fully committed to the freedom of choice in healthcare through holistic health education, integrated medicine, scientific research, and clinical applications. We believe that medicine is not a competition!
We intend to create competent and credible practitioners to be of service through education and healthcare by empowering individuals to take charge of their health and well-being of body, mind, and spirit.
We take solace from what Jesus said in Matthew 9:17: Neither is new wine put into old wineskins. If it is, the skins burst the wine is spilled and the skins are destroyed. But new wine is put into fresh wineskins, and so both are preserved.”
We believe it is time for New wine in the Naturopathic holistic health sector in Ghana and Africa.