The University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) together with its partners, Tulane University and Makere University held workshops on  Strengthening Leadership in Disaster Resilience Project (SLDRP)over a two-week period from 19^th February to 1^st March 2013 in Ho and Accra. Participants came from Ghana, Burkina Faso, Djibouti, Nigeria, Haiti and Uganda.

The opening ceremony was performed by the Vice-Chancellor of UHAS, Prof Fred Binka. He underscored the need for individuals and institutions to be prepared for disasters and to engage governments to appreciate the need to invest in disaster preparedness rather than just responding to disasters.

The first of VC's occasional lectures on health promotion was held on the 7th of March 2013.The topic was 'the future of well-being'. Prof. Rachael Dixey and Doctor Sally Heyes of Leeds Metropolitan University who delivered the lectures  later donated books to UHAS. The University librarian Mr. Theophilus Yeboah received the books on behalf of UHAS. Staff from the University and those from the Volta Regional Hospital, Ho as well as students attended the lectures.