TO ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS:

11^th March 2008

RE: INVITATION TO THE 151^ST MEETING OF COUNCIL OF THE WEST AFRICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.

On behalf of the President, Prof. E Alihonou, I wish to invite you to the 151^st meeting of Council of the West African College of Surgeons scheduled as follows:

Date:               20^th April 2008

Time:               10am

Venue:            Conference centre, University of Ibadan Guest House, Ibadan, Nigeria.

For those not normally Resident in Ibadan, accommodation will be reserved for you at the University of Ibadan Guest house. For those Resident outside Nigeria, please let me know your flight schedule to enable the Secretariat arrange for your reception at the airport and transportation to Ibadan.

Attached is the agenda for the meeting.        

Yours faithfully,

Signed

Clement C Nwawolo.

Secretary General, WACS

Distribution list:

1. Prof E Alihonou                                        President                         

2. Prof OO Mbonu                                        1^st Vice President

3. Dr. JA Songo-Williams                             2^nd Vice President

4. Dr CC Nwawolo                                       Secretary General

5. Dr AS Lawani-Osunde                             Hon. Treasurer

6. Dr. JO Olatosi                                           Asst. Secretary General

7. Dr. OA Ogunseyinde                                Asst. Hon. Treasurer

8. Prof SA Adebonojo

9. Dr Gladys Amponsah

10. Prof AE Obiechina

11. Prof. EY Kwawukume

12. Dr. (Mrs.) O Bob-Egbe

13. Prof. FO Ogisi

14. Prof. DA Nzeh

15. Prof. Rudolph Darko

16. Prof  AO Omigbodun

17. Dr. CO Bode

18. Dr Serigne Magueye Gueye

19. Dr. JK Ladipo

20. Prof. Binta Diallo

21. Okuku Prof. AA Otu

22. Prof. N Obianyo

23. Prof OA Soyannwo

24. Prof. ROO Ofoegbu

25. Dr L Gordon-Harris

26. Prof. AM  Baiyeroju

27. Dr. (Mrs.) AJ Hesse

28. Prof  OK Ogedengbe

29. Dr. M Obajimi

30. Dr. O Popoola

31. Dr. AA Adesanya

32. Prof. Hubert Tekou

33. Prof. Amadou Dolo

34. Dr. Yankuba Kassama

35. Prof. K.H Yangni-Angate (Jnr)

36. Dr. M Sheriff

37. Prof  F Angwafo III

38. Dr Hannah Faal

39. Prof GW Brobby

40. Dr E Evans-Anfom

41. Prof VA Ngu

42. Prof AO Adesola

43. Prof K Kotso-Nathaniels

44. Prof EA Badoe

45. Prof A. Yangni-Angate

46. Prof OO Ajayi

47. Prof DJO ffoulkes-Crabbe

48. Dr CHK Ghartey

49. Prof FA Nwako

50. Prof EQ Archampong

51. Dr ADO Wright

52. Prof OF Giwa – Osagie

53. Prof. ED Yeboah 

54. Prof Abdurahmane Dia

55. Prof Saliou Diallo

WEST AFRICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS

COLLEGE OUEST AFRICAIN DES CHIRURGIENS

151^st MEETING OF COUNCIL

DATE:           April 20^th 2008

VENUE:        University of Ibadan Conference Centre              

Time:              10 a.m.

AGENDA

2008/034         Opening

2008/035         Minutes of 150^th Meeting of Council                                       APP I

2008/036         Matters Arising from the Minutes of 150^th Meeting of Council            APP II

2008/037         Address by the President, WACS                                             APP III

2008/038         Secretary General’s Report                                                      APP IV

2008/039         Hon. Treasurer’s Report                                                                      APP V

2008/040         Recommendations from F&GPC to Council                            APP VI

2008/045         Report from Coordinator of College Courses                          APP VII

(Prof. AO Omigbodun to speak)

2008/046         Report from College Development Committee             APP IX

(Prof. OF Giwa-Osagie to speak)

2008/047         Report on 48^th Annual Conference.                                         APP X

(Chairman LOC Freetown 2008 to speak)

2008/048         Update on 49^th Annual Conference                                         APP XI

(Chairman LOC Conakry 2009 to speak)

2008/049         Report from Faculties

a. Anaesthesia                                                        FR I

b. Dental Surgery                                                    FR II

c. Obstetrics & Gynaecology                                  FR III

d. Ophthalmology                                                   FR IV

e. ORL                                                                    FR V

f. Radiology                                                           FR VI

g. Surgery                                                               FR VII

2008/050         Reports from Endowment Fund Board of Trustees                   APP XII (a-e)

a. Ghana

b. Nigeria

c. Senegal

d. Sierra Leone

e. The Gambia

2008/051         AOB                                                                                       

                                    a.         PAAS Meeting in Association with WACS 2009