WELCOME TO EAST AFRICA UNIVERSITY
GALKAYO BRANCH – SOMALIA
INTRODUCTION East Africa University Galkayo Campus is located at the city of Galkayo,
Mudug region of Puntland state of Somali,
Galkayo lies at the centre of Somalia; it is the 2nd largest city of Puntland. It
is also the commercial hub between south and north parts of the country. EAU executives have chosen Galkayo to be the first expansion branch on the
grounds of its large population, numerous secondary schools and its
commercial importance.
BACKGROUND After East Africa University authorities in Bossaso fully assessed the
educational needs in large and specifically in Mudug Region, were mutually
agreed to establish a branch in Galkayo, during the analysis toward the
educational and health science needs were the major according to the wishes
of the community for, there had being neither trained nurses nor lab
technicians, since the collapse of the Somali Central Government in 1991.
From that time, many years after, new private health sectors emerged which
in some way, or the other, seem not to cover the entire adequacy services of
the whole population.
Galka'o Compus consists of two departments and they are as follows:-