Faculty of Medicine and Institute of Health Science
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The Faculty of Medicine, East Africa University (EAU), was established in the 2008-9 academic year. The faculty provides blocked based MMBS programme. Before the current curriculum was finalized, a workshop was held to health and medical professionals in Bosaso. The recommendations of this workshop were incorporated into the programme structure.
Vision
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The vision of the faculty is: To increase the number of health personnel, reduce Doctor/Population ratio, increase the quality of life in Puntland State of Somalia and participate the development of Somalia by offering quality health services to al
Cooperation with WHO
WHO Country Representative, Dr. Marthe Everard , participated in the launching of the Faculty of Medicine at the Ministry of Health HQ at Garowe. The university project team met her at the Minister's office and formally delivered the message of the faculty assistance requirements in term of medical lab, textbook, journals and consultancy. In addition, WHO Chief Lab expert visited the university main campus in Bosaso and the issue of lab requirement and WHO assistance has been extensively explored.
Community support
Puntland community has welcomed the starting of the Faculty of Medicine. This has been shown at many occasions. Puntland Diaspora has also contributed books, computers and a bus for the faculty.
Apparent role of the Ministry
In 1991 the Faculty of Medicine of the Somali National University ceased to function after the collapse of the central government. Since that time, no doctors graduated locally and there is a dire to replace the aging doctors. read more...
Faculty Priorities
The new Puntland Faculty of Medicine operates on clear State policy, headed the Ministry of Health, to increase health professionals and continued advocacy for the desired assistance from WHO, UNFPA and other international institutions.......read more...
Expected targets for the next 5 years
The new medical school will take part in achieving PFYDP targets, including:
• Improved medical education, infrastructure and capacity of health personnel
• Reduction of higher Doctor/population ratio read more...
Current status of Faculty of Medicine and Institute of Health Science.
At the moment we have got 106 Students, (70 in the 2 nd Semester and 36 in the 4 th Semester). Qualified medical professionals with mostly postgraduate degrees are working at the faculty and additional experts will be added in the next academic year 2009-10.
Planned Activites The university training hospital is now complete and properly equipped to offer students the opportunity of receiving the right training.
Community support Puntland community has welcomed the starting of the Faculty of Medicine. This has been shown at many occasions. Puntland Diaspora has also contributed books, computers and a bus for the faculty .
Affiliations The Faculty has affiliations with IIUM Medical School-Malaysia, University of Science and Technology Medical School , Yemen . It also benefited from the extensive EAU linkages with universities in Sudan , Egypt , Yemen , Malaysia , Kenya , etc
EAU Faculties
Faculty of Business Administration 1999
Faculty of Computer Science 2003
Faculty of Law & Islamic Studies 1999
Faculty of Education 2005
Faculty of Medicine 2008
Institutes of IT and Islamic studies 2006
Centre Peace and development studies 2005
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Dr. Abshir Ali Abdi
Dean, Faculty of Medicine
Email: dr_abshir@hotmail.co.uk
Tel: +252-907-56116