UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES

Fred N Were EBS Professor of Newborn Medicine & Dean SOM

19 th AMCOA Conference

University of Nairobi ISO 9001:2008 Certified http://chs.uonbi.ac.ke Historical Evolution of the primary teaching units 1967 SOM with Dentistry/Pharmacy/Nursing as Departments

1995 2004 School s of Phar & School of Nursing Dental Sc separate established

2010; School of PH is born

University of Nairobi ISO 9001:2008 Certified http://www.uonbi.ac.ke Evolution of additional units 2006 Centre for HIV prevention & Research

2013 1.KAVI Institute of Clinical Research 2.Africa Coordinating Centre for Abandonment of Female Genital Mutilation

2014; East African Kidney Institute

University of Nairobi ISO 9001:2008 Certified http://www.uonbi.ac.ke Governance & Organizational Structure

Principal CHS

Schools Institutes Deans/Directors Directors

Dean Dean UNITID KAVI Medicine Dental Sciences Dean Director EAKI CHIVRI Pharmacy Public Health Director Nursing Sciences

University of Nairobi ISO 9001:2008 Certified http://www.uonbi.ac.ke Vision & Mission

Vision ∗ An internationally recognised centre committed to scholarly and professional excellence in healthcare

Mission ∗ To provide quality medical education and training through creation, preservation, integration, transmission and utilization of health knowledge.

University of Nairobi ISO 9001:2008 Certified http://chs.uonbi.ac.ke College Mandate

∗ Train high caliber health-care professionals.

∗ Conduct research.

∗ Offer consultancy services.

∗ Offer health-related services to the community.

∗ Inform health policy formulation.

University of Nairobi ISO 9001:2008 Certified http://chs.uonbi.ac.ke Students’ Enrolment

Total 4,163 students ∗ 51 at PhD level (F-24, M-27)

∗ 1 at MD level ( M-1)

∗ 903 at Masters level (F-489, M-414)

∗ 3642 at undergraduate level (F-1855, M-1787)

∗ 15 at Diploma level (F-6, M-9)

∗ 18 at Fellowship level (F-8, M-10)

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COUNTRY No. COUNTRY No. Benin 1 Ivory Coast 1 Botswana 4 Korea 1 Burundi 5 Liberia 1 Cameroon 1 Malawi 18 Canada 1 Mali 1 Congo DRC 6 Mauritania 3 Cote D’Ivore 1 Mozambique 5 Eritrean 1 Nepal 1 Ethiopia 6 Nigeria 7 Ghana 1 Pakistan 1 India 3 Rwanda 31 University of Nairobi ISO 9001:2008 Certified http://chs.uonbi.ac.ke International Students

COUNTRY NO COUNTRY NO

Sierra Leone 2 USA 2 Somalia 20 Zambia 13 South Sudan 49 Zimbabwe 1 Sudan 1 Zaire 1 Swaziland 2 Tanzania 21 Uganda 7

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∗ 79 high end programs regulated by various professional statutory boards

PhDs/MD - 21

Masters - 41

Bachelors- 8

Diplomas - 5

∗ Fellowships - 5 (Apprentice-based)

University of Nairobi ISO 9001:2008 Certified http://chs.uonbi.ac.ke Staff Complement: 1112

Academic staff - 425
Professors - 52
Associate Professors - 66
Senior Lecturers - 73
Lecturers - 172
Assistant Lecturers - 2
Tutorial Fellows - 56
Part Time Lecturers - 1
Graduate Assistants - 2 ∗ Technical & Administrative - 360 ∗ Research projects (Contracts) - 331

University of Nairobi ISO 9001:2008 Certified http://chs.uonbi.ac.ke Research (Multidisciplinary / collaborative research)

Financial year Grants in KShs. Publications (no.) 2011/2012 1,330,000,000 338

2012/2013 1,383,000,000 315

2013/2014 1,415,002,140.00 324

2014/2015 1,503,845,553.98 422

University of Nairobi ISO 9001:2008 Certified http://chs.uonbi.ac.ke Research…..

∗ Impact on policy and practice e.g.

Paediatric HIV care

National HIV Vaccine Research Guidelines

Prevention of mother to child HIV transmission guidelines

Male circumcision practices in communities

Reduction of HIV transmission amongst most at risk populations

University of Nairobi ISO 9001:2008 Certified http://chs.uonbi.ac.ke Teaching and Research Facilities

∗ KNH (National Referral and Official Teaching Hospital) and Mathari, Pumwani, Tigoni and Mbagathi Hospitals ∗ Nairobi Surgical Skills Centre ∗ Multipurpose Skills and Teaching Laboratories ∗ Enhanced Level III Bio -containment Laboratory ∗ Telemedicine and Telepathology studios ∗ WHO Regional Training Center for Ophthalmology ∗ Main Lecture Theaters (1*500 pax, 1*350 pax, 3*150 pax, 1*100 pax, 2*40 pax) ∗ Laboratories (1*350 pax) ∗ Seminar Rooms ∗ Decentralized sites for students attachment University of Nairobi ISO 9001:2008 Certified http://chs.uonbi.ac.ke Facilities ....

∗ Library resources (Total 109,132 )
Print books 24,881
Journals 31,251,
e-books 50,000
e- journals 3,000 ∗ ICT
Wired access ports 961
Wireless networks
PCs 622, Laptops 60, Non-institutional Computers 400

University of Nairobi ISO 9001:2008 Certified http://chs.uonbi.ac.ke Collaborations & Linkages

∗ 46 active collaborations including:
Teaching hospitals (Pumwani, Mathari, KNH)

Research partners (KEMRI, Institute of Primate Research, AMREF, Welcome Trust)

Universities (Maryland, Baltimore, USA; Washington, Seattle, USA; Manitoba, Canada; Maryland, Baltimore, USA; Oxford, UK; Ludwig-Macmillan, Munich, Germany) etc. University of Nairobi ISO 9001:2008 Certified http://chs.uonbi.ac.ke CSR Contribution

∗ Created employment through grants ∗ Clinical & other specialized services at UON Dental Hospital and collaborating hospitals ∗ Facilitated provision and fitting of > 20,000 hearing aids in partnership with Starkey Foundation, USA. ∗ The MARPS program has contributed to reduction of HIV infection ∗ Quality assurance of medicines ∗ Community outreach
Promotive (awareness on health issues)
Preventive (HIV vaccine development, cervical & breast cancer screening)
Treatment (eye surgery, cleft lip/palate surgery)

University of Nairobi ISO 9001:2008 Certified http://chs.uonbi.ac.ke Major challenges facing the College  Lack of adequate physical space which restricts:
Expansion of teaching facilities
Student enrolment to meet national demands for medical education and better health care  The rapid rise in the number of health care training institutions:
Competition for teaching sites
Potential for loosing staff
Risk of reduced international links, collaborations and research funding.

University of Nairobi ISO 9001:2008 Certified http://www.uonbi.ac.ke College of Health Sciences in Pictorial

University of Nairobi ISO 9001:2008 Certified http://chs.uonbi.ac.ke Location of CHS Administration & Main Teaching Hospital

University of Nairobi ISO 9001:2008 Certified http://chs.uonbi.ac.ke The School of Dental Sciences & Hospital

University of Nairobi ISO 9001:2008 Certified http://chs.uonbi.ac.ke Pre-clinical lecture theatre (500 pax)

University of Nairobi ISO 9001:2008 Certified http://chs.uonbi.ac.ke Lecture Theatre III (350 pax), School of Medicine

University of Nairobi ISO 9001:2008 Certified http://chs.uonbi.ac.ke Lab Work in Pre-Clinical Years

University of Nairobi ISO 9001:2008 Certified http://www.uonbi.ac.ke Pre & Clinical Teaching Lab III (350 pax)

University of Nairobi ISO 9001:2008 Certified http://www.uonbi.ac.ke Nairobi Surgical Skills Centre

University of Nairobi ISO 9001:2008 Certified http://www.uonbi.ac.ke Nairobi Surgical Skills Centre, Laboratory

University of Nairobi ISO 9001:2008 Certified http://chs.uonbi.ac.ke Multi-purpose skills laboratory

University of Nairobi ISO 9001:2008 Certified http://chs.uonbi.ac.ke Student in dental prosthetic laboratory

University of Nairobi ISO 9001:2008 Certified http://chs.uonbi.ac.ke Postgraduate student in a dental clinic

University of Nairobi ISO 9001:2008 Certified http://chs.uonbi.ac.ke KAVI Research laboratory, Dept. of Medical Microbiology

University of Nairobi ISO 9001:2008 Certified http://chs.uonbi.ac.ke Our Motto

Ensuring Health Care in Safe Hands

Thank you

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