Kamuzu University of Health Sciences

Kamuzu University of Health Sciences
TypePublic
Established2019 (2019)
Vice-ChancellorProfessor Macpherson Mallewa[1]
Location
Blantyre
,
Malawi

15°48′06″S 35°00′56″E / 15.80167°S 35.01556°E / -15.80167; 35.01556
CampusUrban
WebsiteHomepage
Kamuzu University of Health Sciences is located in Malawi
Kamuzu University of Health Sciences
Location in Malawi

The Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHeS) is a public university in Malawi. It was created in 2019 by separating and then merging the College of Medicine and the Kamuzu College of Nursing from the University of Malawi. The Faculty of Medicine of KUHeS is the only medical school in Malawi.[2][3]

Location

The university's main campus is located along Mahatma Gandhi Avenue, in Blantyre.[4] It is adjacent to Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, the University's teaching hospital.[5]

The medical college has a campus along Mzimba Road, in Lilongwe.[5]

One of the campuses is in Mangochi, along the southern shores of Lake Malawi, at Mangochi District Hospital.

Overview

The Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHeS) was created in 2019 by merging the College of Medicine and the College of nursing.[6] These colleges were part of the old structure of the University of Malawi from when it was created in 1991.[7] The other two colleges were Chancellor College in Zomba and The Polytechnic, in Blantyre.[6][8]

Governance

The chancellor of the university is the President of Malawi. Professor Macpherson Mallewa is the vice-chancellor.[1] In 2023 President Dr Lazerus Chakwera appointed Belinda Gombachika as the deputy-vice-chancellor.[1]

Nursing

Historically, entry requirements for nursing and paramedical training institutions is the Malawi School Certificate of Education (Ordinary Level). Nursing and midwifery training were for three years and offered at the College of Health Sciences and any of the eight mission nursing schools in mostly rural mission hospitals.[9] The superseded Kamuzu College of Nursing provides nursing degrees categorised as generic (degrees offered to students enrolled straight from secondary school), post-basic (degrees offered to enrolled nurses who have "acceptable" O-level grades and with at least two years of service) Bachelor of Science in Advanced Midwifery and Diploma in Nursing.[9] Out of an estimated 4000 nurses active in Malawi in 2005, 453 who had been trained in Malawi were reported to be working in OECD countries. This represented 11.3% of the number of nurses.[9]

Alumni

In 2015 Eveles Chimala who was a student was identified as one of the BBC's 100 inspirational women. She was working as a midwife who was said to be worked in the Malawi's busiest ward and she was investigating why the standard graph for recording the size of the cervix (a partograph) wasn't helping in her hospital.[10]

Medicine

The faculty of Medicine's anchor academic program was the five-year Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree. Other undergraduate programs included Bachelor of Pharmacy and Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science.[11]

Postgraduate degrees offered at the medical college include the two-year Master of Public Health, the four-year Master of Medicine in the clinical disciplines, and a Doctoral degree programme in collaboration with outside institutions.[11]

Undergraduate courses

Based on the official Kamuzu University of Health Sciences website, here is an updated list of undergraduate and postgraduate courses.[12]

  • Undergraduate Courses
    • Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery
    • Bachelor of Dental Surgery
    • Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours)
    • Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Sciences
    • Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics
    • Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences
    • Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours)
    • Bachelor of Physiotherapy
    • Bachelor of Science in Adult Health Nursing
    • Bachelor of Science in Child Health Nursing (Direct Entry)
    • Bachelor of Science in Child Health Nursing (Mature Entry)
    • Bachelor of Science in Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing (Direct Entry)
    • Bachelor of Science in Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing (Mature Entry)
    • Bachelor of Science in Midwifery (Direct Entry)
    • Bachelor of Science in Midwifery (Mature Entry)
    • Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Midwifery (Integrated)
    • Bachelor of Science in Community Health Nursing (Direct and Mature Entry)
    • Bachelor of Science in Palliative Care
    • Bachelor of Science in Internal Medicine
    • Bachelor of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
    • Bachelor of Science in General Surgery
    • Bachelor of Science in Health Management
    • Bachelor of Science in Obstetrics & Gynaecology
    • Bachelor of Science in Trauma and Orthopaedics
    • Bachelor of Science in Paediatrics and Child Health
    • Bachelor of Science in Neonatal Health (Mature Entry)
    • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Mature Entry)
    • University Certificate in Midwifery

POSTGRADUATE COURSES

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Health Systems and Policy
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Basic Medical Sciences
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Tropical Medicine
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Pathology
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacy
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Midwifery
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Interprofessional Health Care Leadership
  • Master of Medicine (MMed) in Family Medicine
  • Master of Medicine (MMed) in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
  • Master of Medicine (MMed) in Radiology
  • Master of Medicine (MMed) in Paediatrics and Child Health
  • Master of Medicine (MMed) in Ophthalmology
  • Master of Medicine (MMed) in Emergency Medicine
  • Master of Medicine (MMed) in Internal Medicine
  • Master of Science (MSc) in Medical Laboratory Sciences
  • Master of Science (MSc) in Health Sciences - Antimicrobial Stewardship
  • Master of Science (MSc) in Bioinformatics
  • Master of Science (MSc) in Global Health Implementation
  • Master of Science (MSc) in Epidemiology
  • Master of Public Health (MPH)
  • Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Health Systems Management
  • Master of Science (MSc) in Midwifery
  • Master of Science (MSc) in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Research
  • Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in Drug Development
  • Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
  • Master of Science (MSc) in Nursing and Midwifery Education
  • Master of Science (MSc) in Mental Health
  • Master of Science (MSc) in Reproductive Health
  • Master of Science (MSc) in Community Health Nursing
  • Master of Science (MSc) in Adult Health Nursing
  • Master of Science (MSc) in Child Health Nursing

See also

  • Eric Borgstein
  • Education in Malawi
  • University of Malawi
  • Mercy James Institute for Pediatric Surgery and Intensive Care
  • List of universities in Malawi

References

  1. 1 2 3 Frost, Nicola (5 April 2022). "Professor Mac Mallewa appointed first Vice-Chancellor of Kamuzu University of Health Sciences - University of Liverpool News". News. Archived from the original on 8 December 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  2. ↑ Muula, A. S. (2009). "Successes and Challenges of Malawi's Only Medical School". Croatian Medical Journal. 50 (2): 189–191. doi:10.3325/cmj.2009.50.189. PMC 2681051. PMID 19399953.
  3. ↑ Wendland, Claire L. (2010). A Heart for the Work: Journeys Through an African Medical School. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226893273.
  4. ↑ "KUHeS - Campuses and Directions". Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  5. 1 2 Malawi Medical College (6 August 2018). "The Campuses of the University of Malawi College of Medicine". Blantyre: University of Malawi College of Medicine. Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  6. 1 2 "KUHeS - History". Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  7. ↑ Muula, A. S.; Broadhead, R. L. (February 2001). "The first decade of the Malawi College of Medicine: a critical appraisal". Tropical Medicine & International Health. 6 (2): 155–159. doi:10.1046/j.1365-3156.2001.00673.x. ISSN 1360-2276. PMID 11251912.
  8. ↑ University of Malawi (6 August 2018). "The Colleges of the University of Malawi". Zomba: University of Malawi. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  9. 1 2 3 "Brain drain ...Archived copy" (PDF). www.equinetafrica.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "A mission to save mothers' lives". BBC News. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  11. 1 2 Malawi College of Medicine (6 August 2018). "About the University of Malawi College of Medicine". Blantyre: Malawi College of Medicine. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "KUHeS - Undergraduate programmes". Retrieved 20 September 2025.
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