The University of Nairobi (UON) is the largest university in Kenya. Although its history as an educational institution goes back to 1956, it did not become an independent university until 1970 when the University of East Africa was split into three independent universities: Makerere University in Uganda, the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, and the University of Nairobi.
In 2002 the University had some 22,000 students, of whom 17,200 were undergraduates and 4,800 postgraduates.The university has launched several policy frameworks and introduced module 2 degrees to cope with the demand of higher education in Kenya.
The part of the UON involved in the iSA Project is the College of Health Sciences, which is located within Kenyatta National Hospital four kilometres from the city centre. The College can be traced back to the Faculty of Medicine which started in 1967 since then it has developed into a College comprising of the following Schools; Medicine, Pharmacy, Dental Sciences, Nursing Sciences, the Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases and Centre for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Research. It is credited to offering quality training, research consultancy and community service.
The College offers both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in various fields of health. These programs are integrated for government and full fee paying (self-sponsored) students.
At undergraduate level the college offers MBChB, BDS, BPharm, BSc. (Nursing and Biochemistry) while postgraduate programmes include, Diplomas, MSc, MMed, MDS, M.Pharm, MSC.N, MD and PhD in all relevant fields. Detailed information of the programmes can be obtained from the relevant schools.
The college has considerable physical facilities with fully stocked library, laboratories and qualified personnel to conduct quality teaching and research activities.
Within clearly defined mission, vision and core values, the college is proud to continually offer training of high standards, research and participation in formulation of healthcare policies.
The research portfolio is extensive with a funding of about five hundred million shillings per year. Activities span from basic to applied and operational research with strong platforms for clinical trials, traditional medicine, quality assurance of medicines, vaccine developments and Tropical and Infectious diseases.
For more information please visit www.uonbi.ac.ke