MMUST School of Nursing, Midwifery & Paramedical Sciences and University of Southern Denmark Deliberate on Possible Areas of Collaboration in Global Health

Prof. Lt. Col. (Rtd) J. Okoth said that MMUST School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedical Sciences (SONMAPS), through the Department of Community Health and Extension, houses the Global Health and Travel Medicine program, which presents a focal possible area of collaboration, especially in matters research.

“In the spirit of internationalization, we appreciate opportunities like this, to interact with the outside world and learn new trends in healthcare, education, and more. We are looking forward to collaborative research, twin programs, staff, and student exchange programs,” said Prof.Okoth.

Speaking during the deliberations, the Dean School of Nursing, Midwifery, and Paramedical Sciences, Mr. John Arudo, said that the school is looking forward to a Memorandum of Understanding between the two universities. Dr. Damaris Ochanda emphasized that both faculty and students in the School of Nursing, Midwifery, and Paramedical Sciences are involved in extensive research.

“There is a lot that we can learn from each other through faculty and student exchange programs,” said Dr. Ochanda.

The School is in the process of mounting a master’s program Global which will give students an opportunity to progress in their careers. MMUST is the only University in Kenya currently offering a Bachelor of Science in Global Health and Travel Medicine.

The Chairperson, of the Department of Community Health and Extension, Dr. Gregory Sakwa, said that Global Health and Travel Medicine is a fairly new program in Kenya that is geared towards improving health care.

Other notable participants present during the deliberations included Dr. Everlyne Morema, Mr. Peter Okoyo, Mr. Roaler Karlsson, Mrs. Milka Ogayo, Mr. Victor Mukaka, and Ms. Sandra Awuor.

Evidently, with more Universities embracing multidisciplinary research and international collaborations such as this, the global scope for sustainable development in research and education has expanded and MMUST is right at the center of it.