Sharon Brownie: Celebrating the contributions of nurses and midwives in East Africa
By Sharon Brownie, Research Associate, University of Oxford and Former Dean, Aga Khan University School of Nursing and Midwifery.
Tanzania
Zanzibar: Nurses and Midwives transforming the landscape of health
The focus of the School of Nursing and Midwifery in East Africa is to develop nursing and midwifery graduates dedicated to transforming health and improving lives. Through our work we strive to ensure our programmes are of high quality, accessible, relevant and impactful.
Nurses and Midvives: Leaders in healthcare in East Africa
The stories captured here reflect the depth and diversity of the nursing and midwifery profession in East Africa. Finding, capturing and documenting these stories was a collective effort of many individuals and institutions.
Initiatives taken to enhance numeracy
Our work and our future: Aga Khan University School of Nursing and Midwifery in East Africa 2019-2023
For 15 years the Aga Khan University School of Nursing and Midwifery (AKU-SONAM) in East Africa has focused on developing the capacities of nurses and midwives to meet diverse health challenges across this region.
Loveluck Mwasha: The heart of a midwife
Loveluck’s career in nursing started in 1983 after she graduated from the Muhimbili Medical Centre (now the Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences) with a diploma in nursing and midwifery. Since then, she hasn’t looked back and has been working for Aga Khan institutions for nearly 30 years.
Diamond Trust Bank SWIFT gpi goes live
Diamond Trust Bank (DTB), present in Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, is the first East African bank to go live on SWIFT’s global payments innovation (gpi) service.
Universal health coverage in focus at MCL health camp
On 6 April, Mwananchi Communications Limited organised a health camp called the MwananchiAfyaCamp.
Engaging stakeholders to identify and prioritize future EA research
A healthcare symposium, held in Dar es Salaam on 25 March, proposed the need for close links between researchers, health care leaders and policy makers for the East African nations to attain Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) even before 2030.
Local Researchers advise for link with health experts to achieve SDGs
On 25 March in Dar es Salaam, academicians and researchers in East Africa have advised for a link with health service providers on research work to improve and strengthen healthcare systems, if the bloc seriously wants to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the health sector.