Pwani University to set up medical school

Agreement: The vice chancellor of Pwani university Professor Mohamed Rajab(right) and bishop Julius Kalu chairman of Anglican development Services[ADS] (left )sign a memorandum of understanding between the university and Anglican Church sponsored St Luke’s mission hospital on Thursday 26-2-2015. PHOTOS  BY JOSEPH MASHA [STANDARD]

Kilifi, Kenya: Pwani University in Kilifi has signed a memorandum of understanding with a leading Anglican Church hospital to start a faculty of health care services.

The agreement made on Thursday was the thirtieth MoU signed between the university and partners since the college was upgraded to a university in 2009.

The MoU establishes a collaboration between the university and Saint Luke's hospital at Kaloleni in Kilifi county to enable university students taking health care courses an opportunity to carry their research at the hospital.

Pwani University vice chancellor, Prof Mohamed Rajab, said the university has signed MoUs with partners in the UK, German, Russia, China, Italy, and Nigeria adding that the new university will grow to an international university of high standards with acclaimed research programmes.

Prof Rajab was speaking during the signing ceremony at the campus where the church was represented by the chairman of the Anglican development service(ADS), Bishop Julius Kalu.

The VC announced that Pwani University will soon launch the health care services faculty and rely on the hospital for research.

"The signing of the memorandam of understanding between the university and St luke's mission hospital has come at the right time when we are about to launch our school of health services and this will be of great benefit to the hospital',"said Rajab.

The VC remarked that talks leading to the signing began last year as the hospital manager, Francis Karisa said the new partnership will help the hospital staff get capacity building in different areas.

Kalu said the partnership will revive the hospital which has faced financial difficulties after donors withdrew support.