Faculty of Health Sciences and Tropical Medicine, Somali National University
Somali National University
Faculty of Health Sciences and Tropical Medicine
Dedicated to training skilled health professionals and advancing tropical medicine to serve the healthcare needs of the Somali community.
About the Faculty
Welcome to the Faculty of Health Sciences and Tropical Medicine
The Faculty of Health Sciences & Tropical Medicine is one of the University’s largest and most dynamic faculties, dedicated to advancing health education, research and professional training. The Faculty prepares competent healthcare professionals committed to improving the health and well-being of individuals and communities across Somalia and beyond.
Dean’s welcome
Dr. Abdifatah Abdullahi Jalei
Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences and Tropical Medicine
Dr. Abdifatah Abdullahi Jalei leads the Faculty of Health Sciences and Tropical Medicine at Somali National University.
Dean’s pageAcademic departments
Departments and programme areas
Public HealthProgramme areaPrepares students to promote community health, prevent disease and improve population well-being.View programme area
NursingProgramme areaPrepares competent and compassionate professional nurses through theoretical instruction and extensive clinical practice in medical-surgical nursing, maternal and child health, mental health, community nursing, critical care and nursing leadership.View programme area
MidwiferyProgramme areaPrepares skilled midwives to provide comprehensive maternal, newborn and reproductive healthcare, with supervised clinical training in antenatal care, labour and delivery, postnatal care, neonatal health, family planning and emergency obstetric care.View programme area
Medical Laboratory ScienceProgramme areaPrepares students for careers in diagnostic laboratory services and biomedical research, covering clinical microbiology, haematology, clinical chemistry, immunology, parasitology, molecular diagnostics, laboratory quality management and laboratory safety.View programme area
Academic programs
Featured programs
The Faculty offers undergraduate degree programmes that provide comprehensive academic and clinical training.
UndergraduateBachelor of Public Health
Prepares students to promote community health, prevent disease and improve population well-being. The curriculum covers… 4 years
UndergraduateBachelor of Nursing
Prepares competent and compassionate professional nurses through theoretical instruction and extensive clinical… 4 years
UndergraduateBachelor of Midwifery
Prepares skilled midwives to provide comprehensive maternal, newborn and reproductive healthcare, with supervised… 4 years
UndergraduateBachelor of Medical Laboratory Science
Prepares students for careers in diagnostic laboratory services and biomedical research, covering clinical… 4 years
News, announcements & events
What is happening at the Faculty
Research & publications
Research & scholarship
Research at the Faculty sits within the University’s research priorities.