Somalia has been suffering from the atrocities of civil war since 1990 in which thousands of human lives were lost, properties destroyed and national institutions entirely leveled to the ground. During this prolonged civil war, an acute shortage of trained health workers was felt in all regions of the country as a result MU established Institute of Nursing in 2000 to produce healthcare professionals and after graduation of three batches; the institute was transformed into a Faculty of Health Sciences.

The faculty has made a remarkable contribution as a great percentage of healthcare professionals and researchers in the healthcare sector in Somalia have been trained at Mogadishu.

Objectives

1. To produce highly qualified health ethical professionals capable in delivering appropriate health services to the community.
2. To conduct research and implement outreach programs to the community health needs;
3. To participate in health assessments for individual patients or community, screening, case finding and management of common health problems;
4. To show leadership role ability in planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating of individual and community health services.

Major departments at the faculty of health sciences

Major departments of the faculty

Currently; Faculty of Health Sciences is made up of six (6) departments: