Welcome to Jigjiga Health Science College
Learning Begins With Us
Jigjiga Health Science College is a government registered organization. It was established as a public health college in 1991EC. The College currently offers training in six diploma programs and five BSc programs.
Our college trains health professionals to meet the high level of need that currently exists in Somali region as well as in Ethiopia. As a developing country Ethiopia has been suffering from a wide range of health problems for many years. The cumulative effects of features such as poverty, high proportion of maternal and child mortality, high prevalence of communicable diseases and accidents, increased awareness about civic democratic rights and concern of equity by societies and communities together with rapidly increasing population size has resulted in an increased demand for health care. In response to the public high demand for health care, the government of Ethiopia introduced measures to improve the quality of health care throughout the country in its Health Sector Development Program-III (HSDP-III) as part and parcel of the MDGs with emphasis on addressing PHC services. A key hurdle exists; the proportion of highly qualified health professionals (clinicians) is very low compared to the size of the population served in Somali region.
Hence the solution of training health professionals in BSc. level came into picture. If BSc. Medical Laboratory service, BSc. Pharmacy and BSc. Health Formatic’s are trained and equipped with the knowledge, skills, professional ethics and wisdom required managing the common clinical disorders and the potentially preventable public health problems in PHC settings, they could alleviate the pressing health problems of the region as well as the country. These professionals provide a range of disorders investigation, proper drug supply management and proper recording health data. Therefore, training of, Medical Laboratory service, BSc’. Pharmacy and BSc. Health Formtic’s is found more feasible and cost effective in solving a huge range of the most pressing and basic clinical and public health problems of the population of Somali region and at large the country.
Jigjiga Health Science College
The aim of the College is to provide quality education that are able to address the fact health service need of the region and people and provide its benefices with good educational back ground so that it may enable them to perform better in their professional career.
Curriculum Overview
The programs will be delivered in regular degree and diploma formats through a learner-centered approach, in accordance with the College’s application strategy and curriculum
Nursing
Hands-on experience with the latest nursing procedures, clinical tools, and healthcare technologies
Midwifery
Hands-on experience with the latest midwifery practices, maternal care techniques, and modern delivery-room technologies
Laboratory Technology
laboratory techniques, diagnostic equipment, and modern testing technologies
Pharmacy
The study that encourages scientific reasoning, pharmaceutical discoveries, and innovations in medicine
Public Health
Understanding health data, numbers, and logical analysis to solve real-world public health and management challenges
Health Formatics
Understanding the flow of data, numbers, and logic to solve real-world healthcare challenges
Our other curricular Activities
Health Extension
Health Extension Workers in Jigjiga Health Science College aim to improve community health by promoting disease prevention, expanding basic health services, supporting maternal and child health, encouraging hygiene and sanitation, and mobilizing communities to adopt healthy practices.
Generic Health Extension
Health Extension Workers aim to improve community health by providing basic preventive services, promoting hygiene and sanitation, supporting maternal and child health, offering health education, and helping communities adopt healthy behaviors
Urban Health Extension
With professionals on board, we take pride in training our students in art forms like dance, drama, painting and more.