Institutional Profile

SCHOOL OF HYGIENE-MBALE

LOCATION:

Physical Address: Hygiene cell, Nkoma Ward, Northern division, Mbale Municipality, Mbale District.

Postal Address: P.O BOX 221, Mbale, Uganda, East Africa

VISION:

“To be a centre of excellence in training skilled, innovative graduates, globally engaged in Public Health.”

MISSION:

“To enhance professionalism and innovativeness through quality training, research and community engagement for a healthy community and sustainable development.”

MOTTO:

“For Health Promotion”

School Core Values:

• Team work
• Respect for Diversity
• Integrity
• Practical
• Professionalism

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Training activities:

Training strategic activities carried out within and outside the school include:

Classroom lectures
Demonstrations
Field excursions
Workshop work such as Latrine slab construction
Rural practical training
Urban practical training
Assessments: – Test, Assignments, Examinations
Extra Curriculum activities

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Training Strategic Objectives:

1. Implementation of update and market oriented curriculum
2. Promotion and implementation of the community outreach of Environmental Health Programmes.
3. Mainstreaming gender and disadvantaged groups’ concerns in the training programmes.
4. Implementation of effective management and resources mobilization initiatives for Institutional development.

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School of Hygiene Mbale first started in Mulago Medical School in 1930, and was later transferred to Mbale at the current School of Clinical Officers, then called Medical Assistants Training School (MATS) and which is now elevated to a College of Health Sciences.