COMMUNITY, MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH

» Welcome to the Department of Community Maternal and Child Health Platform! We train undergraduate nurses and collaborate with national and international partners in conducting researches to improve evidence based practice. Our mission is to nurture the next generation of compassionate and competent nurses and midwives. Together, we're dedicated to advancing maternal and child health within our community and beyond. We work towards creating a healthier and brighter future for mothers and children.
Training Courses
The Department is in charge of undergraduate courses including Midwifery, Community Health Nursing, Nursing Research, Leadership Management and Entrepreneurship, ICT and Communication skills, Applied Research field work, Community Health Field, Midwifery Practice.
Areas of Research interest Maternal and Child Health
  • Medical Education
  • Health Promotion
  • Community based Interventions

DEPARTMENT MEMBERS

Prof. Rose Mjawa Laisser

Associate Professor

Rose M Laisser is a Dean at the Archibishop Antony mayala school of Nursing CUHAS. She has been working as a nurse and a midwife in Tanzania since 1977. She started her career in one of the regional hospitals in northern Tanzania as an RN and RM. In 1979, she moved to a national hospital in the capital city, Dar es Salaam, working within an obstetric theatre for five years. In 1994, Rose decided to join a teacher training course. During the teacher training her passion for midwifery grew , and all her assignments were related to midwifery, for example, she developed a curriculum for a midwifery course for advance midwifery training.

Mr. Magwa Jisusi Kiyumbi

Staff

Magwa Kiyumbi is an Assistant Lecturer in School of Nursing (AAMSoN). He is trained as a safety and health personnel, midwifery, leadership and public health specialist.
Magwa Kiyumbi has been teaching in different levels of nursing training institutions in Tanzania for over 18 years. He has been clinical instructor in Nursing and midwifery for two years. Before joining academia Magwa worked as a ward in charge for female and male medical and surgical wards and maternity ward consecutively. He teaches different clinical nursing and midwifery courses. Community health nursing and leadership hasn’t been left behind as his areas of specialty. He also supervises undergraduate students on their researches and community projects.
His research interest is in the areas of maternal and child health, clinical nursing, reproductive and health promotion.

Ms. ANEA ISAKA LIZONGA

Staff

Assistant Lecturer Positioned as Gender Desk Officer
Department of Community, Maternal and Child Health

Dr. Richard Nyerere Rumanyika

Staff

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