Initially this was a department in the faculty of Medicine for close to 38 years. The Department offered Diploma in Advance Nursing and now offers training of nurses both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
The administrative unit of the Department of Nursing Sciences is the Chairs’ office. Functionally, the Department has four Thematic Areas namely: Medical/ Surgical Nursing, Obstetrics /Midwifery and Gynaecological Nursing, Community Health Nursing and Nursing Education & Administration.
