Background
The School of Nursing and Midwifery, Haramaya University, was established in 1994 with an enrollment of students for Diploma in Public Health Nursing program. At present, the school of Nursing and Midwifery is running three Generic programs: BSc in Nursing, Midwifery and Psychiatric Nursing. As part of community service, the school has been offering degree in Nursing and midwifery through summer program education, and Postgraduate programs in Adult Health Nursing specialty, and Maternity and Neonatal Nursing. Currently, we have 189 generic nursing students, 62 CEP nursing students, 337 summer nursing students, 129 psychiatry nursing students, 172 summer midwifery students and 222 regular and upgrading midwifery students.
“NO HEALTH WITHOUT MENTAL HEALTH"
Head of Psychiatric Nursing Department
One in four adults experience some form of mental health problems at some point in their lives. Anxiety, depression and severe mental health problems such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorders that affect not only patients, but also their families and people around them. Mental health problems result in reduced quality of life and possibly loss of life. It is therefore important to understand mental health problems and the ways it can be treated. This department was established to understand mental health and mental health problems, mental health practice and care in the community and hospitals.
Mission
Midwifery is a profession grounded in the science of saving the life of mother and her baby. To this end, the department of midwifery department strives to produce competent and skillful midwives at undergraduate and postgraduate.
Vision
.To be center of excellence in midwifery education among midwifery schools by 2025
Motto
There is no satisfaction than saving the life of life giver.