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King Faisal Hospital has established the Africa Health Sciences University (AHSU) that will play a significant role in increasing the number of healthcare professionals.
This initiative aligns with the Ministry of Health’s 4X4 reform, which aim to quadruple the number of professionals in the healthcare sector.
In this context, the hospital has launched the university in line with Ministerial Order No. 001/MINEDUC/2024, dated April 26, 2024, which authorized AHSU to begin operations and granted it legal status. The order specified that AHSU is permitted to offer Master’s degree programs in anesthesiology, emergency medicine, surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, and pediatrics.
Additionally, AHSU will provide courses in the fields of pharmacy, nursing, midwifery, radiography, and laboratory sciences. The university has started by offering the Bachelor of Science in midwifery course initially enrolling 40 learners selected from1423 applications (2.3% acceptance rate for the midwifery program).
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