Kamuzu University of Health Sciences

Blantyre, Malawi · University · Public institution · Founded 2019 · Accredited by National Council for Higher Education (NCHE), Malawi; public university established by Act (2019); takes part in NCHE public selection · Taught in English

Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHeS) is Malawi's public health-sciences university, formed in 2019 from the University of Malawi College of Medicine and Kamuzu College of Nursing. Its main campus is in Blantyre beside Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, with campuses in Lilongwe and Mangochi. Five schools cover medicine and oral health, nursing, life sciences and allied health, maternal and reproductive health, and global and public health.

Programmes

• MBBS (Medicine)
• Bachelor of Dental Surgery
• Bachelor of Pharmacy
• BSc Medical Laboratory Sciences
• BSc Physiotherapy
• BSc Biomedical Sciences
• BSc Nutrition and Dietetics
• BSc Occupational Therapy
• BSc Nursing and Midwifery
• Master of Public Health
• PhD programmes

Tuition

• 2025/26 economic fee-paying: about US$5,600 to 5,700 (Malawian/SADC) and US$8,700 to 8,800 (non-SADC); the advert does not say if this is per year. Postgraduate mostly US$6,000 (SADC) / US$8,000 (non-SADC). Government-selected students pay subsidised fees.

Admissions

• MBBS/BDS: six MSCE credits including English, with at least 3 points in Mathematics, Biology, Physics and Chemistry
• Pharmacy: six credits including English, 4 points in Mathematics, Biology and Chemistry plus a fourth science
• Allied health and nursing: six credits including English, Mathematics and sciences
• Accepts international applicants
• Scholarships or financial aid available

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