Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST) was adequately represented at the East, Central and Southern Africa-Health Community (ECSA-HC) consultations on the establishment of the proposed College of Medical Laboratory Specialists. The event was held on 11th February 2021 in Arusha, Tanzania.
Mr. James Wakungwi Sakwa, a Senior Medical Laboratory Specialist in the Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences and the Chairperson of the Interim Committee for the proposed College, paid a courtesy call to Prof.Yoswa M. Damabisya, the Director-General of ECSA-HC, together with LR Dr. Khalide Azam-Senior Laboratory Specialist and Dr. Martin Matu-Project Coordinator. During the fruitful deliberations, Prof. Damabisya emphasized the need for the inclusion of core competencies in the Curricula as well as working hand in hand with respective national authorities in order to ensure the process of establishing the proposed College moves on smoothly, as long as comparability and equivalence are catered for within countries.