Florence Nightingale Higher Institute of Health Bamenda:

“Certificates from Clandestine Institutions can be used neither in Cameroon nor abroad”

Nkwain Joseph-Board Chairperson

Against a backdrop of the slowly increasing number of students in the Classrooms of the Northwest and Southwest Regions, this reporter took out time to talk to a cross Section of Educational Stakeholders especially those of the Higher Institutions of Learning. In this exclusive interview with Nkwain Joseph, Board Chairperson of Florence Nightingale Higher Institute in Bamenda, he acknowledges that though school reopening is slow, it will surely pickup. He among other things insists on the importance of certificates from Health schools that are recognised by The Ministries of Public Health and of Higher Education in Cameroon. He begins by defining what looks like his ideal institution and clearly states that Florence Nightingale Higher Institute of Health and Biomedical Science is not too far from that ideal institution. He was interviewed by Francis Ekongang Nzante.  

What extra thing have you added to the educational landscape?

This is an institution that was approved as far back as 2009 by the Ministry of Public Health and later approved by the Ministry of Higher Education. It is a Health institution that trains a variety of health personnel. They carry out the training of Nurses, Nursing Assistants, Laboratory Technicians, Sanitary Officials and many others that will be coming up. This institution is renowned because it has very experienced personnel and its location is good for learning. The school is going on timidly but surely and all of us know why. We want many people who are interested to come to the school may be from next year because this year is already almost gone. If you however have the interest to have quality education in a health institution then I think you should be able to choose Florence Nightingale Higher Institute of Health and Biomedical Sciences Nkwen. It is located on the road to the Bamenda III Council.

Somebody may ask you why he should leave Kumbo, Ndu or Oku to study in your institution.

I think it is worthwhile because it is not just going to a school. You should go where you will have a certificate that you can use and the certificate itself will be recognised and you will have education that you will be proud of. That is exactly our goal not just to train Health personnel but to train those who have quality. That is why we don’t relent our efforts as far as having the best personnel experience and who are specialised in various domains to bring out the best.

What are the challenges that you as a health expert is facing in the field?

The only challenge is that we carry out training and very few are employed by the government. The point is that many people should create employment for themselves and there are those aspects that you can open a nursing home or a clinic. In the health sector we need practice after training. When you don’t practice you forget many things.

Do you have any patting message?     

Before going to any medical school you should always verify to be sure it’s a good school that is approved by government. Most of those trained in these clandestine institutions can neither function in Cameroon nor out of the country. You should go to schools that are approved by the Ministry of Public Health and the Ministry of Higher Education.  

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