{"id":283758,"date":"2018-12-18T14:21:17","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T13:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/?p=283758"},"modified":"2021-03-30T12:06:54","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T11:06:54","slug":"schools-of-health-technology-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/schools-of-health-technology-in-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"List of Accredited Schools of Health Technology in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the mid 70’s, the Federal Government of Nigeria gave a directive that all state governments in the country to establish at least one school of Health technology in their respective slates.<\/p>\n

This led to the proliferation of schools of health technology across the nation.<\/p>\n

Schools of Health Technology in Nigeria<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"schools<\/p>\n

In this post, we take a look at the accredited schools of health technology in the country as of 2018.<\/p>\n

Kwara State School of Health Technology<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Kwara State Government was one of the states that responded swiftly to the Federal Government\u2019s directive by establishing the Kwara State school of Health technology, Offa in 1976.<\/p>\n

The school was set up to train students of different cadres in the health profession; retrain and re-orient the existing health personnel and carry out research in different fields of health care;<\/p>\n

As of 2004, the Kwara State School of Health Technology has graduated over 6,000 students in various fields of health care.<\/p>\n

College of Health Technology, Calabar<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The origin of the College of Health Technology, Calabar can be traced to the Institute of Public Health which was established towards the latter part of 1970. The institute used the Diamond Health Centre, Diamond Hill, Calabar as its temporary site and during this period, 21 School Health Attendants and 5 Community Nursing Students were admitted for training.<\/p>\n

In 1971, the Institute moved to No. 2 Hawkins Road, Calabar and began training Rural Health Assistants and Leprosy Attendants. In 1975, the College moved to its permanent site at Mary Slessor Avenue, Calabar. A year later, the name of the Institution was changed to the School of Health Technology following its approval by the Federal Ministry of Health.<\/p>\n

Subsequently, the first batch of Public Health Nurses, direct intake of Community Midwives, Rural Health Superintendents, Public Health Superintendents (now Junior Community Health Extension Workers (JCHEWs)), Medical Records Assistants and Assistant Medical Records Officers were trained.<\/p>\n

Lagos State College of Health Technology<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Lagos State College of Health Technology, fondly called LASCOHET, is one of the oldest colleges of health technology in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

The college was established in 1920. It was initially known as the School of Hygiene. At that time, the School of hygiene offered six major health courses before incorporating the training of community midwives and nurses into its program between 1957 and 1966. Here retainedfirefighter<\/a><\/span> you can check the best College for learning Health Technology.<\/p>\n

In 1977, following the Federal Government\u2019s directive, the school transformed from a School of hygiene to a School of Health Technology.<\/p>\n

Anambra State College of Health Technology<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The College was established in 1992 after the creation of Anambra State a year earlier. Currently, the college has 7 departments: Community Health, Environmental Health, Medical Imaging Technology, Health Information Management, Pharmacy Technician and Public Health Nursing.<\/p>\n

Below is a summary of the State Colleges of Health Technology & Allied Institutions owned by the State Governments.<\/p>\n

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  1. Anambra State School of Health Technology, Obosi<\/li>\n
  2. Bauchi State School of Health Technology, Ningi<\/li>\n
  3. College of Health Sciences and Technology, Port Harcourt, Rivers State<\/li>\n
  4. College of Health Technology, Aba, Abia State<\/li>\n
  5. College of Health Technology, Amaigbo, Imo State<\/li>\n
  6. College of Health Technology, Calabar, Cross River State<\/li>\n
  7. College of Health Technology, Ijero – Ekiti, Ekiti State.<\/li>\n
  8. College of Health Technology, Obosi, Anambra State<\/li>\n
  9. College of Health Technology, Otuogidi- Ogbia Town, Bayelsa State<\/li>\n
  10. College of Health Technology, Yaba, Lagos State<\/li>\n
  11. Imo State School of Health Technology, Amaigbo<\/li>\n
  12. Imo State School of Public Health Nursing\/CHO, Owerri Imo State<\/li>\n
  13. Lagos State School of Public Health Nursing\/CHO, Awolowo Road, Lagos<\/li>\n
  14. K.S.T College of Health Technology, Mkar, Gboko, Benue State<\/li>\n
  15. Nigerian Army Medical Corps\/School, Ojo, Lagos State<\/li>\n
  16. Rivers State College of Health Sciences and Technology, Port Harcourt<\/li>\n
  17. School of Health Technology, Aba, Abia State<\/li>\n
  18. School of Health Technology, Akure, Ondo State<\/li>\n
  19. School of Health Technology, Alushi Via, Akwanga, Nasarawa State<\/li>\n
  20. School of Health Technology, Benin-City, Edo State<\/li>\n
  21. School of Health Technology, Calabar, Cross River State<\/li>\n
  22. School of Health Technology, Daura, Katsina State<\/li>\n
  23. School of Health Technology, Elesa Osun State<\/li>\n
  24. School of Health Technology, Etinan, Akwa-Ibom State<\/li>\n
  25. School of Health Technology, Idah, Kogi State<\/li>\n
  26. School of Health Technology, Ijero-Elati, Ekiti State<\/li>\n
  27. School of Health technology, Ilesa, Osun State<\/li>\n
  28. School of Health Technology, Ilese, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State<\/li>\n
  29. School of Health Technology, Inyi, Enugu State<\/li>\n
  30. School of Health Technology, Jahun, Jigawa State.<\/li>\n
  31. School of Health Technology, Jahun, Jigawa State<\/li>\n
  32. School of Health Technology, Jega, Kebbi State<\/li>\n
  33. School of Health Technology, Jega, Kebbi State<\/li>\n
  34. School of Health Technology, Kaltungo, Gombe State<\/li>\n
  35. School of Health Technology, Kankia, Katsina State<\/li>\n
  36. School of Health Technology, Kankia, Katsina State<\/li>\n
  37. School of Health Technology, Kano<\/li>\n
  38. School of Health Technology, Maiduguri, Borno State<\/li>\n
  39. School of Health Technology, Makurdi, Benue State<\/li>\n
  40. School of Health Technology, Minna, Niger State<\/li>\n
  41. School of Health Technology, Mubi, Adamawa State<\/li>\n
  42. School of Health Technology, Offa, Kwara State<\/li>\n
  43. School of Health Technology, Offa, Kwara State<\/li>\n
  44. School of Health Technology, Ofuoma, Ughelli Delta State<\/li>\n
  45. School of Health Technology, Oji River, Enugu State<\/li>\n
  46. School of Health Technology, Pankshin, Plateau State<\/li>\n
  47. School of Health Technology, Takum, Taraba State<\/li>\n
  48. School of Health Technology, Tsafe, Zamfara State<\/li>\n
  49. School of Health Technology, Tungar Magajiya, Kontagora, Niger State<\/li>\n
  50. School of Health Technology, Ughelli, Delta State<\/li>\n
  51. School of Health Technology, Yaba, Lagos State<\/li>\n
  52. School of Health Technology, Zawan-Jos, Plateau State<\/li>\n
  53. School of Hygiene, Eleyele, Ibadan, Oyo State<\/li>\n
  54. School of Hygiene, Kano<\/li>\n
  55. School of Public Health Nursing Nsukka, Enugu<\/li>\n
  56. Shehu Idris College of Health Sciences and Technology, Makarfi, Kaduna State<\/li>\n
  57. Shehu Idris College of Health Technology, Makarfi, Kaduna State<\/li>\n
  58. Sultan Abdur-Rahman School of Health Technology, Gwadabawa, Sokoto State<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Also, the Federal Government has established several colleges of health technology and allied institutions in different parts of the country. These include<\/p>\n

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    1. ABU Teaching Hospital, Department of Community Medicine (CHO), Zaria, Kaduna<\/li>\n
    2. Aminu Kano University Teaching Hospital, Kano<\/li>\n
    3. Federal College of Dental Technology, Enugu<\/li>\n
    4. Institute of Public Health College of Health Sciences, (OAU) Ile- Ife<\/li>\n
    5. National Orthopaedic Centre, Igbobi, Lagos State<\/li>\n
    6. Nigerian Army Medical Corps and Schools, Ojo, Lagos State<\/li>\n
    7. Othman Dan-Fodio University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto<\/li>\n
    8. University of Calabar Teaching Hospital Calabar, Cross River State<\/li>\n
    9. University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State<\/li>\n
    10. University Teaching Hospital, Lagos<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Finally, we also have private colleges of health technology. These include<\/p>\n

        \n
      1. NKST College of Health Technology, Mkar, Gboko, Benue State<\/li>\n
      2. Wecare College of Health Technology, Ogun State<\/li>\n
      3. Royal Institute of Health Technology, Ogun State<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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