The following is a list of medical schools in Africa . It includes public and private universities and colleges with medical institutes, departments or faculties.
There are twelve approved public and private medical school in Kenya according to the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council: [14]
Institution | School | Founded | Location |
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University of Cape Town | Faculty of Health Sciences | 1912 | Cape Town |
University of the Witwatersrand | Faculty of Health Sciences | 1919 | Johannesburg |
University of the Free State | Faculty of Health Sciences | 1969 | Bloemfontein |
University of KwaZulu-Natal | College of Health Sciences | 1950 | Durban, Pietermaritzburg |
University of Pretoria | Faculty of Health Sciences | 1943 | Pretoria [24] |
University of Stellenbosch | Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences | 1955 | Tygerberg Hospital, Western Cape |
Walter Sisulu University | Faculty of Health Sciences | 1985 | Mthatha, Eastern Cape |
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University | School of Medicine | 2015 | Ga-Rankuwa |
University of Limpopo | Faculty of Health Sciences | 2016 | Mankweng, Limpopo |
Nelson Mandela University | Faculty of Health Sciences | 2021 | Eastern Cape |
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