Higher Institute of Health Sciences

The Institute of Health Sciences, shortly designated ISCISA, is a public institution of the National Subsystem of Higher Education, endowed with legal personality, scientific, pedagogical, administrative, financial and patrimonial autonomy. It is an institution of excellence with national and international prestige in training Of graduates and masters in the area of ​​Health with quality, able to help solve the health problems of the communities. ISCISA offers a professional scientific and technical education, awarding the Bachelor and Master degrees through certificates and diploma, respectively, , To assign the degree of Doctor, since affiliated to a University.From the colonial time that the health services formed the human resources they needed, from the basic level to the middle level. These were the so-called Nursing Schools that graduated Assistant Nurses, General Nurses, Laboratory Technicians, Pharmacy, Radiology, Physiotherapy, etc. These schools were always linked to hospitals, privileged fields of training and training and where they were recruited as teachers, doctors and other specialized personnel. With the independence of our country and the formation of the National Health Service, it became necessary to promote a large increase Training of health personnel. More Training Centers have been set up in all provinces and some districts, thus allowing access to education for rural populations.