Introduction

The Directorate of Continuing Education and Professional Development is a Unit of MUHAS committed to the improvement of coordination, development and effective delivery of Continuing Education (CE) programmes so as to play an effective and leading role in human resource development and capacity building for health in Tanzania. The Directorate was established in response to the increasing challenges such as emerging and re-emerging diseases, new technologies, emphasis on quality effectiveness and efficiency in delivery of health Services in the Country

The Kalenga Guest House – Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

The MUHAS Kalenga Guest House (KGH) is a comfortable and exceptional place for researchers, faculty, fellows and residents for providing convenient and affordable short-term and long-term accommodation services. The house is located in Upanga Street plot No 490 along Kalenga Road, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

The Concept of Continuing Education

Continuing Education (CE) is part of the process of lifelong learning that all professionals including health profession undertake from training schools until retirement. Traditionally it has been viewed by the health professions in terms of updating knowledge. In reality, all health staffs as well as others need skills that extend beyond their profession areas in order to practice effectively in the modern world. Such skills include management, education and training, information technology, audit, communication and team building. Continuing Professional Development (CPD) embraces these broader skills. Thus, health institutions now shoulder the responsibility for both continuing education and professional development (CEPD) of health professionals to effectively combat evolving health challenges in the country due frequent changes in health based technology, good practices in delivery of health services, health policies as well as prevention and treatment methodologies for emerging diseases.