Collaboration for Professional excellence
ECSACONM is the East, Central and Southern African College of Nursing and Midwifery. Any eligible nurse and
midwife can sign up to become a member.
Everything you need to know about us

The East, Central, and Southern Africa College of Nursing and Midwifery (ECSACONM) was established in 1990 as an executing arm of the then Commonwealth Regional Health Community Secretariat for East, Central and Southern Africa (CRHCS-ECSA) in the area of nursing and midwifery. The Arusha-based CRHC-ECSA secretariat, which is now referred to as the ECSA Health Community (ECSA HC), brings together 14 regional states.As an executing arm of the ECSA Health Community, ECSACONM is charged with the responsibility of promoting and strengthening professional excellence in nursing and midwifery in the ECSA region
Our Mission, Vision and Broad Goal

Our Vision
To be the leading Centre for Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery education clinical practice, research, and management in Africa and the world over.

Our Mission
To improve quality of health of the communities in the ECSA region through strengthening of the contribution of the frontline health workers (nurses and midwives) towards delivery of quality health care services.

Our Goal
To promote and strengthen professional excellence through development of programs that will strengthen Nursing/Midwifery professional conduct education, practice, research, leadership and management.
ECSACONM Has 17 Member Countries

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ECSACONM Faculties and Their Functions
The faculties assess the health and nursing needs in the region, plan interventions and strategies to address the identified needs, facilitate implementation of the planned programmes, monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the activities, and assist in mobilization of resources to facilitate implementation of those activities. Specific functions of the constituent faculties are summarize below.
Faculty of Education
- Improving quality of education and training.
- Developing and disseminating of relevant Teaching and Learning materials
- Developing of recognised/accredited continuing education and advanced nursing education and programme
- Strengthening and harmonizing of training programmes for teachers
- Regulating and accrediting
Faculty of Clinical Practice
- Developing of standards for nursing practice
- Advocating and promoting safe practice environments
- Institutionalizing Infection Prevention and Control (IPC)
- Strengthening provision of clinical services and designing models of care and strategies for implementing evidence-based practice.
Faculty of Research
- Improving research skills
- Identifying, coordinating, facilitating and conducting research on relevant issues to provide an evidence base for practice.
- Disseminating of research findings and best practices to promote evidence-based practices and policies
- Developing structured research courses that can support all other education programmes
Faculty of Leadership and Management
- Strengthening and developing structured nursing and midwifery leadership and management programmes in the region
- Conducting monitoring and evaluation of set goals and targets for ECSACONM within the realities of member states
- Strengthening systems for resource mobilization and management to support education, research and practice
- Developing monitoring and evaluation (M&E) mechanisms for all programmes.
The Leading Team Behind ECSACONM
Executive Committee of ECSACONM

Dr. Glory Sibongile Msibi
President

Evaline A. Maziku
Vice President

Dr. Priscar Sakala Mukonka
Executive Member

Elizabeth Omollo Oywer
College Registrar
ECSACONM National Representatives (CNR's)

Carren Akinyi Ombewa
CNR Kenya

Beatrice Amuge
CNR Uganda

Repent Khamis George
CNR South Sudan

Dr. Sakhile KS Masuku
CNR Eswatini

Mr. Innocent Kagabo
CNR Rwanda

Jane Mokketsi
CNR Botswana

Chifundo Colleta Zimba
CNR Malawi

Agnes Mtawa
CNR Tanzania

Prof Katowa-Mukwato Patricia
Chairperson

Nancy Kadii Khamisi, R.N.
Executive Member

M. Providence Umuziga
Executive Member

Tebogo Glan Shenyego
Executive Member

Mpho Zacharia Shelile
CNR Lesotho

Desderius Haufiku
CNR Namibia

Lilian Getrude Dodzo
CNR Zimbabwe
