The Faculty of Allied Health Sciences was established as part of College of Health Sciences in April, 2014. The Faculty currently has five departments offering both academic and professional training in various health care specialties.The Departments and their establishment dates:
1. Physiotherapy 1989
2. Medical Laboratory Science 2009
3. Nursing Sciences 2009
4. Medical Radiography 2009
5. Optometry 2014
6. Environmental Health Sciences 2021.
The Department of Physiotherapy is the oldest department in the Faculty. It started as the Federal School of Physiotherapy in 1989. In 1995, the programme was affiliated to Bayero University, Kano under Faculty of Science, and in the same year (1995) it graduated its first set of B.Sc. Physiotherapy. It attained the status of a full department in 2002 at Faculty of Medicine when it was taken over from Federal Ministry of Health. The B.Sc programme was upgraded to Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPT) in 2005. At the inception of the College of Health Sciences, the department was moved to the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences from the defunct Faculty of Medicine. The Departments of Medical Laboratory Science, Medical Radiography and Nursing Sciences were concurrently established during the 2008/2009 academic session, in consonance with the recommendation of the defunct Faculty of Medicine Strategic Committee of establishing Faculty of Allied Health Sciences. Department of Optometry was the latest to be established in 2014/2015 academic session and Department of Environmental Health Sciences was established 2021.
"You are welcome to the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences one of the four Faculties that made up the College of Health Sciences, Bayero University, Kano. The Faculty vision is to encourage staff and students to get involved in National and international collaboration in teaching and research. The Deanery under my leadership is building on the solid foundation of graduating best quality Health Professionals that can add value in solving the health challenges of our immediate community through enhancing collaborations and imbibing best international practices. Our cardinal objective remains the training of world class health professionals that can compete globally in the ever changing global health dynamics. There are six departments in the faculty. However, five offers both Undergraduate and Postgraduate programs, the new department of Environmental Health Sciences would admit first set of undergraduate students later this year. Our Postgraduate programs are designed to produce promising academics and astute professionals’ in their choosing areas of specialization. Our serene environment located at the College of Health Science at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) is conducive for learning and research. We welcome students from different cultures and nationalities."
Dr Jibril Mohammed (Dean)