Burao collage of health sciences is located Burao city Togdheer region .Togdheer region is the second biggest populated region in Somaliland; it has also the second biggest referral hospital. Taking advantage of its’ midland location, has borders with four Somaliland regions and the Ethiopian-Somali region; as well as being the biggest livestock market in the zone. These strategic assets have made Burao regional
hospital an opportune referral and teaching hospital, to all the regions discussed above.
The prevailing economic crises in Somaliland, shortage of qualified nurses/midwives, in early 2010 low
income, delayed payment of salaries, has created favorable conditions for cross-infection, chronicity of
inpatients and increasing costs to patients, relatives and the hospital. The resultant conditions have
undermined scientific health care, encouraged a comeback of traditional medicine and techniques; and
remain an overall threat to the whole population in the era pandemic prevalence. Recurrent droughts Covid
19 and other recurrent preventable childhood disease such as measles and TB
To avert the declining hospital care qualities and professional practice standards, the regional health
authority has commissioned the establishment of a professional nursing school in June 2005 , which has already enrolled 762 in service health works consisting of general nursing, Midwifes, lab. Technicians and 135 variety of community health workers. It has as well initiated senior degree programs in 2006.