Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 2nd Quarter 2025
Arusha, Tanzania | Tri-Africa Divisions (WAD, ECD, SID)
Nursing faculty from across three African divisions came together in Arusha, Tanzania, in December 2024 to attend a dynamic nursing gathering as part of the 2024 East Central Africa Division (ECD) Teachers Convention. They attended a plenary on the mission of Adventist nursing and many workshops focused on global nursing. African PhD students from Loma Linda University (LLU) School of Nursing global track with faculty mentors, led sessions on faith integration, leadership, competency-based education (CBE), and simulation. A highlight was the five-year World Health Organization-funded LLU-General Conference Health Ministries project, which advanced midwifery education in four schools—positioning two Adventist institutions as leaders in CBE and simulation. With 63 nurse educators from 11 ECD schools in attendance, the gathering affirmed that the expertise and spiritual leadership to transform nursing in Africa already exist in our schools, signaling a shift toward shared leadership and global partnership in Adventist nursing education.
