UFR Santé / Université Iba Der THIAM de Thiès

What UFR Santé / Université Iba Der THIAM de Thiès does

UFR Santé (Unité de Formation et de Recherche des Sciences de la Santé) is the health-sciences faculty of the public Université Iba Der THIAM de Thiès in Senegal, founded in 2008 and operating as the second medical faculty in the country alongside the University Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD) in Dakar. It delivers initial and specialized training across five departments in medicine, pharmacy, nursing/obstetrics, surgery, and biology, enrolling approximately 2,543 students from 24+ nationalities and graduating its first pharmacy cohort in 2024 and its first nursing/obstetrics cohort in June 2025. Specialized diplomas (DES) span internal medicine, pediatrics, ORL, surgery, and urology, while continuing-education University Diplomas (DU) cover otology, ultrasonography, diabetology, pain management, and immunology.

The faculty operates applied-research infrastructure including the UMRED mixed research, exploration and diagnostic unit studying antidiabetic properties of medicinal plants such as Mitracarpus hirtus, a 20-hectare planned ethnobotanical garden, a biological analysis laboratory, an anatomopathology laboratory, and the Centre de Vision Madoune Robert Ndiaye, which conducts binocular visual-field screening for road safety in partnership with Novartis. The faculty achieved World Directory of Medical Schools (WDMS) registration in 2025 and 100% CAMES aggregation success across its 2018, 2020, and 2022 promotions.

Its business model combines government-subsidized tuition with nominal student fees (including 25,000 FCFA entrance-test fees), modest revenue from DU continuing-education programs (e.g., 350,000 FCFA for DU Otologie), and discretionary research grants from international partners including PMI Impact Malaria, Novartis, FAMM (signed November 2025), and CHU de Rennes. Student recruitment operates through the national Campusen platform and international channels; clinical training occurs at the Regional Hospital of Thiès (CHR Thiès). Revenue is not publicly disclosed, consistent with its status as a state-owned educational institution under the Senegalese Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (MESRI).

Name

UFR Santé / Université Iba Der THIAM de Thiès

Legal name

Université Iba Der THIAM de Thiès / UFR Santé

Website

https://ufrsante.uidt.sn

Company type

Public

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

UFR Santé is the public health-sciences faculty of Université Iba Der THIAM de Thiès in Senegal, training approximately 2,543 medical, pharmacy, and nursing students across 24+ nationalities through degree, DES specialization, and continuing-education programs anchored by applied research and clinical partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education / Medical Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Biomedical Sciences & Medical Research Institutes (University-Based) (EDAHAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Schools of Nursing (EDAHAGAC), Global Health Institutes & Programs (EDAHAGAM), Public Research Universities with Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) (EDAHAAAC)

Keywords

• Medical education
• Pharmacy training
• Nursing education
• Clinical research
• Healthcare specialization

Headquarters

HQ city

Thiès

HQ country

Senegal

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Academic tuition and fees: Government-subsidized higher education with nominal student fees; revenue generated from entrance test fees (25,000 FCFA), professional development program fees (e.g., DU Otologie at 350,000 FCFA), and administrative document requests.
2. Research grants and partnerships: Funding from international partnerships (PMI Impact Malaria, Novartis, FAMM) for specific research projects and equipment acquisition.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The UFR Santé is a public health sciences faculty delivering undergraduate, specialized, and continuing education in Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing and Obstetrics, and allied health disciplines across 5 academic departments to over 2,543 students. It conducts applied health research through specialized laboratories (UMRED, biological analysis, anatomopathology, ophthalmology) and an ethnobotanical garden, and provides community clinical services including vision screening for road safety. The faculty holds international recognition through WDMS and ECFMG listings, enabling global graduate mobility.

Product overview

UFR Santé de l'Université Iba Der THIAM de Thiès operates as an academic health sciences faculty offering undergraduate and specialized medical training programs. The institution provides clinical services through specialized laboratories (biological analyses, anatomopathology, ophthalmology) and research facilities including the UMRED laboratory and an ethnobotanical garden. Key academic offerings include nursing/midwifery (Licence SIO), specialized medical diplomas (DES in ORL, medicine, surgery, urology), university diplomas (otology, ultrasonography, diabetology), and pharmacy training. The Centre de Vision provides community eye care services in partnership with Novartis for road safety screening.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medical Degree Program (Médecine) Core medical degree program at UFR Santé offering full medical training across multiple specialty pathways, available to students admitted through the annual entrance examination. Anchors the faculty's primary academic mission.
• Pharmacy Program (Filière Pharmacie) Pharmacy degree program launched in 2018 providing pharmaceutical training, pharmacognosy studies, and pharmaceutical research; first thesis defense completed in July 2024 and first graduation class completed in 2024.
• Licence en Sciences Infirmières et Obstétricales (SIO) Initial training program for nursing and midwifery professionals, with the first cohort graduating in June 2025 with formal oath-taking ceremony. Available to students admitted through entrance examinations.
• Specialized Diplomas (DES) Specialized Diplomas (Diplôme d'Études Spécialisées) in Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Gynecology-Obstetrics, Urology-Andrology, and General Surgery. The first DES ORL promotion graduated in January 2026. Designed for medical graduates seeking specialty training.
• University Diplomas (DU) Continuing education University Diplomas (DU) in Otology Médico-Chirurgicale (priced 350,000 FCFA), General and Interventional Echography, Diabetology, Pain and Palliative Care, and Immunology. Designed for practicing doctors and specialists seeking skill enhancement and sub-specialization.
• Master's Degree Programs Master's degree programs in Nephrology (Techniques et Pratiques de soins Néphrologiques - TPSN), Interventional Epidemiology, Biological Sciences, and Clinical Sexology. First Master TPSN promotion graduated.
• Professional Licenses (Biological Analysis, Orthoptics, Optical Glasses) Professional License programs in Biological Analysis (Analyse Biologique), Orthoptics, and Optical Glasses (Optique Lunetterie), providing specialized allied health training.
• Centre de Vision Madoune Robert Ndiaye Vision screening service center with binocular visual field testing capability, established in partnership with Novartis for road safety and eye disease detection. Targets screening of 2,500 professional drivers through the EYE Care Vision program; 82.61% of evaluated drivers had binocular visual field compatible with driving.
• Clinical Laboratory Services (Biological Analysis and Anatomopathology) Diagnostic clinical laboratory services including Biological Analyses (Laboratoire d'Analyses Biologiques) and Anatomopathology (Laboratoire d'Anatomopathologie) for tissue diagnosis and research. Supports clinical patient care and applied research.
• UMRED Research Laboratory Services Research and diagnostic services from the UMRED laboratory focused on diabetes treatment using secondary metabolites from medicinal plants, including the antidiabetic properties of Mitracarpus hirtus. Provides research supervision and laboratory services for doctoral students.
• Mass Drug Administration (AMM) Research Program Contracted research program with PMI Impact Malaria (U.S. President's Malaria Initiative) evaluating mass drug administration effectiveness for malaria control in southeastern Senegal. Led by Pr Jean Louis Abdourahim NDIAYE; achieved a 53%+ reduction in malaria incidence across 60 study villages.
• Ethnobotanical Garden (Jardin Ethnobotanique) Planned 20-hectare ethnobotanical research facility for medicinal plant cultivation, botanical studies, and biodiversity preservation. Supports pharmacy student practical training and pharmaceutical sovereignty research, including a planned greenhouse and animal experimentation laboratory.

Quantifiable outcome

• 53%+ reduction in malaria incidence in study regions through mass drug administration program
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FAMM (Fondation Amadou Mahtar MBOW pour les Savoirs Endogènes)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 November 2025Three-year MoU signed November 24, 2025 for collaboration on pharmaceutical sovereignty through development of 30 monographs of Senegalese medicinal plants. FAMM provides financial support for laboratory equipment and student research supervision. Pr Cheikh SALL leads UFR side; Amadou Kane heads FAMM.
• HACIT / AMREF Africa / USAID Entrepreneurship & InvestmentminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 23 November 2024Joint organization of Global Health Entrepreneurship Week masterclass with 250+ students. Partners include Jokkolab for startup ecosystem connections.
• UMRED (Unité mixte de Recherche, d'Exploration et de Diagnostic)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 February 2024Internal research unit led by Pr Cheikh SALL conducting diabetes treatment research using medicinal plant metabolites. First thesis defense on antidiabetic properties of Mitracarpus hirtus completed.
• Novartis (Switzerland)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 March 2023Partnership for road safety through visual aptitude screening of professional drivers. Dr Lutz Hegemann (President, Global Health & Sustainability) leads Novartis side. Project 'EYE Care Vision' aims to screen 2,500 drivers for visual fitness. Centre de Vision Madoune Robert Ndiaye established as pilot center.
• PMI Impact Malaria (U.S. President's Malaria Initiative)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Research collaboration since 2020 evaluating mass drug administration effectiveness in southeastern Senegal (60 villages). Pr Jean Louis Abdourahim Ndiaye leads UFR team. Study achieved 53%+ reduction in malaria incidence.
• REMAO (Réseau des Étudiants en Médecine de l'Afrique de l'Ouest)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudent network for medical education exchange. UFR Thiès hosted 20th edition in 2025; 19th edition hosted by Côte d'Ivoire with UFR delegation participating.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Makerere University College of Health Sciences: Leading East African medical school with similar structure of undergraduate medical, pharmacy, and nursing training combined with research labs. Comparable in mission and training portfolio across anglophone Africa.
• University of Ghana School of Medicine and Dentistry: Ghanaian public medical school offering medical, pharmacy, and allied health training. Comparable for public-sector medical training model, research activity, and role in regional health workforce development.
• University of Ibadan College of Medicine: Premier Nigerian medical school offering medicine, pharmacy, and biomedical sciences. Comparable in scale, public-university setting, and role as a regional hub for physician training and biomedical research.
• Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar (UCAD) - Faculty of Medicine: UCAD is Senegal's flagship public university and the original medical faculty in the country. UFR Santé is the only other medical faculty in Senegal, making UCAD its most direct comparator for student recruitment, faculty caliber, and regional reputation.
• Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology - School of Medicine and Dentistry: Ghanaian public university medical school with similar mission of training doctors, pharmacists, and allied health professionals. Comparable for student scale, research output, and regional health workforce contribution.

Emerging players

• African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS): Pan-African center of excellence running specialized graduate programs across the continent. Comparable as an emerging player in African scientific capacity-building, though focused on mathematical sciences rather than medicine.

Regional players

• Université Assane Seck de Ziguinchor: Public Senegalese university developing health-related programs. Comparable as a regional higher education peer competing for the same pool of students, faculty, and state research funding.
• Université Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis: Another Senegalese public university expanding into health sciences and applied research. It serves as a domestic peer for student competition, research positioning, and government funding allocation within Senegal.
• Université de Bamako - Faculté de Médecine et d'Odontostomatologie: Malian public medical faculty in francophone West Africa. Comparable for francophone medical training, CAMES aggregation participation, and regional student mobility dynamics.

Broad incumbents

• University of Cape Town - Faculty of Health Sciences: A more established and better-resourced African medical faculty. Comparable as a benchmark for medical training, biomedical research, and international accreditation, though operating at materially larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles6 records

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