The Harare Institute of Public Health (HIPH) is integral to fostering collaboration across TVET institutions, training in environmental sustainability, digital education, and green skills for the transformative Sustain-IT project.
Located in the capital city of Zimbabwe, HIPH is an accredited institution of higher learning and research by the Higher Examination Council. It is officially registered under the Manpower Development Act and is a key partner to the Sustain-IT initiative.
HIPH is a private Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institution comprised of five schools across four campuses, employing over 110 staff members and serving 1,200 students. With deep expertise across various scientific disciplines, HIPH is proud to contribute two experienced staff members to the Sustain-IT project, who will play a vital role in project implementation, participant selection, monitoring and evaluation, quality assurance, and stakeholder engagement. The key participants are:
Dr. Amos Marume (CIPL/S, PhD, DPhil, MPharm, MSc, MSc, B.Pharm)
Serving as the Principal of HIPH and bringing 20 years of invaluable academic experience, Dr. Marume has excelled in numerous leadership roles in both public and private sectors. His outstanding leadership and managerial expertise are instrumental for project success, and he has significant credentials in curriculum development, training, and research.
Dr. Isaac Mutingwende (PhD, MSc, MSc, BSc)
Currently the registrar at HIPH, Dr. Mutingwende possesses extensive academic experience. His remarkable skills in scientific writing, quality assurance, review, and administration are critical assets for the Sustain-IT project.
The collaboration between Sustain-IT and HIPH creates a synergistic partnership that fosters mutual growth and impact in Africa. When asked about the significance of the Sustain-IT project for HIPH, participants shared their enthusiastic insights. They mentioned,
“SUSTAIN-IT will facilitate and help us further develop our teaching capacity utilising more ICT and green technologies through the capacitation of our lecturers, tutors and students. The project will also help extend our reach into other areas and sectors such as rural and peri-urban centers thus sustainably bringing critical skills in biomedical skills to the marginalised and disadvantaged youths/communities. SUSTAIN-IT is expected to aid our partnerships and collaboration through training workshops, conferences and other stakeholder engagements. The project is going to help HIPH contribute to other related activities such as sustainably recycling and safely disposing of pharmaceutical/medical wastes; ICT and AI based innovations in Drug Discovery, Design and Development; ICT based models for practical learning in biomedical sciences for Zimbabwe and countries with similar settings among others.”