The Health Records Office Registration Board of Nigeria (HRORBN) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Frontier University, Somailia, paving the way for the institution to run BSc in Health Information Management programme.

The signing ceremony took place at the Board’s head office, where the Registrar/CEO of HRORBN, Alhaji Babagana Mustapha, received the university’s delegation.

Speaking at the occasion, Alhaji Babagana expressed appreciation to the team for their thoughtfulness in approaching the Board, noting that the partnership reflected the university’s recognition of the health records profession as a vital component of the nation’s healthcare delivery system.

The Frontier University delegation, led by Dr. Abuhuraira Ado Musa and the Country Director, Dr. Halima Muhammed, stated that the visit was aimed at formalising the agreement earlier reached between the two establishments through the signing of the MOU.

The highlight of the occasion was the formal signing of the Memorandum of Understanding by both parties, marking the beginning of a collaboration expected to strengthen capacity building and professional training in health records and information management in Nigeria.

Details of the agreement are expected to guide the take-off of the programme at the university in the coming academic session.