DrMoses Murandu

Dr Moses Murandu holds an appointment with the University of Wolverhampton’s Faculty of Education Health and Wellbeing as Senior Lecturer Teaching and Research Enterprise. Moses’s remit is to provide research leadership and support and be a role model for healthcare practitioners in the caring sciences, fostering a culture of evidence based enquiry and practice innovation, in which people thrive.
Dr Murandu studied nursing at Maluti Adventist College of Nursing in Lesotho and on to complete a post registration midwifery course at St Monica’s Maternity Hospital in Cape Town South Africa and worked clinically for 16 years, in South Africa and the UK. Supported by Fondation de France clinical grant and the University of Wolverhampton he completed a PhD in 2015 at the University of Birmingham on exploring the use of granulated sugar on managing necrotic exuding wounds. The clinical trial investigated 42 randomly selected patients who suffered from necrotic exuding wounds admitted on NHS hospitals within West midlands UK. This work was the springboard for a programme of research that gained international recognition and has contributed to various research into other natural healing products like honey.
Dr Murandu’s completed work, has won various International awards as well as interest from TV programs regionally, nationally and internationally. There has been various newspaper articles published regionally, nationally and international countries. Dr Murandu’s work continued to draw interests from national and international platforms and has won various international wound care wards;
In 2015 Journal of Wound Care Awards the work received Third place in the category of “The best research from a Developing Country”.
In 2017 Journal of Wound Care Awards received Third place in the category of “Patient Wellbeing”
In 2017 Journal of Wound Care Awards received First place in the category of “The best research from a Developing Country”.
In 2018 Journal of Wound Care Awards received Third place in the category of “The best research from a Developing Country”.
Dr Murandu continues to explore the use of sugar on wounds as well other uses within health care. He is also working on other natural products used to treat back pain.