Welcome to Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS), the Accredited and Chartered Public University with its headquarters located in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
This article has been written to give details about Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS). The information contained in this post was obtained from the Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU) and the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) official website.
Background
The Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) started as the Dar es salaam medical school in 1963. The school then transformed into the faculty of medicine of the university of Dar es salaam that in 1991 was upgraded and became a collegethe Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences (MUCHS). In 1996, the Faculty of Medicine that was upgraded to a constituent College of the University of Dar es Salaam, with the aim of nurturing it to a full-fledged university later on was merged with the Muhimbili hospital to create the Muhimbili Medical Centre (MMC). Over the years MUCHS made significant achievements in terms of increased student enrollment and development of several new academic programmes.
The Parliament Act No 9 of 1991 that established MUCHS was repealed in 2005 through the universities Act no 7 of 2005.Subsequently, in 2007Article 1 of the Charter of Incorporation established MUHAS; in line with the Universities act no 7 of 2005. The objectives of the University are the advancement of knowledge, diffusion and extension of technology and learning, the provision of higher education and research and, so far as is consistent with those objectives, the nurturing of the intellectual, aesthetic, social and moral growth of the students at the University.
MUHAS has one campus Muhimbili Campus situated in Ilala Municipality, in upanga along United Nations Road. MUHAS has other facilities including the Bagamoyo Teaching Unit in Bagamoyo district. This facility was established for the purpose of training students during field studies. The unit has a total area of 46,085.7 square metres which has been developed by construction of residential houses, classroom, laboratory, hostel and canteen.
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Details
Some of the very important details to know about Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) are:
Institution Name: Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS)
Address: P. O. Box 65001, Dar es Salaam
E-mail: vc@muhas.ac.tz
Website: www.muhas.ac.tz
Accreditation Status: Accredited and Chartered
Registration No.: CR 1/015
Summary
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) is a Public University located in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. It is a Accredited and Chartered institution. For more information, click here to read detailed information and courses offered by the Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU).
