Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences explained

Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
Mottoeng:Education. Consultancy. Research.
Type:Public
Parent:Ministry of Education, Science and Technology
Chairman:Dr. Harrison George Mwakyembe
Chancellor:Ali Hassan Mwinyi
Vice Chancellor:Prof. Appolinary Kamuhabwa [1]
Academic Staff:306
Administrative Staff:342
Students:3,861
Undergrad:3,172
Postgrad:662
Doctoral:29
City:United Nations Road, Upanga West, Ilala District, Dar es Salaam Region
Campus:Urban
Former Names:Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences
Colours:Blue, Red, White
Coor:-6.8078°N 39.2733°W

Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) (Chuo Kikuu cha Afya na Sayansi Shirikishi Muhimbili, in Swahili) is a public university located in Upanga West, Ilala District of Dar es Salaam Region in Tanzania. It is accredited by the Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU).[2]

Location

As of June 2018, the university had two campuses:

History

The Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences traces its origins to 1963, when it opened as Dar es Salaam Medical School. The school became the faculty of medicine of the University of Dar es Salaam, in 1968. In 1976, the Faculty of Medicine was incorporated into Muhimbili Hospital to form the Muhimbili Medical Centre (MMC).[3]

The Parliament Act No. 9 of 1991, upgraded the faculty to a college of Dar es Salaam, the Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences (MUCHS). In 2000, by Act of Parliament, the government disestablished MMC and created two closely linked but autonomous public institutions: MUCHS and the Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH). Over the years, MUCHS made significant achievements in increasing student enrollment and developing several new academic programmes. The Parliament Act No. 9 of 1991 that established MUCHS was repealed in 2005. In 2007, MUHAS was established by Article 1 of the Charter of Incorporation, in line with the recommendations of the Tanzania Commission of Universities.[3]

Research

Research features prominently in the institutional focus of the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences. The university is engaged in over 40 major research endeavours. They range from ‘vitamin trials among the children of HIV-infected women’ to an examination of ‘health insurance in developing countries’ and from a study of the ‘social and contextual predictors of male heterosexual risk behaviour in Africa’ to one that looks at ‘the effect of multivitamin supplements on clinical and immunological response in childhood tuberculosis’. Research partners include the European Union and several European and American universities.

Programmes

Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences offers programmes in Medicine, Ophthalmology, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Public Health, Traditional Medicine, Laboratory and Allied Sciences at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.[8]

Notable faculty members

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Muhimbili University gets new Vice Chancellor . 1 June 2018 . 1 June 2018 . Dar es Salaam . John. Namkwahe . The Citizen (Tanzania).
  2. Web site: 30 September 2016 . List of Recognized Universities In Tanzania As At 30 September 2016 . PDF . Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU) . TCU . Dar es Salaam . 1 June 2018.
  3. Web site: A brief history of MUHAS . 1 June 2018 . 2017 . Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences . Muhimbili University . Dar es Salaam . 11 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171111001202/http://www.muhas.ac.tz/index.php/about-muhas/a-brief-history . dead .
  4. Web site: 1 June 2018 . 1 June 2018 . Distance between Muhimbili National Hospital, Malik Road, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Mloganzila Campus of MUHAS, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania . Globefeed.com . Globefeed.com.
  5. Web site: 8 August 2017 . 1 June 2018 . Prof Kaaya: Mloganzila health facility a game changer . . Elizabeth . Tungaraza . Dar es Salaam.
  6. Web site: 1 June 2018 . Moving of Some Patients From Muhimbili to Mloganzila Starts . 11 January 2018 . The Guardian (Tanzania) . IPP Media . Dar es Salaam . The Guardian Reporter.
  7. Web site: 1 June 2018 . Distance between Muhimbili National Hospital, Malik Road, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Bagamoyo, Tanzania . 1 June 2018 . Globefeed.com . Globefeed.com.
  8. http://www.muhas.ac.tz Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences