Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

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]

Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
Chuo Kikuu cha Afya na Sayansi Shirikishi Muhimbili (Swahili)
Former names
Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences
MottoElimu. Tiba. Utafiti. (Swahili)
Motto in English
Education. Consultancy. Research.
TypePublic
Established1963 (1963)
Parent institution
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology
ChairmanDr. Harrison George Mwakyembe
ChancellorAli Hassan Mwinyi
Vice-ChancellorProf. Appolinary Kamuhabwa [1]
Academic staff
306
Administrative staff
342
Students3,861
Undergraduates3,172
Postgraduates662
29
Location
United Nations Road, Upanga West, Ilala District, Dar es Salaam Region
,
Tanzania

06°48′28″S 39°16′24″E
CampusUrban
ColoursBlue, Red, White
WebsiteUniversity Website

Location

As of June 2018, the university had two campuses:

  • The Main Campus along United Nations Road, in Upanga West, in the city of Dar es Salaam.[3]
  • The Mloganzila Campus, approximately 31 kilometres (19 mi) west of Muhimbili Hospital, along the A-7 Highway.[4] This campus hosts a 571-bed, start-of-art teaching hospital.[5][6]
  • The university maintains a teaching facility in the town of Bagamoyo, about 66 kilometres (41 mi), by road, north-west of Dar es Salaam.[7]
  • The university also maintains a student hostel located along Chole Road, Masaki, in Dar es Salaam.[8]

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.[9]

Notable faculty members

See also
  • Category:Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences alumni

References
  1. Namkwahe, John (1 June 2018). "Muhimbili University gets new Vice Chancellor". The Citizen (Tanzania). Dar es Salaam. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  2. TCU (30 September 2016). "List of Recognized Universities In Tanzania As At 30 September 2016" (PDF). Dar es Salaam: Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU). Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  3. Muhimbili University (2017). "A brief history of MUHAS". Dar es Salaam: Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  4. Globefeed.com (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. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  5. Tungaraza, Elizabeth (8 August 2017). "Prof Kaaya: Mloganzila health facility a game changer". The Citizen (Tanzania). Dar es Salaam. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  6. The Guardian Reporter (11 January 2018). "Moving of Some Patients From Muhimbili to Mloganzila Starts". The Guardian (Tanzania). Dar es Salaam: IPP Media. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  7. Globefeed.com (1 June 2018). "Distance between Muhimbili National Hospital, Malik Road, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Bagamoyo, Tanzania". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  8. Google (2 June 2018). "Location of MUHAS Chole Road Student Hostel" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  9. Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
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