Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) (Chuo Kikuu cha Afya na Sayansi Shirikishi Muhimbili, insyd Swahili) be public university wey dey locate insyd Upanga West, Ilala District of Dar es Salaam Region insyd Tanzania. Ebe accredited by de Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU).[1]
Year dem found am | 2007 |
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Country | Tanzania |
Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd | Dar es Salaam |
Coordinate location | 6°48′28″S 39°16′24″E |
Member of | Consortium of Tanzania University and Research Libraries, Association of African Universities |
Dema official website | http://www.muhas.ac.tz |
Location
editAs of June 2018, de university get two campuses:
- De Main Campus along United Nations Road, insyd Upanga West, insyd de city of Dar es Salaam.[2]
History
editDe Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences dey trace ein origins to 1963, wen e gbele as Dar es Salaam Medical School. De school cam turn de faculty of medicine of de University of Dar es Salaam, insyd 1968. Insyd 1976, na dem incorporate de Faculty of Medicine into Muhimbili Hospital make e form de Muhimbili Medical Centre (MMC).[2]
De Parliament Act No. 9 of 1991, dem upgrade de faculty to college of Dar es Salaam, de Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences (MUCHS). Insyd 2000, by Act of Parliament, de government disestablish MMC den create two closely dem link buh autonomous public institutions: MUCHS den de Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH). Over de years, MUCHS make significant achievements make edey increase student enrollment den dey develop several fresh academic programmes. De Parliament Act No. 9 of 1991 wey establish MUCHS na dem repeal am insyd 2005. Insyd 2007, na dem establish MUHAS by Article 1 of de Charter of Incorporation, in line plus de recommendations of de Tanzania Commission of Universities.[2]
Research
editResearch dey feature prominently insyd de institutional focus of de Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences. De university dey engage for over 40 major research endeavours. Dem dey range from ‘vitamin trials among the children of HIV-infected women’ to examination of ‘health insurance in developing countries’ den from study of de ‘social and contextual predictors of male heterosexual risk behaviour in Africa’ to one wey dey look for ‘the effect of multivitamin supplements on clinical and immunological response in childhood tuberculosis’. Research partners dey include de European Union den several European den American universities.
Programmes
editMuhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences dey offer programmes insyd Medicine, Ophthalmology, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Public Health, Traditional Medicine, Laboratory den Allied Sciences for undergraduate den postgraduate levels.[8]
Notable faculty members
edit- Julie Makani, haematologist
- Japhet Killewo, professor at MUHAS
References
edit- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Muhimbili University (2017). "A brief history of MUHAS". Dar es Salaam: Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences. Archived from the original on 11 November 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Tungaraza, Elizabeth (8 August 2017). "Prof Kaaya: Mloganzila health facility a game changer". The Citizen (Tanzania). Dar es Salaam. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Google (2 June 2018). "Location of MUHAS Chole Road Student Hostel" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ↑ Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences