Muhimbili University of Health and Allied

Sciences
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Muhimbili University of Health and
Allied Sciences
Chuo Kikuu cha Afya na Sayansi Muhimbili (Swahili)

Motto Elimu. Tiba. Utafiti. (Swahili)
Motto in English Education. Treatment. Research.
Established 2007
Type Public
Chairman Deogratias Ntukamazina
Chancellor Ali Hassan Mwinyi
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Ephata Kaaya
Academic staff 241
Admin. staff 257
Students 2,695
Undergraduates 1,437
Postgraduates 404
Doctoral
students
19
Location
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Coordinates: 64828S
391624E
Campus Urban
Former names
Muhimbili University College of
Health Sciences
Affiliations ACU
Website muhas.ac.tz
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) is a public university in Dar
es Salaam, Tanzania.
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Contents
1 History
2 Campuses
3 Research
4 Programmes
5 Notable faculty
6 References
7 External links
History
The Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
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is a successor to the Muhimbili
University College of Health Sciences (MUCHS), which was a constituent college of the
University of Dar es Salaam. MUCHS was established by an Act of Parliament, Act No. 9 of
1991, when the then Faculty of Medicine was upgraded to a college. The Faculty of Medicine
originated from the Dar es Salaam School of Medicine, which was established in 1963 by the
Ministry of Health with the primary aim of training clinical health staff. In 1968, the Dar es
Salaam School of Medicine was upgraded to a Faculty of Medicine of the Dar es Salaam
University College of the University of East Africa. In 1976 the Faculty of Medicine was
incorporated into Muhimbili Hospital to form the Muhimbili Medical Centre (MMC).
In 1991, the Faculty of Medicine was upgraded to a constituent college of the University of Dar
es Salaam, with the aim of nurturing it to a full-fledged university. In 2000 the Government by
Act of Parliament 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 increased student enrollment and development of 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 The Parliament Act No. 9 of 1991 that established MUCHS was repealed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.