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Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS)

Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) is a recognised university in Tanzania. Below is what AlmiStudy records about it — only verified fields are shown; anything not confirmed is deliberately left out rather than guessed.

CityDar es Salaam
RegionAfrica
TypePublic
SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences; Natural Sciences; Pharmacy; Social Sciences
AccreditationTanzania Commission for Universities (TCU) — established under the Universities Act 2005 (Cap. 346) as the national regulator for university education in Tanzania, replacing the Higher Education Accreditation Council (HEAC) established 1995. TCU is responsible for recognising, registering, and accrediting universities, university colleges, and centres operating in mainland Tanzania. Zanzibar has its own complementary Zanzibar Higher Education Council (ZHEC) for institutions on the islands.
Official websitehttps://www.muhas.ac.tz
Accreditation registryhttps://www.tcu.go.tz
Founded 2007 (chartered as MUHAS, spun off from UDSM); predecessors: UDSM Faculty of Medicine (1963), Muhimbili Medical Centre (1976), Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences / MUCHS (1991). Tanzania premier public health-sciences university, located at the Muhimbili campus in Dar es Salaam adjacent to Muhimbili National Hospital. Established 2007 as a fully autonomous university following the post-2005 UDSM restructuring. Predecessor lineage: UDSM Faculty of Medicine (1963), Muhimbili Medical Centre (1976), and Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences / MUCHS (1991) — spun off as MUHAS in 2007. Five schools: Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, and Public Health and Social Sciences, plus several institutes. Affiliated with Muhimbili National Hospital (Tanzania's national tertiary referral hospital). Trains the majority of Tanzania's senior medical and health-sciences workforce.
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