Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
The faculty was established on 1 August 1996 as a result of the merger of the Department of Bio-Medical of the Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Science with The Nutrition and Community Health Department of the Faculty Human Ecology. There are 1733 full-time students in the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences.
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