Established in 1989, Escola Superior de Saúde Egas Moniz (Egas Moniz Higher School of Health) is a private higher-education institution located in the small city of Almada (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Setubal. Officially recognized by the Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior, Portugal (Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education of Portugal), Escola Superior de Saúde Egas Moniz is a coeducational Portuguese higher education institution. Escola Superior de Saúde Egas Moniz offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees in several areas of study. Escola Superior de Saúde Egas Moniz also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.