Founded in 1993, Escola Superior de Saúde da Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa (Higher School of Health of the Portuguese Red Cross) is a private higher-education institution located in the metropolis of Lisbon (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants), Lisboa. 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 da Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa is a coeducational Portuguese higher education institution. Escola Superior de Saúde da Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees in several areas of study. Escola Superior de Saúde da Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.