Aga Khan University Hospital, Kampala

Aga Khan University Hospital, Kampala
Aga Khan University and
Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development
Geography
Location Nakawa, Kampala, Central Region,  Uganda
Organisation
Care system Private
Hospital type Tertiary, Referral, Teaching
Affiliated university Aga Khan University, Kampala
Services
Emergency department I
Beds 150 (2022), 600 (2025)
History
Founded 2022 (Expected)
Links
Other links Hospitals in Uganda

Aga Khan University Hospital, Kampala, is a hospital under construction in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community. It is an urban, tertiary, referral and teaching hospital whose planned construction will last five years, starting in 2016. It will be built in two phases. The first phase will consist of 150 beds at an estimated cost of US$100 million.[1] The bed capacity will be increased to 600 during the second phase.[2][3]

Location

The hospital is located in the neighborhood of Nakawa, near the junction of Kampala-Jinja Highway and New Port Bell Road,[3] in Nakawa Division, one of the five administrative units of the Kampala Capital City Authority. This is approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi), by road, east of the city's central business district.[4] The approximate coordinates of Aga Khan University Hospital, Kampala are 0°19'33.0"N, 32°36'49.0"E (Latitude:0.325844; Longitude:32.613605).[5]

Overview

When completed, this hospital will be the third tertiary referral and teaching hospital affiliated with the Aga Khan Network for Economic Development. The other two similar hospitals are located in Karachi, Pakistan and in Nairobi, Kenya.[3] It will function as the teaching hospital of Aga Khan University, Kampala, one of four campuses in East Africa, with others in Nairobi, Arusha and Dar es Salaam.[2] The foundation stone for the hospital was laid by the President of Uganda and His Highness the Aga Khan on Thursday, 17 December 2015.[6] Completion is expected in 2022.[7]

Aga Khan University, Kampala

Aga Khan University, Kampala which currently trains nurses and midwives is expected to start training undergraduate and postgraduate doctors and surgeons at this hospital, when completed.[8][9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Musisi, Frederic (17 December 2015). "Aga Khan launches Uganda hospital". African Review. Nairobi. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 Staff Writer (14 December 2015). "Kampala to get Aga Khan University Hospital". The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Nation Reporter (14 December 2015). "Aga Khan to build hospital in Kampala". Daily Nation. Nairobi. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  4. ↑ GFC (17 December 2015). "Travel Distance Between Central Kampala And Nakawa With Interactive Map". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  5. ↑ Google (17 December 2015). "Approximate Location of Aga Khan University Hospital, Kampala At Google Maps" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  6. ↑ Agaba, John (17 December 2015). "Museveni flags off construction of Aga Khan Hospital". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  7. ↑ Barigaba, Julius (19 July 2016). "We have invested the best, let Ugandans take charge... and it's worked". The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  8. ↑ Ainebyona, Emmanuel (15 December 2015). "Aga Khan University Hospital to launch in Uganda". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  9. ↑ Musisi, Frederic (18 December 2015). "New Aga Khan Hospital to offer specialised treatment". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 18 December 2015.

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Coordinates: 00°19′33″N 32°36′49″E / 0.32583°N 32.61361°E / 0.32583; 32.61361

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