Kamuzu Central Hospital
Kamuzu Central HospitalKamuzu Central Hospital | |
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Geography | |
Location | Lilongwe, Malawi |
Organisation | |
Affiliated university | University of North Carolina |
Network | Malawi German Networking for Capacity Building in Treatment, Training and Research at Kamuzu Central Hospital |
Services | |
Emergency department | Yes |
Beds | 9Est) 600-1,000 |
Helipad | No |
Kamuzu Central Hospital is a teritary referral hospital in the Lilongwe, Malawi. It is estimated to have 600-1,000 beds, though the true number of patients always exceeds the number of beds. It serves approximately 5 million people. It has a partnership with the University of North Carolina in and Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital in the United States [1][2] and a partnership project, called MAGNET [3] (Malawi German Networking for Capacity Building in Treatment, Training and Research at Kamuzu Central Hospital), with the Institute of Public Health [4] of the University Hospital Heidelberg in Germany, the University Hospital Cologne and the University Hospital Bonn. [5] [6]
In 2012, President Bingu wa Mutharika was admitted to Kamuzu Central Hospital and was diagnosed with cardiac arrest.[7]
References
- ^ "Malawi — Department of Surgery - UNC School of Medicine". Retrieved 6 April 2012.
- ^ "BIPAI |". bipai.org. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
- ^ "Hospital Partnership ESTHER-MAGNET". Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "Disease Control in Disadvantaged Populations - Hospital Partnerships". Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "Self-directed e-learning at a tertiary hospital in Malawi – A qualitative Evaluation and Lessons learnt". Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "Hospital Partnership MAGNET: Malawi German Networking for Capacity Building in Treatment, Training and Research at Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH), Lilongwe, Malawi". Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "Malawi president 'in critical condition". Al Jazeera English. April 5, 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2012.