Muhimbili National Hospital

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Muhimbili National Hospital
Geography
LocationDar es Salaam, Tanzania
Coordinates6°48′28″S 39°16′20″E / 6.80773°S 39.27221°E / -6.80773; 39.27221Coordinates: 6°48′28″S 39°16′20″E / 6.80773°S 39.27221°E / -6.80773; 39.27221
Organisation
FundingGovernment hospital
TypeGeneral, Teaching Hospital
Affiliated universityMuhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds1259 ,
History
Former name(s)Muhimbili Medical Center
Princess Margaret Hospital
Sewa Haji Hospital
Opened1897
Links
Websitewww.mnh.or.tz
ListsHospitals in Tanzania

Muhimbili National Hospital is a 1259-bed hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. It is the national referral hospital as well as teaching and research facility for the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences. It offers speciality care across the spectrum of clinical medicine. About 40% of its beds are for private patients.[1]

History[]

The hospital traces its origins back to 1897[2] and was originally the Sewa Haji Hospital. British colonialism saw the hospital renamed to the Princess Margaret Hospital in 1956. After the country achieved independence in 1961, it was renamed to Muhimbili Medical Center and then eventually Muhimbili National Hospital, after separation from the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences.[3] The grounds for the hospital also houses now independent institutes, the Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute and the which cater to those specific populations of patients. In collaboration with its affiliate university, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, the hospital facilitates both undergraduate clinical rotations and residency programmes.

Facilities[]

Emergency[]

The fully-equipment emergency department as it currently stands was opened in 2010 in collaboration with Abbott sees over 60,000 patients a year. [4]

Surgery[]

The hospital started the country's first kidney transplant service in November 2017.[5] It also performs cochlear implants[6] and plans to start bone marrow transplants in 2020.[7]

Psychiatry[]

It has Tanzania's first medication-assisted therapy (MAT) clinic to treat opioid addiction.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ White, James; et al. (2013). Private Health Sector Assessment in Tanzania. World Bank Publications. p. 29. ISBN 9781464800429.
  2. ^ "MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION REFORMS AT THE MUHIMBILI NATIONAL HOSPITAL: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS". www.bioline.org.br. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  3. ^ "About Us". www.mnh.or.tz.
  4. ^ "Pioneering Emergency Medicine in Tanzania". www.abbott.com. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Muhimbili performs first ever successful kidney transplant". IPP Media.
  6. ^ Mwangonde, Henry (18 November 2018). "Muhimbili now going it alone with cochlear implant surgeries". IPP Media.
  7. ^ "MNH eyes bone marrow transplant". Daily News. Tanzania Standard Newspapers.
  8. ^ Kerrigan, Deanna; Barrington, Clare (2017). Structural Dynamics of HIV: Risk, Resilience and Response. Springer. pp. 51–53. ISBN 9783319635224.
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