Port Vila Central Hospital

Port Vila Central Hospital
Port Vila Central Hospital
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Geography
Location	Efate, Port Vila, Vanuatu
Coordinates	17°44′32″S 168°19′16″E / 17.74227°S 168.321099°ECoordinates: 17°44′32″S 168°19′16″E / 17.74227°S 168.321099°E
Organisation
Funding	Public hospital
Type	General
Services
Emergency department	Yes
Beds	200
History
Opened	7 November 2014; 6 years ago
Links
Lists	Hospitals in Vanuatu

Port Vila Central Hospital is the principal hospital serving Efate, Vanuatu, near the capital of Port Vila. Situated on a hillside overlooking the lagoon, it has over 200 beds and 6 full-time doctors, with four wards—medical, surgical, paediatric and maternity.^[1]

In 2014, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) through the Government of Japan handed over to the Government and people of Vanuatu a newly extended hospital building that consist of General Out Patients (GOPD), Emergency Department, laboratory Department, Radiology Department and a new theater. With that, the people of Vanuatu were so happy and thanked the government and people of Japan for such development that it provide to Vanuatu.^{[citation needed]}

In March 2015, Australian rescue teams were called in to remove of 100 kilograms of asbestos from the hospital after Vanuatu was struck by Tropical Cyclone Pam.^[2]

References[]

^ "Port Vila Central Hospital". electives.net. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
^ "Tropical Cyclone Pam: Rescue teams remove over 100kg of asbestos from Port Vila's central hospital". Abc.net.au. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.

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[1] "Port Vila Central Hospital". electives.net. Retrieved 15 May 2015.

[2] "Tropical Cyclone Pam: Rescue teams remove over 100kg of asbestos from Port Vila's central hospital". Abc.net.au. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.

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