Mulago Hospital
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Mulago National Referral Hospital, commonly known as Mulago Hospital, is the largest hospital in Uganda
. The hospital is located on Mulago Hill in the northern part of the city of Kampala
. It is the teaching hospital for Makerere University College of Health Sciences
, the oldest medical College in Uganda, established in 1924. It is also one of the three National Referral Hospitals in the country, the other two being Butabika National Referral Hospital and Mbarara National Referral Hospital. Mulago was founded in 1917 by Albert Ruskin Cook
. The current facility was completed in 1962. The hospital has an estimated 1,500 beds and an annual budget (2007) of 5 billion shillings (approximately US$2.7 million)
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
. The hospital is located on Mulago Hill in the northern part of the city of Kampala
Kampala
Kampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen...
. It is the teaching hospital for Makerere University College of Health Sciences
Makerere University College of Health Sciences
Makerere University College of Health Sciences is a constituent college of Makerere University, Uganda's oldest university. The schools of the college offer diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the biomedical sciences, health sciences, human medicine and public health, covering a...
, the oldest medical College in Uganda, established in 1924. It is also one of the three National Referral Hospitals in the country, the other two being Butabika National Referral Hospital and Mbarara National Referral Hospital. Mulago was founded in 1917 by Albert Ruskin Cook
Albert Ruskin Cook
Sir Albert Ruskin Cook, CMG, OBE, MD was a British born medical missionary in Uganda, and founder of Mulago Hospital and Mengo Hospital. Together with his wife, Katharine Cook , he established a maternity training school in Uganda....
. The current facility was completed in 1962. The hospital has an estimated 1,500 beds and an annual budget (2007) of 5 billion shillings (approximately US$2.7 million)
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- Hospitals in UgandaHospitals in UgandaThe largest state-owned hospital in Uganda is Mulago Hospital, built in Kampala 1962, with around 1,500 beds. Once it had an excellent medical school, with visitors from around the world to learn about tropical diseases. During the Amin administration, the hospital deteriorated along with the rest...
- Makerere UniversityMakerere UniversityMakerere University , Uganda's largest and second-oldest higher institution of learning, , was first established as a technical school in 1922. In 1963 it became the University of East Africa, offering courses leading to general degrees from the University of London...
- Makerere University College of Health SciencesMakerere University College of Health SciencesMakerere University College of Health Sciences is a constituent college of Makerere University, Uganda's oldest university. The schools of the college offer diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the biomedical sciences, health sciences, human medicine and public health, covering a...
- KampalaKampalaKampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen...
- MulagoMulagoMulago is a hill in north-central Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. The hill rises above sea level.-History:Mulago was derived from the Ganda word “omulago”, a type of medicine, kept on this hill, that was used by Kabaka Suuna II for protection against spirits. The landmark on this hill is...