Aga Khan University Hospital, Kampala, is a hospital under construction in Uganda. It is an urban, tertiary, referral and teaching hospital whose planned construction will last five years, starting in 2020. It will be built in two phases. The first phase will consist of 150 beds at an estimated cost of US$100 million.[2] The bed capacity will be increased to 600 during the second phase.[3][4]
| Aga Khan University Hospital, Kampala | |
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| Aga Khan University and Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Nakawa, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda |
| Coordinates | 00°19′30″N 32°36′50″E / 0.32500°N 32.61389°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Private |
| Type | Tertiary, Referral, Teaching |
| Affiliated university | Aga Khan University, Kampala |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | I |
| Beds | 150 (2026), 600 (2030) |
| History | |
| Opened | 29 April 2024 (Outpatients)[1]
2026 (Inpatients) Expected |
| Links | |
| Other links | Hospitals in Uganda Medical education in Uganda |
Location
editThe hospital is located in the neighbourhood called Nakawa, near the junction of Kampala-Jinja Highway and New Port Bell Road.[4] This is located in Nakawa Division, one of the five administrative units of the Kampala Capital City Authority, approximately 4.5 kilometres (3 mi), by road, east of the city's central business district.[5] The approximate coordinates of Aga Khan University Hospital, Kampala are: 0°19'30.0"N, 32°36'50.0"E (Laitude:0.325000; Longitude:32.613889).[6] In May 2023, it was disclosed that the university hospital campus measures 60 acres (24 ha).[7]
Overview
editWhen completed, this hospital will be the third tertiary referral and teaching hospital affiliated with the Aga Khan Development Network. The other two similar hospitals are located in Karachi, Pakistan and in Nairobi, Kenya.[4] 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.[3]
Aga Khan University, Kampala
editAga 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]
Construction
editThe foundation stone for the hospital was laid by the President of Uganda and His Highness the Aga Khan on Thursday, 17 December 2015.[10]
The construction of the teaching hospital complex was expected to start in 2020,[11] with completion originally planned in 2022.[12]
Construction of the university campus, student hostels and an outpatient center began in April 2023, marked by a ceremony presided over by Princess Zahra Aga Khan and Janet Museveni the First Lady of Uganda and the country's mister of education.[13] Completion of the student facilities is expected in 2025 with hospital completion due in 2026.[14]
In April 2024, the hospital opened its outpatient specialty centre to patients in eight specialty areas, including pediatrics, general surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, neurology, nephrology, diagnostic radiology, gastroenterology and oncology.[15]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Tonny Abet and Stephen Otage (29 April 2024). "Aga Khan Specialty Centre to treat brain, kidney diseases". Daily Monitor. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ Frederic Musisi (17 December 2015). "Aga Khan launches Uganda hospital". African Review. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ^ a b The EastAfrican (14 December 2015). "Kampala to get Aga Khan University Hospital". The EastAfrican. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ a b c Daily Nation (14 December 2015). "Aga Khan to build hospital in Kampala". Daily Nation. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ "Distance From Amber House, Kampala Road To Aga Khan University Hospital, Kampala" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ "Location of Aga Khan University Hospital, Kampala" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ Damali Mukhaye (28 April 2023). "Aga Khan University set to open in 2025". Daily Monitor. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ Ainebyona, Emmanuel (15 December 2015). "Aga Khan University Hospital to launch in Uganda". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ Musisi, Frederic (18 December 2015). "New Aga Khan Hospital to offer specialised treatment". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ^ Apollo Mubiru (17 December 2015). "Construction of Aga Khan Hospital Kicks Off". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ Monitor Reporter (9 May 2019). "Construction of Aga Khan Hospital Starts In July". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ Julius Barigaba (19 July 2016). "We have invested the best, let Ugandans take charge... and it's worked". The EastAfrican. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ The Aga Khan University (28 April 2023). "AKU starts construction of its Kampala Campus". Aga Khan University. Karachi, Pakistan. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ Nelson Naturinda (28 April 2023). "Aga Khan to build university hospital in Kampala, Uganda". The EastAfrican. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ Stephen Otage (26 April 2024). "Aga Khan University opens Speciality Centre in Kampala". Daily Monitor. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
External links
edit- Government backs Aga Khan on Naguru hospital project
- Aga Khan University to expand programmes
- Aga Khan University boosting medical care in Uganda