Makerere University Teaching Hospital, (MUTH), is a planned hospital, to be constructed in Katalemwa, Wakiso District, in the northern suburbs of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[1]
| Makerere University Teaching Hospital | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Katalemwa, Gayaza Road,, Wakiso District, Buganda Region, Uganda |
| Coordinates | 00°23′04″N 32°34′44″E / 0.38444°N 32.57889°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Private |
| Type | General & Teaching |
| Affiliated university | Makerere University School of Medicine |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | 1 |
| Beds | 200[1] |
| History | |
| Opened | 2023 (Expected) |
| Links | |
| Other links | Hospitals in Uganda Medical education in Uganda |
Location
editThe hospital would be located along the Kampala–Gayaza Road in the neighborhood called Katalemwa, in Wakiso District, in the northern suburbs of the capital city of Kampala, approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi), by road, north of Mulago National Referral Hospital.[2] This is approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi), by road, north of Kampala's city center.[3]
Overview
editAs of December 2019, Makerere University, Uganda's oldest and largest public university, was in advanced stages of plannings to build a private teaching hospital in the northern suburbs of Kampala, the capital city of that East African country. The 200-bed hospital is to be hosted on 30 acres (12 ha) of land that the university owns in the Katalemwa neighborhood, in Wakiso District, off of the Kampala–Gayaza Road.[1]
The development will include the hospital, student housing, staff housing, a day-care centre and green recreational spaces. The budgeted cost for the construction of the hospital is US$400 million. Construction is expected to start in 2020.[1]
Medical school affiliation
editMakerere University Teaching Hospital is affiliated with Makerere University School of Medicine. It is expected to host interns, while they practice medicine under supervision for one year, before they attain an unrestricted licence to practice medicine.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e Bernard Mubiru (25 November 2019). "New Makerere University Teaching Hospital to Cost US $400 Million". Kampala: Campus Bee Uganda. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Distance From Katalemwa To Mulago National Referral Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "Distance between Amber House, Kampala, City Centre, Kampala, Uganda and Katalemwa, Wakiso District, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 25 October 2020.