Makerere University Teaching Hospital Explained

Makerere University Teaching Hospital should not be confused with Makerere University Hospital.

Makerere University Teaching Hospital
Location:Katalemwa, Gayaza Road,
Region:Wakiso District
State:Buganda Region
Country:Uganda
Pushpin Map:Uganda Kampala
Coordinates:0.3844°N 32.5789°W
Type:General & Teaching
Emergency:1
Affiliation:Makerere University School of Medicine
Beds:200
Founded:2023 (Expected)
Wiki-Links:Hospitals in Uganda
Medical education in Uganda

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]

Location

The 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 7km (04miles), by road, north of Mulago National Referral Hospital. This is approximately 10km (10miles), by road, north of Kampala's city center.

Overview

As 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 30acres 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

Makerere 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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 25 November 2019 . New Makerere University Teaching Hospital to Cost US $400 Million . 1 December 2019 . Campus Bee Uganda . Bernard Mubiru . Kampala.