Muhimbili National Hospital

Muhimbili National Hospital is a 1259-bed hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. It is the national referral hospital as well as teaching and research facility for the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences. It offers speciality care across the spectrum of clinical medicine. About 40% of its beds are for private patients.[1] It has Tanzania's first medication-assisted therapy (MAT) clinic to treat opioid addiction.[2]

Muhimbili National Hospital
Geography
LocationTanzania
Organisation
TypeSpecialized
Affiliated universityMuhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds1259
Links
Websitewww.mnh.or.tz
ListsHospitals in Tanzania

History

The hospital traces its origins back to 1897[3] and was originally the Sewa Haji Hospital. British colonialism saw the hospital renamed to the Princess Margaret Hospital in 1956. After the country achieved independence in 1961, it was renamed to Muhimbili Medical Center and then eventually Muhimbili National Hospital, after separation from the Muhimibili University of Health and Allied Sciences.[4]

The hospital started the country's first kidney transplant service in November 2017.[5] It also performs cochlear implants[6] and plans to start bone marrow transplants in 2020.[7]

References
  1. White, James; et al. (2013). Private Health Sector Assessment in Tanzania. World Bank Publications. p. 29. ISBN 9781464800429.
  2. Kerrigan, Deanna; Barrington, Clare (2017). Structural Dynamics of HIV: Risk, Resilience and Response. Springer. pp. 51–53. ISBN 9783319635224.
  3. "MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION REFORMS AT THE MUHIMBILI NATIONAL HOSPITAL: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS". www.bioline.org.br. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  4. "About Us". www.mnh.or.tz.
  5. "Muhimbili performs first ever successful kidney transplant". IPP Media.
  6. Mwangonde, Henry (18 November 2018). "Muhimbili now going it alone with cochlear implant surgeries". IPP Media.
  7. "MNH eyes bone marrow transplant". Daily News. Tanzania Standard Newspapers.

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