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of Malawi. It is the referral hospital for about 5 million people. As of May 2020, it had about 60 doctors and about 300 nurses. As of 2019, the hospital admitted as many as 25,000 children annually. That is an average of about 70 children daily.
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Hospital Partnership MAGNET: Malawi German Networking for Capacity Building in Treatment, Training and Research at Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH), Lilongwe, Malawi
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The departments that were left out included (a) Obstetrics & Gynecology including Antenatal care (b) Orthopedics (c) Psychiatry and (d) Tuberculosis unit.
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Article (PDF Available) in German medical science : GMS e-journal 32(1) · February 2015 with 635 Reads.
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Self-directed e-learning at a tertiary hospital in Malawi – A qualitative Evaluation and Lessons learnt
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Kamuzu Central Hospital is a large referral hospital that serves as the referral hospital for the
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The hospital is located in an area of the city of Lilongwe called
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Conference Paper (PDF Available) · November 2014 with 444 Reads.
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was admitted to Kamuzu Central Hospital and was diagnosed with
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German Corporation for International Cooperation GmbH
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Kamuzu Central Hospital is located in Malawi
Lilongwe
Malawi
Coordinates
13°58′37″S 33°47′11″E / 13.97694°S 33.78639°E / -13.97694; 33.78639
Care system
Funding
Public hospital
Type
Affiliated university
University of North Carolina
Emergency department
Helipad
List of hospitals in Malawi
Lilongwe
Malawi
Tanzania
Zambia
Mozambique
Zimbabwe
Lilongwe Wildlife Centre
Kamuzu College of Nursing
Central Region
Bingu wa Mutharika
President of Malawi
cardiac arrest
Danish International Development Agency
government of Denmark
University of North Carolina
Baylor Pediatric AIDS Initiative

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