Mirembe National Mental Health Hospital is the national psychiatric hospital in Dodoma, Tanzania. In 1927, the British colonial administration built the hospital, which handled mental patients from all over the Tanganyika Territory.[1] The hospital has 340 beds and served 53,946 patients in 2020. [2]
| Mirembe National Mental Health Hospital | |
|---|---|
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| Geography | |
| Location | Itega, Hazina Ward, Dodoma, Tanzania |
| Coordinates | 6°10′53″S 35°43′44″E / 6.181404°S 35.728857°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public |
| Funding | Government hospital |
| Type | Specialist |
| Affiliated university | Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi and Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi |
| Services | |
| Standards | ISO 9001: 2000 |
| Beds | 340 |
| Speciality | Psychiatric hospital |
| History | |
| Opened | 1927 |
| Links | |
| Website | mnmh |
| Lists | Hospitals in Tanzania |
References
edit- ^ "Historical Overview". Bachelor of Science in Mental Health and Rehabilitation. Sebastian Kolowa Memorial University. Archived from the original on 2 September 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ^ "Health ministry spent 6bn/- to upgrade Mirembe hospital - Daily News". 16 January 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
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