Bwiam General Hospital

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The Bwiam General Hospital (until 2017: Sulayman Jungkung [Jammeh] General Hospital , or Jemus Junkung Hospital ) is a state hospital in the West African state of Gambia . It is located in the east of the West Coast region , on the eastern edge of the town of Bwiam, which has around 3000 inhabitants .

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The hospital was built with a grant of 30 million dalasi (around 0.9 million euros) from Libya . It started operations in June 2002 and is considered the most modern hospital in the country and one of the largest supply facilities. In 2004 it was expanded to include a dental department. With a capacity of 200 beds and around 200 employees, it ensures medical care in the rural region as far as the neighboring country of Senegal .

The building complex is located on an approximately 85,000 m² site directly on South Bank Road , Gambia's most important trunk road. The hospital was named after the father of former President Yahya Jammeh , Sulayman Jungkung Jammeh.

In May 2017, under the Adama Barrow government, Sulayman Jungkung General Hospital was renamed Bwiam General Hospital.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Halifa Sallah condenms Jammeh's actions. In: senegambianews.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007 ; Retrieved July 25, 2007 .
  2. ↑ A nationwide Meningitis Immunization Campaign has been launched today at Kanilai in the Western Division. In: statehouse.gm. October 13, 2002, archived from the original on October 13, 2002 ; accessed on May 24, 2017 .
  3. ^ Power Up Gambia - The Hospital. In: powerupgambia.org. web.archive.org, archived from the original on September 29, 2007 ; Retrieved July 25, 2007 .
  4. ↑ Result report NGGE-III Endeavor , October 2006, PDF file (536 kB)
  5. ↑ Welcome to Freedom Newspaper Online. In: archive.is. January 24, 2013, archived from the original on January 24, 2013 ; accessed on May 24, 2017 .
  6. ^ Jammeh's memory is being effaced - The Point Newspaper, Banjul, The Gambia. In: thepoint.gm. Retrieved May 24, 2017 .

Coordinates: 13 ° 13 '53 "  N , 16 ° 4' 37"  W.