Hospital Josina Machel

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Hospital Josina Machel (2012)

The Hospital Josina Machel in Luanda is the oldest and largest state hospital Angola . It is considered to be the best healthcare facility in the country.

history

Hospital Maria Pia (c. 1870)

The neoclassical building was built in 1865-1883 on the ruins of a Franciscan monastery . It was initially a military hospital and was named Hospital Maria Pia in honor of Queen Maria Pia of Savoy . After the country gained independence in 1975, it was renamed after the Mozambican resistance fighter Josina Machel in 1977 and declared a historical cultural asset in 1981. The hospital, which was very dilapidated during the Angolan civil war , was completely renovated and refurbished between 2002 and 2005 thanks to a grant from the Japanese government. In 2010 it had 534 beds.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Republic of Angola - Project for Improvement of Josina Machel Hospital jica.go.jp , (PDF; 387 kB) p. 11, accessed on April 7, 2020 (English)
  2. ↑ Historia de la Salud - Hospital MARÍA PÍA historiadelasalud.blogspot.com , January 27, 2014, accessed on April 8, 2020 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Josina Machel Hospital hpip.org , accessed on April 7, 2020 (English)
  4. ↑ Republic of Angola - Project for Improvement of Josina Machel Hospital jica.go.jp , (PDF; 387 kB) pp. 6–7, accessed on April 7, 2020 (English)

Coordinates: 8 ° 49 ′ 25.9 ″  S , 13 ° 13 ′ 35.4 ″  E