Kibuli Hospital, sometimes referred to as Kibuli Muslim Hospital (KMH), is a hospital in on Kibuli Hill

Kibuli

-Location:Kibuli Hill is bordered by Kololo to the north, Nakawa and Mbuya to the northeast, Namuwongo to the east, Muyenga to the southeast, Kabalagala to the south, Nsambya to the southwest, the Queen's Clock Tower to the east and Nakasero to the northeast. Kibuli is located approximately ...

, in Kampala

Kampala

Kampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen...

, Uganda

Uganda

Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...

's capital and largest city

City

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.

Location

Kibuli Hospital is located on Kibuli Hill

Kibuli

-Location:Kibuli Hill is bordered by Kololo to the north, Nakawa and Mbuya to the northeast, Namuwongo to the east, Muyenga to the southeast, Kabalagala to the south, Nsambya to the southwest, the Queen's Clock Tower to the east and Nakasero to the northeast. Kibuli is located approximately ...

, in Makindye Division

Makindye Division

Makindye Division is one of the divisions that makes up the city of Kampala, Uganda. The city's five divisions are:* Kampala Central Division* Kawempe Division* Lubaga Division* Makindye Division* Nakawa Division-Location:...

, in the southeastern part of Kampala

Kampala

Kampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen...

, Uganda's capital and largest city

City

A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...

. Kibuli Hospital is located approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) southeast of Kampala

Kampala

Kampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen...

's central business district

Central business district

A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...

, adjacent to Kibuli Mosque and Kibuli Secondary School

Kibuli Secondary School

Kibuli Secondary School is one of the leading mixed boarding secondary schools in Uganda. Located in the Kibuli suburb in Kampala, the Muslim faith-based but non-sectarian school sits on one of Kampala’s seven hills, Kibuli Hill enjoying a reputation as a leading academic centre with a rich history...

. The coordinates of the hospital are:00 18 35N, 32 35 42E (Latitude:0.3097; Longitude:32.5950).

Overview

Kibuli Hospital was founded in 1975 as an outpatient facility, on land that had been donated in the 1930's by Prince Badru Kakungulu. The hospital added an inpatient unit with fifty nine (59) beds in 1995. In 2005, the hospital opened a brand new Emergency Medicine

Emergency medicine

Emergency medicine is a medical specialty in which physicians care for patients with acute illnesses or injuries which require immediate medical attention. While not usually providing long-term or continuing care, emergency medicine physicians diagnose a variety of illnesses and undertake acute...

 Department, along with a new Outpatient Wing. Currently Kibuli Hospital is assigned a Health Sub-district within Makindye Division East

Makindye Division

Makindye Division is one of the divisions that makes up the city of Kampala, Uganda. The city's five divisions are:* Kampala Central Division* Kawempe Division* Lubaga Division* Makindye Division* Nakawa Division-Location:...

, where it carries out Primary Health Care

Primary health care

Primary health care, often abbreviated as “PHC”, has been defined as "essential health care based on practical, scientifically sound and socially acceptable methods and technology made universally accessible to individuals and families in the community through their full participation and at a cost...

 (PHC) activities with the collaboration of Makindye Division

Makindye Division

Makindye Division is one of the divisions that makes up the city of Kampala, Uganda. The city's five divisions are:* Kampala Central Division* Kawempe Division* Lubaga Division* Makindye Division* Nakawa Division-Location:...

, Kampala City Council, and the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP).

External links

• Kibuli Hospital Performs High Number of Male Circumcisions