St. Paul's Hospital, Ethiopia

Coordinates: 9°2′52″N 38°43′41″E / 9.04778°N 38.72806°E / 9.04778; 38.72806

The St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College in Addis Ababa is the second largest hospital in Ethiopia.[1]

History

The Hospital was built by Emperor Haile Selassie I in 1969 with the help of the German Evangelical Church. It aimed to serve the poor.

A medical college was formed in 2007.

Capacity

The hospital has 350 beds sees an annual average of 200,000. It has a catchment population of more than 5 million.

The hospital has 1200 clinical and non-clinical staff

Departments

There are over 13 departments which include:

Medical School

A medical school, the Millennium Medical College was opened in 2007 to commemorate the new Millennium era of the Ethiopian Calendar (which is 7 years behind the Gregorian Calendar). Students are admitted from each region of the country and are required to pass written and oral (VIVA) entrance exams.

The school was established by the Ethiopian Ministry of Health with Professor Gordon Williams of the department of urology at the Hammersmith Hospital in London, its first dean. He is currently the medical director of the Hamlin Fistula Hospital in Addis Ababa.

The enrollment is 40% female. There are links with University of Addis Ababa, Jimma University, Tulane University and University of Michigan as well as the Open University. The current provost is Dr. Mesfin Araya, a psychiatrist.

References

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