China-Sierra Leone Friendship Hospital

The China-Sierra Leone Friendship Hospital (Chinese: 塞拉利昂 - 中国友好醫院) is a modern hospital located in Jui, Sierra Leone, a town not far outside the capital of Freetown. It has 100 beds and is managed jointly by Sierra Leonean Ministry of Health and the Shandong Qushan Hospital, but is also 'twin hospitals' with Xiangya Hospital.[1][2] It has departments for gynecology, surgery, ophthalmology, ear, nose, and throat, an ICU, and a mortuary.[1][3] The hospital is built over an area of 7,738 square meters.[4]

China-Sierra Leone Friendship Hospital
Geography
LocationSierra Leone
Coordinates8.3887°N 13.1430°W / 8.3887; -13.1430
Services
Beds100[1]
History
Construction started2009

It also treated patients in the Western African Ebola virus epidemic.[5]

Construction and completion

The hospital was financed by the Chinese and Leoneans, and had support from UNICEF.[6] It was built by a Chinese firm: the Anhui Construction Engineering Group. Construction for the project began in July 2009, and the hospital was completed in November 2012.[1][3] When it was officially commissioned, Ernest Bai Koroma said,[2]

We are indeed proud that for the first time we have a 100-bed hospital. For the first time, we have a hospital that we can carry out diagnostic tests and provide other services that could only be accessed in other countries.

See also

References
  1. Fambul, Digital platform connecting the global Sierra Leonean community-. "FAMBUL | Sierra Leone-China Friendship Hospital". fambul. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  2. "Jui hospital to twin with Xiangya hospital in China". Awoko Newspaper. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  3. "Project | china.aiddata.org". china.aiddata.org. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  4. Kamara, Abibatu (14 November 2012). "President Koroma commission First- class hospital". Awoko Newspaper. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  5. Yuwen, Zheng. "The Dreams Come True". www.mofcom.gov.cn. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  6. Koroma, Binta (8 April 2022). "China-Sierra Leone Friendship Hospital in Freetown Unveils Special Care Baby Unit For New-Born Babies". Sierraloaded. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
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