Clinique Ambroise Paré

Ambroise Paré Hospital
Ambroise Paré Hospital
	The hospital's location in Conakry
Geography
Location	Conakry, Guinea
Coordinates	9°31′41″N13°41′18″W / 9.527925°N 13.688356°W Coordinates: 9°31′41″N13°41′18″W / 9.527925°N 13.688356°W

Last updated March 20, 2019

The Clinique Ambroise Paré is a hospital in Conakry, Guinea, is considered to be the best hospital in the country.^[1]

A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized medical and nursing staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emergency department to treat urgent health problems ranging from fire and accident victims to a sudden illness. A district hospital typically is the major health care facility in its region, with a large number of beds for intensive care and additional beds for patients who need long-term care. Specialized hospitals include trauma centers, rehabilitation hospitals, children's hospitals, seniors' (geriatric) hospitals, and hospitals for dealing with specific medical needs such as psychiatric treatment and certain disease categories. Specialized hospitals can help reduce health care costs compared to general hospitals. Hospitals are classified as general, specialty, or government depending on the sources of income received.

Conakry is the capital and largest city of Guinea. A port city, it serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea. Its population as of the 2014 Guinea census was 1,660,973 Originally situated on Tombo Island, one of the Îles de Los, it has since spread up the neighboring Kaloum Peninsula.

Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a west-coastal country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea, the modern country is sometimes referred to as Guinea-Conakry in order to distinguish it from other countries with "Guinea" in the name and the eponymous region, such as Guinea-Bissau and Equatorial Guinea. Guinea has a population of 12.4 million and an area of 245,860 square kilometres (94,927 sq mi).

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The hospital is named after Ambroise Paré, the father of French surgery. It is privately owned, providing better care than the government hospitals Ignace Deen and Donka but not as high a standard as in Europe or North America.^[2]

Ambroise Paré was a French barber surgeon who served in that role for kings Henry II, Francis II, Charles IX and Henry III. He is considered one of the fathers of surgery and modern forensic pathology and a pioneer in surgical techniques and battlefield medicine, especially in the treatment of wounds. He was also an anatomist and invented several surgical instruments. He was also part of the Parisian Barber Surgeon guild.

The Ignace Deen Hospital is a hospital in Conakry, Guinea built during the colonial era. The hospital is situated next to the National Museum.

The Donka Hospital is a publicly owned hospital in Conakry, Guinea. It has inadequate facilities to handle demand, and many Guineans cannot afford its services. More than once in recent years the hospital has had to deal with a major influx of patients wounded in civil disturbances.

Ambroise Paré has an ambulance, and is equipped for surgery.^[3] It is located on North Corniche next to USAID, southwest of the Conakry Botanical Garden.

Conakry Botanical Garden is a botanical garden in Conakry, Guinea. It is located in the Camayenne part of the city, with the Ambroise Paré Hospital to the south and Conakry Grand Mosque to the north. It is noted for its kapok trees.

History

In September 2009 a rally at a city stadium in protest against the military junta was violently broken up, with dozens of people being killed by security forces. Former prime ministers Cellou Dalein Diallo and Sidya Touré were injured, and taken to Ambroise Paré. However, soldiers removed them from the clinic and took them to the Alpha Yaya Diallo camp, the junta's headquarters.^[4]

Cellou Dalein Diallo is a Guinean economist and politician who was Prime Minister of Guinea from 2004 to 2006. Previously he held a succession of ministerial posts in the government from 1996 to 2004. Currently he is President of the Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea (UFDG), an opposition party.

Sidya Touré is a Guinean politician. He was Prime Minister of Guinea from 1996 to 1999 and is currently the President of the Union of Republican Forces (UFR), an opposition party.

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Military unrest occurred in Guinea in late May 2008 as soldiers of the Military of Guinea demanded wage arrears. In the capital, Conakry, soldiers fired into the air, held the deputy chief of staff of the army prisoner, and engaged in looting. The government promised to pay the soldiers, and by the end of May the situation was reportedly calm.

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References

↑ Anthony Ham (1 October 2009). West Africa. Lonely Planet. p. 401. ISBN 978-1-74104-821-6 . Retrieved 17 March 2011.
↑ "Guinea: Medical facilities". MD Travel Health. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
↑ "Guinee". Le Ministère des Affaires étrangères et européennes, France. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
↑ "'Dozens Killed' in Guinea Anti-Junta Demonstration". Agence France Presse. September 28, 2009. Retrieved 2011-03-18.

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[Ham2009-1] Anthony Ham (1 October 2009). West Africa. Lonely Planet. p. 401. ISBN 978-1-74104-821-6 . Retrieved 17 March 2011.

[2] "Guinea: Medical facilities". MD Travel Health. Retrieved 2011-03-18.

[3] "Guinee". Le Ministère des Affaires étrangères et européennes, France. Retrieved 2011-03-18.

[4] "'Dozens Killed' in Guinea Anti-Junta Demonstration". Agence France Presse. September 28, 2009. Retrieved 2011-03-18.

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