Lists of hospitals in Africa

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Princess Marina Hospital, Gaborone, Botswana Princess Marina Hospital - Administration Building.jpg
Princess Marina Hospital, Gaborone, Botswana
N'Gaoundere Hospital, Cameroon N'Gaoundere hospital1.jpg
N'Gaoundere Hospital, Cameroon
Edna Adan Maternity Hospital, Somaliland Edna Adan Hospital.jpg
Edna Adan Maternity Hospital, Somaliland
The Solar Hospital Benchimol, Tangiers Solar Hospital Benchimol 2.jpg
The Solar Hospital Benchimol, Tangiers
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Bombo Hospital, Tanzania

These are lists of hospitals for each country in Africa.

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Sovereign states

In 2018, Nigeria had the largest number of hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa, with 879. Other countries in this region with large numbers of hospitals include Democratic Republic of Congo (435), Kenya (399) and South Africa (337). [1]

The following list shows links to Lists of healthcare and hospital articles where they exist in Wikipedia and categories for hospitals in sovereign states in Africa. The numbers in parentheses are the numbers of current articles in the category for hospitals in each state.

Hospitals in sovereign states of Africa
Country
(Healthcare link)
List of
hospitals
Category
(# articles)
# medical
facilities [2]
Population
(1,000) [3]
Algeria List (6)313 [4] 43,000
Angola List (2)1,57524,383
Benin List (1)81910,009
Botswana List (18)6242,025
Burkina Faso List (1)1,72118,451
Burundi List (1)6659,824
Cameroon List (7)3,06121,918
Cape Verde (Cabo Verde) List (0)66492
Central African Republic List (0)5553,859
Chad List (0)1,28311,040
Comoros List (0)66806
Democratic Republic of the Congo List (5)14,586102,561
Republic of the Congo List (0)3283,697
Djibouti List (0)66865
Egypt List (8)101,334
Equatorial Guinea List (0)471,222
Eritrea List (0)2696,536
Eswatini (Swaziland) List (1)1351,119
Ethiopia List (10)5,215109,224
Gabon List (2)5421,802
The Gambia List (1)1031,882
Ghana List (30)1,96031,072
Guinea List (4)1,74610,628
Guinea-Bissau List (2)81,531
Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) List (0)1,79222,671
Kenya List (17)6,14653,771
Lesotho List (0)1171,894
Liberia List (5)7403,477
Libya List (2)5,298
Madagascar List (2)2,67722,434
Malawi List (9)64816,833
Mali List (0)1,47814,529
Mauritania List (9)6453,719
Mauritius List (0)1661,261
Morocco List (3)37,035
Mozambique List (4)1,57928,013
Namibia List (8)3692,281
Niger List (4)2,88617,139
Nigeria List (50)20,807206,140
Rwanda List (7)57210,516
São Tomé and Príncipe List (1)50202
Senegal List (0)1,34714,355
Seychelles List (0)1891
Sierra Leone List (9)1,1206,348
Somalia List (7)87922,317
South Africa List (10)4,30359,957
South Sudan List (4)1,7478,260
Sudan List (5)27242,268
Tanzania List (24)8,497 [5] 59,734
Togo List (1)2076,191
Tunisia List (2)10,983
Uganda List (117)3,79245,741
Zambia List (5)1,26315,474
Zimbabwe List (15)1,23613,061

States with limited recognition

Dependencies and other territories

Hospital de Navarra sign, Tifariti, Western Sahara Hospital Tifariti.jpg
Hospital de Navarra sign, Tifariti, Western Sahara
Hospital de Navarra, Tifariti, Western Sahara, December 3, 2009 Hospital de navarra tifariti rasd.jpg
Hospital de Navarra, Tifariti, Western Sahara, December 3, 2009

See also

Related Research Articles

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Western Sahara is a disputed territory on the northwest coast of Africa. About 20% of the territory is controlled by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR); the remaining 80% is occupied and administered by neighboring Morocco. It has a surface area of 266,000 square kilometres (103,000 sq mi). It is the second most sparsely populated country in the world and most sparsely in Africa, mainly consisting of desert flatlands. The population is estimated at about 500,000, of which nearly 40% live in Morocco-controlled Laayoune, the largest city in Western Sahara.

The history of Western Sahara can be traced back to the times of Carthaginian explorer Hanno the Navigator in the 5th century BC. Though few historical records are left from that period, Western Sahara's modern history has its roots linked to some nomadic groups such as the Sanhaja group, and the introduction of Islam and the Arabic language at the end of the 8th century AD.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Political status of Western Sahara</span>

Western Sahara, formerly the Spanish colony of Spanish Sahara, is a disputed territory claimed by both the Kingdom of Morocco and the Popular Front for the Liberation of the Saguia el Hamra and Rio de Oro, which is an independence movement based in Tifariti and Bir Lehlou. The Annexation of Western Sahara by Morocco took place in two stages, in 1976 and 1979, and is considered illegal under international law.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sahrawis</span> People living in the western Sahara desert

The Sahrawis, or Sahrawi people, are an ethnic group native to the western part of the Sahara desert, which includes the Western Sahara, southern Morocco, much of Mauritania, and along the southwestern border of Algeria. They are of mixed Hassani Arab and Sanhaji Berber descent, as well as West African and other indigenous populations.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Scouting and Guiding in Western Sahara</span> Scouting and Guiding associations in Western Sahara

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tifariti</span> Temporary capital of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic in Western Sahara

Tifariti is an oasis town and the temporary capital of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, located in north-eastern Western Sahara, east of the Moroccan Berm, 138 km (86 mi) from Smara and 15 km (9 mi) north of the border with Mauritania. It is part of what Polisario Front calls the Liberated Territories and Morocco call the Buffer Zone. It has been the de facto temporary capital of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic since the government moved there in 2008 from Bir Lehlou. It is the headquarters of the 2nd military region of the SADR.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sahrawi National Council</span> Legislature

The Sahrawi National Council or Sahrawi Parliament is the legislature of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. Its structure and competences are guided by the Constitution of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR). The present speaker since 2020 is Hamma Salama.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Foreign relations of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic</span>

The foreign relations of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) are conducted by the Polisario Front, which maintains a network of representation offices and embassies in foreign countries.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Politics of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Outline of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic</span> Overview of and topical guide to the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sahrawi Football Federation</span>

The Sahrawi Football Federation (FSF) is the governing body of association football in Western Sahara, a territory that is disputed between Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. It was formed in 1989 and it is based in the city of Laayoune. The board runs the Sahrawi national football team. The Sahrawi Football Federation hosts the Sahrawi Republic Cup.

The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) was proclaimed by the Polisario Front on 27 February 1976, in Bir Lehlu, Western Sahara. SADR claims sovereignty over the entire territory of Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony; however, at present the SADR government controls approximately 20–25% of the territory it claims. It calls the territories under its control the "Liberated Territories", whilst Morocco claims its territories as the "Southern Provinces".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1991 Tifariti offensive</span>

Operation Rattle, also known as the 1991 Tifariti offensive, was the last military operation in the Western Sahara War by the Royal Moroccan Army against the Polisario Front, seeking independence for Western Sahara. A ceasefire had been agreed between the parts on July. During August and the first days of September 1991, the Royal Moroccan Army (RMA) conducted offensive operations in the areas of Mehaires, Tifariti, Bir Lahlou, Mijek and Agwanit, resulting in multiple Sahrawi civilian casualties, the destruction of Tifariti and Bir Lahlou, poisoning of the wells and subsequently depopulation of the area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic</span> Partially recognised state in the western Maghreb

The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, also known as the Sahrawi Republic and Western Sahara, is a partially recognized state, recognised by 46 UN member states and South Ossetia, located in the western Maghreb, which claims the non-self-governing territory of Western Sahara, but controls only the easternmost one-fifth of that territory. Between 1884 and 1975, Western Sahara was known as Spanish Sahara, a Spanish colony. The SADR is one of the two African states in which Spanish is a significant language, the other being Equatorial Guinea.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">University of Tifariti</span>

The University of Tifariti is a university in Tifariti, Western Sahara.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic–Spain relations</span> Bilateral relations

Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic–Spain relations are the current and historical relations between the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and Spain.

Saharan Spanish is the variety of the Spanish language spoken in Western Sahara and adjacent regions. This non-native variety is heavily influenced by both Spanish cultural links and a strong expatriate community who live in Spain and Hispanic America, particularly Cuba.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Western Saharan clashes (2020–present)</span> Ongoing armed conflict in the disputed region of Western Sahara

The 2020–2024 Western Saharan clashes, also called the Guerguerat crisis, Moroccan military intervention in Guerguerat or Second Western Sahara War, is an armed conflict between the Kingdom of Morocco and the self-proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), represented at the United Nations by the Polisario Front, in the disputed region of Western Sahara. It was the latest escalation of an unresolved conflict over the region, which is largely occupied by Morocco, but 20–25% is administered by the SADR. The violence ended a ceasefire between the opposing sides that had held for 29 years in anticipation of a referendum of self-determination that would have settled the dispute. Despite the establishment of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara in 1991, the referendum was never held.

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