Mahosot Hospital

Mahosot Hospital is a hospital on Quai Fa Ngum, Vientiane, Laos. It was established in 1903.[1][2]

Mahosot Hospital
Geography
LocationVientiane, Laos
Coordinates17.9599°N 102.6121°E / 17.9599; 102.6121
History
Opened1903
Links
ListsHospitals in Laos

The hospital specializes diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases and also serves as an important medical research and training centre. The country has a relatively low life expectancy at just 68 years, and diseases such as typhus, typhoid, malaria and bacteraemia are important.

Since 2000 the hospital has included the Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit. This is funded by the Wellcome Trust in collaboration with the University of Oxford. The Infectious Diseases Centre in the hospital consists of two floors: a patient ward on the ground floor with rooms varying on degree of isolation, a laboratory and research area and offices and conference rooms on the upper floor.

References
  1. "List of hospitals in Laos" (PDF). Embassy of Israel in Laos. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  2. "Construction officially underway for new Mahosot Hospital". J&C Group. December 12, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
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