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Mahosot Hospital

Coordinates: 17°57′36″N 102°36′44″E / 17.9599°N 102.6121°E / 17.9599; 102.6121
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Mahosot Hospital
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Geography
LocationVientiane, Laos
Coordinates17°57′36″N 102°36′44″E / 17.9599°N 102.6121°E / 17.9599; 102.6121
History
Opened1903
Links
ListsHospitals in Laos

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

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

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  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.