Gaafar Ibnauf Children's Emergency Hospital

Gaafar Ibnauf Children’s Emergency Hospital
Gaafar Ibnauf Children's Emergency Hospital is located in Sudan
Gaafar Ibnauf Children's Emergency Hospital
The location of Gaafar Ibnauf Pediatric Hospital in Khartoum, Sudan
Geography
LocationKhartoum, Sudan
Coordinates15°35′59″N 32°32′06″E / 15.5996273°N 32.5349382°E / 15.5996273; 32.5349382
Organisation
FundingNon-profit hospital
TypeNational
Affiliated universityUniversity of Khartoum
Services
Emergency departmentNo
Beds186
HelipadNo
History
Opened2002
Links
ListsHospitals in Sudan

Gaafar Ibnauf Children’s Emergency Hospital, Gaafar Ibnauf Children's Emergency Hospital (GICH) or the Dr. Gaafar Ibnauf Specialized Hospital is a children's hospital located in Khartoum, Sudan. It is the largest children's hospital in Sudan and incorporates many of the paediatric subspecialties including respiratory medicine, neurology, gastroenterology, cardiology, nephrology, infectious disease,[1] paediatric intensive care and neonatal intensive care.[2] It was one of the first dedicated children's hospitals in Africa.

  1. ^ Hashim MS, Salih MA, el Hag AA, Karrar ZA, Osman EM, el-Shiekh FS, el Tilib IA, Attala NE. AIDS and HIV infection in Sudanese children: a clinical and epidemiological study. AIDS Patient Care STDs. 1997 Oct;11(5):331-7. PMID 11361814 [1]
  2. ^ Mohammed Osman Swar. Building Gaafar Ibnauf Children’s Hospital: Unprecedented story. Sudan J Paediatr 2015; 15(2): 100–108. PMID 27493442 [2]