World Class Hospitals in Dakar, Senegal

Dakar is the capital and largest city of Senegal andneonatology unit with various incubators, Intensive
homes National Assembly of Senegal. Dakar, locatedCare Units and special adult ICU. Their general biology
on the western edge of Africa is a major regionallaboratory and reproductive biology
port and also a well-known commercial andlaboratory provide service in hematology,
administrative center. Dakar is a member of theimmunology, bacteriology, biochemistry, parasitology,
Organization of World Heritage Cities. Dakar was thehormonology, cytology and Vitro Fertilization
finishing point of the famous Dakar Rally ('Paris to(IVF).The hospital has all sophisticated medical
Dakar Rally') up to year 2009.equipment needed to deliver effective health care
Dakar has a number of hospitals in both public andwhich includes medical imaging unit, dental X-ray
private sectors. Nevertheless, health care centers ofdevice, two mammography, three mobile X-ray, a
global standard with modern facilities are not sobone densitometry unit, an apparatus color doppler
common in the city. Still some of the leading hospitalsultrasound, a helical CT.,two image intensifiers for
in Dakar are well equipped and offer good qualitysurgery and MRI magnetic imaging unit. Clinique du
health service.Cap offers excellent accommodation in spacious and
This is a note on some of the popular hospitals inair-conditioned rooms as well as various delicious
Dakar.dishes. Special Deluxe (VIP) rooms are also there.
The Principal hospital is the oldest and most popularTheir urgent medical assistance service (S.A.M.U) is
public hospital in Dakar and is located at 1, Avenuealso remarkable with fully equipped ambulance and
Nelson Mandela, Dakar. This huge hospital establishedmodern devices like cardio scope, respirator and pulse
by the French Empire in 1890 belongs to the Greatoximetry.. Tel. (+221) 33 889-0202
Colonial Hospitals, the world famous network ofClinique de la Madeleine is another renowned hospital
hospitals in former French colonies. The hospital whichin the city that offers quality health care service of
was operated by the Colonial Health Service withglobal standard. This seven-floor multidisciplinary
the help of French government has a small beginninghospital is situated at 18, Ave. Des Jambaars, Dakar.
as a military hospital and then, after more than aThis modern private hospital has 70 beds provided in
century of existence, developed in to an50 air-conditioned and comfortable rooms. In these 35
internationally renowned modern hospital that offersrooms are single, five are suites and 12 are two
best and cost effective health care service to abedded rooms. Clinique de la Madeleine offers
very large number of native and foreign people. Theyeffective diagnostic, clinical and preventive medical
have also established a second general hospital inservice in all major departments of medicine and their
Dakar named Le Dantec Hospital with more thanwell equipped Department of Surgery with two
thousand beds in 1912.The hospital offers modernoperating theaters and one post-operation
medical service in all major disciplines and employsobservation room provides service in areas like
eminent doctors including some famous Frenchemergency surgery, elective surgery and plastic
doctors. The hospital has all sophisticated medicalsurgery. Eminent psychologists, dieticians, speech
equipment and is keen to keep international standardtherapists and osteopaths are also practicing in the
in all their operations. The dense vegetation andhospital. The operation theaters and allied rooms are
tropical gardens around the hospital as well as theequipped in accordance with the recommendations
comfortable rooms provide a very pleasant stay forof the SFAR and perform 720-800 regular and
the patients. This famous research and training centeremergency operations annually, of which 30-40 %
has a separate school for nurses and midwives in theare laparoscopic. The hospital has modern ICUs and
same campus. Tel. (+221) 33 839-5050. Emergency3 delivery rooms where about 1,000 deliveries are
Services Tel.: 839 5050 Ext. 5294conducted each year. Their pediatric unit is also
Clinique du Cap is one of the major private hospitalsnoteworthy with various types of incubators and
in Senegal and the hospital is situated at Avenueintensive phototherapy lamp, all manufactured by the
Pasteur, near old Palais de Justice. B.P. 583. Dakar.MEDIPREMA. The Laboratory of Clinique de la
This excellent hospital offers high quality clinical,Madeleine is remarkable with excellent service in
diagnostic and surgical service in all major areas ofhematology, biochemistry, serology, and bacteriology.
medicine like departments of general medicine,The hospital has discovery room, radiology unit and
cardiology, neurology, ophthalmology, pediatrics,hemodialysis unit. Clinique de la Madeleine is well
obstetrics and gynecology, dermatology, orthopedics,known for using the latest medical technology and
trauma, respiratory allergy, anesthesia, urology,possesses all modern medical equipment ike cardiac
rheumatology, proctology, radiology, plastic andand vascular ultrasound Doppler, Holter ECG and
reconstructive surgery and oto-rhino-laryngology. TheHolter blood pressure, a helical CT, an MRI, stress
hospital is well equipped with four operating rooms,test echo Doppler, ultrasound endoscopy, scanner
maternity unit with modern facilities, pediatric andetc. Tel (+221).