Mulago Hospital

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Mulago is the largest hospital in Uganda, located in Kampala. Mulago Hospital is the National Referral Hospital for the country. It also serves as the teaching hospital for Makerere University Medical School, the oldest medical school in Uganda.

Mulago was founded in 1913 by Albert Ruskin Cook. The current facility was completed in 1962. The hospital has an estimated 1500 beds and an annual budget (2007) of 5 billion shillings (~$2,700,000).

Mulago Hospital is featured in the book The Last King of Scotland and the movie of the same name.