Women's Hospital International and Fertility Centre
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| Women's Hospital International and Fertility Centre | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Bukoto-Kisaasi Road, Bukoto, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda |
| Coordinates | 00°21′02″N 32°35′57″E / 0.35056°N 32.59917°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Private |
| Type | Specialized |
| History | |
| Opened | 2004 |
| Links | |
| Website | Homepage |
| Other links | List of hospitals in Uganda |
Women's Hospital International and Fertility Centre (WHI&FC), is a private specialized healthcare facility in Uganda. It specializes in the treatment of infertile couples.[1]
The hospital is located on the Bukoto–Kisaasi Road, in the neighborhood called Bukoto, in the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital. This is approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi), by road, northeast of Mulago National Referral Hospital.[2] WHI&FC is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi), by road, northeast of the central business district of Kampala.[3] The coordinates of Women's Hospital International and Fertility Centre are: 0°21'02.0"N, 32°35'57.0"E (Latitude:0.350552; Longitude:32.599165).[4]
Overview
WHI&FC was established in 2004. The hospital offers services in gynaecology, maternity and fertility in the countries of the East African Community and the Great Lakes region. The hospital is credited with the conception and delivery of the first in vitro baby in Uganda.[1] Since then, at least 20,000 such babies had been conceived and delivered at the hospital, as of December 2017.[5] In November 2009, a 54-year-old mother delivered a healthy in vitro baby at WHI&FC.[6]
Services offered
As of November 2020[update], the following services are available at WHI&FC. The list is not exhaustive:[7] 1. Antenatal Care 2. Labor and delivery 3. Cesarean birth 4. Postnatal care 5. Gynecological laparoscopy 6. Laparoscopic surgery 7. In vitro conception[6] 8. Surrogate conception[8] 9. Investigation of infertility in men and women[9][10]
