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CHRIS HANI BARAGWANATH ACADEMIC HOSPITAL
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CHRIS HANI BARAGWANATH ACADEMIC HOSPITAL

LOCATION: SOWETO, SOUTH AFRICA NUMBER OF BEDS: 3,400 DIRECTOR GENERAL: DR. NTHABISENG MAKGANA

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Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital is Africa’ s largest hospital and one of the biggest in the world, with around 3,400 beds. Located in Soweto, Johannesburg, the hospital has played a pivotal role in HIV / AIDS and tuberculosis research, contributing to advances in treatment, prevention and public health across South Africa. It delivers highly specialised trauma, neonatal, oncology, cardiology and infectious disease care to patients from across the province of Gauteng and beyond.
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