Rare photo of University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.

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University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.

Circa: September 1959.

The University College Hospital, (UCH) Ibadan was established by an August 1952 Act of Parliament in response to the need for the training of medical personnel and other healthcare professionals for the country and the West African Sub-Region.

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The University College Hospital (UCH) was strategically located in Ibadan, then the largest city in West Africa which is also the seat of the first University in Nigeria. The physical development of the Hospital commenced in 1953 in its present site and was formally commissioned after completion on 20 November 1957. The University College Hospital, Ibadan was initially commissioned with 500-bed spaces. Currently, the hospital has 1,000 bed spaces and 200 examination couches with occupancy rates ranging from 65-70%.

In May 2006, a surgical team successfully performed open-heart surgery on three patients, an important landmark in medicine in Nigeria.

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