Bio Sketch
Kibong’oto Infectious Diseases Hospital was established in 1926 as a sanatorium for holding and managing TB cases. In 1952, it was rededicated as a national tuberculosis hospital, serving much of East Africa and Central Africa. Beginning in 2006, the Ministry of Health assigned Kibong’oto the role of managing multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). The hospital currently provides services for the management of TB, TB /HIV co-infection, MDR-TB, and HIV, with a greater focus on the management of Infectious Diseases along with Non-Communicable Diseases. In November 2010, the Minister of Health announced that Kibong’oto would transform into a National infectious disease hospital.
Kibong’oto is an Infectious Disease Hospital, fully funded by the Ministry of Health (MoH) with a bed Capacity of 300 beds out of which 120 are for MDR-TB patients, manned by 300 Staff. The goal of the KIDH as it pursues its Road Map towards becoming a parastatal “center of excellence,” is primarily providing national and regional training, research, and teaching opportunities, Surveillance cum best practices in infectious diseases management and treatment. Already a known expert in Multi-Drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB), KIDH will build its capacity to share the knowledge and skills it has gained in diagnosis, treatment, and care. As a government agency, Kibong’oto will accept and manage funds from the Tanzanian government, other partners, and donors.
