Prince Regent Charles Hospital

Prince Regent Charles Hospital is a hospital located in Bujumbura, Burundi. It was a gift from Prince Charles, Count of Flanders, and opened in 1949. It was fully public until 1992, when it became a special domain of the state.

Location

The Prince Regent Charles Hospital is in central Bujumbura between the Avenue de l'Hôpital and Avenue de la Santé, just west of the Chausée du Peuple Murundi.
It is northeast of the Golf de Bujumbura course.
It is a tertiary public hospital in the central health zone of Bujumbura Mairie Province, and serves a population of 157,846.

History

The Prince Regent Charles of Belgium toured the region in 1947 and visited Usumbura in the colony of Ruanda-Urundi.
At that time, the only hospital in the city was the Doctor Rhodain Hospital.
HPRC was a public hospital until Decree-Law No. 100/011 of 6 February 1992 gave it an independent administration.
However, it remains under the supervision of the Ministry for Public Health and the fight against AIDS.