Located in North Africa, Libya has a population of 6.6 million people. It is considered to be the most underdeveloped country in the world, with an average life expectancy of 63 years.
The health system in Libya is a nationalized and centralized one which provides free basic healthcare services to all citizens and covers about 80% of the population.
Libya is considered as one of the poorest countries in Africa due to its limited natural resources, high unemployment rates, and low GDP per capita.
Libya’s position on health indicators can be seen from its high prevalence rate for most communicable diseases such as Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and Malaria among others.
Top 20 Hospitals in Libya are:
1.Al-Fateh Hospital:
Al-Fateh Hospital of Libya is a public hospital in Tripoli, Libya. It was founded in 1965 by the Libyan Arab Republic. The hospital was built on an area of approximately 120,000 square metres and has a capacity for 500 beds.
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The hospital offers medical services and surgical care to patients from all over the country. It also provides training for doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals. The hospital is one of the largest in Africa and has been involved in many international humanitarian projects since its establishment.
The Al-Fateh Hospital is located on the outskirts of Tripoli near the coast at 14th Street near Zawiya al-Jadidah, about 10 kilometres from downtown Tripoli. It is accessible from Tripoli International Airport by taxi or car rental service.
2.Al-Jalaa Hospital:
Al-Jalaa Hospital is the first hospital in Libya. It was established in 1973 by a group of doctors who wanted to provide free health care for the people of Libya.
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Al-Jalaa Hospital is located in Tripoli, the capital of Libya. It has a total area of 1,000 square meters and can accommodate up to 10 patients at a time. The hospital also has an operating room and an intensive care unit as well as X-ray and laboratory facilities.
The Al-Jalaa Hospital provides services such as maternity, emergency services, pediatric care, surgery, orthopedics and ophthalmology.
3.Benghazi University Hospital:
The Benghazi University Hospital of Libya is a public teaching hospital in Benghazi, Libya. It was founded in 1968 and currently has about 3,000 employees.
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The hospital has an area of about 10 hectares and a capacity for 1,500 beds. It is located on the western side of the city and is surrounded by residential neighborhoods.
Benghazi University Hospital of Libya provides medical care to all residents of Benghazi regardless of their residence or citizenship status. The hospital also offers some outpatient services within its own facilities as well as through partnerships with other hospitals in the country.
4.Misrata General Hospital:
Misrata General Hospital is a public hospital in the city of Misrata, Libya.
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The Misrata General Hospital was founded in 1869 and is one of the oldest hospitals in Libya. It has been renovated several times since then, and now it has 1,200 beds and 20 operating theaters. The hospital also has a medical library with more than 60,000 books.
Misrata General Hospital is located on the east bank of the River Nile in a central area of the city near to all major institutions such as Al-Jalaa Street, Al-Qasaba Square, Al-Fateh University and Zawiya Mosque. It’s also near to other important locations such as the University of Misrata which houses many faculties such as medicine, engineering and pharmacy.
There are various facilities available at this hospital including an emergency department with 100 beds; a lab; an outpatient clinic; ambulatory services that provide outpatient services for patients with chronic
5.Tripoli General Hospital:
Tripoli General Hospital of Libya provides quality healthcare services in the city. It is one of the leading hospitals in the city and it has a good reputation for being a high-quality hospital.
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Address: Tripoli General Hospital, Al-Khatoun Street, Tripoli, Libya
Location: Tripoli General Hospital is located at Al-Khatoun Street in the middle of Tripoli. The hospital is surrounded by residential areas with different types of buildings such as villas and apartments. The area has many parks and green areas which provide fresh air to patients who are admitted to the hospital.
6.Zliten Teaching Hospital (Zliten):
Zliten Teaching Hospital (Zliten) is a public hospital in Libya. It is located in the city of Zliten, some 80 kilometres south of Tripoli. The hospital has been operating since 1991.
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The hospital provides health care services to patients from all over the country and to outside Libya. It also provides training for medical professionals and has a university affiliated with it. The hospital also has an emergency department and a maternity ward, among other specialized units.
The Zliten Teaching Hospital building is located on the north side of town and consists of four floors above ground level, with more floors below ground level that are used for storage. There are two entrances on the east and west sides of the building, as well as one entrance at each end of the building facing north and south respectively.
7.Misrata National Hospital:
Misrata National Hospital is a large hospital that was built in the early 1990s. It is located in Misrata, Libya and has many facilities.
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Misrata National Hospital is a large hospital that was built in the early 1990s. It is located in Misrata, Libya and has many facilities.
The hospital has around 1,000 beds and it provides specialised healthcare to residents of Misrata and surrounding area.
The hospital also provides medical services to refugees and internally displaced persons who have fled from other parts of Libya due to the ongoing armed conflict there.
8.Al-Jalahma General Hospital:
Al-Jalahma General Hospital is a hospital in Libya. It is the largest hospital in Benghazi, and it has a capacity of 1,000 beds.
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In Al-Jalahma General Hospital, there are four floors with different services: emergency, intensive care unit, surgical unit and maternity wards. Additionally, there are two operating theaters and a laboratory for medical tests. The hospital also has an outpatient clinic that provides medical services to patients with chronic diseases that require long-term treatment or rehabilitation.
In addition to these services, the hospital offers general medical care and dental care. There is also an outpatient clinic that provides medical services to patients with chronic diseases that require long-term treatment or rehabilitation.
9.Al-Khadra General Hospital:
Al-Khadra General Hospital is a public hospital in Tripoli, Libya. It has been founded in 1966 and it is the largest public hospital in the country.
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The hospital has two main entrances: one at the North-West of the city and another at the North-East of the city. It also has a main entrance that is located in front of al-Khadra Street.
This hospital provides health care services for people from all over Libya and neighboring countries such as Chad, Niger, Sudan, Ethiopia, Egypt and many others.
Al-Khadra General Hospital offers a wide range of services including general medicine, gynecology/obstetrics/pediatrics, surgery, internal medicine/hospital pharmacy, psychiatry/mental health care and dentistry.
10.Zawiya Military Hospital (Zawiya):
Zawiya Military Hospital is a hospital in Zawiya, Libya. It was founded in 1988 by the Libyan Armed Forces. The hospital provides medical care and treatment to military personnel and civilians.
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Zawiya Military Hospital is located in Zawiya, Libya, on the main road leading to Tripoli Airport. It has a surface area of 830 square meters and has three floors. The hospital is equipped with modern facilities such as X-Ray machine, MRI machine, CT scanner, ECG laboratory and laboratory for microbiology tests. The hospital also provides basic services like physiotherapy, occupational therapy and psychotherapy for patients as well as general services like receptionists/doctors’ assistants/administrative staffs/nurses are available 24 hours a day to provide assistance to patients.
11.Darnah Military Hospital (Darnah):
Darnah Military Hospital (Darnah) is the leading hospital in the city of Darnah, Libya. It was founded in 1986 and is a fully state-owned healthcare institution.
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The hospital has a total area of about 1,800 square meters, with a bed capacity of about 100 beds. The hospital has four operating rooms, six intensive care units, a maternity ward with 24 beds and an emergency room. The facility also has an ambulance service that transports patients to other hospitals in the country or abroad.
The facility includes an outpatient clinic that provides services like x-ray examinations and laboratory tests. There is also a pharmacy on site that supplies the medical staff with drugs and equipment needed for their work.
The clinic also includes a physiotherapy department which offers rehabilitation services to patients suffering from injuries after accidents or during military service.
12.Sabha General Hospital (Sabha):
Sabha General Hospital (Sabha) is the largest hospital in Libya and is also the most important public hospital in Libya.
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The Sabha General Hospital was founded in 1958 by a group of Libyan doctors who had just returned from training abroad. The hospital has been expanded over the years and now has a capacity of 1,500 beds.
The Sabha General Hospital is located on the east bank of Tripoli, next to the port, and it covers an area of about 25 hectares (62 acres). It has two main buildings: one for patients and one for staff. The main building houses wards, emergency rooms, operating theaters, intensive care units and laboratories. The second building houses administrative offices and a pharmacy. In addition to these two buildings there are three other buildings that house outpatient clinics: one for general medicine; one for pediatrics; and one for obstetrics/gynecology.
There are three floors under ground with more than 50 parking spaces available on each floor.
13.Sirte General Hospital (Sirte):
Sirte General Hospital is a hospital in Sirte, Libya. It was founded in 1968 and is the only hospital in the city. It has a capacity of 100 beds and offers medical care to both Libyans and foreigners.
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Sirte General Hospital has its address at Hamdou Street, Sirte, Libya. The location of this hospital can be found on google maps using the coordinates N 36° 47′ 46″ E 037° 31′ 45″.
The facilities at this hospital include emergency services, outpatient clinics, laboratory services, pharmacy, X-ray department and maternity services.
Sirte General Hospital provides medical services to Libyans as well as foreigners living in Libya. This includes emergency care for cases of accidents or emergency surgeries for patients with urgent conditions like heart attacks or trauma injuries. The hospital also offers outpatient clinics for patients with minor conditions that don’t need an emergency room visit but require follow-up treatment from their doctor or nurse practitioner. Patients can
14.Rida Ben Mahmoud Psychiatric Hospital:
Rida Ben Mahmoud Psychiatric Hospital of Libya is a state-owned psychiatric hospital located in Benghazi, Libya. It was founded in 1957 as the King Idris I Memorial Hospital.
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The hospital has a total of 454 beds and employs 1,250 staff members. The hospital offers outpatient services to patients with mental disorders and drug addictions.
The hospital is the only psychiatric institution in eastern Libya.
The hospital has 12 wards, a medical center and an emergency ward with two operating theaters, five emergency rooms and an intensive care unit.
Rida Ben Mahmoud Psychiatric Hospital of Libya is one of the leading hospitals in eastern Libya for mental health services for adults and children.
15.Al-Khadraa Psychiatric Hospital:
Al-Khadraa Psychiatric Hospital is located in Tripoli, Libya. It was founded in 1974 by the Libyan government and is managed by the Ministry of Health.
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The hospital offers services to patients with mental illness and to those who have been victims of physical or sexual abuse. The hospital also provides medical care for people with drug addiction, alcohol abuse, and tuberculosis.
Al-Khadraa Psychiatric Hospital has a total area of 1,844 square meters and has 105 beds for patients. The hospital’s emergency department has a capacity of 40 beds, including four operating rooms and two intensive care units (ICUs). Al-Khadraa Psychiatric Hospital also has a dental clinic that offers dental care to patients who cannot afford it.
16.Libyan Red Crescent Society General Hospital:
The Libyan Red Crescent Society General Hospital of Libya is a state-of-the-art medical facility located in the capital of Libya, Tripoli.
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The hospital has 8 floors, with a total area of approximately 1,700 square meters. It has a capacity for 50 beds and 9 operating rooms. Its emergency department can treat up to 20 patients at a time and its intensive care unit can accommodate up to 10 patients at once. The hospital also has an outpatient department that can treat up to 100 patients at once.
The Libyan Red Crescent Society General Hospital of Libya is located in the Tripoli city center on Omar al Mokhtar Street, near the central bus station and near the main train station.
17.Al-Nasser Hospital:
Al-Nasser Hospital is a hospital in Tripoli, Libya. It offers medical services and surgical services to the people of Libya. It is one of the largest hospitals in North Africa with a capacity of 3,000 beds.
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The hospital currently has 4 buildings that are spread over an area of 9 hectares with a total floor space of 20,000 square meters. The hospital also has an ambulance service that provides emergency transport to patients who need urgent care and transport them to other hospitals.
Al-Nasser Hospital has its own private clinic that includes 8 operating theaters, 2 intensive care units (ICUs), 7 general wards, 2 maternity wards and 2 emergency wards. There is also an outpatient clinic that includes 24 consultation rooms and 12 examination rooms.
The hospital also has a pharmacy with 6 pharmacies which are spread out over the 4 buildings of the hospital and they have more than 1,500 registered pharmacists who provide medical services for patients from all over Libya as well as from neighboring
18.Al-Huriya Hospital:
Al-Huriya Hospital is a state-of-the-art medical facility in Libya. It is the first and only hospital in Libya to have a fully functional MRI scanner.
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Al-Huriya Hospital was established by the Libyan government in Tripoli, Libya’s capital city, on 15th of October 2017. The hospital has a capacity to accommodate 300 patients at any given time and it has been equipped with state of the art facilities such as an MRI scanner, advanced surgical theater, and an emergency room capable of handling more than 40 patients at a time.
The hospital is located in Al-Huriya district which is one of Tripoli’s most prestigious neighborhoods and it is only 10 minutes away from the city center. It also has easy access to public transportations such as taxis, buses, and private cars by providing its own parking lot for visitors or guests visiting the hospital.
19.Al-Sadiq Al-Karamanli Hospital – Tripoli:
Al-Sadiq Al-Karamanli Hospital is a public hospital in Tripoli, Libya. It is located in the city centre, near the Othman Bin Affan Mosque and the Tripoli Central Mosque.
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The hospital is known for its medical services and it has been considered as one of the best hospitals in Libya.
The hospital has a capacity of about 170 beds and employs about 1,500 staff members. It provides services to people from all over Libya. The hospital also offers specialised care for patients with cancer, heart diseases, orthopaedic conditions and diabetes among others.
20.Al-Wafa Hospital – Tobruk:
Al-Wafa Hospital is a public hospital, which provides the health care services to the citizens of Tobruk and its surrounding areas. It is located in the city of Tobruk in Libya.
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The hospital was founded by Dr. Abd Al-Majid Al-Muntasir who was born in 1902 and had been a doctor for more than three decades before he set up this hospital.
The hospital has 500 beds and provides medical services to all citizens of Libya who are living within its borders regardless of their status or religion. The hospital also provides services to refugees from other countries who come to Libya for medical treatment.
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Contents
3.Benghazi University Hospital: 2
6.Zliten Teaching Hospital (Zliten): 3
7.Misrata National Hospital: 3
8.Al-Jalahma General Hospital: 3
9.Al-Khadra General Hospital: 4
10.Zawiya Military Hospital (Zawiya): 4
11.Darnah Military Hospital (Darnah): 4
12.Sabha General Hospital (Sabha): 5
13.Sirte General Hospital (Sirte): 5
14.Rida Ben Mahmoud Psychiatric Hospital: 6
15.Al-Khadraa Psychiatric Hospital: 6
16.Libyan Red Crescent Society General Hospital: 6