Medical Research Council The Gambia Unit
Medical Research Council The Gambia Unit is a hospital in Banjul, Gambia. Medical Research Council The Gambia Unit is situated nearby to the government office British High Commission, as well as near St Paul’s Church.- Type: Hospital
- Description: facility in Banjul, Gambia
- Also known as: “Medical Research Council”, “Medical Research Council Laboratories Fajara”, and “MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Independence Stadium and Kachikally Museum and Crocodile Pool.
Independence Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Annatto, Public domain.
Independence Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Bakau, Gambia. It is currently used mostly for football matches, although it is also used for athletics, concerts, political events, trade fairs and national celebrations. The stadium holds 20,000 people. Independence Stadium is situated 1¼ km southeast of Medical Research Council The Gambia Unit.
Kachikally Museum and Crocodile Pool
Photo: Atamari, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kachikally crocodile pool is located in the heart of Bakau, Gambia, about 10 miles from the capital Banjul. It is one of three sacred crocodile pools used as sites for fertility rituals.
Pipeline Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Pipeline Mosque is the main mosque of Serekunda, The Gambia. Pipeline Mosque is situated 2 km south of Medical Research Council The Gambia Unit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fajara and Bakau.
Fajara
Suburb
Photo: Annatto, Public domain.
Fajara is a coastal suburb of Bakau in the Gambia. It is home to Isatou Njie-Saidy, a former Vice-President of The Gambia; Patricia Aslup, a former US Ambassador; and was formerly the home town of the late Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara, a former Prime Minister of The Gambia and the first President of The Gambia.
Bakau
Suburb
Bakau is a town on the Atlantic coast of Gambia, west of Gambia's capital city of Banjul. It is known for its botanical gardens, its crocodile pool Bakau Kachikally and for the beaches at Cape Point.
Kanifing
Town
Kanifing is a municipality, local government area and district in the Gambia. It is part of the Greater Banjul Area, to the west of Banjul, and is governed by Kanifing Municipal Council. Kanifing is situated 2½ km southeast of Medical Research Council The Gambia Unit.
Medical Research Council The Gambia Unit
- Categories: facility, research institute, and health care
- Location: Banjul, Gambia, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
13.47373° or 13° 28′ 25″ northLongitude
-16.68845° or 16° 41′ 18″ westOpen location code
7C55F8F6+FJOpenStreetMap ID
way 370186566OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=hospitalOpenStreetMap feature
healthcare=hospitalWikidata ID
Q30280323
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Highlights include British High Commission and St Paul’s Church.
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