Lilongwe Institute of Orthopaedics and Neurosurgery (LION)
LION will be an autonomous musculoskeletal hospital wing for the departments of orthopaedic and neuro-surgery at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi. Phase 1 will have 72 beds (60 non-paying public beds and 12 paying beds), 4 operating theatres, an emergency department, an out patient department (OPD) and a radiology department. The first phase consist of 6 of a total of 10 projected buildings and has a budget of US$ 20 million. The project is funded through the Malawi Ministry of Health, Haukeland University Hospital, Norway, and the AO Alliance Foundation, Switzerland. Construction has already started and LION is set to open late 2020.