Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital, Banjul, The Gambia

Built in 1853 by the Government of Great Britain, the Royal Victoria Hospital was officially handed over to the Gambian Government in 1953.

RVH has recently become a teaching hospital for the newly created University of The Gambia Medical School located in Banjul.

It champions the cause for both optometrists and patients and strives for an eye care dispensation that will best serve their needs.

In addition to practising optometrists, dispensing opticians, and students in eye care related professions, the hospital also has the following departments: internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, and gynecology / obstetrics.

RVH is a tertiary health care institution and the central referral point for all health centers and hospitals throughout the Gambia.

The Bakau Health Center
The Serrekunda Health Center
District Health Team - Farafenni
The Banjuluding Health Center
The Brikama Health Center
The Sibanor Health Center
The Women’s Health Clinic
The Mansakonko Health Center
District Health Team - Kanfing

“Allied specialty units” located within the RVH include: pathology; radiology; dentistry; ear, nose, and throat; orthopedics; and laproscopic gynecology and a department specialising in laboratory and clinical research.

The Hospital is always looking to recruit skilful and willing ophthalmic surgeons, nurses and technichians, opticians, biochemists, and anaesthesiologists who want to volunteer their time and knowledge for the betterment of ophthalmic care in Africa.