Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria
The Ahmadu Bello University Teaching hopistial was established in 1963 by the then Northern Nigeria Regional Government to support the University in medical research and the training of medical personnel.It is located in Zaria, Northern Nigeria, and has similar ethnic groups to Kano. Currently it consist of three sites located in Kaduna, and Zaria (in Kaduna State), and Malumfashi (in Katsina State), with a total bed capacity of 768.
It is still a major referral center for the 19 Northern States, but receives patients predominantly from the Northwestern States of Kaduna, Katsina, Zamfarad Kano; and adjoining Northcentral States of Niger, Kogi and Nassarawa, including Abuja, the Federal Capital. The total number of medical outpatients is about 50 -100 per day, with stroke forming about 10% of these. Also about 10-20 new cases of stroke are admitted through the medical emergency per week. Both teaching hospitals have facilities for CT and MRI brain scans as well as carotid Doppler studies.