University of Benin Teaching Hospital

University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) is a multi-specialty healthcare provider in West Africa, located in Ugbowo, Benin City. The hospital was established on May 12, 1973, following the enactment of Edict No. 12 under the Nigerian National Health Act, but was taken over by the Federal Government on April 1, 1975.

As the sixth of Nigeria's first-generation teaching hospitals, its establishment was intended to complement its sister institution, the University of Benin, and to provide secondary and tertiary health care to the then Mid-Western Region (now Edo and Delta States) and its environs. The hospital also offers facilities for the training of high- and mid-level health care profession for the health industry. UBTH spearheads research opportunities for university lecturers and other researchers studying economic morbidity and related healthcare issues

Through the Community Health Centres in Ogbona and Udo, and the General Practice Clinic which was established later, UBTH also provides primary health care services to the surrounding communities. University of Benin Teaching Hospital offers internship training program for medical professionals across various fields including medicine, pharmacy, physiotherapy, ophthalmology, medical laboratory science, nursing, radiography, dentistry, nutrition and dietetics, and other health care professions.