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Transvaal Memorial Hospital For Children

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13 Joubert Street Extension, Braamfontein.
2013

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Built as a memorial to men who died in World War 1 (1914 Ð 1918), the facility opened in 1923 as the first childrenÕs hospital on the sub-continent. Funds were raised by the National Council of Women, and the municipality donated the land. The Memorial Hall is at the heart of the building designed by architects Cowin, Powers & Ellis. For more than 50 years, this was a home of academic paediatric training. Now operated as the ChildrenÕs Memorial Institute (CMI), housing a variety of organisations, it remains true to the original purpose of service to children.

Photo courtesy: Kabelo Mokoena (Sunday Times)

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