Point G — Bamako Neighborhood
Hospital and university · Commune III — Bamako · Bamako
- The name comes from "Point Géodésique" (geodesic point), a surveying term for a reference site used to calculate distances.
- The Point G hospital was founded in 1906 on 25 hectares — initially 120 beds (40 for Europeans, 60 for local residents) — run by French military doctors until 1958.
- The Point G teaching hospital is today Mali's oldest and largest healthcare facility, with roughly 542 staff and three missions: care, training, and research.
- The Point G university campus, home to FMOS and the Faculty of Pharmacy (USTTB), was established in 1969.