Bugiri General Hospital
Bugiri General Hospital | |
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Uganda Ministry of Health | |
Geography | |
Location | Bugiri, Bugiri District, Eastern Region, Uganda |
Coordinates | 00°34′25″N 33°44′33″E / 0.57361°N 33.74250°E |
Organisation | |
Care system | Public |
Type | General |
Services | |
Emergency department | I |
Beds | 100 |
History | |
Opened | 1967 |
Links | |
Other links | Hospitals in Uganda |
Bugiri General Hospital, also Bugiri District Hospital, or Bugiri Hospital, is a hospital in the Eastern Region of Uganda.[1]
Location
[edit]The hospital is on the Jinja–Tororo highway, in the town of Bugiri, about 71 kilometres (44 mi), east of Jinja Regional Referral Hospital.[2] The coordinates of Bugiri General Hospital are: 0°34'25.0"N, 33°44'33.0"E (Latitude:0.573605; Longitude:33.742501).[3]
Overview
[edit]Bugiri General Hospital is a 100-bed, government-owned hospital. It serves Bugiri District and parts of the districts of Iganga, Busia, Namayingo Mayuge and Namutumba.[1] [4][5]
The hospital was built in 1967[1] by the Obote I government. Over the years, the hospital infrastructure has deteriorated, the equipment has become antiquated and hospital has become under-staffed. The remaining workers are overworked, underpaid, poorly funded and under-motivated.[6]
Renovations
[edit]In November 2015,the Uganda Ministry of Health contracted Alliance Technical Services Limited to carry out repairs to the hospital at a budgeted sum of UGX:699,856,460. The repair work is expedience to conclude in August 2016.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d UMOH (January 2016). "Rehabilitation and Construction of General Hospitals". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Health (UMOH). Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ "Road Distance Between Bugiri General Hospital And Jinja Regional Referral Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ "Location of Bugiri General Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ UMOH (4 May 2016). "Uganda Health System Strengthening Project (UHSSP)". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Health (UMOH). Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ Elizeus Rutebemberwa; et al. (2 January 2013). "Use of traditional medicine for the treatment of diabetes in Eastern Uganda: a qualitative exploration of reasons for choice". BMC International Health and Human Rights. 13. London: 1. doi:10.1186/1472-698X-13-1. PMC 3544563. PMID 23282020.
- ^ Womakuyu, Frederick (25 February 2012). "Bugiri Hospital suffers brain drain". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
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