Kaabong General Hospital
| Kaabong General Hospital | |
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| Uganda Ministry of Health | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Kaabong, Kaabong District, Karamoja sub-region, Uganda |
| Coordinates | 03°30′39″N 34°07′53″E / 3.51083°N 34.13139°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public |
| Type | General |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | I |
| Beds | 100 |
| History | |
| Opened | 2011 |
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| Other links | Hospitals in Uganda |
Kaabong General Hospital, also Kaabong District Hospital, is a public hospital in the Northeastern Region of Uganda.[1][2]
Location
[edit]The hospital is located in the town of Kaabong, in Kaabong District, in Karamoja sub-region, in Northern Uganda, about 187 kilometres (116 mi), by road, northwest of Moroto Regional Referral Hospital.[3]
This is approximately 277 kilometres (172 mi), by road northeast of Gulu Regional Referral Hospital.[4] The coordinates of Kaabong General Hospital are 03°30'39.0"N, 34°07'53.0"E (Latitude:03.510833; Longitude:34.131389).[5]
Overview
[edit]Kaabong General Hospital was established in 2011, by the elevation of Kaabong Health Centre IV to full hospital status.[6] Kaabong General Hospital is on the list of general hospitals earmarked for renovation and expansion.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ SUSTAIN (November 2015). "Strengthening Uganda's Systems for Treating AIDS Nationally: Kaabong General Hospital". Sustainuganda.org (SUSTAIN). Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ Juvenal (2016). "Makerere College of Health Health Sciences Students' Medical Outreach to Kaabong District: A Project Report". Kampala: Makerere University College of Health Sciences Quoting Makerere Medical Journal 47th Edition. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ "Road Distance Between Kaabong General Hospital And Moroto Regional Referral Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ "Road Distance Between Kaabong General Hospital, Northern Region, Uganda and Gulu Regional Referral Hospital, Gulu, Northern Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ "Location of Kaabong General Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ Museveni, Yoweri (8 June 2011). "State of the Nation Address by the President of Uganda - 2011". Kampala: State House Uganda. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ UMOH (January 2016). "Rehabilitation and Construction of General Hospitals". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Health (UMOH). Retrieved 26 June 2016.
External links
[edit]- Website of Uganda Ministry of Health
- Uganda: Suffering From Chronic Neglect in Kaabong - 19 May 2011
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