Kitagata General Hospital
| Kitagata General Hospital | |
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| Uganda Ministry of Health | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Kitagata, Sheema District, Western Region, Uganda |
| Coordinates | 00°40′21″S 30°09′04″E / 0.67250°S 30.15111°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public |
| Type | General |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | I |
| Beds | 100 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1969 |
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| Other links | Hospitals in Uganda |
Kitagata General Hospital, also Kitagata Hospital, is a hospital in the Western Region of Uganda.
Location
[edit]The hospital is located in the central business district of the town of Kitagata, in Sheema District, in the Ankole sub-region, in Western Uganda, about 62 kilometres (39 mi) southwest of Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.[1] This is about 111 kilometres (69 mi) north of Kabale Regional Referral Hospital.[2] The coordinates of Kitagata General Hospital are: 0°40'21.0"S, 30°09'04.0"E (Latitude:-0.672503; Longitude:30.151111).[3]
Overview
[edit]Kitagata Hospital was established in 1969 by the first government of Prime Minister Milton Obote. It has a bed capacity of 100. As with many government hospitals built at the same time, the hospital infrastructure is in a dilapidated state, with antiquated equipment.[4][5]
Recent developments
[edit]In 2013, the government of Uganda acquired funds to renovate certain hospitals, including Kitagata General Hospital, using funds borrowed from the World Bank.[6][7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Distance between Kitagata Hospital, Kitagata, Western Region, Uganda and Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Mbarara, Western Region, Republic of Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Distance between Kitagata Hospital, Kitagata, Western Region, Uganda and Kabale Regional Referral Hospital, Kabale, Western Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Location of Kitagata General Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ Editorial (23 December 2015). "Rotting hospitals have been exposed". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ Nassaka, Flavia (23 May 2016). "Uganda: Abim Hospital Troubles". The Independent (Uganda) via AllAfrica.com. Kampala. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ Administrator (29 April 2013). "Health Ministry Gets US$ 100 Million To Renovate 5 Hospitals". The Red Pepper. Mukono. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ Athumani, Halima (29 April 2013). "MOH Gets US$ 100 Million To Renovate 5 Hospitals". Kampala: Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
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Capital: Kibingo | ||
| Counties and sub-counties | Sheema County |  |
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