Masafu General Hospital
| Masafu General Hospital | |
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| Uganda Ministry of Health | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Masafu, Busia District, Eastern Region, Uganda |
| Coordinates | 00°24′48″N 34°02′05″E / 0.41333°N 34.03472°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public |
| Type | General |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | I |
| Beds | 100 |
| History | |
| Opened | 2010 |
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| Other links | Hospitals in Uganda |
Masafu General Hospital, also Masafu Hospital, is a hospital in the Eastern Region of Uganda.
Location
[edit]The hospital is in the town of Masafu on the Musita–Mayuge–Lumino–Majanji–Busia Road in Busia District, Uganda, about 150 kilometres (93 mi) east of the Jinja Regional Referral Hospital.[1] This is approximately 106 kilometres (66 mi), by road, south of Mbale Regional Referral Hospital.[2] The coordinates of Masafu General Hospital are: 00°24'48.0"N, 34°02'05.0"E (Latitude:0.413333; Longitude:34.034722).[3]
Overview
[edit]Masafu General Hospital was established in 2010 when the Masafu Health Centre IV was upgraded to hospital status.[4] The hospital attends to a large number of HIV/AIDS patients.[5][6] This hospital is on the list of general hospitals earmarked for renovation and expansion.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Road Distance Between Jinja Regional Referral Hospital And Masafu General Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Distance between Masafu General Hospital, Busia, Eastern Region, Uganda and Mbale Regional Referral Hospital, Mbale, Eastern Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Location of Masafu General Hospital, Busia District, Eastern Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ Felix Osike, Barbara Among (3 June 2010). "Mulago Hospital for Massive Facelift". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ Hartley, Margaret (16 July 2012). "Masafu Hospital: Expert HIV Clients Help Reach Their Ugandan Communities". Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ Administrator (1 August 2013). "Government Denies Shortage of ARVs". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ UMOH (January 2016). "Rehabilitation and Construction of General Hospitals". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Health (UMOH). Retrieved 27 May 2016.
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