Bududa General Hospital

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Bududa General Hospital
Uganda Ministry of Health
Bududa General Hospital
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Geography
Location
Bududa,
Bududa District,
Eastern Region,
Uganda
Coordinates 01°00′34″N34°19′58″E / 1.00944°N 34.33278°E / 1.00944; 34.33278 Coordinates: 01°00′34″N34°19′58″E / 1.00944°N 34.33278°E / 1.00944; 34.33278
Organisation
Care system Public
Type General
Services
Emergency department I
Beds100 [1]
History
Opened1969 [1]
Links
Other links Hospitals in Uganda

Bududa General Hospital, also Bududa Hospital, is a hospital in the Eastern Region of Uganda. [1]

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Location

The hospital is located in the town of Bududa, in Bududa District, in Bugisu sub-region, in the Eastern Region of Uganda, about 37 kilometres (23 mi) southeast of Mbale Regional Referral Hospital. [2] The coordinates of Bududa Hospital are: 1°00'34.0"N; 34°19'58.0"E (Latitude:1°00'34.0"N; Longitude:34°19'58.0"E). [3]

Overview

Bududa Hospital, with bed capacity of 100, was built in the 1960s by the government of Prime Minister Milton Obote (1962 - 1971). The hospital has not received any renovations since it was constructed. Like many of Uganda's public hospitals, Bududa General Hospital is understaffed, over-crowded, underfunded and operated with antiquated or absent equipment. [1] [4] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Olaka, Denis (16 May 2012). "Acute Doctor Shortage Plagues Bududa Hospital". Mbale: Uganda Radio Network . Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  2. GFC (24 May 2016). "Distance between Bududa General Hospital, Bududa, Eastern Region, Uganda and Mbale Regional Referral Hospital, Mbale, Eastern Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  3. Google (24 May 2016). "Location of Bududa General Hospital" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  4. Mwesigwa, Alon (16 November 2011). "Uganda health sector needs resuscitation". The Observer (Uganda) . Kampala. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  5. Elunya, Joseph (27 March 2009). "Lack of Doctors and Drugs Causing a Crisis at Bududa Hospital". Mbale: Uganda Radio Network . Retrieved 24 May 2016.