Bugiri General Hospital

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Bugiri General Hospital
Uganda Ministry of Health
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Geography
Location Bugiri, Bugiri District, Eastern Region, Uganda
Coordinates 00°34′25″N33°44′33″E / 0.57361°N 33.74250°E / 0.57361; 33.74250
Organisation
Care system Public
Type General
Services
Emergency department I
Beds100
History
Founded1967
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]

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Location

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

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

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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.
  2. ↑ "Road Distance Between Bugiri General Hospital And Jinja Regional Referral Hospital" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Location of Bugiri General Hospital" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  4. ↑ UMOH (4 May 2016). "Uganda Health System Strengthening Project (UHSSP)". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Health (UMOH). Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Womakuyu, Frederick (25 February 2012). "Bugiri Hospital suffers brain drain". New Vision . Kampala. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
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