Gombe General Hospital

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Gombe General Hospital
Uganda Ministry of Health
Geography
Location
Gombe,
Butambala District,
Uganda
Organisation
Care system Public
Hospital type General
Services
Emergency department I
Beds 100
History
Founded 1969
Links
Other links Hospitals in Uganda

Gombe General Hospital, also Gombe District Hospital or Gombe Hospital, is a hospital in the Central Region of Uganda.

Central Region, Uganda Region in Central, Uganda

The Central region is one of four regions in the country of Uganda. As of Uganda's 2014 census, the region's population was 9,529,227. It is coterminous with the Kingdom of Buganda, one of the ancient African monarchies that are constitutionally recognised in Uganda.

Uganda republic in East Africa

Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East-Central Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The southern part of the country includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda is in the African Great Lakes region. Uganda also lies within the Nile basin, and has a varied but generally a modified equatorial climate.

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Location

The hospital is located off of the Mpigi–Kabulasoke–Maddu–Sembabule Road, in the central business district of the town of Gombe, approximately 70 kilometres (43 mi) southwest of Mulago National Referral Hospital. [1] This is about 81 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of Masaka Regional Referral Hospital. [2]

Mpigi–Kabulasoke–Maddu–Sembabule Road is a road in the Central Region of Uganda, connecting the towns of Mpigi in Mpigi District to Gombe in Butambala District, Kabulasoke and Maddu in Gomba District and Sembabule in Sembabule District.

Central business district commercial and business centre of a city

A central business district (CBD) is the commercial and business center of a city. In larger cities, it is often synonymous with the city's "financial district". Geographically, it often coincides with the "city centre" or "downtown", but the two concepts are separate: many cities have a central business district located away from its commercial or cultural city centre or downtown.

Overview

Gombe Hospital was established in 1969 by the first government of Prime Minister Milton Obote. It is a general hospital that serves the population of Butambala District and that of Gomba District and parts of the districts of Mpigi and Mityana, a population of about 250,000 human beings. [3]

Milton Obote second president of Uganda

Apollo Milton Obote was a Ugandan political leader who led Uganda to independence in 1962 from British colonial administration. Following the nation's independence, he served as Prime Minister of Uganda from 1962 to 1966 and President of Uganda from 1966 to 1971, then again from 1980 to 1985. He was overthrown by Idi Amin in 1971, but regained power after Amin's 1979 overthrow. His second period of rule was marred by repression and the deaths of many civilians as a result of a civil war known as the Ugandan Bush War.

Butambala District District in Uganda

Butambala District is a district in the Central Region of Uganda.

Gomba District District in Uganda

Gomba is a district in Central Uganda.

Renovations

In 2015, the Government of Uganda, with loans from International Development Partners, began the renovation of 25 public general hospitals, including Gombe General Hospital. [4] In 2013, the hospital's laboratory, underwent renovations under a joint program by PEPFAR and USAID, known as SUSTAIN. [5] In 2014, the hospital beds were refurbished and bedding supplied by the Canadian NGO called CanAssist African Relief Trust, at a cost of approximately $5,000. [6]

Canada Country in North America

Canada is a country in the northern part of North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering 9.98 million square kilometres, making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Canada's southern border with the United States is the world's longest bi-national land border. Its capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. As a whole, Canada is sparsely populated, the majority of its land area being dominated by forest and tundra. Consequently, its population is highly urbanized, with over 80 percent of its inhabitants concentrated in large and medium-sized cities, many near the southern border. Canada's climate varies widely across its vast area, ranging from arctic weather in the north, to hot summers in the southern regions, with four distinct seasons.

Recent developments

In 2015, the hospital adopted palliative care, as part of its vision and mission. [7]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Globefeed.com (6 July 2016). "Distance between Gombe Nursery School, Butambala, Central Region, Uganda and Mulago National Referral Hospital, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  2. ↑ Globefeed.com (6 July 2016). "Distance between Gombe Nursery School, Butambala, Central Region, Uganda and Masaka Regional Referral Hospital, Alex Ssebowa Road, Masaka, Central Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  3. ↑ IPCO (6 July 2016). "Profile of Gombe General Hospital". Integratepc.org (IPCO). Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  4. ↑ UMOH (January 2016). "Ministry of Health, Republic of Uganda: Rehabilitation and Construction of General Hospitals". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Health (UMOH). Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  5. ↑ Sustain Uganda (18 June 2013). "Uganda Ministry of Health Recognizes SUSTAIN for Outstanding Contribution to Lab Sector". Sustainuganda.org. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  6. ↑ CanAssist (25 January 2014). "Refurbishing And Replacing Beds At Gombe General Hospital, Uganda". Kingston, Ontario, Canada: CanAssist African Relief Trust. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  7. ↑ Mackuline Atieno, and Fatia Kiyange (6 March 2015). "Gombe District Hospital in Uganda adapts palliative care in its vision and mission". London: eHospice.com. Retrieved 6 July 2016.

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