Itojo Hospital

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Itojo Hospital
Uganda Ministry of Health
Itojo Hospital
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Geography
LocationItojo, Ntungamo District, Western Region, Uganda
Coordinates 00°47′16″S30°16′38″E / 0.78778°S 30.27722°E / -0.78778; 30.27722
Organisation
Care system Public
Type General
Services
Emergency department I
Beds120
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Itojo Hospital is a hospital in Itojo, Ntungamo District, in Western Uganda. [1]

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Location

Itojo Hospital is located in Itojo Trading Centre, along the Mbarara–Ntungamo–Kabale–Katuna Road, approximately 51 kilometres (32 mi), southwest of Mbarara, the largest city in the sub-region. [2] This location lies approximately 36 kilometres (22 mi) northeast of Ntungamo, the largest town in the district, and the location of the district headquarters. [3] The geographical coordinates of Itojo Hospital are: 0°47'16.0"S, 30°16'38.0"E (Latitude:-0.787778; Longitude:30.277222). [4]

Overview

Itojo hospital is a rural hospital built in the 1968 by the administration of Prime Minister Milton Obote. It serves Ntungamo District and some parts of neighboring Northern Tanzania and Northeastern Rwanda. It has a bed capacity of 120, although sometimes many more patients are admitted, with many sleeping on the floor. [1]

Over the years the hospital infrastructure has deteriorated. In 2006, the then area Member of Parliament, who is also the First Lady of Uganda, Janet Museveni, started to solicit funding from both internal and external sources, to rehabilitate the hospital. [5]

In 2007, the Egyptian Government, through the Egyptian Fund for Technical Cooperation with Africa, donated US$280,000 to rehabilitate the hospital, including the construction of three new staff houses. Egypt also pledged to send three specialists; a surgeon, an obstetrician/gynecologist and a pediatrician, to work at the hospital as part of the assistance package. [5]

The construction work was contracted out to Excel Construction Company Limited, a subsidiary of the Madhvani Group. [6] In June 2011, Egypt donated pharmaceuticals, an electricity generator and other hospital supplies to assist in the rehabilitation of the hospital. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 Western Uganda Network (15 October 2020). "About Itojo Hospital in Itojo Trading Centre, Ntungamo District, Western Region, Uganda". Western-Uganda.net. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  2. ↑ Google (15 October 2020). "Road Distance Between Mbarara Hospital And Itojo Hospital" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  3. ↑ Google (15 October 2020). "Road Distance Between Ntungamo Town And Itojo Trading Centre" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  4. ↑ Google (15 October 2020). "Location of Itojo Hospital, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  5. 1 2 New Vision (14 March 2007). "Sh489m for Itojo Hospital repair". New Vision . Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  6. ↑ New Vision (9 May 2007). "Itojo Hospital for rehabilitation". New Vision . Kampala. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  7. ↑ New Vision (22 June 2011). "Egypt supports Itojo hospital". New Vision . Kampala. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
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