Mbuya Military Hospital

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Mbuya Military Hospital
Uganda Ministry of Defence and
Uganda People's Defence Force
Mbuya Military Hospital
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Map of Kampala showing the location of Mbuya.
Geography
Location Mbuya, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda
Coordinates 00°19′35″N32°37′18″E / 0.32639°N 32.62167°E / 0.32639; 32.62167
Organisation
Care system Military
Type Referral
Affiliated university UPDF
Services
Emergency department IV
Beds250
History
Opened2021 (Anticipated)
Links
Other links Hospitals in Uganda

Mbuya Military Hospital, also Mbuya Military Referral Hospital, is a military hospital, under construction in Uganda. The hospital is intended to serve as the referral hospital for members of Uganda's Armed Forces. [1] [2]

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Location

The hospital is located at Mbuya, Nakawa Division, in Uganda's capital city of Kampala, approximately 6.5 kilometres (4 mi), by road, east of the central business district. [3] The coordinates of the hospital are 0°19'35.0"N, 32°37'18.0"E (Latitude:0.326389; Longitude:32.621667). [4]

Overview

The hospital is expected to cost US$35 million, funded by the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF). The hospital will serve as a referral hospital within the UPDF's health system. Both civilian and military personnel would be attended to. [2]

Construction

Construction of the main hospital block started in February 2018, by China National Aero-technology International Engineering Corporation (CATIC), and is expected to last three years, at a cost of USh105 billion (approx. US$30 million). The equipment to furnish this hospital is budgeted at USh30 billion (approx. US$8.5 million). [5] [6] The outpatient department and the dental unit has been under construction since February 2017, by the UPDF Engineering Brigade. [7]

The outpatient department, constructed by the UPDF Engineering Brigade was completed in February 2020 and serves as the UPDF Officers Diagnostic Centre, until the completion of the main hospital. On completion, the hospital will also treat UPDF personnel injured in Somalia, as part of the AMISOM mission. Currently, those troops are treated at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi. [8]

As of July 2020, the construction of the referral hospital was estimated at 56 percent complete, with total completion anticipated in 2021. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Kasasira, Risdel (1 May 2015). "Government to construct Shs100 billion military hospital at Mbuya". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 Namutebi, Joyce (27 April 2015). "UPDF referral hospital to cost sh105 billion". New Vision . Kampala. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Google (25 July 2020). "Distance Between Central Kampala and Mbuya Military Barracks" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  4. ↑ Google (25 July 2020). "Location of Mbuya Military Hospital" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  5. ↑ NTV Uganda (3 February 2018). "UPDF to construct 135 billion shillings hospital in Mbuya". Kampala: Nation Television Uganda (NTV Uganda). Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  6. ↑ Kwesiga, Pascal (3 February 2018). "UPDF breaks ground for national referral hospital". New Vision . Kampala. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  7. ↑ Vision Reporter (14 February 2017). "Construction of UPDF hospital underway". New Vision . Kampala. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  8. ↑ Kenneth Kazibwe (4 February 2020). "UPDF referral hospital nears completion as CDF opens outpatient facility". Kampala: Nile Post Uganda. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  9. ↑ SoftPower (24 July 2020). "Construction Of UPDF National Referral Hospital Now At 56%". Kampala: SoftPower Uganda. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
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