Bugiri General Hospital, also Bugiri District Hospital, or Bugiri Hospital, is a hospital in the
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of
Uganda
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.
Location
The hospital is on the
Jinja–
Tororo
Tororo is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Tororo District.
History
Tororo was garrisoned by the Uganda Army's Air and Sea Battalion during the Uganda–Tanzania War ...
highway, in the town of
Bugiri
Bugiri is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the chief town of Bugiri District, and the district headquarters are located there. The town was elevated to Municipal Council status in 2019.
Location
Bugiri is located approximately , ...
, about , east of
Jinja Regional Referral Hospital. The coordinates of Bugiri General Hospital are: 0°34'25.0"N, 33°44'33.0"E (Latitude:0.573605; Longitude:33.742501).
Overview
Bugiri General Hospital is a 100-bed, government-owned hospital. It serves Bugiri District and parts of the districts of
Iganga
Iganga is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Iganga District.
Location
Iganga is located in Uganda's Busoga sub-region. It lies approximately , by road, northeast of the c ...
,
Busia,
Namayingo
Namayingo is a town in Namayingo District in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the site of the district headquarters.
Location
Namayingo is on the mainland in the Busoga sub-region and is approximately , by road, southeast of Bugiri, the neares ...
Mayuge
Mayuge is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the location of the headquarters of Mayuge District.
Location
Mayuge is located on the Musita–Mayuge–Lumino–Majanji–Busia Road, about southeast of Musita. This is about south of ...
and
Namutumba
Namutumba is a town in the Namutumba District of the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial centre of the district.
Location
Namutumba is approximately , by road, northeast of Jinja, the largest city ...
.
The hospital was built in 1967
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.
Renovations
In November 2015,the
Uganda Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health is a cabinet-level government ministry of Uganda. It is responsible for planning, delivering, and maintaining an efficient and effective healthcare delivery system, including preventive, curative, and rehabilitative service ...
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.
See also
*
List of hospitals in Uganda
The largest state-owned hospital in Uganda is Mulago Hospital in Kampala with around 1,500 beds. It was built in 1962.
Ian Clarke, a physician and missionary from Northern Ireland, built the 200-bed International Hospital Kampala, which was the ...
References
External links
Website of Uganda Ministry of Health
{{Bugiri District
Hospitals in Uganda
Bugiri District
Busoga
Eastern Region, Uganda