Moyo General Hospital also Moyo Hospital, is a hospital in the
Northern Region of
Uganda
Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East 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 ...
.
Location
The hospital is located in the
central business district
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of
Moyo Town
Moyo, is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Moyo District in the Northern Region of Uganda. The district headquarters are located here.
Location
The town of Moyo is located approximately , by road, northeast of Arua ...
, in
Moyo District
Moyo District is a district in Northern Region of Uganda. Like many other Ugandan districts, it is named after its "chief town", Moyo, where the district headquarters are located.
Location
Moyo District is located in Uganda's extreme north, in ...
, in
West Nile sub-region
West Nile sub-region, previously known as West Nile Province and West Nile District, is a sub-region in north-western Uganda, in the Northern Region, Uganda, Northern Region of Uganda.
Location
The sub-region is bordered by the Democratic Republ ...
, in Northern Uganda, approximately northeast of
Arua Regional Referral Hospital
Arua Regional Referral Hospital, commonly known as Arua Hospital is a hospital in the town of Arua, in Northern Uganda. It is the referral hospital for the districts of Adjumani, Arua, Koboko, Maracha, Moyo, Nebbi, Yumbe, and Zombo. The hosp ...
.
This is approximately northwest of
Gulu Regional Referral Hospital
Gulu Regional Referral Hospital, commonly known as Gulu Hospital is a hospital in Gulu, northern Uganda. It is the referral hospital for the districts of Amuru, Gulu, Kitgum, Lamwo and Pader. The hospital also serves as one of the teaching hos ...
. The coordinates of Moyo General Hospital are:03°38'59.0"N, 31°43'38.0"E (Latitude:3°38'59.0"N; Longitude:31°43'38.0"E).
Overview
The hospital was built during the late 1960s and was commissioned by
Idi Amin
Idi Amin Dada Oumee (, ; 30 May 192816 August 2003) was a Ugandan military officer and politician who served as the third president of Uganda from 1971 until Uganda–Tanzania War, his overthrow in 1979. He ruled as a Military dictatorship, ...
in 1972. The hospital infrastructure is dilapidated and the equipment is antiquated or non-functional. The hospital is severely under-staffed, employing only 60 nurses out of the 120 needed. As of January 2016, the facility had no functioning ambulance.
Renovations
In 2013, the
government of Uganda
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secured funding from the
World Bank
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, to repair and renovate certain hospitals, Moyo General Hospital among them. The US$4,541,931.32 contract was awarded to ''Prism Construction Company Limited''. Work that started in February 2014
consists of the following, among others:
* Build new emergency department (casualty department)
* Build a new, larger outpatient department
* Build a new building to house the diesel-powered electricity generator
* Build a new placenta disposal pit
* Build a new medical waste disposal pit
* Build a laundry facility for patients' families
* Build a kitchen and dining room for patients' families
* Build ventilated improved pit latrines for patient families and outpatients
* Construct two new staff houses
The construction started in February 2014 with expected completion in October 2015.
However, due to multiple delays,
the new expected completion date is June 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 (physician), Ian Clarke, a physician and missionary from Northern Ireland, built the 200-bed International Hospital K ...
References
External links
Website of Uganda Ministry of Health
{{Moyo District
Hospitals in Uganda
Moyo District
West Nile sub-region
Northern Region, Uganda