Kayunga Hospital

Kayunga Hospital
Uganda Ministry of Health
Geography
Location Kayunga, Kayunga District, Central Uganda,  Uganda
Organisation
Care system Public
Hospital type General
Services
Emergency department I
Beds 100
History
Founded 1973
Links
Other links Hospitals in Uganda

Kayunga Hospital, is a hospital in Uganda.


Location

The hospital is in the town of Kayunga in Kayunga District in the Central Region, approximately 51 kilometres (32 mi) north-east of Mukono, the nearest large city.[1] This is about 67 kilometres (42 mi) north-east of Mulago Hospital, the nation's largest referral hospital in Kampala.[2] The coordinates of the hospital are 0°42'12.0"N, 32°54'14.0"E (Latitude:0.703329; Longitude:32.903886).[3]

Overview

Kayunga Hospital opened in 1973 during the reign of Idi Amin. It offers services to residents from Kayunga district and neighboring districts including Kamuli, Buikwe, Mukono, Luweero and Nakasongola.[4]

According to a 2009 published report, Kayunga Hospital has a dilapidated and crumbling infrastructure, aging equipment and machinery, understaffing, poor staff remuneration, overwhelming patient numbers, and under-funding.[5]

In 2016, the Government of Uganda secured loans from Middle Eastern lenders totaling USh70 billion, to renovate the dilapidated hospital and equipment, as well as construct new staff housing.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ GFC (2 May 2016). "Distance between Mukono Health Centre IV, A109, Mukono, Central Region, Uganda and Kayunga Hospital, Kayunga, Central Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  2. ↑ GFC (2 May 2016). "Distance between Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda and Kayunga Hospital, Kayunga, Central Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Google (2 May 2016). "Location of Kayunga Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  4. 1 2 Muzaale, Fred (2 May 2016). "Kayunga hospital gets Shs70b boost". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  5. ↑ IRN News (25 June 2009). "Health facilities stretched to breaking point". London: IRN News. Retrieved 2 May 2016.

Coordinates: 00°42′12″N 32°54′14″E / 0.70333°N 32.90389°E / 0.70333; 32.90389

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