Bundibugyo General Hospital
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| Geography | |
| Location | Bundibugyo, Bundibugyo District, Western Region, Uganda |
| Coordinates | 00°42′11″N 30°03′49″E / 0.70306°N 30.06361°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public |
| Type | General |
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| Beds | 160 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1969 |
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| Other links | Hospitals in Uganda |
Bundibugyo General Hospital, also Bundibugyo District Hospital or Bundibugyo Hospital, is a hospital in the Western Region of Uganda.
Location
[edit]The hospital is located in the town of Bundibugyo, in Bundibugyo District, approximately 85 kilometres (53 mi), by road, west of Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital.[1] The coordinates of Bundibugyo General Hospital are:0°42'11.0"N 30°03'49.0"E, Latitude:0.703056; Longitude:30.063611).[2]
Overview
[edit]Bundibugyo Hospital is a public hospital, funded by the Uganda Ministry of Health. General care in the hospital is free. The facility was founded in 1969 by the government of Prime minister Milton Obote. The hospital infrastructure and equipment has been neglected and is in very poor condition.[3] The hospital offers services from the district of Bundibugyo and Ntoroko and from neighboring communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[4] In 2015, the government of Uganda began renovating certain hospitals in the country, including this hospital.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Road Distance Between Bundibugyo General Hospital And Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ "Location of Bundibugyo General Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ Mutegeki Araali, Geoffrey (1 October 2012). "Bundibugyo hospital rots away with old equipment". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ Baguma, Raymond (17 July 2013). "Bundibugyo Hospital on cholera outbreak alert". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ UMOH. "Rehabilitation and Construction of General Hospitals". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Health (UMOH). Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
External links
[edit]- Website of Uganda Ministry of Health
- Bundibugyo Hospital Cleaners lay down their tools for non-payment of wages
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