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Bugiri General Hospital

Hospital in Eastern Region, Uganda From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Bugiri General Hospital, also Bugiri District Hospital, or Bugiri Hospital, is a hospital in the Eastern Region of Uganda.[1]

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Location

The hospital is on the JinjaTororo highway, in the town of Bugiri, about 71 kilometres (44 mi), east of Jinja Regional Referral Hospital.[2] The coordinates of Bugiri General Hospital are: 0°34'25.0"N, 33°44'33.0"E (Latitude:0.573605; Longitude:33.742501).[3]

Overview

Bugiri General Hospital is a 100-bed, government-owned hospital. It serves Bugiri District and parts of the districts of Iganga, Busia, Namayingo Mayuge and Namutumba.[1] [4][5]

The hospital was built in 1967[1] 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.[6]

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Renovations

In November 2015,the Uganda Ministry of Health 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.[1]

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