Kambuga General Hospital

Hospital in Western Region, Uganda

00°48′50″S 29°48′03″E / 0.81389°S 29.80083°E / -0.81389; 29.80083OrganisationCare systemPublicTypeGeneralServicesEmergency departmentIBeds100HistoryOpened1965LinksOther linksHospitals in Uganda

Kambuga General Hospital, also Kambuga Hospital is a government-owned hospital in the Western Region of Uganda.

Location

The hospital is located in the town of Kambuga, in Kanungu District, approximately 144 kilometres (89 mi) north-west of the Kabale Regional Referral Hospital.^[1] This is 122 kilometres (76 mi) west of the Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.^[2] The coordinates of hospital are 0°48'50.0"S, 29°48'03.0"E (Latitude:-0.813902; Longitude:29.800839).^[3]

Overview

Kambuga General Hospital was established in 1965. It is owned by the Uganda Ministry of Health. It is administered by the Kanungu District local government. According to a published report in 2006, the hospital buildings and equipment were dilapidated and crumbling.^[4] The district local government is struggling to run the hospital due to poor funding.^[4]^[5]

References

^ GFC (14 May 2016). "Distance between Kambuga Hospital, Kanungu, Western Region, Uganda and Kabale Hospital, Kabale, Western Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 14 May 2016.
^ GFC (14 May 2016). "Distance between Kambuga Hospital, Kanungu, Western Region, Uganda and Mbarara Regional Refferral Hospital, Mbarara, Western Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 14 May 2016.
^ Google (14 May 2016). "Location of Kambuga General Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
^ ^a ^b Musinguzi, Goodluck (13 July 2006). "Kambuga Hospital to Close". Kampala: Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
^ Nassaka, Flavia (18 January 2016). "Uganda: Abim Hospital Troubles". The Independent (Uganda) via AllAfrica.com. Kampala. Retrieved 14 May 2016.