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Kyenjojo General Hospital
Kyenjojo General Hospital, also Kyenjojo District Hospital, or Kyenjojo Government Hospital, is a hospital in the Western Region of Uganda. Location The hospital is off of the Mubende-Kyegegwa-Kyenjojo-Fort Portal Road, in the town of Kyenjojo in Kyenjojo District, approximately , by road, east of Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital. This is about west of Mubende Regional Referral Hospital. The coordinates of Kyenjojo Hospital are 0°37'01.0"N, 30°38'15.0"E (Latitude:0.616942; Longitude:30.637493). Overview Prior to attaining hospital status, Kyenjojo General Hospital was ''Kyenjojo Health Centre IV'', the largest government health care facility in the district. The hospital attends to the general population but sees a fair number of obstetric complications, and a significant number of road accident victims. The hospital is on the list of general hospitals earmarked for renovation and expansion. See also *List of hospitals in Uganda References External links Website ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uganda Ministry Of Health
The Ministry of Health is a cabinet-level government ministry of Uganda. It is responsible for planning, delivering, and maintaining an efficient and effective healthcare delivery system, including preventive, curative, and rehabilitative services, in a humane, affordable, and sustainable manner. The ministry is headed by Minister of Health Jane Aceng. Location The headquarters of the ministry are located at Plot 6 Lourdel Road, in the Wandegeya neighborhood, Kampala Central Division, in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city, about north of the city's business district. The coordinates of the building are 0°19'59.0"N, 32°34'39.0"E (Latitude:0.333044; Longitude:32.577486). Subministries * State Minister for Health (General Duties) * State Minister for Primary Healthcare - Joyce Moriku. List of ministers * Jane Aceng (6 June 2016 - present) * Elioda Tumwesigye (1 March 2015 - 6 June 2016) * Vacant (18 September 2014 - 1 March 2015) * Ruhakana Rugunda (23 May 2013 - 18 S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyenjojo
Kyenjojo is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Kyenjojo District and the site of the district headquarters. Location Kyenjojo is at the intersection of two major highways. The Kyenjojo–Kabwoya Road makes a T-junction with the Mubende–Fort Portal Road in the middle of town. The town is approximately , by road, east of Fort Portal, the largest city in the Toro sub-region. This is approximately , by road, west of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the town are 0°36'36.0"N, 30°38'39.0"E (Latitude:0.6100; Longitude:30.6442). Population In 2002, the national census estimated the population of the town at 15,040. In 2010, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) estimated the population at 20,100. In 2011, UBOS estimated the population at 20,900. On 27 August 2014, the national population census put the population at 23,467. In 2015, the town's population was projected at 23,700. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyenjojo District
Kyenjojo District is a district in the Western Region of Uganda. Kyenjojo town is the site of the district headquarters. Location Kyenjojo District is bordered by Kibale District to the north, Kyegegwa District to the east, Kamwenge District to the south, and Kabarole District to the west. The district headquarters at Kyenjojo are approximately , by road, west of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the district are 00 37N, 30 37E. Overview Kyenjojo District was created in 2000. It is divided into two counties: Mwenge North and Mwenge South. Kyenjojo means: "the place where elephants live"; it is derived from the Rutooro word "enjojo", (elephant)(s). Like in most Ugandan Bantu languages, "Mwenge" means "banana beer", which is produced there. The district is part of Toro sub-region Toro sub-region is a region in Uganda that is coterminous with Toro Kingdom in Western Uganda. The districts that constitute the sub-region include the following: * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Region, Uganda
The Western Region of Uganda is one of four regions in the country of Uganda. As of Uganda's 2014 census, the Western region's population was . Districts As of 2010, the Western Region contained 26 districts: Geography The Western Region borders with the Democratic Republic of Congo in the west and the Northern tip of Rwanda Rwanda (; rw, u Rwanda ), officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator ... as well as Tansania in the South. It is home to the Songora people. External links Google Map of the Western Region of Uganda References {{Districts of Uganda Regions of Uganda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territories make up Eastern Africa: Due to the historical .... The country 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 south by Tanzania. The southern part of the country includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda is in the African Great Lakes region. Uganda also lies within the Nile, Nile basin and has a varied but generally a modified equatorial climate. It has a population of around 49 million, of which 8.5 million live in the Capital city, capital and largest city of Kampala. Uganda is named after the Buganda kingdom, which encompasses a large portion of the south of the country, includi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Hospital
A public hospital, or government hospital, is a hospital which is government owned and is fully funded by the government and operates solely off the money that is collected from taxpayers to fund healthcare initiatives. In some countries, this type of hospital provides medical care free of charge to patients, covering expenses and wages by government reimbursement. The level of government owning the hospital may be local, municipal, state, regional, or national, and eligibility for service, not just for emergencies, may be available to non-citizen residents. Americas Brazil The Brazilian health system is a mix composed of public hospitals, non-profit philanthropic hospitals, and private hospitals. The majority of the low- and medium-income population uses services provided by public hospitals run by either the state or the municipality. Since the inception of 1988 Federal Constitution, health care is a universal right for everyone living in Brazil: citizens, permanent residents, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, a physician and missionary from Northern Ireland, built the 200-bed International Hospital Kampala, which was the first International Organization for Standardization-certified hospital in the country. According to a published report in 2009, the distribution of healthcare facilities and funding heavily favored urban centers, with 70 percent of physicians and 40 percent of nurses and midwives based in urban areas, where they served only 12 percent of Uganda's population. National referral hospitals * Butabika National Referral Hospital * Mulago National Referral Hospital Specialized government hospitals * Mulago National Specialised Hospital * Mulago Women's Referral Hospital * Uganda Cancer Institute * Uganda Heart Institute Regional referral hospitals * Arua Regional Referral Hospital * Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital. * Fort Portal Regional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daily Monitor
The ''Daily Monitor'' is a Ugandan independent daily newspaper. Its name is shared by the ''Saturday Monitor'' and ''Sunday Monitor'', which are also published by Monitor Publications Limited. ''Daily Monitor'' averaged a daily circulation of 24,230 newspapers in September 2011. By the fourth quarter of 2019, that figure had dropped to 16,169 copies daily. Location The headquarters of the ''Daily Monitor'' and the Daily Monitor Publications, as well as the printing press of the newspaper, are located at 29-35 8th Street (Namuwongo Road) in the Industrial Area of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. Overview The newspaper was established in 1992 as ''The Monitor'', and relaunched as the ''Daily Monitor'' in June 2005. The paper asserts that its private ownership guarantees the independence of its editors and journalists. The newspaper headquarters are housed in the same building that houses the other investments owned by Monitor Publications Limited, including ''Daily Monit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital
Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital, commonly known as Fort Portal Hospital, sometimes referred to as Buhinga Hospital, is a hospital in the town of Fort Portal, in Fort Portal District, Western Uganda. It is the referral hospital for the districts of Bundibugyo, Kabarole, Kamwenge, Kasese, Ntoroko and Kyenjojo. Location Fort Portal Hospital lies within the city of Fort Portal, approximately , by road, west of Mubende Regional Referral Hospital. This location is approximately , west of Mulago National Referral Hospital, in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the hospital are:0°39'19.0"N, 30°16'53.0"E (Latitude:0.655278; Longitude:30.281389). Overview Fort Portal Hospital is a public hospital, funded by the Uganda Ministry of Health and general care in the hospital is free. It is one of the 13 "Regional Referral Hospitals" in Uganda. The hospital is designated as one of the 15 "Internship Hospitals" where graduates of Ugandan medical schools can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mubende Regional Referral Hospital
Mubende Regional Referral Hospital, commonly known as Mubende Hospital is a hospital in the town of Mubende, in the Central Region of Uganda. It is the referral hospital for the districts of Mubende, Mityana, Kiboga, and Kyankwanzi. Location Mubende Regional Referral Hospital is located on Old Kampala Road, in the central business district of the municipal of Mubende, about west of Mulago National Referral Hospital. This is approximately east of Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital. The coordinates of Mubende Hospital are 0°34'03.0"N, 31°23'35.0"E (Latitude:0.567496; Longitude:31.393041). Overview Mubende Hospital is a public hospital, funded by the Uganda Ministry of Health and general care in the hospital is free. It is one of the thirteen Regional Referral Hospitals in Uganda. The hospital is designated as one of the fifteen Internship Hospitals in Uganda where graduates of Ugandan medical schools can serve one year of internship under the supervision of qualified spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
