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Masafu General Hospital
Masafu General Hospital, also Masafu Hospital, is a hospital in the Eastern Region of Uganda. Location The hospital is in the town of Masafu on the Musita–Mayuge–Lumino–Majanji–Busia Road in Busia District, Uganda, about east of the Jinja Regional Referral Hospital. This is approximately , by road, south of Mbale Regional Referral Hospital. The coordinates of Masafu General Hospital are: 00°24'48.0"N, 34°02'05.0"E (Latitude:0.413333; Lonitude:34.034722). Overview Masafu General Hospital was established in 2010 when the Masafu Health Centre IV was upgraded to hospital status. The hospital attends to a large number of HIV/AIDS patients. This hospital is on the list of general hospitals earmarked for renovation and expansion. See also * List of 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 Inter ... [...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] |
Masafu
Masafu is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. Location Masafu lies in Busia District, on the ''Musita–Mayuge–Lumino–Majanji–Busia Road'', about southwest of Busia, where the district headquarters are located. This is approximately east of Kampala, the capital and largest city in the country. The coordinates of Masafu are 0°24'43.0"N, 34°02'07.0"E (Latitude:0.411936; Longitude:34.0352810). Points of interest The following points of interest lie within the town limits or close to the edges of town: * Masafu General Hospital, a government-owned public hospital, with planned bed capacity of 100. * Musita–Mayuge–Lumino–Majanji–Busia Road, a national road, under upgrade to class II bitumen surface, with completion expected in August 2017. See also *Busia District *List of 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 Nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busia District
Busia District is a district in the Eastern region of Uganda. Location Busia District borders Tororo District to the north, Busia County, Kenya to the east, amyingoto the south, and to the south-west, and Bugiri District to the west. Busia, Uganda, the site of the district headquarters, is approximately by road south of Tororo, the nearest large town. Population During the 1991 national population census, the population in the district was estimated at 163,600. In 2002, the national census estimated the population at 225,000. In 2012, the mid-year population of was estimated at 297,600. Notable people Notable people from Busia District include: * Aggrey Awori -,Former Uganda Minister of Information Technology (2009-2011) * Barbara Nekesa Oundo, former state minister for Karamoja affairs and the Busia District women's representative in the parliament (since 2011) * Benjamin Joseph Odoki, former chief justice of Uganda * James Munange Ogoola, former principal judge of Ugan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Region, Uganda
The Eastern region is one of four regions in the country of Uganda. As of Uganda's 2014 census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ..., the region's population was . Districts , the Eastern Region contained 32 districts: External links Google Map of the Eastern 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] |
Musita–Mayuge–Lumino–Majanji–Busia Road
The Musita–Mayuge–Lumino–Majanji–Busia Road is a road in the Eastern Region of Uganda, connecting the town of Musita in Mayuge District to Busia in Busia District at the international border with Kenya. Location The road starts at Musita, a small town on the Jinja–Iganga road, approximately east of Jinja. The road continues in an easterly direction, through Mayuge, Namayingo, and Lumino. At Lumino, a southern spur, measuring about , goes south to Majanji on the northern shores of Lake Victoria. The main road makes a northerly turn to end at the border town of Busia (2014 population 55,958). The coordinates of the road near Namayingo are 0°22'52.0"N, 33°50'09.0"E (Latitude:0.381111; Longitude:33.835833). Overview The road connects the districts of Mayuge, Bugiri, Namayingo, and Busia. As described, including the spur to Majanji, the entire road project measures . Upgrading to bitumen Before 2015, the road was unsealed gravel surface. In February 2015, the Ug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busia District, Uganda
Busia District is a district in the Eastern region of Uganda. Location Busia District borders Tororo District to the north, Busia County, Kenya to the east, amyingoto the south, and to the south-west, and Bugiri District to the west. Busia, Uganda, the site of the district headquarters, is approximately by road south of Tororo, the nearest large town. Population During the 1991 national population census, the population in the district was estimated at 163,600. In 2002, the national census estimated the population at 225,000. In 2012, the mid-year population of was estimated at 297,600. Notable people Notable people from Busia District include: * Aggrey Awori -,Former Uganda Minister of Information Technology (2009-2011) * Barbara Nekesa Oundo, former state minister for Karamoja affairs and the Busia District women's representative in the parliament (since 2011) * Benjamin Joseph Odoki, former chief justice of Uganda * James Munange Ogoola, former principal judge of Ugan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jinja Regional Referral Hospital
Jinja Regional Referral Hospital, commonly known as Jinja Hospital, is a hospital in the city of Jinja, in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the largest hospital in eastern Uganda, with a bed capacity of 600, although many more patients are admitted, with many sleeping on the floor. Location The hospital is located in the center of Jinja, not far from the Source of the Nile. It is the Regional Referral Hospital for the districts of Bugiri, Iganga, Jinja, Kaliro, Kamuli, Luuka, Mayuge, Namayingo, Kayunga and parts of Buikwe. The hospital is located approximately east of Mulago National Referral Hospital. The coordinates of Jinja Regional Referral Hospital are: 00°25'52.0"N, 33°12'18.0"E (Latitude:0.431111; Longitude:33.205000). Overview Jinja Hospital is one of the thirteen (13) Regional Referral Hospitals in Uganda. It is also one of the fifteen (15) hospitals designated as Internship Hospitals, where graduates of Ugandan medical schools may undergo a year of interns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Vision
The ''New Vision'' is a Ugandan English-language newspaper published daily in print form and online. Overview ''New Vision'' is one of two main national English-language newspapers in Uganda, the other being the ''Daily Monitor''. It is published by the Vision Group, which has its head office on First Street, in the Industrial Area of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city in that East African country. History It was established in its current form in 1986 by the Ugandan government. It was founded in 1955 as the ''Uganda Argus'', a British colonial government publication. Between 1962 and 1971, the first Obote government kept the name of its daily publication as ''Uganda Argus''. Following the rise to power of Idi Amin in 1971, the government paper was renamed ''Voice of Uganda''. When Amin was deposed in 1979, the second Obote government named its paper ''Uganda Times''. When the National Resistance Movement seized power in 1986, the name of the daily newspaper was chan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Observer (Uganda)
''The Weekly Observer'' is a Ugandan weekly newspaper headquartered in Kamwookya, Kampala. It is one of the largest privately owned papers in the country co-founded by maverick journalist John Kevin Aliro and nine other directors In 2007, its reporter Richard M Kavuma won the CNN Multichoice African Journalist of the Year award. The newspaper was founded in 2004 and celebrated 10 years of existence in March 2014.Pius Muteekani KatunziUganda: The Observer, A Gamble That Has Paid Off'' AllAfrica.com'' 28 March 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2013. Tom kiss of jamila See also * List of newspapers in Uganda * Media in Uganda The mass media in Uganda includes print, television, radio and online sectors, and coverage is split between both state-run outlets and privately held outlets as well as English-language outlets and Luganda-language outlets. Print media in Uganda ... References External links * * ACME https://acme-ug.org/2018/07/04/i-gave-observer-what-i-could-now-its-t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
