Iganga General Hospital, also, Iganga District Hospital or Iganga Main Hospital, commonly known as Nakavule Hospital is a hospital in
Iganga
Iganga is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Iganga District.
Location
Iganga is located in Uganda's Busoga sub-region. It lies approximately , by road, northeast of the c ...
,
Eastern Uganda
The Eastern region is one of four regions in the country of Uganda. As of Uganda's 2014 census, the region's population was .
Districts
, the Eastern Region contained 32 districts
A district is a type of administrative division that, in s ...
.
Location
The hospital is located on the
Jinja-
Tororo Highway, about , northeast of
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 ...
. The coordinates of Iganga General Hospital are: 0°36'57.0"N, 33°29'04.0"E (Latitude:0.615828; Longitude:33.484431).
Overview
Iganga General Hospital is a 100-bed, government-owned hospital. It serves Iganga District and parts of the districts of
Luuka
Luuka Town, also known as Luuka Municipality, but often referred to simply as Luuka, is a town in Eastern Uganda. Prior to 1 July 2010, Luuka Town was known as "Kiyunga". It is the principal political, administrative and commercial center of Luu ...
,
Mayuge,
Bugiri,
Namutumba and
Kaliro
Kaliro is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Kaliro District and the site of the district headquarters.
Location
Kaliro is approximately north of Iganga, the nearest large ...
. It was built in 1968.
Over the years, the underfunded, understaffed hospital's infrastructure has deteriorated and the hospital equipment has aged and become antiquated. The overworked staff are underpaid and of low morale.
Renovations
In 2013 the
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 service ...
, using a loan of $195 million from the
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects. The World Bank is the collective name for the Inte ...
, began renovating a number of hospitals including this hospital. The renovation work was complete by November 2015.
See also
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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 International Hospital Kampala, which was the f ...
References
External links
Website of Uganda Ministry of Health
{{Districts of Uganda
Hospitals in Uganda
Iganga District
Busoga
Eastern Region, Uganda
1968 establishments in Uganda