Kayunga Hospital, is a

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Location

The hospital is located in the town of

Kayunga Kayunga is a town in the Central Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Kayunga District. Location Kayunga is approximately northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city, on an all-weath ...

Kayunga District Kayunga District is a district in Central Uganda. It is named after its chief town, Kayunga. Geography Kayunga District is bordered by Amolatar District to the north, Buyende District to the northeast, Kamuli District to the east, Jinja Distri ...

in the Buganda Region of Uganda, approximately north-east of

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, the nearest large city. This is about north-east of

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, the nation's largest referral hospital in

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. The coordinates of Kayunga Hospital are 0°42'12.0"N, 32°54'14.0"E (Latitude:0.703329; Longitude:32.903886).

Overview

Kayunga Hospital opened in 1973 during the reign of

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. It offers services to residents from Kayunga district and neighboring districts including

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and

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. According to a 2009 published report, Kayunga Hospital had a dilapidated and crumbling infrastructure, aging equipment and machinery, under-staffing, poor staff remuneration, overwhelming patient numbers, and under-funding.

Renovations and improvements

In 2016, the Government of Uganda secured loans from

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ern lenders totaling USh70 billion (approx. US$19 million), to renovate the dilapidated hospital and equipment, as well as construct new staff housing. The renovations are funded by loans from the (a) Saudi Fund for Development, (b)

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(BADEA) and (c)

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(OFID). After delays, blamed on "bureaucracy within the Ministry of Health", the actual work started in early 2018. The scope of the renovations include (1) a new Emergency Department (Casualty) (2) new operating rooms (theatres) (3) new out-patient department (4) new administration office block (5) expansion of the in-patient wards (6) new staff housing (7) rehabilitation of the water supply system (8) rehabilitation of the sewerage collection and disposal system. The expansion and renovations are expected to conclude in 2020, with a total bed capacity of 300, and the conversion of ''Kayunga Hospital'', to ''Kayunga Regional Referral Hospital''. The main contractor is Arab Contractors Uganda Limited.

Regional Referral Hospital status

After renovations and expansion, then now 200-bed facility was upgraded to a Regional Referral Hospital, responsible for the districts of

, Jinja,

, Kamuli,

, Mukono and

References

External links

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