Kitagata General Hospital

Kitagata General Hospital
Uganda Ministry of Health
Kitagata General Hospital is located in Uganda
Kitagata General Hospital
Geography
LocationKitagata, Sheema District, Western Region, Uganda
Coordinates00°40′21″S 30°09′04″E / 0.67250°S 30.15111°E / -0.67250; 30.15111
Organisation
Care systemPublic
TypeGeneral
Services
Emergency departmentI
Beds100
History
Opened1969
Links
Other linksHospitals in Uganda

Kitagata General Hospital, also Kitagata Hospital, is a hospital in the Western Region of Uganda.

Location

The hospital is located in the central business district of the town of Kitagata, in Sheema District, in the Ankole sub-region, in Western Uganda, about 62 kilometres (39 mi) southwest of Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.[1] This is about 111 kilometres (69 mi) north of Kabale Regional Referral Hospital.[2] The coordinates of Kitagata General Hospital are: 0°40'21.0"S, 30°09'04.0"E (Latitude:-0.672503; Longitude:30.151111).[3]

Overview

Kitagata Hospital was established in 1969 by the first government of Prime Minister Milton Obote. It has a bed capacity of 100. As with many government hospitals built at the same time, the hospital infrastructure is in a dilapidated state, with antiquated equipment.[4][5]

Recent developments

In 2013, the government of Uganda acquired funds to renovate certain hospitals, including Kitagata General Hospital, using funds borrowed from the World Bank.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Distance between Kitagata Hospital, Kitagata, Western Region, Uganda and Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Mbarara, Western Region, Republic of Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Distance between Kitagata Hospital, Kitagata, Western Region, Uganda and Kabale Regional Referral Hospital, Kabale, Western Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Location of Kitagata General Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  4. ^ Editorial (23 December 2015). "Rotting hospitals have been exposed". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  5. ^ Nassaka, Flavia (23 May 2016). "Uganda: Abim Hospital Troubles". The Independent (Uganda) via AllAfrica.com. Kampala. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  6. ^ Administrator (29 April 2013). "Health Ministry Gets US$ 100 Million To Renovate 5 Hospitals". The Red Pepper. Mukono. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  7. ^ Athumani, Halima (29 April 2013). "MOH Gets US$ 100 Million To Renovate 5 Hospitals". Kampala: Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 23 May 2016.


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