Bududa General Hospital | |
Org/Group: | Uganda Ministry of Health |
Region: | Bududa District |
State: | Eastern Region |
Pushpin Map: | Uganda |
Coordinates: | 1.0094°N 34.3328°W |
Healthcare: | Public |
Type: | General |
Emergency: | I |
Beds: | 100 |
Founded: | 1969 |
Wiki-Links: | Hospitals in Uganda |
Bududa General Hospital, also Bududa Hospital, is a hospital in the Eastern Region of Uganda.
The hospital is located in the town of Bududa, in Bududa District, in Bugisu sub-region, in the Eastern Region of Uganda, about 38km (24miles) southeast of Mbale Regional Referral Hospital. The coordinates of Bududa Hospital are:01°00'34.0"N; 34°19'58.0"E (Latitude:1°00'34.0"N; Longitude:34°19'58.0"E).
Bududa Hospital, with bed capacity of 100, was built in the 1960s by the government of Prime Minister Milton Obote (1962 - 1971). The hospital has not received any renovations since it was constructed. Like many of Uganda's public hospitals, Bududa General Hospital is understaffed, over-crowded, underfunded and operated with antiquated or absent equipment.[1] [2] [3]