Bukwo General Hospital | |
Org/Group: | Uganda Ministry of Health |
Location: | Bukwo |
Region: | Bukwo District |
State: | Eastern Region |
Country: | Uganda |
Pushpin Map: | Uganda |
Coordinates: | 1.2942°N 34.7553°W |
Healthcare: | Public |
Type: | General |
Emergency: | I |
Beds: | 100 |
Founded: | 2010 |
Wiki-Links: | Hospitals in Uganda |
Bukwo General Hospital, also Bukwo District Hospital or Bukwo Hospital, is a hospital in the Eastern Region of Uganda.
The hospital is located on the Kapchorwa–Suam Road, in the town of Bukwo, approximately 134km (83miles) northeast of Mbale Regional Referral Hospital. The coordinates of Bukwo Hospital are 1°17'39.0"N, 34°45'19.0"E (Latitude: 1.294158; Longitude: 34.755286).
Bukwo General Hospital is a public hospital, funded by the Uganda Ministry of Health. General care in the hospital is free. It was built in the 2000s, with laying of the foundation stone in June 2010.[1] The hospital is plagued by a lack of electricity[2] and understaffing.[3]
In 2013, the government of Uganda secured a loan from the World Bank to renovate certain Ugandan hospitals, including this hospital. The plans include the following: