Kaabong General Hospital Explained

Kaabong General Hospital
Org/Group:Uganda Ministry of Health
Location:Kaabong
Region:Kaabong District
State:Karamoja sub-region
Country:Uganda
Pushpin Map:Uganda
Coordinates:3.5108°N 34.1314°W
Healthcare:Public
Type:General
Emergency:I
Beds:100
Founded:2011
Wiki-Links:Hospitals in Uganda

Kaabong General Hospital, also Kaabong District Hospital, is a public hospital in the Northeastern Region of Uganda.[1] [2]

Location

The hospital is located in the town of Kaabong, in Kaabong District, in Karamoja sub-region, in Northern Uganda, about, by road, northwest of Moroto Regional Referral Hospital.

This is approximately 277km (172miles), by road northeast of Gulu Regional Referral Hospital. The coordinates of Kaabong General Hospital are 03°30'39.0"N, 34°07'53.0"E (Latitude:03.510833; Longitude:34.131389).

Overview

Kaabong General Hospital was established in 2011, by the elevation of Kaabong Health Centre IV to full hospital status.[3] Kaabong General Hospital is on the list of general hospitals earmarked for renovation and expansion.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Strengthening Uganda's Systems for Treating AIDS Nationally: Kaabong General Hospital . 26 June 2016. November 2015 . Sustainuganda.org (SUSTAIN). SUSTAIN.
  2. Web site: Makerere College of Health Health Sciences Students' Medical Outreach to Kaabong District: A Project Report . 26 June 2016 . Juvenal. Kampala. Makerere University College of Health Sciences Quoting Makerere Medical Journal 47th Edition. 2016.
  3. Web site: State of the Nation Address by the President of Uganda - 2011. 8 June 2011. 26 June 2016. Yoweri . Museveni. State House Uganda. Kampala.
  4. Web site: Kampala. Rehabilitation and Construction of General Hospitals. 26 June 2016 . January 2016. Uganda Ministry of Health (UMOH). UMOH.