Kyenjojo General Hospital Explained

Kyenjojo General Hospital
Org/Group:Uganda Ministry of Health
Region:Kyenjojo District
State:Western Region
Pushpin Map:Uganda
Coordinates:0.6169°N 30.6375°W
Healthcare:Public
Type:General
Emergency:I
Beds:100
Founded:2011
Wiki-Links:Hospitals in Uganda

Kyenjojo General Hospital, also Kyenjojo District Hospital, or Kyenjojo Government Hospital, is a hospital in the Western Region of Uganda.[1]

Location

The hospital is off of the Mubende-Kyegegwa-Kyenjojo-Fort Portal Road, in the town of Kyenjojo in Kyenjojo District, approximately 50km (30miles), by road, east of Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital.

This is about 98km (61miles) west of Mubende Regional Referral Hospital. The coordinates of Kyenjojo Hospital are 0°37'01.0"N, 30°38'15.0"E (Latitude:0.616942; Longitude:30.637493).

Overview

Prior to attaining hospital status, Kyenjojo General Hospital was Kyenjojo Health Centre IV, the largest government health care facility in the district.[2] The hospital attends to the general population but sees a fair number of obstetric complications,[3] and a significant number of road accident victims.[4] [5] The hospital is on the list of general hospitals earmarked for renovation and expansion.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 19 August 2015. Hospital beds abandoned at Kyenjojo . 25 June 2016 . Amanyire . Edison . Daily Monitor. Kampala.
  2. Web site: Drilling Of Borehole, Pipe Works, Installation Of Water Tank And Stand At Kyenjojo Hospital. 25 June 2016. 22 May 2015. Devex.com (Devex) . Devex.
  3. Risk Factors for Obstetric Fistula in Western Uganda: A Case Control Study. Justus Kafunjo Barageine . etal . 27 November 2014. PLoS One. 9 . 11 . 11. 4234404. 25401756. 10.1371/journal.pone.0112299. 2014PLoSO...9k2299B . free .
  4. Web site: 3 Perish in Kyenjojo Link Bus Accident . 25 June 2016. Chimpreports.com . Steven . Ainganyiza. 26 June 2015. Kampala.
  5. Web site: 25 June 2016. Three killed in Kyenjojo motor accident, scores injured. 24 June 2016 . Edison . Amanyire . Daily Monitor. Kampala.
  6. Web site: Kampala. UMOH. Rehabilitation and Construction of General Hospitals. 25 June 2016. January 2016. Uganda Ministry of Health (UMOH). 9 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160509094747/http://www.health.go.ug/projects/rehabilitation-and-construction-general-hospitals. dead.

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