Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum General Hospital administration is seeking 500 million shillings to construct a modern mortuary. The facility that serves the entire four districts in East Acholi currently relies on a dilapidated mortuary that was constructed in 1938. Bezy Omoya, the Kitgum General Hospital senior administrator says …
Read More »Shortage of medical supplies cripples services at Kitgum hospital
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT Insufficient essential drugs and medical supplies are crippling health service delivery at Kitgum General Hospital. According to reports from the hospital administrators, the health facility has for long been faced with a shortage of drugs and other medical supplies which include x-ray films, surgical and examination …
Read More »Kitgum hospital hit by power outages
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum General Hospital management have decried the persistent power outage experienced in the region. For months, the region has had endless power outage with Kitgum District, in particular, experiencing almost daily blackout. Bezy Omoya, the Kitgum General Hospital’s Senior Administrator says that the power blackouts …
Read More »Kitgum hospital management renews demands for elevation to referral status
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum General Hospital management have renewed calls to the Health Ministry to elevate the facility to a Regional Referral Hospital. They argue that for long the health facility has been offering health services beyond the level of a district Hospital with limited funding from government. …
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