Katakwi General Hospital

Katakwi General Hospital
Uganda Ministry of Health
Geography
Location
Katakwi,
Katakwi District,
Eastern Region,
Uganda
Organisation
Care system Public
Hospital type General
Services
Emergency department I
Beds 100
History
Founded 2011
Links
Other links Hospitals in Uganda

Katakwi General Hospital, also Katakwi Hospitalis a government-owned hospital in the Eastern Region of Uganda.[1]

Location

The hospital is located in the central business district of the town of Katakwi, in Katakwi District, in the Teso sub-region, in Uganda's Eastern Region. This is approximately 52 kilometres (32 mi), northeast of Soroti Regional Referral Hospital.[2] This is about 118 kilometres (73 mi) southwest of Moroto Regional Referral Hospital.[3] The coordinates of hospital are: 01°55'03.0"N, 33°57'44.0"E (Latitude:1.917511; Longitude:33.962214).[4]

Overview

Katakwi General Hospital was established in 2004, as Katakwi Health Centre IV. In 2011, it was elevated to a full fledged hospital, serving patients from Katakwi District and the neighboring districts of Amuria, Kumi, Nakapiripirit and Napak.[1] Like many government hospitals in Uganda, the hospital is understaffed and underfunded.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Ninsiima, Racheal (11 May 2016). "-Katakwi Hospital, Like Many Public Health Facilities, Is a Tearjerker". The Observer (Uganda) via AllAfrica.com. Kampala. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  2. ↑ GFC (13 May 2016). "Distance between Katakwi Health Center IV, Katakwi, Eastern Region, Uganda and Soroti Regional Referral Hospital, Soroti- Dokolo Road, Soroti, Eastern Region, Uganda". Globefed.com (GFC). Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  3. ↑ GFC (13 May 2016). "Distance between Katakwi Health Center IV, Katakwi, Eastern Region, Uganda and Moroto Hospital, Moroto, Northern Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  4. ↑ Google (13 May 2016). "Location of Katakwi General Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  5. ↑ Talemwa, Moses (20 October 2013). "With no doctors or supplies, Uganda hospitals are ailing". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 13 May 2016.

Coordinates: 01°55′03″N 33°57′44″E / 1.91750°N 33.96222°E / 1.91750; 33.96222

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