Katakwi General Hospital, also Katakwi Hospital is a government-owned hospital in the Eastern Region of Uganda.[1]
| Katakwi General Hospital | |
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| Uganda Ministry of Health | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Katakwi, Katakwi District, Eastern Region, Uganda |
| Coordinates | 01°55′03″N 33°57′44″E / 1.91750°N 33.96222°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public |
| Type | General |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | I |
| Beds | 100 |
| History | |
| Opened | 2011 |
| Links | |
| Other links | Hospitals in Uganda |
Location
editThe 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, in the city of Soroti.[2]
This is about 118 kilometres (73 mi) southwest of Moroto Regional Referral Hospital, in the city of Moroto.[3] The coordinates of Katakwi General Hospital are: 01°55'03.0"N, 33°57'44.0"E (Latitude:1.917511; Longitude:33.962214).[4]
Overview
editKatakwi 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, Kapelebyong, Kumi, Nakapiripirit and Napak.[1] Like many government hospitals in Uganda, the hospital is understaffed and underfunded.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Distance between Katakwi General Hospital, Eastern Region, Uganda and Soroti Regional Referral Hospital, Soroti-Dokolo Road, Soroti, Eastern Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "Distance Between Katakwi General Hospital, Katakwi, Eastern Region, Uganda and Moroto Regional Referral Hospital, Moroto, Northern Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "Location of Katakwi General Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ Talemwa, Moses (20 October 2013). "With no doctors or supplies, Uganda hospitals are ailing". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
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