Buwenge General Hospital

Buwenge General Hospital, also Buwenge Hospital, is a hospital under construction in the Eastern Region of Uganda.

Location Buwenge General Hospital would be located in the town of Buwenge, in Magamaga Parish, in Buwenge sub-county, Kagoma county, in Jinja District. This is approximately north of Jinja Regional Referral Hospital and northwest of Mulago National Referral Hospital.

Overview As far back as 2008, the Jinja District Administration began preparation for the construction of a general hospital in the district, with funds sourced from the government of China. When those plans collapsed, the Uganda Ministry of Health allocated Sh17 billion for the construction of the hospital in Buwenge on , with the construction broken down in phases.

In 2013, the government of Uganda, borrowed US$195 million from the World Bank to construct, renovate and equip certain hospitals and health centers, including Buwenge General Hospital. The specific items to be constructed at the hospital included:

Construction of new buildings consisting of a double-storied T-Block to house patient wards Build a new, larger, outpatient department Build an emergency department (casualty department) Build a hospital administration block Build a house to accommodate the diesel generator for electricity Build a placenta disposal facility Build a bio-medical waste disposal facility Build six new staff residences Build a laundry facility for patients' families Build a kitchen and dining room for patients' families Build ventilated, improved, pit latrines for patients' families and outpatients.

Buwenge General Hospital

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