Gombe General Hospital

Gombe General Hospital
Uganda Ministry of Health
Geography
Location	Gombe, Butambala District, Uganda
Organisation
Care system	Public
Type	General
Services
Emergency department	I
Beds	100
History
Opened	1969
Links
Other links	Hospitals in Uganda

Gombe General Hospital, also Gombe District Hospital or Gombe Hospital, is a hospital in the Central Region of Uganda.

Location

The hospital is located off of the Mpigi–Kabulasoke–Maddu–Sembabule Road, in the central business district of the town of Gombe, approximately 70 kilometres (43 mi) southwest of Mulago National Referral Hospital.[1] This is about 81 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of Masaka Regional Referral Hospital.[2]

Overview

Gombe Hospital was established in 1969 by the first government of Prime Minister Milton Obote. It is a general hospital that serves the population of Butambala District and that of Gomba District and parts of the districts of Mpigi and Mityana, a population of about 250,000 human beings.[3]

Renovations

In 2015, the Government of Uganda, with loans from International Development Partners, began the renovation of 25 public general hospitals, including Gombe General Hospital.[4] In 2013, the hospital's laboratory, underwent renovations under a joint program by PEPFAR and USAID, known as SUSTAIN.[5] In 2014, the hospital beds were refurbished and bedding supplied by the Canadian NGO called CanAssist African Relief Trust, at a cost of approximately $5,000.[6]

Recent developments

In 2015, the hospital adopted palliative care, as part of its vision and mission.[7]

See also

• List of hospitals in Uganda

References

1. Globefeed.com (6 July 2016). "Distance between Gombe Nursery School, Butambala, Central Region, Uganda and Mulago National Referral Hospital, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
2. Globefeed.com (6 July 2016). "Distance between Gombe Nursery School, Butambala, Central Region, Uganda and Masaka Regional Referral Hospital, Alex Ssebowa Road, Masaka, Central Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
3. IPCO (6 July 2016). "Profile of Gombe General Hospital". Integratepc.org (IPCO). Retrieved 6 July 2016.
4. UMOH (January 2016). "Ministry of Health, Republic of Uganda: Rehabilitation and Construction of General Hospitals". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Health (UMOH). Retrieved 6 July 2016.
5. Sustain Uganda (18 June 2013). "Uganda Ministry of Health Recognizes SUSTAIN for Outstanding Contribution to Lab Sector". Sustainuganda.org. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
6. CanAssist (25 January 2014). "Refurbishing And Replacing Beds At Gombe General Hospital, Uganda". Kingston, Ontario, Canada: CanAssist African Relief Trust. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
7. Mackuline Atieno, and Fatia Kiyange (6 March 2015). "Gombe District Hospital in Uganda adapts palliative care in its vision and mission". London: eHospice.com. Retrieved 6 July 2016.

External links

• Website of Uganda Ministry of Health^[permanent dead link‍]
• Website of Butambala District Local Government
• 130 get free hernia surgery in Butambala

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