Masafu General Hospital

Masafu General Hospital
Uganda Ministry of Health
Map
Masafu General Hospital is located in Uganda
Masafu General Hospital
Geography
LocationMasafu,
Busia District,
Eastern Region,
Uganda
Coordinates00°24′48″N 34°02′05″E / 0.41333°N 34.03472°E / 0.41333; 34.03472
Organisation
Care systemPublic
TypeGeneral
Services
Emergency departmentI
Beds100
History
Opened2010
Links
Other linksHospitals in Uganda

Masafu General Hospital, also Masafu Hospital, is a hospital in the Eastern Region of Uganda.

Location

The hospital is in the town of Masafu on the Musita–Mayuge–Lumino–Majanji–Busia Road in Busia District, Uganda, about 150 kilometres (93 mi) east of the Jinja Regional Referral Hospital.[1] This is approximately 106 kilometres (66 mi), by road, south of Mbale Regional Referral Hospital.[2] The coordinates of Masafu General Hospital are: 00°24'48.0"N, 34°02'05.0"E (Latitude:0.413333; Longitude:34.034722).[3]

Overview

Masafu General Hospital was established in 2010 when the Masafu Health Centre IV was upgraded to hospital status.[4] The hospital attends to a large number of HIV/AIDS patients.[5][6] This hospital is on the list of general hospitals earmarked for renovation and expansion.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Road Distance Between Jinja Regional Referral Hospital And Masafu General Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Distance between Masafu General Hospital, Busia, Eastern Region, Uganda and Mbale Regional Referral Hospital, Mbale, Eastern Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Location of Masafu General Hospital, Busia District, Eastern Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  4. ^ Felix Osike, Barbara Among (3 June 2010). "Mulago Hospital for Massive Facelift". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  5. ^ Hartley, Margaret (16 July 2012). "Masafu Hospital: Expert HIV Clients Help Reach Their Ugandan Communities". Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  6. ^ Administrator (1 August 2013). "Government Denies Shortage of ARVs". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  7. ^ UMOH (January 2016). "Rehabilitation and Construction of General Hospitals". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Health (UMOH). Retrieved 27 May 2016.