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Hospital in Western Region, Uganda From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kambuga General Hospital, also Kambuga Hospital is a government-owned hospital in the Western Region of Uganda.
Kambuga General Hospital | |
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Uganda Ministry of Health | |
Geography | |
Location | Kambuga, Kanungu District, Western Region, Uganda |
Coordinates | 00°48′50″S 29°48′03″E |
Organisation | |
Care system | Public |
Type | General |
Services | |
Emergency department | I |
Beds | 100 |
History | |
Opened | 1965 |
Links | |
Other links | Hospitals in Uganda |
The hospital is located in the town of Kambuga, in Kanungu District, approximately 144 kilometres (89 mi) north-west of the Kabale Regional Referral Hospital.[1] This is 122 kilometres (76 mi) west of the Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.[2] The coordinates of hospital are 0°48'50.0"S, 29°48'03.0"E (Latitude:-0.813902; Longitude:29.800839).[3]
Kambuga General Hospital was established in 1965. It is owned by the Uganda Ministry of Health. It is administered by the Kanungu District local government. According to a published report in 2006, the hospital buildings and equipment were dilapidated and crumbling.[4] The district local government is struggling to run the hospital due to poor funding.[4][5]
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