Nebbi General Hospital

Nebbi General Hospital
Uganda Ministry of Health
Geography
Location Nebbi,
Nebbi District,
Uganda
Organisation
Care system Public
Hospital type General
Services
Emergency department I
Beds 108
History
Founded 1969
Links
Other links Hospitals in Uganda

Nebbi General Hospital, also Nebbi Hospital, is a hospital in the Northern Region of Uganda.

Location

The hospital is located in the central business district of the town of Nebbi, in Nebbi District, in the West Nile sub-region, in Northern Uganda, about 78 kilometres (48 mi) southeast of Arua Regional Referral Hospital.[1] This is approximately 173 kilometres (107 mi) southwest of Gulu Regional Referral Hospital.[2] The coordinates of the hospital are:02°28'39.0"N, 31°05'08.0"E (Latitude:2.477495; Longitude:31.085549).[3]

Overview

Nebbi Hospital was established in 1969 by the first government of Prime Minister Milton Obote.[4] It has a bed capacity of 108.[5] As with many government hospitals built at the same time, the hospital infrastructure was in dilapidated state, with antiquated equipment.[6]

Recent developments

In 2013, the government of Uganda solicited bids for the renovation of certain hospitals, including Nebbi General Hospital, using funds borrowed from the World Bank.[7] The work was contracted to China Railway Number 5 Engineering Group, at a contract cost of US$3.8 million. Work started in February 2014 with an initial completion date of June 2015.[8] Due to multiple delays,[9] the work was completed in May 2016.[4] The work included the following components:[10][11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ GFC (10 May 2016). "Distance between Nebbi Hospital, Nebbi, Northern Region, Uganda and Arua Regional Referral Hospital, Arua, Northern Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  2. ↑ GFC (10 May 2016). "Distance between Nebbi Hospital, Nebbi, Northern Region, Uganda and Gulu Regional Referral Hospitali, Gulu, Northern Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Google (11 May 2016). "Location of Nebbi General Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  4. 1 2 Okethwengu, Benedict (10 May 2016). "Contractors ready to handover Nebbi Hospital". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  5. ↑ NBD (2014). "Nebbi District: History & Overview". Nebbi: Nebbi District (NBD). Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  6. ↑ Okaba, Patrick (23 January 2015). "Limited space forces Nebbi patients to sleep in toilets". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  7. ↑ Ninsiima, Racheal (16 April 2015). "Uganda: 26 Health Centres to Get Maternity Wards, Theatres". The Observer (Uganda) via AllAfrica.com. Kampala. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  8. ↑ Ayebazibwe, Agatha (26 September 2013). "Government to renovate hospitals". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  9. ↑ Okaba, Patrick (27 January 2015). "Minister rushes to Nebbi, demands hospital completion". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  10. ↑ DEVEX (4 February 2013). "Health Systems Strengthening Project (UHSSP) In Uganda: Procurement Of Contractors For The Construction Of Selected Health Facilities In Uganda". Devex.com (DEVEX). Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  11. ↑ UMOF (October 2015). "Health Sector Annual Monitoring Report for Financial Year 2014/15" (PDF). Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Finance (UMOF). Retrieved 11 May 2016.

Coordinates: 02°28′39″N 31°05′08″E / 2.47750°N 31.08556°E / 2.47750; 31.08556

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