Care system Public Other links Hospitals in Uganda Date founded 1969 | Hospital type General Number of beds 160 | |
Location Bundibugyo,
Bundibugyo District,
Western Region,
Uganda | ||
Bundibugyo General Hospital, also Bundibugyo District Hospital or Bundibugyo Hospital, is a hospital in the Western Region of Uganda.
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Location
The hospital is located in the town of Bundibugyo, in Bundibugyo District, approximately 86 kilometres (53 mi), by road, west of Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital. The coordinates of the hospital are 0°42'19.8"N, 30°03'53.0"E (Latitude:0.705486; Longitude:30.064728).
Overview
Bundibugyo Hospital is a public hospital, funded by the Uganda Ministry of Health. General care in the hospital is free. The facility was founded in 1969 by the government of Prime minister Milton Obote. The hospital infrastructure and equipment has been neglected and is in very poor condition. The hospital offers services from the district of Bundibugyo and Ntoroko and from neighboring communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In 2015, the government of Uganda began renovating certain hospitals in the country, including this hospital.