Care system Public Emergency department I Number of beds 176 | Hospital type General Other links Hospitals in Uganda Date founded 1972 | |
Location Moyo,
Moyo District, Uganda | ||
Moyo General Hospital also Moyo Hospital, is a hospital in the Northern Region of Uganda.
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Location
The hospital is located in the central business district of Moyo Town, in Moyo District, in West Nile sub-region, in Northern Uganda, approximately 160 kilometres (99 mi) northeast of Arua Regional Referral Hospital. This is approximately 146 kilometres (91 mi) northwest of Gulu Regional Referral Hospital. The coordinates of Moyo General Hospital are:03°38'59.0"N, 31°43'38.0"E (Latitude:3°38'59.0"N; Longitude:31°43'38.0"E).
Overview
The hospital was built during the late 1960's and was commissioned by Idi Amin in 1972. The hospital infrastructure is dilapidated and the equipment is antiquated or non-functional. The hospital is severely under-staffed, employing only 60 nurses out of the 120 needed. As of January 2016, the facility had no functioning ambulance.
Renovations
In 2013, the government of Uganda secured funding from the World Bank, to repair and renovate certain hospitals, Moyo General Hospital among them. The US$4,541,931.32 contract was awarded to Prism Construction Company Limited. Work that started in February 2014 consists of the following, among others:
The construction started in February 2014 with expected completion in October 2015. However, due to multiple delays, the new expected completion date is June 2016.